International

Oil tops three-week high on supply drop
24/12/2009 05:00
Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent to above 76 U.S. dollars a barrel on Wednesday as a larger-than-expected slide in fuel stockpiles and a weakening dollar boosted energy market. Crude futures in New York opened above 74 dollars on Wednesday...
A/H1N1 pandemic death toll rises to 11,516, says WHO
24/12/2009 05:00
At least 11,516 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza since the disease first emerged in April, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Of all the deaths, some 6,670 occurred in the Americas and at least 2,045...
Virginia post office hostage standoff ends
24/12/2009 05:00
An eight-hour hostage standoff at a post office in Virginia, U.S. ended late Wednesday, with an armed, disabled man taken into custody. A man is allegedly holding hostages and has explosives on Main Street in Wytheville Virginia Post Office...
Ford expects Volvo deal with Geely soon
24/12/2009 05:00
U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. said in a statement Wednesday that it is close to finalizing a deal to sell its Swedish luxury brand Volvo to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ford confirmed that “all substantive commercial terms relating...
Fire destroys 1,000 houses in Metro Manila
24/12/2009 05:00
A large fire occurred in a poor residential area in Metro Manila one day before the Christmas Eve, damaging at least 1,000 houses and leaving more than 3,000 families homeless. A woman runs to a safe area from a fire on the suburb of Manila, the...
Balloon boy parents get jail term
24/12/2009 05:00
A judge in Fort Collins, Colorado State, sentenced both parents who carried out the balloon boy hoax to jail on Wednesday. Richard (L) and Mayumi Heene leave Larimer County district court after their sentencing hearing in Fort Collins, Colorado...
Prince William experiences being homeless
24/12/2009 05:00
British Prince William slept a night on a London street for experiencing the situation of being homeless, according to news reports on Wednesday. Britain’s Prince William (R) and Seyi Obakin, CEO for the Centrepoint charity for homeless people,...