International

7,500 GM hourly employees accept buyouts
26/03/2009 05:00
General Motors said on Thursday that 7,500 hourly employees, about 12 percent of the automaker’s U.S. hourly work force of 62,400, have accepted buyout offers and most of them will leave the company no later than April 1, 2009. A U.S. flag flies...
Czech president accepts resignation of gov’t
26/03/2009 05:00
Czech President Vaclav Klaus accepted the resignation of the center-right coalition government headed by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek on Thursday. Czech President Vaclav Klaus (R) and Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek attend a joint press...
Hill: Iran is "real problem" for Iraq
25/03/2009 05:00
Senior U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill, President Barack Obama’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Iraq, said here on Wednesday that Iran is a “real problem” for the stability of Iraq. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs...
Obama to chat online with U.S. citizens
25/03/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama will host an online “town hall meeting” with ordinary citizens Thursday morning to discuss the economy, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a prime time news conference in...
World scrambles for economic rescues, prospects gloomy for L. America
25/03/2009 05:00
Amid worries that current remedies could lead the world economy to nowhere, the world’s nations press on with their rescue plans. Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hold a news conference after their...
Pilot killed in U.S. F-22 fighter jet crash
25/03/2009 05:00
A Lockheed Martin test pilot was killed when his F-22 fighter jet crashed Wednesday on a flight near Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. A U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter flies near California. A Lockheed Martin test pilot was killed when his...
Loneliness results in poorer health in older adults
25/03/2009 05:00
People in old age who lack family and friends, or who feel lonely despite having others around them, tend to be in poorer physical and mental health, a new study released by Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows. Researchers found that among...