Toronto, Dec 20 (IANS) Boxing Day - the year’s busiest shopping day after Christmas because of heavy discounts - has already arrived in Canada.
London, December 20 (IANS) Sexually abused children are 10 times more prone to suicide as grownups, latest research says.
Taipei, Dec 20 (DPA) Taiwan plans to allow its government officials, military personnel and state enterprise executives to visit China in view of eased cross-strait tension, media reports said Saturday.
Washington, Dec 20 (DPA) Airports were shut down and several hundred flights were cancelled Friday as winter storms swept across the Midwest and northeastern US.
Washington, Dec 20 (DPA) Airports were shut down and several hundred flights were cancelled Friday as winter storms swept across the Midwest and northeastern US.
Washington, Dec 20 (DPA) US president-elect Barack Obama is expected to name retired navy admiral Dennis Blair as his top official for overseeing intelligences agencies.
Toronto, Dec 20 (IANS) Canada, the best performing among the G7 economies, is officially in recession and there will no growth in 2009, the country’s top bank has said in a new report.
Colombo, Dec 20 (IANS) A medium-size vessel of the Tamil Tiger rebels was destroyed in a pre-dawn sea battle Saturday off the northeastern Mullaitivu coast, the Sri Lankan Navy said.
Moscow, Dec 20 (RIA Novosti) Russia’s armed forces will get in 2009 a new military doctrine, meeting present-day realities as defined by national security and foreign policy interests.
Washington, Dec 20 (DPA) US president-elect Barack Obama filled out his cabinet Friday by naming his picks for trade, labour and transport.