International

Bernard Madoff may be ready to plead guilty
07/03/2009 05:00
Bernard Madoff, accused mastermind of a 50-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme in the United States, may be ready to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors, according to a report available on The New York Daily News website Saturday. The report...
NASA: Kepler orbiting sun as scheduled
07/03/2009 05:00
Kepler, a telescope that will scour the Milky Way for evidence of Earth-like planets, is orbiting the sun on Saturday, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). A Delta rocket carrying the Kepler telescope takes off from the Cape...
"Watchmen" on track to Hollywood’s first blockbuster this year
07/03/2009 05:00
Warner Bros.’ “Watchmen,” a superhero action film adapted from a graphic novel, is expected to become Hollywood’s first major blockbuster of the year with “impressive” results, an industry analyst said Saturday. Cast member Malin Akerman attends the...
World’s first Earth-like planet-hunting spacecraft lifts off
06/03/2009 05:00
NASA’s Kepler space telescope, the world’s first mission to hunt for extra solar Earth-like planets, has reached its orbit, NASA said. A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket is prepared for the launch of the Kepler Telescope for NASA Kepler, from...
U.S. unemployment rate jumps to 8.1% in February
06/03/2009 05:00
The unemployment rate in the United States jumped to 8.1 percent, the highest level since late 1983, as employers slashed 651,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department reported on Friday. Job seekers line up to enter the job fair at the Marriott...
Clinton, Lavrov make debut meeting in Geneva
06/03/2009 05:00
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met here on Friday evening in Geneva. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, capital of Belgium,...
Zimbabwean PM injured in car accident
06/03/2009 05:00
Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was hurt in a car accident Friday, and the injuries are not life-threatening. File photo taken shows that Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai leaves the...