International

Report: $150,000 used for Palin’s fashion need
22/10/2008 05:00
The U.S. Republican party has spent about 150,000 U.S. dollars in the space of a month to meet vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s fashion needs, an online report said Wednesday. U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and...
Wall Street suffers heavy sell-off on concerns of weak corporate earning outlook
22/10/2008 05:00
Wall Street suffered another heavy sell-off Wednesday on increasing concerns about global economic recession and weak corporate earning outlook. All major indexes plunged more than 4 percent while the Dow Jones average declined more than 500 points. Traders...
Sarkozy calls for European sovereign wealth funds to buy troubled banks
21/10/2008 05:00
French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged European Union (EU) countries on Tuesday to set up their sovereign wealth funds to buy stakes of troubled banks falling prey to the financial crisis. France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the European Parliament...
Report: Homes of 54 mln Brazilians lack sanitation
21/10/2008 05:00
A total of 54 million Brazilians or 34.5 percent of the country’s urban population are living in houses lacking basic sanitation, official sources said Tuesday. A Brazilian woman sits with her children at the door of their house inside inside the Juma...
Pentagon chief warns of "dramatic consequences" of failed security pact with Iraq
21/10/2008 05:00
Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Tuesday of the “dramatic consequences” if the U.S. and Iraqi governments fail in reaching a pact as a legal base for the American military to continue its presence in Iraq. A U.S. soldier shakes the hand of an Iraqi...
India launches 1st lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1
21/10/2008 05:00
India’s first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 lifted off from Sriharikot in southern Andhra Pradesh, at 6:20 a.m. (0050 GMT) on Wednesday, according to NDTV. The satellite Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India’s first moon mission craft, lifts off from Sriharikot in...
China-ASEAN cooperation to be accelerated amid challenges on world economy
21/10/2008 05:00
The 5th China-ASEAN Expo and 5th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit opened here Wednesday, with participants voicing views and proposing measures to further cooperation in this region and better cope with the financial crisis in the Western world. The...