International

Rising oil prices to boost GCC growth: survey
21/12/2009 05:00
The economic growth of the oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations will accelerate next year with international agencies predicting an increase in crude prices, a survey showed Monday. The majority of the senior officials among 25 firms...
U.S. East Coast in mess after record-setting storm
21/12/2009 05:00
The U.S. East Coast struggled Sunday to deal with the aftermath of a monster winter storm that brought record-setting snowfall to many areas, disrupting holiday travel and leaving at least five people dead. Pedestrians walk through the snow during...
U.S. star Brittany Murphy dies at 32
20/12/2009 05:00
U.S. star Brittany Murphy who stared in films such as “Clueless” and “8 Mile” died Sunday in Los Angeles at age 32. Actress Brittany Murphy poses at the party for the opening of the Carolina Herrera boutique in Los Angeles November 13,...
A ship with 82 passengers on board sinks near north Lebanon coast
19/12/2009 05:00
A commercial ship with 82 passengers on board sank on Thursday night near north Lebanon city Tripoli, only four persons have been rescued till now. Rescue workers help a survivor of a sunken Panama ship after he was rescued off the port of...
Italian PM released from hospital, shows resilience after attack
19/12/2009 05:00
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was released from hospital on Thursday and will spend the initial part of his recovery at his villa outside Milan. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) gets into a car as he leaves San Raffaele hospital...
S Korea’s former PM arrested over alleged bribery scandal
18/12/2009 05:00
Prosecutors Friday arrested South Korea’s former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook for questioning over alleged bribery scandal that implicated her. South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook apologizes to the nation at the government house in...
38 rescued after cargo ship sinks off Lebanon
18/12/2009 05:00
Lebanese navy said on Friday it has rescued 38 people and found four bodies off the coast of north Lebanon, after a cargo ship with 83 people on board sank . . . Rescue workers help a survivor of a sunken Panama ship after he was rescued off the port...