International

Death toll in Haitian school collapse rises to 92
08/11/2008 05:00
At least 92 people have been killed and 150 others injured in the collapse of a church school in the suburbs of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, media reported Saturday. A church-operated school in Haiti called “The Evangelic Promise” collapse on Friday...
National Party wins New Zealand general elections, Clark stands down
08/11/2008 05:00
As the outgoing Prime Minister Helen Clark announced that she was standing down as Labor leader, the National leader John Key won a decisive victory in the New Zealand’s general elections on Saturday. New Zealand’s National Party leader John Key and Prime...
G20 finance ministers, central bank governors meet in Sao Paulo
08/11/2008 05:00
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 (G20) major industrial and emerging-market countries begin their annual meeting here Saturday to seek ways to weather the global financial crisis. The two-day meeting of G20 Finance Ministers...
EU leaders agree to coordinate economic policies
07/11/2008 05:00
European Union (EU) leaders agreed on Friday to coordinate their economic policies as the financial crisis is pushing the European economy into recession. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attend the...
Haiti school collapse kills dozens
07/11/2008 05:00
A church-operated school in Haiti called “The Evangelic Promise” collapsed on Friday during the class time, killing about 50 people. A church-operated school in Haiti called “The Evangelic Promise” collapse on Friday during the class time. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)...
Obama vows to address economic crisis after inauguration
07/11/2008 05:00
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama vowed to address economic crisis after inauguration on Friday at his first press conference after he won the presidential elections, with his economic advisors and chief of staff at presence. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama...
Microsoft CEO rules out another bid to buyout Yahoo
07/11/2008 05:00
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has said his company would not make another bid to buyout Internet firm Yahoo, it was reported on Friday. “We made an offer, we made another offer, and it was clear that Yahoo didn’t want to sell the...