International

Death toll from rains, flooding in El Salvador rises to 91
09/11/2009 05:00
The death toll in El Salvador from the rains and flooding provoked in the last hours by hurricane Ida rose on Sunday to 91, El Salvador’s Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said. Salvadorans look at their houses that were damaged by heavy rains...
Iraqi parliament approves controversial elections bill
09/11/2009 05:00
The Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday approved by majority a long-awaited election law which would govern the country’s national polls scheduled for January. Iraqi parliament speaker Iyad al-Samarrai (C) speaks to the press following an Iraqi Parliament...
Thai rice trade to have âgolden year,â exporter says
09/11/2009 05:00
Rice exports from Thailand, the worldâs top supplier, may jump to a record next year on increasing demand from the Philippines, India and Indonesia, said an executive from the countryâs biggest exporter....
G20 agrees to maintain support for global recovery
09/11/2009 05:00
G20 policymakers agreed to maintain support for the recovery until it is assured in order to restore the global economy and financial system to health. Though a series of positive signs have shown that global economy is in the recovery process,...
Indonesia economy may have grown faster as Asia leads recovery
09/11/2009 05:00
Workers assemble motorcycles at a production plant of TVS, an Indian motorcycle manufacturer, in Indonesia Indonesiaâs economic growth may have accelerated for the first time in more than a year as lower...
"Godmother" of underworld in SW China gets 18 years in jail
03/11/2009 05:00
Organized crime boss Xie Caiping, labeled the “godmother of the underworld” in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, was sentenced 18 years in prison Tuesday. Xie Caiping is escorted to leave the court after the sentences in southwest China’s...
Obama, Democrats tested in 2009 elections
03/11/2009 05:00
Barack Obama’s party is faced up with another test on Tuesday as a handful of local elections are held in states and cities. A voting guide is posted outside a polling station in New York Nov. 3, 2009. Citizens of New York City went to polls on...