International

Vitamin D deficiency ups pregnant women’s Cesarean risk
23/12/2008 05:00
Pregnant women with Vitamin D deficiency may have a greater risk of having a Cesarean delivery, a new study shows. The risk of Cesarean delivery may be almost 4 times higher for women with Vitamin D deficiency than those who have a sufficient...
World economies limp toward Christmas
23/12/2008 05:00
A shop assistant cleans a window at a clothing store which is offering sale discounts in Buenos Aires, Dec. 15, 2008. The world’s economies limped toward Christmas on Tuesday, with a U.S. contraction confirmed, Britain shrinking more sharply than...
Turkey, Georgia vow to boost economic relations
23/12/2008 05:00
Turkish and Georgian prime ministers agreed on Tuesday to further cooperation in trade, investment and joint projects amid the current global economic crisis. Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan(R) holds a press conference together with...
Guinean PM says gov’t not dissolved
23/12/2008 05:00
Guinean Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare said on Tuesday that his government had not been dissolved, agencies’ reports said. People watch as Guinean soldiers on armoured vehicles patrol the streets of Conakry, December 23, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters...
Five convicted of conspiracy to attack U.S. army base
22/12/2008 05:00
A van carrying five men convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. soldiers in a planned attack on an Army base in New Jersey leaves the federal courthouse in Camden, New Jersey, December 22, 2008. Five men were...
Decapitated soldiers new blow to Mexico in drug war
22/12/2008 05:00
Members of a drug gang are shown to the media at the Attorney General’s office in the suburb of Escobedo, on the outskirts of Monterrey December 20, 2008. Mexican President Felipe Calderon vowed on Monday not to...
Manufacturers cut jobs, pay amid downturn
22/12/2008 05:00
A Ford Motor Co. assembly worker works on the frame of the 2009 F-150 pickup truck at Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan October 30, 2008. Several U.S. manufacturers added their names to the growing list...