International

Singapore’s Changi Airport named world’s best airport
24/03/2010 05:00
Singapore’s Changi Airport clinched the “World’s Best Airport” this year in Skytrax World Airport survey. In the annual survey of travelers worldwide last year, Singapore ’s Changi Airport was placed the third, trailing behind Seoul...
Samsung’s former chairman resumes post
24/03/2010 05:00
Former chairman of Samsung Group Lee Kun-hee returned to his post almost two years after he resigned due to a tax evasion scandal. The 68-year-old Lee, who had been the head of Samsung Group for 20 years, quit in April 2008 before he was given a...
Dubai to offer 9.5 bln dollars in aid to Dubai World
24/03/2010 05:00
The Dubai government would offer $9.5 billion in aid to Dubai World conglomerate as part of a restructuring plan. A view of high rise buildings is seen in Dubai March 23, 2010. The chairman of Dubai supreme fiscal committee said in a...
Fourteen U.S. states file lawsuits over healthcare reform law
23/03/2010 05:00
Fourteen U.S. states filed lawsuits on Tuesday challenging the health insurance reform law signed earlier in the day by President Barack Obama. U.S. President Barack Obama (C) signs the healthcare reform bill at the White House in Washington...
Britain expels Israeli diplomat over fake passports in Dubai killing
23/03/2010 05:00
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband speaks at a press conference in London, Britain, March 23, 2010. An Israeli diplomat was expelled from Britain over the use of forged British passports in the suspected Mossad assassination of a Hamas...
Sandra Bullock not looking for divorce lawyer
23/03/2010 05:00
Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock has not been seeking a divorce lawyer, and reports of her doing so are “completely false,” Sandra Bullock holds her Oscar for best actress in “The Blind Side” as she arrives with her husband...
School killings reveal mental health woes
23/03/2010 05:00
A man alleged to be mentally ill stabbed eight school children to death and injured five others on Tuesday in Fujian province. A news conference on a knife attack at the Experimental School is held in Nanping City, southeast China’s Fujian...