International

Military plane crash in Italy kills all five aboard
24/11/2009 05:00
Five people were killed in a plane crash near Pisa airport in northwestern Italy, the country’s air force said on Monday. A military C-130 transport plane with five people on board crashed soon after takeoff from Pisa airport at 2:10 p.m. local...
Emergency rule declared after Philippine political massacre claims 46 lives
24/11/2009 05:00
The Philippine government placed part of the restive southern region under emergency rule on Tuesday Dead bodies lie on the ground near their vehicles at the crime scene of a massacre of a political clan that included several journalists in the...
Two mln people die of AIDS in 2008: UNAIDS
24/11/2009 05:00
Some two million people died of AIDS in 2008, 70 percent of whom were in sub-Saharan regions in Africa. Roses are placed on the National AIDS memorial, a circle of engraved names of thousands of victims of AIDS, in Golden Gate Park on Worlds AIDS...
U.S. government sets countervailing duties on tubular goods from China
24/11/2009 05:00
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday announced its decision to set final countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of the 2.6 billion dollar oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China. The department said in its final determination that it found...
Swift overshadows Jackson at American Music Awards
23/11/2009 05:00
Taylor Swift became the big winner at the American Music Awards on Sunday with five prizes including artist of the year, overshadowing the late Michael Jackson. Singer Taylor Swift arrives at the 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards in...
Macao hotelier wins bid for Michael Jackson’s glove
23/11/2009 05:00
For a whopping 420,000 U.S. dollars, Michael Jackson’s rhinestone-encrusted glove is coming to a hotel in the glitzy Asian gambling haven of Macao. A Michael Jackson fan, looks at a sequined glove that once belonged to the late pop star at the...
eBay fixes search glitch on website
23/11/2009 05:00
eBay Inc., the online auction giant, said on Sunday it had fixed a technical glitch on its website that caused a one-day crash of its search functions. John Donahoe, eBay President and Chief Executive Officer applaudes the audience after he...