House Panel Asks for More Records From Toyota

House Panel Asks for More Records From Toyota


House Panel Asks for More Records From Toyota

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:40 AM PST

Two top members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee questioned how rigorously Toyota tested for sudden acceleration in its vehicles.


Germany Makes No Promise of Financial Support to Greece

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:46 AM PST

The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, ended talks without making a firm pledge, as Greece was hit by strikes over its adoption of a new austerity package.


On Final Campaign Day, Iraqi Leader Lists Gains

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:40 AM PST

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki made a detailed and at times pugnacious case to be reelected.


A Jewish Ritual Collides With Mother Nature

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:15 AM PST

This year's snowstorms have made observance of a ritual boundary known as an eruv difficult for Orthodox Jews.


New Jersey Transit Seeks Higher Fares

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:06 PM PST

The transit agency's leader announced Friday that he'll seek to increase fares by 25 percent and trim service.


Ramsey vows to return 'stronger'

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:49 AM PST

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey speaks for the first time about the horrifying injury he suffered against Stoke last weekend.


D.C. area Iraqis slow to vote in homeland's elections

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:20 AM PST

Iraqis living in the Washington area are starting to trickle in to a polling center the Iraqi government has set up for them at the Hilton Arlington hotel in Ballston so that they can vote in their nation's second parliamentary elections since the ouster of President Saddam Hussein.


Tajik ruling party sweeps polls

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:28 AM PST

Official results show president's party with landslide win in much criticised vote.


Pirates hijack Norwegian tanker

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:22 PM PST

Pirates have hijacked a tanker and are sailing it towards the Somali coast, the ship's Norwegian owners say.


Vatican pair removed amid probe

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PST

A senior aide to the Pope and a Vatican chorister are removed from posts amid allegations of a homosexual prostitution ring.


Opposition claims Togo poll victory

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:12 AM PST

Jean-Pierre Fabre says early results indicate win in presidential election.


White House Considers 9/11 Military Tribunal

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:28 AM PST

The Obama administration is leaning toward trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other alleged plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks in a military tribunal, reversing a Justice Department pledge to put them before a civilian court.


Pirates hijack tanker, head to Somalia, owner says

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:45 AM PST

OSLO (Reuters) - Pirates have hijacked a Marshall Islands-registered tanker off Madagascar and are heading toward Somali waters, the ship's Norwegian owners said Friday.


New Ukraine leader soothes Russia, no gas deals

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:50 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine's new president Viktor Yanukovich soothed Moscow Friday by suggesting he would reverse key policies of his pro-Western predecessor, but won no public promise that Russia will lower Kiev's onerous gas bills.


Abu Dhabi tries to attract yacht set

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:33 AM PST

Monaco and Abu Dhabi are both exclusive tax havens known for high-profile monarchs and ostentatious displays of wealth.


A Nervous Embrace of Freedom’s Progress in Iraq

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:49 AM PST

Iraq's elections are among the most free in the region, but the nation's politics are more vibrant than its institutions, threatening the democratic experiment.


No Endangered Status for Plains Bird

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:47 AM PST

The Interior Department said Friday that the greater sage grouse was facing extinction but would not be designated as an endangered species for now.


Former concentration camp vandalized in Austria

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:27 AM PST

VIENNA (Reuters) - A former concentration camp in Austria has been vandalized with anti-Semitic and anti-Turkish graffiti by suspected far-right activists, police and officials said on Friday.


Evacuation after Uganda mudslide

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 10:30 AM PST

Thousands of people are being evacuated from hillsides in eastern Uganda following a deadly mudslide.


Strong earthquake strikes off Sumatra coast

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:11 AM PST

A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.5 struck Friday night southwest of Sumatra in Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.


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