International

Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles: Hollywood’s richest couple
25/11/2008 05:00
Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have been named Hollywood’s highest-earning couple. Singer Beyonce Knowles (L) and companion Jay-Z wait for the start of the Versace’s Fall/Winter 2008/09 men’s collections during Milan Fashion Week Jan. 12,...
Bangkok’s airport paralyzed after protesters’ intrusion, big loss expected
25/11/2008 05:00
Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport was paralyzed on Wednesday, with most flights canceled for the day, after protesters led by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) expanded their besiege on state agencies to the airport on Tuesday evening....
U.S. gov’t unveils $800 bln new programs to unfreeze credit markets
25/11/2008 05:00
The U.S. government Tuesday unveiled a pair of new programs that will provide 800 billion dollars to help unfreeze the credit markets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson speaks at a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington,...
Jupiter’s rocky core bigger and icier, model predicts
25/11/2008 05:00
Jupiter has a rocky core that is more than twice as large as previously thought, according to computer calculations by a team of international researchers. In this image from March 25, 2007, a thin band of white clouds is shown above Jupiter’s...
Crude oil rallies 9% on OPEC, stocks
24/11/2008 05:00
Crude oil surged more than 9 percent to settle above 54 U.S. dollars a barrel on Monday as OPEC may further cut production and U.S. stocks rallied on government’s rescue plan of Citigroup. The graphics shows the price of light, sweet crude oil for...
Thai anti-gov’t leader vows to topple gov’t by Wednesday
24/11/2008 05:00
Thailand’s anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leader Chamlong Srimuang said on Monday protestors’ march to seal off different locations in Bangkok on Monday is simply a prelude, as the group planned more intense coordinated protests on Tuesday....
Wall Street rallies after U.S. gov’t rescues Citigroup
24/11/2008 05:00
Wall Street posted the largest two-day rally since 1987 on Monday after the U.S. government rescued Citigroup late Sunday night. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 14, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters, File Photo) The U.S....