International

Soaring yen, collapsing share prices cost high to Japan
28/10/2008 05:00
Analysts believed a stronger yen and a weakening stock market would cost high to the world’s second largest economy. A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo October 28, 2008. The Nikkei average climbed 6.4 percent on Tuesday, as...
Syrian cabinet decides to close American School, culture center
28/10/2008 05:00
The Syrian cabinet decided on Tuesday to close a Damascus-based American school and a U.S. culture center in response to a deadly raid by U.S. helicopters near the Syrian border with Iraq, the official SANA news agency reported. A Syrian policeman stands in...
U.S. nicotine addiction reaches 15-year high
28/10/2008 05:00
Nicotine dependence in the United States has reached a 15-year high, with nearly 75 percent of people currently seeking tobacco-dependence treatment categorized as highly nicotine dependent, according to a new research presented at the annual meeting of American College of...
China, Russia issue joint communique on co-op
28/10/2008 05:00
China and Russia issued a joint communique here Tuesday, pledging further efforts to strengthen strategic coordination and deepen cooperation in various fields. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd L) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd R) sign a joint...
Indonesia to hold talks with Malaysia, Vietnam on commodities
27/10/2008 05:00
Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil and Asia’s second-largest for coffee, plans to hold more talks with Malaysia and Vietnam in a bid to stem price declines. “We have discussed this on a bilateral basis,” Indonesian Agriculture Minister...
World’s heaviest man marries amid wide media attention
27/10/2008 05:00
The 2007 Guinness World Record holder for the heaviest man on earth, Manuel Uribe, on Sunday celebrated his wedding, which was widely covered by media from all over the world. Manuel Uribe(C), 43, smiles after having his bed chained to the forklift that will...
Wall Street retreats in final session
27/10/2008 05:00
Wall Street plunged late afternoon on Monday despite the U.S. new home sales surprisingly rose last month. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Oct. 27, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) The U.S. Commerce Department reported Monday that...