International

A/H1N1 influenza death toll rises to 6,260, says WHO
13/11/2009 05:00
At least 6,260 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza as infections continue to increase in most regions of the northern hemisphere. A medic gets ready to give students of a university an injection of the H1N1 flu vaccine in...
U.S. lunar probe finds water on moon
13/11/2009 05:00
Preliminary data from LCROSS indicated that the mission had successfully uncovered water during the Oct. 9 impacts into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus crater near the moon’s south pole A “significant amount” of frozen water has...
Dollar ends week lower as euro zone exits recession
13/11/2009 05:00
The dollar ended the week lower against major currencies as a growth of the euro zone economy boosted investors’ risk appetite, which lacked support in previous sessions. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in the euro zone,...
Microsoft’s search engine to pose more challenges to Google
12/11/2009 05:00
Microsoft’s search engine Bing, launched May this year, is going to add more applications and tools as an upgrading step to challenge the search engine market leader Google. Search engine websites as Google and others respond to users’ queries...
Spokesman of Iranian consulate killed in Pakistan: police
12/11/2009 05:00
Gunmen shot dead the spokesman for the Iranian consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, police and witnesses said. Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2009 shows a bullet hole on the windscreen of the car where Syed Abul Hasan was...
Suspect in U.S. Army base shooting faces 13 charges
12/11/2009 05:00
U.S. Army psychiatrist Nadil Malik Hasan has been charged by the Army with 13 counts of premeditated murder in last week’s deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base, Texas. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in last week’s mass shooting...
A/H1N1 flu kills 36, infects 62,800 in Chinese mainland
12/11/2009 05:00
The A/H1N1 influenza has killed 36 and infected more than 62,800 people as of Wednesday in the Chinese mainland, the Health Ministry said. Students from the 35th Middle School of Hefei receive free vaccination against the A/H1N1 influenza in...