International

Cleric of Pakistan’s Red Mosque freed
16/04/2009 05:00
The head of the Red Mosque in Pakistani capital Maulana Abdul Aziz was freed on Thursday, private TV channels reported. Maulana Abdul Aziz (front), the head of the Red Mosque in Pakistani capital was freed on Thursday. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)...
Cultural ministry: 60% of Italian heritage sites at risk of earthquakes
16/04/2009 05:00
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Uffizi Gallery in Florence and Hadrian’s Villa near Rome are among some 60 percent of Italy’s heritage sites at risk of earthquakes, the Italian culture ministry said Thursday. A military officer holds an artifact that...
U.S. president backs Mexican drug fight
16/04/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama, on his first visit to Mexico on Thursday, publicly backed Mexico’s battle against drug traffickers and promised the United States would do more to halt the southward flow of guns and capital that fuel the conflict....
Canada reports rising cancer rates among young people
16/04/2009 05:00
An increasing number of young Canadians are developing cancer, but it is not clear what is behind the rise in the young cancer patient rates, which is more pronounced in young women than it is in young men, the Canadian Cancer Society reported Thursday....
Los Angeles insurance company to buy AIG’s personal auto unit
16/04/2009 05:00
Los Angeles-based insurance company Farmers announced Thursday that it is buying American International Group (AIG)’s personal auto business, which includes 21st Century Insurance, for 1.9 billion U.S. dollars. A woman walks past the headquarters...
Thai "yellow shirt" leader survives assassination attempt
16/04/2009 05:00
Sondhi Limthongkul, a leader of yellow-shirts protest movement which seized Bangkok airports last year, was ambushed and injured when gunmen opened fire on his car early Friday morning, Thai media reported. Sondhi Limthongkul, a leader of...
NASA’s Kepler telescope captures first views of planet-hunting sky
16/04/2009 05:00
NASA’s Kepler mission has taken its first images of the star-rich sky where it will soon begin hunting for planets like Earth, NASA said Thursday. The new “first light” images show the mission’s target patch of sky, a vast starry field in the...