International

NASA: Phoenix Mars mission ends
10/11/2008 05:00
NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months, the U.S. space agency reported on Monday. NASA handout image shows the Robotic Arm on NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander with a sample of martian soil.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)...
Olmert: Israel must cede parts of Jerusalem for peace
10/11/2008 05:00
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday used a memorial ceremony for former Premier Yitzhak Rabin to reiterate that Israel must be willing to give up parts of Jerusalem in return for peace. Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a special...
Europe’s bank chief says China-style stimulus not for all
10/11/2008 05:00
A man walks with children through one of Beijing’s newest name-brand retail shopping malls Monday. (AFP PHOTO) Chief Jean-Claude Trichet warned that many nations lacked the fiscal ammunition to take a cue from China and...
Exiled Thaksin seeks new base to fight enemies
10/11/2008 05:00
Exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra began searching for a new home on Monday after abandoning his bid for asylum in Britain, where authorities revoked his visa last week. “I will keep traveling. I’m leaving Beijing at the moment,” Thaksin...
Palestinians, Israel pledge to continue peace talks
09/11/2008 05:00
The Palestinians and Israel promised on Sunday to carry on the peace negotiations resumed a year ago at a U.S.-hosted Mideast conference, although a deal is not likely to be reached by the end of this year as expected. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R)...
G20 meeting ends with pledges to tackle global financial meltdown
09/11/2008 05:00
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 (G20) major industrial and emerging economies closed their annual meeting here Sunday, vowing to jointly tackle the global financial crisis. Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega attends a...
Luhrmann gives Kidman, Jackman a happy ending in "Australia"
08/11/2008 05:00
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman’s hunky new love (Hugh Jackman) doesn’t lose his life in the final scene of “Australia” after director Baz Luhrmann bowed to pressure from Twentieth Century Fox to give the big-budget movie a happy ending, news reports said Sunday....