International

UAE to upgrade armed forces with advanced equipment
22/02/2009 05:00
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) intended to modernize its armed forces with the world’s most sophisticated equipment, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan said Sunday as his nation is holding the biggest Middle East defense show. Photo...
Netanyahu, Livni hold talks on Israeli coalition gov’t
22/02/2009 05:00
Israeli center-right Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday evening met with Foreign Minister and centrist Kadima party chairwoman Tzipi Livni in Jerusalem for talks on forming the coalition government, local daily Ha’aretz reported. Israeli...
Yahoo! considering complete restructure
22/02/2009 05:00
YAHOO! Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce a major management reorganization as early as this week, according to media reports. Carol Bartz, newly named chief executive of Internet company Yahoo Inc, is shown in this undated publicity...
"Slumdog Millionaire" wins big at 81st Academy Awards
22/02/2009 05:00
British director Dan Boyle’s rags-to-riches love story “Slumdog Millionaire” won big at the 81st Academy Awards Sunday night, grabbing eight Oscars including best picture and best director. The film tells about a story of two brothers growing up...
Chinese lawyers move to block auction of relics
22/02/2009 05:00
A group of Chinese lawyers is now at work in Paris, trying to stop the auction house Christie’s from selling two precious relics looted from Beijing’s Old Summer Palace. A photographer takes a picture of the Chinese bronze rat head and rabbit head...
Cairo blast kills French woman, injures 20
22/02/2009 05:00
At least one French tourist was killed and 20 people were wounded in a blast in Cairo’s populous al-Hussein district on Sunday evening, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Egyptian policemen keep order in the blast scene located between the...
ASEAN forex swaps deal likely in May, Thai official says
21/02/2009 05:00
Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) speaks at the ASEAN secretariat as ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan listens in Jakarta February 21, 2009. An expansion of a currency swap agreement among...