• Italy holds national funeral for victims of earthquake in L’Aquila

    Italy holds national funeral for victims of earthquake in L’Aquila

    10/04/2009 05:00

    More than 8,000 weeping mourners took part in national funerals on Friday for 289 victims of the earthquake that hit the capital L’Aquila of Abruzzo region, central Italy. Mourners attend the state funeral ceremony following the earthquake in Aquila...

  • ASEAN-China Summit postponed due to "red shirt" protest

    ASEAN-China Summit postponed due to "red shirt" protest

    10/04/2009 05:00

    A scheduled 12th ASEAN-China Summit was postponed on Saturday because the anti-government “red shirts” blocked all main roads in Pattaya, Thailand’s acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayakorn said. Police and anti-government “red shirt”...

  • Conficker worm active, security experts say

    10/04/2009 05:00

    The Conficker worm, believed to have burrowed into millions of computers around the world, has sent an encrypted data message to infected machines, according to a computer security firm. Trend Micro said the purpose of the mysterious update,...

  • Japan carrier get government approval for loans

    10/04/2009 05:00

    Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co., the country’s two largest carriers, won government approval for loans from state-owned banks after the companies suffered the biggest decline in passengers in five years. Transport Minister...

  • Microsoft, Yahoo in discussion on ad partnerships: report

    Microsoft, Yahoo in discussion on ad partnerships: report

    10/04/2009 05:00

    Microsoft and Yahoo are discussing possible deals in which they would sell advertising for each other, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during a news conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,...

  • Somali pirates demand ransom after U.S. captain’s escape attempt fails:reports

    Somali pirates demand ransom after U.S. captain’s escape attempt fails:reports

    10/04/2009 05:00

    Somali pirates are demanding a ransom on Friday after captured U.S. captain failed to make a escape, according to agencies’ reports. This undated image shows the 17,000-ton container ship Maersk Alabama, when it was operating under the name Maersk...

  • Obama says U.S. economy shows glimmers of hope

    Obama says U.S. economy shows glimmers of hope

    10/04/2009 05:00

    U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday that the economy is starting to see glimmers of hope, but it remains under severe stress. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks next to Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke after meeting with...

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