International

Chinaâs inflation weakens further in April
11/05/2009 05:00
Chinese customers enjoy a meal of crayfish at a restaurant in Hefei, eastern Chinaâs Anhui Province on Sunday. Chinaâs inflation weakened further in April as the economy was hit by its most serious slowdown...
U.S. shuttle Atlantis lifts off on mission to upgrade Hubble Space Telescope
11/05/2009 05:00
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Monday with seven-member crew onboard from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a mission to upgrade the 19-year-old Hubble Space Telescope for the last time. Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on a mission...
Pipeline explosion triggers roaring blaze in Moscow
10/05/2009 05:00
A gas pipeline explosion triggered a massive fire in southwest Moscow early on Sunday, sending flames up to 200 meters into the air and setting two adjacent buildings ablaze. Flames are seen on Bolshaya Ochakovskaya street after an explosion in...
China reports suspected case of A/H1N1 flu in Sichuan
10/05/2009 05:00
One suspected case of A/H1N1 influenza was reported in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday. Media reporters gather outside the Chengdu Infectious Disease Hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China,...
Netanyahu: Israel to ease restrictions on West Bank
10/05/2009 05:00
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will ease the restrictions on the Palestinians in the West Bank cities. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem May 10, 2009....
US banks freshen hope of âgreen shootsâ
10/05/2009 05:00
Analysts saw more green shoots poke through the world economic freeze this week, hailing the âstress testsâ for big US banks as an encouraging sign that a recovery was gaining momentum. âWe view the [stress test] results highly...
Pakistan will not collapse, Zardari says
10/05/2009 05:00
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has reiterated his confidence that his country will not collapse in the increasing insurgency of the Taliban forces. U.S. President Barack Obama (C) talks to reporters as Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai...