International

Miss Japan wins National Costume award at Miss Earth 2010 contest
15/11/2010 05:00
Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos hands the Best National Costume award to Marina Kishira (R). Japan’s Marina Kishira was named winner of the Miss Earth 2010 National Costume competition on Saturday. Appearing in a black gown...
Thailand extradites ‘Merchant of Death’ to US
15/11/2010 05:00
Thailand’s government approved the extradition of alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, pictured, to the United States on terrorism charges. A suspected Russian arms dealer dubbed the “Merchant of Death” was flown out of...
Britain to pay compensation to Guantanamo detainees
15/11/2010 05:00
Former Ethiopian born terror suspect Binyam Mohamed is pictured in London last year. Former Guantanamo Bay detainees who accused British security forces of colluding in their torture overseas are to receive millions of pounds in...
Nuclear waste dodges French protests on way to Germany
07/11/2010 05:00
A train carrying what activists claim is âthe most radioactive everâ cargo of nuclear waste travels from the retreatment La Hague factory, in northwestern France, through the Lorraine region, near Metz, eastern France, on November 6....
US porn maker to resume filming after HIV scare
07/11/2010 05:00
A technician edits a pornographic movie at the Vivid Entertainment studio in Los Angeles. A major US porn movie maker is to resume filming next week, almost a month after the multibillion-dollar industry was virtually shut down...
Obama hails ties with âworld powerâ India
07/11/2010 05:00
US President Barack Obama inspects a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential palace in New Dehli. US President Barack Obama on Monday hailed deeper and closer ties with his host India, which he said had...
Zumba, dance-fitness arrives in Vietnam
10/10/2010 05:00
From now on exercise enthusiasts have another choice to practice in a funky, rhythmic and charming way to Latin music with Zumba, a combination of dancing . . . From now on exercise enthusiasts have another choice to practice in a funky, rhythmic and...