International

4 dead after China A/H1N1 inoculation
02/12/2009 05:00
China’s Ministry of Health said here Tuesday that four deaths had been reported after inoculated with China-made A/H1N1 flu vaccine and three had been confirmed irrelevant to the vaccines. The three deaths were “coincidental” and causes of...
Audrey Hepburn’s classic lots wait for better offers
02/12/2009 05:00
Dozens of garments and personal effects once belonging to the gorgeous, charming deceased movie star Audrey Hepburn will be auctioned in London next week. A dress worn by actress Audrey Hepburn is displayed at a press preview of the Tanja...
General Motors’ CEO resigns
02/12/2009 05:00
President and CEO of U.S. automaker General Motors Co. Fritz Henderson resigned Tuesday and his job was taken over on an interim basis by the company’s chairman, Ed Whitacre Jr. File photo taken on June 1, 2009 shows General Motors president...
Obama to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan
02/12/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack says he will deploy 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and start pullout of U.S. troops from that country in July 2011 U.S. troops patrol the area after a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul November 13, 2009. A suicide car...
Global economy to rise by 2.4% in 2010, but recovery "fragile": UN
02/12/2009 05:00
The United Nations predicted on Wednesday that the world economy would bounce back next year with a global growth rate of 2.4 percent. “We’re not out of the woods yet,” said Rob Vos, Director of Development Policy and Analysis from the...
Suicide bombing hits Pakistani Navy headquarters, two killed
02/12/2009 05:00
A navy official was killed as a suicide blast took place outside the Navy headquarters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Wednesday, police said. A security person guards near the blast site at Pakistan’s Navy headquaters in Islamabad,...
WTO opens first ministerial conference in four years
01/12/2009 05:00
The World Trade Organization (WTO) opened its first ministerial conference in four years on Monday. World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy addresses the opening ceremony at the opening session of the World Trade Organization...