International

UN Security Council reaffirms previous resolutions on Iran
27/09/2008 05:00
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday to reaffirm its previous resolutions on Iran and demand full compliance from the Islamic Republic. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Saturday to reaffirm its...
At least six injured in Egyptian National Theatre fire
27/09/2008 05:00
At least six people have been injured in the fire that broke out Saturday evening in the Egyptian National Theater in downtown Cairo, the state MENA news agency reported. At least six people have been injured in the fire that broke out Saturday evening in...
Japan’s newly-appointed transport minister resigns over verbal blunders
27/09/2008 05:00
Japan’s newly-appointed transport minister Nariaki Nakayama handed in his resignation Sunday due to verbal blunders. Japan’s Transport Minister Nariaki Nakayama has resigned on Sunday over a series of gaffes, just days after new Prime Minister Taro Aso’s...
Russia proposes pan-European summit on collective security
27/09/2008 05:00
Russia proposed on Saturday a pan-European summit to try to develop a new treaty on Europe’s collective security. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed on Saturday a pan-European summit to try to develop a new treaty on Europe’s collective...
Oscar-winning superstar Newman dies
27/09/2008 05:00
Oscar-winning superstar Paul Newman has died of lung cancer at the age of 83, his family disclosed on Saturday. Actors Paul Newman (R) and Robert Redford are shown in a scene from their 1969 film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” in this undated...
U.S. Congress reaches tentative deal on bailout bill
27/09/2008 05:00
U.S. lawmakers at the Congress reached a tentative deal Sunday on a 700-billion U.S. dollar bailout plan designed to buy up bad loans from financial institutions hit by failed mortgages. US House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) (C) talks with reporters...
Southeast Asian stocks mostly lower, Singapore at 2-year low
26/09/2008 05:00
Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell Friday as investors fretted over a stalemate on the US government’s planned US$700 billion bailout for the financial industry. Washington’s failure to agree to a bailout plan sent global stocks sliding and...