International

Japan closes over 4000 schools; swine flu cases mount
18/05/2009 05:00
Japan today shut down more than 4000 schools to contain an outbreak of swine flu as most of the cases of the A(H1N1) virus are high school students. People wear face masks at a shopping street in Kobe, western Japan, May 17, 2009....
Death toll rises to nine in central China viaduct collapse
18/05/2009 05:00
The rescue operation has been called off as all bodies from Sunday’s viaduct collapse in central China’s Hunan Province have been recovered. A total of nine people died and 16 others were injured in Sunday’s viaduct collapse in central China’s...
Sri Lanka’s civil war coming to end
17/05/2009 05:00
With Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels ready to lay down arms and the government’s determination to defeat the rebels completely, the island’s long drawn-out civil war is coming to an end with the victory of the government. This photograph released...
Recovery talk runs on despite rearview recession
17/05/2009 05:00
Fresh and deep recession data is doing little to dampen âgreen shootsâ talk that the global crisis is beginning to bottom out, although analysts are forecasting a long, bumpy journey to recovery. Economists have seen light on the horizon in...
Asian carriers brace for more rough weather
17/05/2009 05:00
Japan Airlines, Asiaâs largest carrier, reported in May a net loss of 63.2 billion yen (US$664.30 million) for the 12 months to March. Asiaâs leading airlines are bracing themselves for more rough weather...
Lithuania elects first female president
17/05/2009 05:00
European Union (EU) budget chief Dalia Grybauskaite will become Lithuania’s first female president after a landslide victory in the Baltic country’s presidential election on Sunday. European Union (EU) budget chief Dalia Grybauskaite cheers with...
On bumpy road, Chinese exporters tap into home market
17/05/2009 05:00
At a sales booth in a special trade fair here in southern China, Zhou was complaining how hard it was to sell her products. Representatives of domestic buyers and exporting companies discuss possible business deals during an event at the 105th...