International

North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US
31/12/2009 05:00
North Korean border guards are seen marching in the truce village of Panmunjom, last month North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States in a New Year message, the official news...
Obama summons intel chiefs for security talks
31/12/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington December 14, 2009 President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week at the White House to discuss how to prevent a repeat of...
Dollar rises amid positive economic reports
30/12/2009 05:00
The dollar rose slightly against major currencies on Tuesday amid a couple of positive U.S. economic reports. The 10-city and 20-city composite indexes both rose 0.4 percent in October, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price report....
U.S. gov’t provides 3.8 bln dollars of new capital to GMAC
30/12/2009 05:00
The U.S. government announced on Wednesday that it will provide 3.8 billion dollars of new capital to help ailing auto and mortgage giant GMAC. The U.S. flag flies at the Burt GM auto dealer in Denver June 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters, File Photo)...
Oil settles above $79 on inventory drop
30/12/2009 05:00
Oil prices settled above 79 U.S. dollars a barrel on Wednesday as another weekly decline in crude and distillate supplies offset a strengthening dollar. U.S. Energy Department Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that during...
29 al-Qaeda suspects arrested in Yemen
29/12/2009 05:00
Yemen had arrested 29 suspected al-Qaeda members and will continue to hunt down other members of the terror network, government officials said Monday. This picture shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit...
Amazon e-book sales beat print sales in U.S. on Christmas Day
28/12/2009 05:00
U.S. customers bought more electronic books than hard-copy books on Amazon.com for the first time on Christmas Day, the online retail giant said in a statement Sunday. The Amazon Kindle 2 electronic reader at a news conference in New York where...