10 October 2008, 12:48 pm
The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression is claiming another casualty: American-style capitalism.... read more
10 October 2008, 8:14 am
PARIS -- Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, a globe-trotting French author of books exploring indigenous and nomadic cultures in Latin America, Africa and Asia, on Thursday won the Nobel Prize in literature.... read more
10 October 2008, 3:53 am
The United States said Thursday the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 's decision to bar international monitors from its Yongbyon nuclear complex was "regrettable." Speaking to reporters, U.S. National ...... read more
9 October 2008, 11:22 pm
China, South Korea, Japan and Asean countries may speed up the creation of an $80 billion fund to safeguard regional financial stability, a move that reflects increasing concern about US and global financial ...... read more
9 October 2008, 6:55 pm
Japan's Nikkei index has fallen more than 10 percent in early trade following massive losses on Wall Street.... read more
9 October 2008, 2:26 pm
Police are blaming homophobia for the death of South Korean actor Kim Ji-hoo . Songpa Police Station confirmed the 23-year-old hung himself at his home in Jamsil, southern Seoul, Monday.... read more