International

Trade officials call for Doha deal to fight protectionism
31/01/2009 05:00
Finishing the Doha Round of global trade talks is the best step global leaders can take to avoid a destructive protectionist backlash from the current economic crisis, trade officials said on Saturday. Pascal Lamy (R) Director-General of the World...
Alaska’s Mt. Redount to erupt at any time
31/01/2009 05:00
Alaska’s Mount Redoubt is picking up volcanic activity. The Alaska Volcano Observatory Sunday raised its threat level to orange, the stage just before an eruption. A handout photo from the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)/ Alaska Division of...
WHO: Cholera cases in Zimbabwe exceed 60,000
30/01/2009 05:00
More than 60,000 people have been infected with cholera in Zimbabwe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. A cholera patient drinks treated water at Budiriro Polyclinic in Harare January 22, 2009. Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic is spreading...
RNC elects first African American chairman, puts new face on top
30/01/2009 05:00
The U.S. Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday elected former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele as the first African American to lead the national organization of the Republican Party. Michael Steele speaks after being elected...
U.S. economy shrinks at 3.8% pace in fourth quarter 2008
30/01/2009 05:00
The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, the weakest quarterly showing since the first quarter of 1982, the Commerce Department reported Friday. A man leaves an Employment Services building in...
Voting behind barbed wire, Iraqis hope for peace
30/01/2009 05:00
A resident casts his vote in a polling station in Baghdad January 31, 2009. Iraqis voted enthusiastically behind barbed wire and rings of police on Saturday in a provincial poll they hope will solidify the...
CO2 pollution ‘turning oceans more acid’
30/01/2009 05:00
A coral reef in the depth of Ras Mohammed protection area near Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, July 2005. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must fall sharply to avoid inflicting acid damage to the world’s marine...