International

More American kids urged to have flu shot
24/09/2008 05:00
Health experts endorsed in Washington, D.C. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest recommendation that all children between the ages of 6 months and 18 receive a flu shot, according to media reports Thursday. (File Photo) This means the...
Bernanke: Fed to "act as needed" to support economic growth
24/09/2008 05:00
The U.S. Federal Reserve will monitor economic and financial developments carefully and “act as needed” to promote sustainable economic growth and stability, the central bank Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged Wednesday. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...
Aso’s new cabinet formally launched
24/09/2008 05:00
The cabinet of Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Taro Aso was formally launched late Wednesday following an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (front C) poses with cabinet members for a photo session...
McCain proposes to delay debate, Obama decides to go ahead
24/09/2008 05:00
U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain proposed Wednesday to delay his first debate with Democratic opponent Barack Obama to focus on the financial crisis, but Obama said he will go ahead. U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama...
Goldman, Morgan Stanley end an era
23/09/2008 05:00
The Wall Street that shaped the financial world for two decades ended Monday, when Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley concluded there was no point continuing as investment banks now that the model is broken....
Baha’i shrines listed as UNESCO Heritage
23/09/2008 05:00
Israel’s Baha’i shrines and gardens have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The two shrines, one on Mount Carmel in Haifa, the other near the Old City of Acre on Israel’s northern coast, are the resting places of the founders of the Baha’i Faith....
First Google phone unveiled in U.S., cheaper than Apple’s iPhone
23/09/2008 05:00
Mobile service provider T-Mobile on Tuesday launched the first cell phone powered by a operating system development by Internet giant Google in the United States, and the companies expect to sell at least 200,000 of the handset by the year end. The new G1...