International

WHO declares swine flu outbreak "public health emergency"
25/04/2009 05:00
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States a “public health emergency of international concern” and urged countries to be alert. A woman wears a mask to prevent from being infected...
Seven arrested in protest against WB, IMF spring meetings
25/04/2009 05:00
Seven people were detained on Saturday when they tried to disrupt the ongoing spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), police sources said. Demonstrators take part in the “Run on the Bank” protest near the...
IMF, World Bank meet as signs of recovery seen
25/04/2009 05:00
Top IMF and World Bank officials held annual meetings Saturday and today in the shadow of the worst global slump since the 1930s, but with perhaps the first signs of recovery peeping through. A banking crisis that started in the US in mid-2007...
âUncle Samâ offers work, stress balls for Wall Streetâs jobless
25/04/2009 05:00
For hundreds of unemployed Wall Street professionals, the âstress testâ began at 8 a.m. Thatâs when former traders, analysts and controllers holding recently polished resumes...
New Thai anti-gov’t rally in Bangkok peaceful, not prolonged
25/04/2009 05:00
The renewed Thai anti-government rally in central Bangkok on Saturday night was peaceful and not prolonged as it was scheduled to disperse at 23.00 p.m. local time(1600 GMT). Thai anti-government protestors take part in a rally in Bangkok April 25,...
Austrian swimmer breaks European record of women’s 200m breaststroke
25/04/2009 05:00
Austrian swimmer Mirna Jukic, bronze medalist of women’s 100m breaststroke at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, created a new European 200m breaststroke record on Saturday in Vienna. In the women’s 200-meter breaststroke competition at...
Global financial crisis underscores need for IMF reform
25/04/2009 05:00
As financial ministers and central bank governors from around the world gathered in Washington this weekend for two days of discussions on how to revive the slumping global economy. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends a meeting of the...