International

Yves Saint Laurent named world’s richest dead celebrity
28/10/2009 05:00
Deceased French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, making 350 million U.S. dollars, has beaten Michael Jackson in the list of top-earning in 2008 dead celebrities compiled by Forbes. Designer Yves Saint Laurent appears on the catwalk at the end...
China’s Geely confirmed to bid for Volvo cars
28/10/2009 05:00
China’s Geely Automobile on Wednesday have been confirmed as preferred bidder in the ongoing discussions concerning the possible sale of Volvo Car Corporation. Technicians prepare vehicles for a test crash at the Volvo Safety Centre in...
Palestinians injured in clashes with West Bank settlers
27/10/2009 05:00
At least eight Palestinians were injured Tuesday when Israeli settlers attacked villagers harvesting olives near the West Bank city of Nablus, witnesses said. A Palestinian man medicates a Palestinian woman after several Palestinian farmers clash...
Multiple roadside bombings kill 8 U.S. soldiers in S Afghanistan
27/10/2009 05:00
Eight U.S. service members and one Afghan civilian were killed Tuesday in multiple IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attacks in southern Afghanistan.. A U.S. soldier from Stryker Brigade patrols in Kandahar city October 26, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters...
Five die in private jet crash near Minsk
27/10/2009 05:00
Five people were killed in the crash of a Russian business plane near Minsk, the Belarusian capital, on Monday night. Investigators walk at the site of a plane crash near the airport of the Belarus capital Minsk, October 27, 2009. Five people...
WHO chief foresees end of A/H1N1 flu pandemic
27/10/2009 05:00
WHO Margaret Chan said that the A/H1N1 pandemic would reach its natural end when enough people are immunized. During a conference at the Tropical Medicine Institute Pedro Kouri in Havana, Chan said more vaccines against the A/H1N1 flu would be...
McDonald’s to close in Iceland for higher cost
27/10/2009 05:00
U.S. fast cooking chain McDonald’s in Iceland announced that all its restaurants would close at the end of October, according to reports reaching here from Reykjavik on Tuesday. “The reason is the rising cost of imported supplies following...