International

EU to appoint president, foreign policy chief
11/11/2009 05:00
The European Union (EU) said Wednesday that it will hold a special summit Nov. 19 to decide the appointees as EU president and foreign policy chief. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the rotating European Union (EU)...
Geithner pushes APEC to adopt market-set currencies
11/11/2009 05:00
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner smiles during a Finance Ministers news conference at the APEC Summit in Singapore November 12, 2009. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Asia-Pacific nations need...
Former Thai PM Thaksin arrives in Cambodia
10/11/2009 05:00
Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in Phnom Penh Tuesday morning to take up his new job as the adviser of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Royal Government. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (F) arrives...
U.S. army base shooting suspect starts to talk
10/11/2009 05:00
Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in last week’s mass shooting incident at Fort Hood army base, Tex., is now conscious and began to talk, U.S. authorities said on Monday. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in last week’s mass shooting incident at Fort...
Google to buy mobile ad provider AdMob for $750 mln
10/11/2009 05:00
Google on Monday announced that it has agreed to buy AdMob, a provider of display ad technology for mobile phones, for 750 million U.S. dollars. “The deal will help Google in its efforts to develop more effective tools for creating, serving and...
Teen obesity increases multiple sclerosis risk in females
10/11/2009 05:00
Obesity has its negative healthy effect, but there appears another reason for weight control as teen obesity may enhance the possibility of multiple sclerosis (MS). In the study, Harvard researchers found that teen obesity doubles a woman’s risk...
Obama honors 13 killed in shooting at Fort Hood
10/11/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama participated in a memorial service at the Fort Hood Army base, Texas, Tuesday to honor 13 people killed by a U.S. Army psychiatrist. U.S. President Barack Obama, accompanied by his wife Michelle Obama, participates in...