International

Talks on Iranian nuclear issue slide into deadlock: ElBaradei
27/11/2009 05:00
The chief of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, admitted on Thursday that consultations with Iran on its nuclear issue reached a deadlock. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei (L) speaks at the...
India pays homage to Mumbai attacks victims, martyrs
27/11/2009 05:00
For Mumbai, the day is a tribute to all those martyrs who gave up their lives to ensure others could live to tell their tales. Indians take part in a candle light vigil to commemorate victims of last year’s Mumbai carnage on the first...
UAE newspaper criticizes markets for overreacting to Dubai World’s debt plan
27/11/2009 05:00
The herd instincts of global markets and media over dramatized the request for a freeze on debt payments by Dubai World, one of Dubai’s largest and most important conglomerates. Dubai’s stock market is closed on the first day of the long Eid...
Oil prices fall on concerns of Dubai debt crisis
27/11/2009 05:00
Crude fell on Friday, with the prices slumping the most since January during the session, as world financial markets were rattled by Dubai debt crisis. U.S. crude market, which was closed on Thursday because of the Thanksgiving holiday, jointed...
Murdoch’s son buys radio company
26/11/2009 05:00
Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan has made his biggest investment since leaving News Corporation more than four years ago, Australian Associated Press. Lachlan Murdoch’s private investment company Illyria has acquired a half share and management...
U.S. health officials say A/H1N1 flu vaccine safe
26/11/2009 05:00
There’s no evidence that the A/H1N1 flu vaccine can cause any serious side effects, said U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a report released on Wednesday. The report was CDC’s first report on the safety of the vaccine....
The oldest mountaineer wishes to break his world record
26/11/2009 05:00
He has passed 78 cycles of summer and autumn, he has faced dauntless challenges since his childhood, yet he is not exhausted and wishes more. Min Bahadur Sherchan speaks at a program in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Nov. 23, 2009. Min Bahadur...