International

EU approves Lloyds bank restructuring plan
18/11/2009 05:00
The European Commission (EC) approved here on Wednesday the restructuring plan of the British bank Lloyds for its 19 billion euros (about 28.6 billion U.S. dollars) state recapitalization. A pedestrian passes the head office of the Lloyds Banking...
16 killed in blast in NW Pakistan’s Peshawar
18/11/2009 05:00
A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people and injured 36 others in the Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday. A member of security force inspects a damaged car at the blast scene in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, on Nov. 19,...
Most Americans do not want A/H1N1 vaccine shot: poll
18/11/2009 05:00
A majority of Americans said that they do not want to take A/H1N1 vaccine shot despite the U.S. government’s encouragement, according to a poll released on Wednesday. Allene Diaz (L), 11, and her mother, Christina, wait in line for the H1N1...
Oil rallies over 3% on strong equities, weak dollar
17/11/2009 05:00
Crude prices surged more than 3 percent on Monday, rallying on the fact that major averages on the equities market touched a new 2009 high. Light, sweet crude for December delivery rose 2.55 U.S. dollars, or 3.3 percent, to settle at 78.90...
U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on mission to ISS
17/11/2009 05:00
U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida Nov. 16, 2009. Atlantis lifted off its seaside...
Bernanke says Federal Reserve seeks to ensure strong dollar
17/11/2009 05:00
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday that the U.S. central bank will pay attention on the depreciation of the U.S. dollar and help ensure the dollar is strong. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks during The...
Iran to continue attempts to obtain rights of uranium enrichment
17/11/2009 05:00
Iran’s permanent representative to IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh said Monday that Iran will continue its attempts to obtain rights of uranium enrichment and will keep up cooperating with IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Director General...