International

Blind U.S. singer named UN Messenger of Peace
04/12/2009 05:00
American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, who is blind since birth, was named on Thursday at the UN Headquarters in New York a UN Messenger of Peace. Stevie Wonder presents an award during the taping of the 2009 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles July...
World condemns killing of Somali civilians
04/12/2009 05:00
The international community has condemned a suicide bombing which killed at least 19 people including three Somali government ministers on Thursday . Somalia men carried the body of a Somali government minister, who was killed during an explosion...
2010 Grammy nominees revealed
04/12/2009 05:00
The first nominees of the 2010 Grammys were announced on Thursday as the Recording Academy unveiled a handful of nominations for its 109 categories during a prime-time TV special. The Black Eyed Peas perform during The Grammy Nominations Concert...
FIFA hikes World Cup prize
04/12/2009 05:00
FIFA announced a 60 percent hike in prize money Thursday for next year’s World Cup and the winners can bring home 31 million dollars. FIFA president Sepp Blatter is pictured during a media briefing on Robben Island Dec. 3, 2009. The winners of...
Global measles deaths drop by 78%, says WHO
04/12/2009 05:00
Measles deaths worldwide fell by 78 percent between 2000 and 2008, from an estimated 733,000 in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. All regions, with the exception of South-East Asia, have achieved the...
Death toll from Russia’s Urals blast up to 100
04/12/2009 05:00
At least 100 people were killed and 131 others hospitalized in a nightclub blast that hit Russia’s Urals city of Perm late on Friday, local media reported. Image from a video grab shows paramedics carrying a stretcher with an injured person...
NATO allies rally to Obama request with 7,000 more troops for Afghanistan
04/12/2009 05:00
NATO allies and partner nations rallied Friday to U.S. President Barrack Obama’s call for an international military surge in Afghanistan, by adding at least 7,000 troops . . . A meeting of foreign ministers of the NATO-Russia Council is held at...