International

Nepali PM Prachanda declares resignation
04/05/2009 05:00
Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda on Monday resigned from his post. Nepal’s Prime Minister Prachanda announces his resignation from his office during a nationwide broadcast in Kathmandu May 4, 2009. Prachanda resigned on Monday from the cabinet...
Obama administration announces int’l tax law reforms to close loopholes
04/05/2009 05:00
The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a plan to reform the U.S. international tax laws, a move to close taxation loopholes through offshore tax havens. U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on tax reform at the White House in...
Buffett attacks bank tests, eyes flu pandemic
04/05/2009 05:00
Warren Buffett attacked the USâs stress tests of 19 large banks, saying they failed to properly assess the industryâs health, and that he would buy more shares in three big banks owned by Berkshire Hathaway...
ADB says Asia needs policies to boost local demand
04/05/2009 05:00
Residents of rural China shop for household items at the Shijihualiangouwu Market in Chenggong, Yunnan province. Asian nations must implement more policies to boost domestic consumption and shift away from...
China vows to keep killer flu out of border
04/05/2009 05:00
Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Monday vowed to keep the worsening global epidemic of influenza A/H1N1 out of China’s border, while the same day the government sent a chartered plane to Mexico to pick up around 200 stranded Chinese nationals....
Sleeping and eating - the French do it best
04/05/2009 05:00
True to their reputation as leisure-loving gourmets, the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world’s wealthy nations, according to a study published yesterday. The average French person sleeps almost nine hours...
World on alert after pigs found infected with H1N1 virus
03/05/2009 05:00
Governments around the world are on alert on Sunday after some 200 sickened pigs were found infected with the H1N1 flu virus in Canada. Patients showing symptons of swine flu walks out of the isolation ward at a hospital in Mexico City, capital of...