International

Up to 70 people killed in Kirkuk truck bombing
21/06/2009 05:00
A truck bomb explosion on Saturday killed up to 70 people, including many women and children, and injured more than 180 others in the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, a local police source said on Sunday. A resident talks to his...
China-driven commodities rally nearing end: analysts
21/06/2009 05:00
China has been driving up commodity prices by stockpiling to prepare for global recovery, but with inventories overflowing and no end to the crisis in sight, analysts say the rally may soon end. Despite the sharp drop in shipments, Chinese raw...
Tropical Singapore an oasis for water research
21/06/2009 05:00
Khoo Teng Chye, the amiable chief of Singaporeâs water agency, says he has been sleeping soundly since taking office five years ago. Unlike his predecessors at the Public Utilities...
Airbus to deliver first China-made airplane
21/06/2009 05:00
A man photographs a Sichuan Airlines A320 jet inside a hangar at the Airbus Tianjin factory in Tianjin, northern China European aviation giant Airbus will deliver the first A320 airplane assembled at its factory...
Ingush leader wounded in convoy blast
21/06/2009 05:00
The leader of Russia’s turbulent southern republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, has been hospitalized after being injured in a bomb attack against his motorcade, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. File photo of Ingush leader...
Study: Dinosaurs much lighter than previously thought
21/06/2009 05:00
Dinosaurs may not have been as monstrously heavy as previously thought, because of flaws in the statistical model to calculate their weight, researchers reported on Sunday. This artist’s illustration shows a male of the medium-sized predatory...
Iran lashes out at Western interference in election affairs
21/06/2009 05:00
Iranian officials have lashed out at some Western countries, particularly Britain and the United States, over their “interference” in Iran’s election affairs as the country has been hit by post-vote unrest. Iranian riot police guard the streets...