International

CFO leaving as Yahoo revamps management
26/02/2009 05:00
As part of management reshuffle, Yahoo Inc on Thursday announced that Blake Jorgensen, its chief financial officer (CFO), will be leaving the company. Visitors rest under a Yahoo sign at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 18,...
Army tanks enter paramilitary BDR headquarters
26/02/2009 05:00
Army tanks and convoys have entered paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in capital Dhaka on Friday to search for missing BDR army officers. A tank moves toward the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in Dhaka, capital...
Trade deal would be âglobal stimulusâ: WTO chief
25/02/2009 05:00
A global agreement to free up trade would be a âglobal stimulusâ amid the worldwide economic slump, World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy said Wednesday. âNever before have we seen an economic shock … of this magnitude,â the WTO...
East Asia economic woes deepen as Obama vows to beat crisis
25/02/2009 05:00
A homeless man sits on the street at the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo last weekend. Japan Wednesday posted a record trade deficit and Hong Kong said its economy would shrink by up to 3 percent this year as...
China condemns Christie’s sculpture sale, warns of "serious effects"
25/02/2009 05:00
Following an auction Wednesday in Paris by Christie’s of two bronze sculptures taken from the Summer Palace in 1860, China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) issued a statement here Thursday condemning the action and saying it would have “serious...
Former Chinese-American governor nominated as U.S. commerce secretary
25/02/2009 05:00
Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American who ever led a U.S. state government, was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday as his third choice for Secretary of Commerce. U.S.Former Washington state Governor Gary Locke makes a speech,as...
Octuplets mom fears no chance to raise babies
25/02/2009 05:00
The Los Angeles woman who gave birth to octuplets last month fears she may not get the chance to raise her eight newborns. This image provided by Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center shows the nursing staff posing for a photograph after...