International

Dollar rises against major currencies

The dollar rose against most major currencies on Thursday. Leaders of euro countries agreed on an aid plan for Greece drafted by Germany and France, a Greek official said on Thursday. The plan will involve financial aid from euro countries and the IMF. Trichet expressed concerns about the plan and criticized the European Union for not doing enough. “If...

Dubai to offer 9.5 bln dollars in aid to Dubai World

The Dubai government would offer $9.5 billion in aid to Dubai World conglomerate as part of a restructuring plan. A view of high rise buildings is seen in Dubai March 23, 2010. The chairman of Dubai supreme fiscal committee said in a statement that the government would put the money into its chief conglomerate Dubai World and a key subsidiary as part of a long-...

Samsung’s former chairman resumes post

Former chairman of Samsung Group Lee Kun-hee returned to his post almost two years after he resigned due to a tax evasion scandal. The 68-year-old Lee, who had been the head of Samsung Group for 20 years, quit in April 2008 before he was given a three-year suspended prison sentence for evading taxes on income of 4.5 trillion won. Samsung management explained...

Singapore’s Changi Airport named world’s best airport

Singapore’s Changi Airport clinched the “World’s Best Airport” this year in Skytrax World Airport survey. In the annual survey of travelers worldwide last year, Singapore’s Changi Airport was placed the third, trailing behind Seoul’s Incheon and China’s Hong Kong. But this year, Changi overtook the two airports to top...

Sarah Palin to seal reality show deal with Discovery

Sarah Palin is said to have been close to a deal for her travelogue reality show   Alaska Governor Sarah Palin waves to well-wishers while serving hot dogs at the annual Governor’s Picnic in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 26, 2009According to the Reporter, the Discovery Channel has beaten out A&E for the privilege of airing the travelogue. An agreement...

School killings reveal mental health woes

A man alleged to be mentally ill stabbed eight school children to death and injured five others on Tuesday in Fujian province. A news conference on a knife attack at the Experimental School is held in Nanping City, southeast China’s Fujian Province. Two children injured in a knife attack at the primary school Tuesday have died in hospital, bringing the death...

Sandra Bullock not looking for divorce lawyer

Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock has not been seeking a divorce lawyer, and reports of her doing so are “completely false,” Sandra Bullock holds her Oscar for best actress in “The Blind Side” as she arrives with her husband Jesse James (L) at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, California March 7, 2010. “Neither...

Britain expels Israeli diplomat over fake passports in Dubai killing

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband speaks at a press conference in London, Britain, March 23, 2010. An Israeli diplomat was expelled from Britain over the use of forged British passports in the suspected Mossad assassination of a Hamas commander, Miliband said on Tuesday. Miliband addressed lawmakers in the House of Commons over the issue on Tuesday afternoon,...

Fourteen U.S. states file lawsuits over healthcare reform law

Fourteen U.S. states filed lawsuits on Tuesday challenging the health insurance reform law signed earlier in the day by President Barack Obama. U.S. President Barack Obama (C) signs the healthcare reform bill at the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, March 23, 2010. Obama on Tuesday signed a sweeping healthcare reform bill that passed...

Jackson’s doctor stops revival efforts

Dr. Conrad Murray stopped resuscitation efforts on the dying star and delayed calling 911 in order to collect drug vials at the scene Conrad Murray, the late Michael Jackson’s personal physician, sits in court during his arraignment at the Los Angeles Superior Court Airport Branch Courthouse February 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Conrad Murray was charged...