International

AIG gives out more bonuses than previously reported
21/03/2009 05:00
American International Group, Inc., a major American insurance corporation that caused outrage by paying out huge bonuses after receiving emergency money from the U.S. government, may have paid more bonuses that previously reported, local media said....
Hungarian PM announces resignation
21/03/2009 05:00
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany on Saturday announced his resignation and proposed forming a new government with a new prime minister, local media reported. File photo shows that Hungary’s Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany briefs the media...
Peace activists rally in Washington to mark 6th anniversary of Iraq war
21/03/2009 05:00
Hundreds of peace activists marched on the streets of Washington D.C. Saturday, marking the 6th anniversary of the Iraq war and demanding an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Anti-war protestors hold up slogans during a...
Fear of hydrofluoric acid leak prompts evacuation of 5,000 in Pennsylvania
21/03/2009 05:00
Safety concerns resulting from the crash of a truck carrying large amount of hydrofluoric acid prompted evacuation of some 5,000 people in eastern Pennsylvania early Saturday, authorities said. A tractor trailer carrying hydrofluoric acid sits on...
Maggots clean wounds more quickly than normal treatment
21/03/2009 05:00
Putting flesh-eating maggots into open wounds may not be such a great idea after all. They do clean wounds more quickly than normal treatment but this does not lead to faster healing, results of the world’s first controlled clinical trial of...
Obama announces guidelines to limit lobbyists’ influence on stimulus effort
20/03/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama announced guidelines on Friday aimed at preventing lobbyists from influencing projects under the 787-billion-dollar stimulus package. U.S. President Barack Obama holds a town hall meeting at the Miguel Contreas Learning...
Economist: China’s economy has positive but limited effect on world economic development
20/03/2009 05:00
China’s economic recovery has positive but limited effect on world economic development, economist Fan Gang said at the China Development Forum 2009. Fan Gang, director of the National Economics Research Institute of China Reform Foundation,...