International

Anti-WTO demonstrations in Geneva turn violent
29/11/2009 05:00
A group of demonstrators protesting against the World Trade Organization (WTO) smashed shop windows and set fire to several cars in central Geneva on Saturday, witnesses said. Anti-capitalism demonstrators participate in a protest against the...
Commonwealth backs quick start climate change fund
29/11/2009 05:00
The leaders of the Commonwealth backed plans for a quick start climate change fund in a communique issued on Saturday in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and U.N. Secretary General Ban...
Death toll from ferry capsize in S Bangladesh rises to 53
29/11/2009 05:00
The death toll from ferry capsize in Bangladesh’s Bhola district rose to 53, as the divers of Bangladesh Navy and fire service found 18 more bodies on Sunday. Crowds of local citizens gatered at the site of the capsized ferry boat. A ferry...
25 dead, 102 injured in Russian train derailment
28/11/2009 05:00
At least 25 people have been killed and 102 others injured in the derailment of a Russian express train on Friday. A TV grab taken on Nov. 28 shows a scene of a train derailment near the town of Bologoye, Russia. At least 25 people have been...
Three dead, four injured in Cargo plane crash in Shanghai Pudong Airport
28/11/2009 05:00
Three staff have died and four others were injured after a cargo plane caught fire at the Shanghai Pudong airport Saturday, local officials said. People look at the burnt cargo plane at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai of...
Flood warning degrades in Cumbria, Britain
27/11/2009 05:00
There is only one flood warning remains in force in Cumbria on Thursday, which was badly damaged by the record flood last week. A bridge destroyed by flood is seen in Cockermouth, northwest England, Nov. 26, 2009. The British Environment Agency...
Philippine mayor in center of massacre files candidacy papers
27/11/2009 05:00
A local politician whose wife and some other family members were among the 57 massacred in the country’s worst violence filed his candidacy papers for the provincial governor’s post. Maguindanao Massacre suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr. (C) is...