International

Obama’s tough auto stance may include bankruptcy
30/03/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) stands next to U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner (L) as he announces that Edward Montgomery (R) will serve as the Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers...
Iran and U.S. set to clash over troops at Afghan talks
30/03/2009 05:00
Iran rejected the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, apparently putting it sharply at odds with Washington before Tuesday’s first major conference on Kabul since President Barack Obama unveiled his strategy. US Secretary of State Hillary...
Pakistan grills siege suspects
30/03/2009 05:00
Pakistani security personnel (background L), who were held as hostages, sit following their rescue and release by colleagues at the compound of a police academy in Manawan, near Lahore. Pakistan interrogated...
Obama unveils plan to help U.S. auto industry
30/03/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Monday a plan to help the nation’s struggling auto industry restructure for the future, preventing its “sudden collapse.” U.S. President Barack Obama makes an announcement about the American automotive...
Malawi court to rule on Madonna adoption bid on Friday
30/03/2009 05:00
A Malawian court delayed the ruling until Friday on the case of whether U.S. pop singer Madonna can adopt a second child from this poor African nation, according to media reports on Tuesday. U.S. pop star Madonna (2nd R) leaves a classroom...
Pakistan says arrested suspect in police school attack is Afghan national
30/03/2009 05:00
A suspect arrested in the police school attack in Pakistan’s Lahore city is a Afghan national, said Advisor on Prime Minister’s Interior Rehman Malik on Monday evening. Pakistani paramilitary soldiers arrest a suspected militant near the site of...
Fat infants linked to later obesity
30/03/2009 05:00
Babies who gain weight quickly in the first six months of life may be more prone to obesity as toddlers, according to a Harvard researchers report on Monday. “There is increasing evidence that rapid changes in weight during infancy increase...