Ford Shifts Gears and Gains Ground in Asia

Ford Shifts Gears and Gains Ground in Asia


Ford Shifts Gears and Gains Ground in Asia

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:25 PM PDT

Ford has cut back on luxury models and increased output of smaller, fuel-efficient cars.


Court upholds verdict against Total

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:29 PM PDT

French court holds oil company responsible for 1999 oil spil off Brittany.


Insurers to Comply With New Rules for Children

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:07 PM PDT

Under pressure from the White House, health insurance companies said on Tuesday that they would cover children with pre-existing conditions.


The Last Piece in Place

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:45 AM PDT

In Alexandria, Va., President Obama signed into law the final piece of the Democrats' health care overhaul.


Technology Coalition Urges Stronger Online Privacy Laws

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:39 AM PDT

Microsoft, Google and other companies are pushing to protect private information from government access.


Congo rapist remains in UK to wed

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 05:54 AM PDT

A Congolese convicted rapist whom the Home Office is trying to deport wins a court battle to stay in the UK and marry.


Kuwaiti woman to hang for tent fire

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Wife enraged by husband's second marriage gets death penalty for deaths of 57 people.


Three soldiers repatriated to UK

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Mourners in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, pay their respects as three soldiers killed in Afghanistan are repatriated.


Beams collide at atom smasher

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 04:42 AM PDT

Scientists say it will help unravel deep secrets of the universe. Researchers in Geneva today smashed two proton beams at the fastest speed ever, marking "new territory" in physics.


Northeast Storm Brings Heavy Rain and Stops Traffic

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Suspended train service, airport delays and drenched roadways have made life difficult along the I-95 corridor.


Vatican defends Pope amid Catholic Church sex abuse scandal

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:56 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Tuesday dismissed any notion that Pope Benedict XVI should take personal responsibility for the child sex abuse scandal rocking the church, defending his management of such cases and vowing the crisis would not interrupt what historians view as his conservative agen...


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Constitutional Debate Looms in Turkey

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Turkey's government sent a package of constitutional amendments for a vote in parliament Tuesday, but despite concessions to critics who say the proposals amount to a bid to control the country's judiciary, no opposition party has said it will vote for the package.


Rain brings down ancient ceiling at Emperor Nero's golden palace

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Part of the ceiling over the palace of the Roman emperor Nero in Rome collapses, prompting concern over the site's stability.


Colombia rebels to free hostage held over a decade

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:32 AM PDT

FLORENCIA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian rebels on Tuesday were set to release a hostage soldier they have held in jungle camps for more than 12 years after guerrillas overran his army base at the height of the country's conflict.


Turkey asks Germany for help if EU bid stalls

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:42 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan asked visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to help Turkey if its bid for EU membership becomes deadlocked, most probably because of a dispute with Cyprus.


Nigerian airports start installing body scanners

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:46 AM PDT

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria has started installing body scanners at international airports, a senior aviation official said Tuesday, three months after one of its citizens was suspected of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound passenger plane.


Technical error hits Google China

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Google says that a problem with its Chinese service was internal rather than an official block, as reports had suggested.


Sharia court confirms Twitter ban

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:48 AM PDT

A Sharia court in northern Nigeria permanently bans a civil rights group from debating punishment amputations on the internet.


Technical error hits Google China

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Google says that a problem with its Chinese service was an internal error rather than an official block, as reports had suggested.


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