International

Sleep eight hours a night keeps cold away
12/01/2009 05:00
If you sleep short of seven hours a night, you’re three times more likely to catch a cold. And if you sleep poorly, you’re five times more susceptible to one as well. A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows Monday that anything less...
Ford may be forced to seek U.S. aid
12/01/2009 05:00
Ford Motor Co, the second-largest U.S. automaker, may have to abandon its plan to forgo federal loans as the weakening economy threatens to drive domestic sales 10 percent lower than the company’s forecast. Workers remove the Ford logo signs from...
Israel begins sending reservists into Gaza
11/01/2009 05:00
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday has begun sending its reservists into the Gaza Strip, signaling an expansion of the IDF ground incursion in the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave. Israeli soldiers stand together during training on January 10,...
Medvedev: Russia not to resume gas supply to EU till deal revised
11/01/2009 05:00
Russia will not apply a protocol on gas transit to its clients in the European Union until Ukraine retrieves its additional conditions in the contract, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday. Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a...
Detroit auto show opens amid economic woes
11/01/2009 05:00
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), one of world’s most prestigious of its kind, opens Sunday in Detroit as a deepened economic recession inflicts deep woes on automakers worldwide and overshadows a possible recovery of U.S. ailing auto industry...
Israeli offensive continues for 16th day, 38 killed on Sunday
11/01/2009 05:00
The Israeli army continued military air and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Sunday for the 16th successive day, killing 38 Palestinians, and wounding 80 others, medics and witnesses said. Palestinians mourn over the victims killed by Israeli...
Obama reiterates to engage immediately on Mideast as president
11/01/2009 05:00
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged on Sunday that he will tackle hot issues in the Middle East as soon as he is inaugurated on Jan. 20. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. He makes a speech on the economy at George Mason University in...