International

Ruling UMP loses to left-wing in France’s regional election
21/03/2010 05:00
The French ruling central-right party has to endure a near-wipeout in the runoff of the regional election on Sunday. France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the polling booth before casting his ballot at a Paris polling station in the second...
Five killed, 12 injured in explosion at U.S. power plant explosion
07/02/2010 05:00
Five people are known dead and at least 12 injured in a deadly explosion occurred Sunday at a power plant in Middletown, Connecticut State of the United States. Police seal off the road to the blast site at the Kleen Energy plant in Middletown,...
China’s railways send 5 mil passengers by Feb.6
07/02/2010 05:00
China’s railway network has transported 5.03 million passengers as of Feb. 6, the eighth day of the country’s annual Spring Festival transport peak lasting from Jan. 30 to March 10 Passengers enter the railway station under a shelter against...
Toyota admits Prius brake flaw, sees 2 bln losses
05/02/2010 05:00
Toyota admitted Thursday a brake design flaw in its Prius hybrid, dealing a new blow to the world’s top carmaker. The brake trouble comes on top of accelerator-pedal problems that have now spread to Britain and raised fresh questions about...
Oil prices tumble on weak U.S. job data
05/02/2010 05:00
Oil prices tumbled on Thursday as a weak U.S. job report sparked worries about economic outlook. Light, sweet crude for March delivery fell 3.84 U.S. dollars to settle at 73.14 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In...
Argentine president names new central bank chief
05/02/2010 05:00
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday named Mercedes Marco del Pont as the new chief of the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA), replacing Martin Redrado. Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez talks during a press conference in...
Brazil’s Sao Paulo state hit by storms, 73 killed
04/02/2010 05:00
The Brazilian government said that three more bodies had been found as a result of the storms hitting Sao Paulo state since December. Storm clouds are seen above the city in Sao Paulo Feb.3, 2010. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) The new storm started on...