G.M. to Close Hummer After Sale Collapses

G.M. to Close Hummer After Sale Collapses
Turkey Unsettled by Officer Arrests
Australian child migrants: In their words
Report: Hamas founder's son worked for Israel
Cuban dissidents kept from political prisoner's funeral, activists say
English Football Clubs Face Heavy Debts
Toyota chief apologises for recall
Vermont Senate Votes to Close Nuclear Plant
Concrete-Testing Company Guilty of Enterprise Corruption
Hedge Fund Moves on Stuyvesant Town
Arts & Leisure Preview: Violence That Art Didn’t See Coming
After Shooting Chimp, a Police Officer’s Descent
'Millennials' More Pro-Government Than Older Americans
Family gets 7/7 inquest legal aid
Rights group criticizes Cuba in prisoner's death
Clinton aide intervened to help with uranium deal, Ex-Kazakh official says
Kazakhstan executive alleges Russia meddled in uranium deals
Tighter Credit Takes Toll in China
Paying in Yen for Japan Exports
Asia Leads the Way Out of Recession

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:54 PM PST

A $150 million deal to sell Hummer to a Chinese company stalled as the companies awaited approval from the Chinese government.

Turkey Unsettled by Officer Arrests

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST

Tensions between Turkey's powerful military and the government escalated sharply on Wednesday as a court ordered the formal arrests of 12 officers on charges they had plotted a coup.

Australian child migrants: In their words

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:03 AM PST

"I did see a lot of cruelty," Ann McViegh said of her time as a child migrant, sent to Australia by the British government. "I was okay with it until I had my own child and that's when my anger came in." l MIGRANTS GET APOLOGY l

Report: Hamas founder's son worked for Israel

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:06 AM PST

The son of a Hamas official worked for Israeli intelligence and was the Jewish state's "most valuable source in the militant organization's leadership," a news report said Wednesday.

Cuban dissidents kept from political prisoner's funeral, activists say

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:26 AM PST

More than 20 Cuban dissidents were detained Wednesday when they tried to attend the funeral and several memorials for a political prisoner who died Tuesday after a prolonged hunger strike, human rights activists said.

English Football Clubs Face Heavy Debts

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:34 PM PST

The full extent of the debts engulfing English football has been laid bare in a report that shows Premier League clubs are carrying more debt than the rest of Europe's clubs put together.

Toyota chief apologises for recall

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:39 PM PST

Akio Toyoda faces tough questions over safety standards at US congressional hearing.

Vermont Senate Votes to Close Nuclear Plant

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:40 PM PST

In an unusual state foray into nuclear regulation, the Vermont Senate voted 26 to 4 to block a license extension for the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.

Concrete-Testing Company Guilty of Enterprise Corruption

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:51 PM PST

The company and its two top executives were convicted of the most serious charge levied in the case.

Hedge Fund Moves on Stuyvesant Town

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:25 AM PST

Appaloosa Management is seeking to take control of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, the largest apartment complexes in Manhattan.

Arts & Leisure Preview: Violence That Art Didn’t See Coming

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:11 AM PST

The Amy Bishop case frames the role of women in bloodshed in a way that is new to our culture.

After Shooting Chimp, a Police Officer’s Descent

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST

A veteran officer has suffered from depression since fatally shooting the chimp who mauled a woman last year.

'Millennials' More Pro-Government Than Older Americans

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:22 AM PST

Americans born after 1980 appear to be more pro-government, pro-regulation and pro-market-intervention than previous cohorts.

Family gets 7/7 inquest legal aid

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:12 PM PST

The families of victims of 7/7 London bombings could be granted legal aid for representation at the inquests.

Rights group criticizes Cuba in prisoner's death

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:38 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Amnesty International called the hunger strike death of jailed Cuban activist Orlando Zapata Tamayo a "terrible indictment" of repression on the island and urged Cuban President Raul Castro on Wednesday to release all political prisoners.

Clinton aide intervened to help with uranium deal, Ex-Kazakh official says

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:51 AM PST

A top aide to former president Bill Clinton intervened in 2005 to help win Kazakh approval of a uranium mining deal benefiting a major donor to the Clinton Foundation, according to a video statement made by the former chief of Kazakhstan's state nuclear firm.

Kazakhstan executive alleges Russia meddled in uranium deals

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:55 AM PST

TAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN -- The dry steppe stretches to the horizon in all directions from this remote outpost in southern Kazakhstan. But peeking out of the sandy soil, amid the sagebrush and desert shrub, are thousands of wells arranged in geometric patterns, each extracting radioactive treasure.

Tighter Credit Takes Toll in China

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:35 AM PST

China's local governments, which ran up huge debts during the record-breaking lending spree of the past year, are now feeling the pinch as authorities in Beijing tighten credit.

Paying in Yen for Japan Exports

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:30 AM PST

Japan's unexpectedly sharp rise in exports in January despite a strong yen reflects a notable development: More shipments are heading to thriving Asian markets and being paid for in yen, buffering Japanese exporters from a strong currency.