International

Fourth biggest bank in California taken over by regulators
01/11/2009 05:00
In what was the fourth largest takeover by regulators in the United States this year, the Los Angeles-headquartered California National Bank was acquired by regulators Friday night. A California National Bank branch is pictured in downtown Los...
Commercial lender CIT Group files for bankruptcy protection
01/11/2009 05:00
Commercial lender CIT Group filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday after U.S. government bailout and debt exchange offer failed. File photo taken on July 16, 2009 shows people walking in front of the CIT Group building in Manhattan, New York....
Blast hits Pakistan’s garrison city, 34 killed
01/11/2009 05:00
At least 34 people have been killed and 32 others wounded in an alleged suicide explosion in Rawalpindi cantonment area near the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Monday, police and rescue sources said. Pakistani policemen secure the site at a...
India remembers Indira Gandhi
31/10/2009 05:00
A quarter of a century after her assassination that shocked the world, India still remembers Indira Gandhi as the country’s first woman prime minister. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Front) pays tribute to late Prime Minister of India Indira...
Indonesian police arrest 2 anti-graft body deputies
31/10/2009 05:00
Two suspended deputies of Indonesiaâs Corruption Eradication Commission were arrested Thursday in a graft case that has complicated President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonoâs drive for clean governance. Police named Chandra Hamzah and...
Canada, Greenland forge accord to protect polar bears
30/10/2009 05:00
Canada and Greenland agreed Friday on a series of measures aimed at protecting shared populations of polar bears. Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice made the announcement during a conference call from Kangerluusuaq, Greenland, where he...
EU summit concludes after discussing institutional, climate issues
30/10/2009 05:00
European Union leaders concluded their two-day summit after discussions on the Lisbon Treaty, climate change financing and economic issues. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (R, front), whose country is holding the EU Presidency, and...