International

GM boss to quit immediately
29/03/2009 05:00
General Motors Corp. (GM) CEO Rick Wagoner will step down immediately as chairman and chief executive of the struggling U.S. auto giant, sources said Sunday. General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner addresses the media during a news conference at GM world...
Bashir arrives in Qatar for Arab summit despite arrest warrant
29/03/2009 05:00
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived here Sunday to attend the Arab League summit scheduled for March 30-31 in the Qatari capital of Doha despite the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for him. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir...
Obama vows not to deploy ground troops in Pakistan
29/03/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed in a Sunday TV interview not to deploy ground troops in Pakistan to pursue al-Qaeda militants. U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks in Washington announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan...
25 killed in gunmen attack in Pakistan, two suspects arrested
29/03/2009 05:00
At least 25 people were killed and 90 others injured when unidentified gunmen attacked a police training school in eastern Pakistan city of Lahore on Monday, local television quoted police sources as saying. Pakistani rescue workers carries an...
China’s membership in IDB enhances co-op with L America
29/03/2009 05:00
China’s membership in the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will broaden cooperation between China and Latin America, China’s central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said here Saturday. Chinese Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan attends the...
WBF participants say dialogues significant in Buddhism development
29/03/2009 05:00
Participants hailed the importance of dialogues in the development of the Buddhism as the Second World Buddhist Forum wrapped up its first part on Sunday in Wuxi City of east China’s Jiangsu Province. The performance of “Song of Auspiciousness”...
BRIC real estate may lead Europe, US in recovery
29/03/2009 05:00
Real estate markets in Brazil, Russia, India and China may recover faster than those in Europe and the US, helped by faster economic growth, said Colin Dyer, chief executive officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. Among the four so-called BRIC...