International

Obama joins call for Illinois governor to resign
10/12/2008 05:00
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday joined calls for indicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to resign. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama talks to the media in his transition office in Chicago December 9, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)...
Media: Obama to pick Chinese-American scientist as energy secretary
10/12/2008 05:00
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is expected to nominate Steven Chu, a prominent Chinese-American scientist for energy secretary, major U.S. media outlets reported Wednesday. Chinese-American scientist Steven Chu (File Photo) Obama will...
2008 Nobel Prizes awarded
10/12/2008 05:00
Honorees (1st row) are seen at the Nobel banquet in the Blue Hall at Stockholm’s City Hall Dec. 10, 2008. Ten winners of the 2008 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and economics received their prizes on Wednesday at a ceremony...
HK reports first H5 bird flu cases on local farm in 6 years
09/12/2008 05:00
Dead chicken found at a Hong Kong farm have tested positive for the H5 strain of the avian influenza virus, which were the first confirmed bird flu cases on a local farm in about six years, health authority said Tuesday. Staff members of the Food...
White House, Congressional Democrats agree on auto bailout plan
09/12/2008 05:00
The White House and the Congressional Democrats have reached an agreement in principle on a draft 15-billion-dollar government loan plan to bail out the country’s crippled auto industry from bankruptcy. Factory employees are seen working in the...
UN climate chief sees no agreement on long-term goal
09/12/2008 05:00
When environment ministers worldwide are arriving in Poznan, Poland to focus on a shared vision on fighting climate change, the UN climate chief told reporters on Tuesday that he saw no agreement on long-term goal at the talks. Yvo de Boer,...
Ukraine’s new governing coalition formed
09/12/2008 05:00
A new governing coalition has been formed on Tuesday in Ukraine’s long deadlocked parliament, announced Volodymyr Lytvyn after the chamber elected him as the chairman. Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko congratulates new parliamentary...