International

U.S. Supreme Court delays Chrysler sale to Fiat
08/06/2009 05:00
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to temporarily delay Chrysler’s sale to Italian automaker Fiat. File photo taken on April 24, 2009 shows a Chrysler auto dealership in New York, the United States. (Xinhua/Gu Xinrong) Supreme Court...
Mexican daycare blaze death toll rises to 42
08/06/2009 05:00
The death toll from a daycare center blaze in Mexico’s northern Sonora state has risen to 42, an official said late Sunday. Relatives of the children who died during a fire at a daycare center cried at their burial at a cemetery in Hermosillo, in...
Apple unveils faster iPhone, cuts price of current model
08/06/2009 05:00
Apple Inc. on Monday unveiled an updated iPhone with faster speed as well as other new features including autofocus camera, video recording, voice control and built-in digital compass. An Apple iPhone mobile phone is seen with Twitter status...
Yvo de Boer, global climate âbutlerâ
08/06/2009 05:00
Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Yvo de Boer, it could be argued, holds the fate of the planet in his hands. The United Nation’s climate...
âBuy Americanâ plan leads to ire, confusion
08/06/2009 05:00
Construction workers build a new overpass along Interstate 294 near Chicago, Illinois, US, on June 1. The âBuy Americanâ plan in US economic stimulus legislation is drawing increasing fire from US trading...
Vertical stabilizer from crashed plane found: Brazilian military
08/06/2009 05:00
Brazilian search crews recovered the vertical stabilizer from a crashed Air France plane in the open Atlantic Ocean, Brazil’s military said Monday. A handout picture from the Brazilian Air Force shows Brazilian Navy divers recovering a huge part...
U.S. calls on DPRK to release two journalists
08/06/2009 05:00
The Obama administration on Monday called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to release two U.S. women journalists “on humanitarian grounds.” File photo shows the two U.S. women reporters held by the DPRK. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)...