International

Intel: EU antitrust ruling is "wrong"
13/05/2009 05:00
Intel Corp. on Wednesday rejected a European Commission (EC) ruling of imposing heavy fines on the world’s largest computer chip maker for antitrust violations, saying the EC decision is “wrong” and the company will appeal. Intel Corp lawyer...
WHO: Too soon to comment on human error behind A/H1N1 virus claims
13/05/2009 05:00
For the moment it’s still too soon to make any comments on claims made by an Australian researcher that the A/H1N1 flu virus may have been created by human error, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The photo taken on May 13,...
Intel fined $1.45 billion by EU in antitrust dispute
13/05/2009 05:00
Neelie Kroes, the EU’s competition commissioner, displays an Intel X86 CPU during a news conference, in Brussels, Belgium Wednesday. Intel Corp., the worldâs biggest computer-chip maker, was fined a record...
Confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases steadily increase worldwide
13/05/2009 05:00
The confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases continue to rise worldwide on Wednesday as Belgium reported its first known case, bringing the tally of affected countries to 34. A laboratory technician shows a testing kit from the U.S. Center Disease Control...
Taliban step up attacks as weather gets warm in Afghanistan
13/05/2009 05:00
Taliban insurgents fighting Afghan and U.S.-led forces based in Afghanistan have stepped up activities as they have carried out a series of suicide and roadside attacks since last weekend. Afghan forces burn a pile of raw hashish discovered...
DPRK to try detained U.S. journalists on June 4
13/05/2009 05:00
The central court of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will try two detained female U.S. journalists on June 4, the official news agency KCNA reported on Thursday. Journalists Euna Lee (L) and Laura Ling are seen in undated...
China confirms second case of A/H1N1 influenza on mainland
12/05/2009 05:00
China’s Ministry of Health confirmed Wednesday a man who returned from Canada last week has tested positive for the A/H1N1 influenza. Photo taken on May 12, 2009 shows the Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital where a man surnamed Lu involved in a...