International

Cyclone kills 91 in Bangladesh, rescue operation continues
26/05/2009 05:00
Rescuers continued efforts to search for the people missing in Monday’s Cyclone Aila after it slammed into Bangladesh’s southern coastal region and claimed at least 91 lives. Flood-affected people move to safer places after receiving relief...
Obama nominates Hispanic female federal judge to Supreme Court
26/05/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday nominated Sonia Sotomayor, a Hispanic female federal judge, to the Supreme Court. U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday nominates Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court in the East Room at the White House, May 26,...
Austria hails Cannes heroes as trophy cabinet bulges
26/05/2009 05:00
Top honors for two Austrians at the Cannes festival were proof that the country’s movie industry has become a force to be reckoned with internationally, politicians and film professionals have said....
PetroChina to pay $2.2 billion for Singapore refining
26/05/2009 05:00
Traffic moves past a PetroChina Co. gas station in Hong Kong, China PetroChina Co. agreed to pay as much as $2.2 billion to buy Singapore Petroleum to gain a foothold in Asiaâs largest oil trading center in an...
Eurozone industrial new orders down by 0.8% in March
26/05/2009 05:00
The eurozone industrial new orders dropped by 0.8 percent month on month in March and by 26.9 percent year on year, the European Union (EU)’s statistics bureau Eurostat said Tuesday. In February, the monthly index remained unchanged. Excluding...
Explosion in Pakistan’s Lahore, at least 23 killed
26/05/2009 05:00
An explosion took place in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore city on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, private DAWN NEWS TV channel reported. Rescue workers carry an victim from the site of a car-bomb blast in Lahore on May 27, 2009. A suicide car...
New York City confirms two more H1N1-linked deaths
26/05/2009 05:00
The New York City Health Department on Tuesday confirmed that two more people with H1N1 virus have died. Thomas Frieden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama to head the Centers for Disease Control, speaks about the H1N1 flu outbreak as...