International

Why spending less can make you fat
10/01/2009 05:00
Americans may reduce the amount they spend on cooking in response to the economic crisis but some experts fear they may gain weight in the process. Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to the economic crisis but some...
Gaza death toll reaches 854 as Israel intensifies offensive
10/01/2009 05:00
Shortly before the end of the 15th day of Israeli air and ground offensive, the Israeli warplanes and tanks intensified on Saturday night strikes on different targets in the Gaza Strip, and the death toll has reached 854, witnesses and medics said....
Tens of thousands rally in France for Gaza peace
10/01/2009 05:00
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Paris and other cities across France on Saturday to protest the war in Gaza, just a week after 21,000 Palestinian supporters marched in the French capital for Gaza peace, French sources said. A...
Ukraine signs deal on Russian gas transit monitoring
10/01/2009 05:00
Ukraine has signed an agreement on the EU-led monitoring of Russian gas transit to Europe, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Sunday. A stop sign is seen outside the Stirol chemical plant in the town of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region January...
Scientists test cocaine on bees
10/01/2009 05:00
Australian scientists have undertaken research to discover the effect that cocaine has on bees. Australian scientists have undertaken research to discover the effect that cocaine has on bees. Academics at Macquarie University applied...
Thailand plans $8.6 billion pump priming
26/12/2008 05:00
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the government will spend 300 billion baht (US$8.6 billion), or about 3 percent of gross domestic product, to help counter a slump in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. “The spending should start...
US holiday sales tumble as belts tightened
26/12/2008 05:00
A sale sign hangs on a window at the Virgin Megastore in New York’s Times Square, December 26, 2008. Cutbacks on clothing, electronics and jewelry led US retail sales to drop as much as 4 percent this holiday...