Renault seeks 'espionage' probe

Renault seeks 'espionage' probe


Renault seeks 'espionage' probe

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST

Renault asks French authorities to investigate the suspected industrial espionage at the carmaker.


Brazil floods: 'Fear and devastation'

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:38 AM PST

Residents of one of the towns worst affected by the devastating floods in south-eastern Brazil describe the scenes of destruction in their city.


Clinton pushes for economic and political reforms in tour of Middle East

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 01:05 PM PST

DOHA, QATAR - With a campaign-style swing through the Middle East, Hillary Rodham Clinton reached out to ordinary Arabs as well as their leaders this week to push for economic and political reforms, highlighting themes that aides say are close to her heart as secretary of state, but also fraught...



Iran hangs five convicted drug smugglers

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran hanged on Thursday five people convicted of smuggling drugs, the official IRNA news agency reported.


Gujarat State Is Indian Test Case

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:34 PM PST

India's Gujarat state has transformed itself into an economic and export engine by presenting an alternative to the widespread corruption that has stymied big projects elsewhere in the country, turning it into a springboard for the national political ambitions of its controversial leader.


'Huge financial and emotional blow'

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST

The Australian city of Brisbane has experienced widespread flooding, although the peak level is a metre lower than feared, officials say.


After the floods

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:58 AM PST

Once water recedes, where does the clean-up begin?


Medvedev acknowledges graft progress scant, seeks law

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:27 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev acknowledged on Thursday he has made little headway in tackling corruption and called for a new law to make it more difficult to set up shell companies to pay bribes by sending funds abroad.


Czechs Grant Asylum to Ukraine's Former Economy Minister

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:57 AM PST

A former Ukrainian economy minister was granted political asylum by the Czech Republic, a sign of increasing international disquiet over the Ukrainian government's investigations of leading opposition figures.


Locke Calls for China to Open Its Markets

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:45 AM PST

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke called for China to follow through on its pledges to open up its market to foreign firms, seeking to ensure that next week's state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao leads to lasting results.


After the floods

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:58 AM PST

Once water recedes, where does the clean-up begin?


Tunisia president not to run again

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:58 AM PST

In bid to placate protesters, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali vows to broaden political freedoms and allow freedom of speech.


Dispute Emerges Over Military Damage to Afghan Property

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:06 AM PST

An Afghan presidential commission has determined that military operations in the Kandahar area have caused more than $100 million in damage to homes and farms over the past six months.


'Gulf World Cup' plan criticised

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:31 AM PST

A suggestion that Qatar's neighbours could host some games in the 2022 World Cup is criticised by Iran's coach.


15 flu deaths reported in a week

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:16 PM PST

Fifteen flu-related deaths are reported to the assembly government in the past week.


College’s Policy on Troubled Students Is Under Scrutiny

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:14 PM PST

Some experts say the community college that suspended Jared L. Loughner could have done more to help him.


Russia's crash report stirs Polish politics

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST

WARSAW - The crash last spring of a plane carrying Poland's president and other top officials outside the Russian city of Smolensk unexpectedly drew Poland and Russia closer together. Now, Russia's report on the crash is driving the longtime antagonists apart again - and dividing Polish politici...


Tunisian leader to retire in 2014

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:35 PM PST

Tunisia's president of 23 years says he will not seek a new term in office in 2014, after widespread deadly violence over corruption and poverty.


Chickens that cannot spread bird flu

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:01 AM PST

Chickens which cannot spread bird flu have been created by scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge.


Death Toll Mounts in Brazilian Deluge

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:12 AM PST

At least 291 have died in the floods and landslides, officials said, with many still missing.


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