International

Green, two tailed comet, comes closest to earth Tuesday
23/02/2009 05:00
Comet Lulin, a two-tailed green-colored comet, will make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday. Comet Lulin (NASA Photo) It’ll still be 61 million kilometres away — about 160 times the distance between the Earth and the moon. But for most...
Maradona to face up to high altitude in World Cup qualifier
23/02/2009 05:00
Argentina coach Diego Maradona said his team would be daunted by the high altitude when they face Bolivia at 3,600 meters above sea level in their World Cup qualifier in April. Argentina’s head coach Diego Maradona (R) reacts after Argentina’s...
Paris court refuses to stop sale of looted Chinese bronzes
23/02/2009 05:00
A Paris court on Monday ruled against stopping the sale of two looted Chinese bronze sculptures which come up for auction at Christie’s on Wednesday. Ren Xiaohong, a lawyer for the Association for the Protection of Chinese Art in Europe (APACE),...
Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of colds, flu
23/02/2009 05:00
Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold, according to a report published on Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against...
Obama vows to cut U.S. budget deficit by half in 4 years
23/02/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Monday that he will cut his country’s budget deficit by 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama gestures while delivering a speech during the opening of the “Fiscal Responsibility Summit” in Washington, the United...
Parental link found in Alzheimer’s disease
22/02/2009 05:00
Parental link of Alzheimer’s disease has been found by a study released by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, according to media reports. The study showed that participants of a group who carried a gene strongly linked to...
EU countries agree on tougher financial supervision with help of int’l organizations
22/02/2009 05:00
Major European Union countries agreed Sunday on a plan to inject new momentum into efforts to overhaul the global financial system with the help of international organizations ahead of an April summit of the Group of 20 nations in London. German...