Ford Shifts Gears and Gains Ground in Asia

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• Ford Shifts Gears and Gains Ground in Asia
• Court upholds verdict against Total
• Insurers to Comply With New Rules for Children
• The Last Piece in Place
• Technology Coalition Urges Stronger Online Privacy Laws
• Congo rapist remains in UK to wed
• Kuwaiti woman to hang for tent fire
• Three soldiers repatriated to UK
• Beams collide at atom smasher
• Northeast Storm Brings Heavy Rain and Stops Traffic
• Vatican defends Pope amid Catholic Church sex abuse scandal
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• Constitutional Debate Looms in Turkey
• Rain brings down ancient ceiling at Emperor Nero's golden palace
• Colombia rebels to free hostage held over a decade
• Turkey asks Germany for help if EU bid stalls
• Nigerian airports start installing body scanners
• Technical error hits Google China
• Sharia court confirms Twitter ban
• Technical error hits Google China

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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Australia says Rio trials opaque,business seeks answers

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• Australia says Rio trials opaque,business seeks answers
• Thai protesters say further talks with PM pointless
• Taiwan says researching high-tech missiles
• Russia mourns victims of metro blasts
• Australia says Rio trials opaque,business seeks answers
• G8 ministers call for strong measures against Iran
• Japan to extend sanctions against North Korea
• Hitmen kill 10 youths in Mexico's drug-hit north
• Report warns of storm surge in U.S. coastal regions
• Indonesian scavengers risk lives to dive for coal
• Sex infection gonorrhoea risks becoming "superbug"
• Quake-hit Haiti expects "massive" donors' response
• Sarkozy calls for financial reform
• "Third man" stars in British TV election debate
• Moscow bombs remind New Yorkers of constant risk
• Clinton rebuke overshadows Canada's Arctic meeting
• Turkey reforms give top brass over to civilian court
• ANALYSIS - Saudi sweep shows al Qaeda threat hasn't disappeared
• Obama says Afghan's anti-graft progress 'too slow'
• Clinton says China playing role in Iran debate

Australia says Rio trials opaque,business seeks answers Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:08 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia said on Tuesday China's verdicts against four Rio Tinto executives left serious questions about the country's legal system as business pressed Beijing for clarity.

Thai protesters say further talks with PM pointless Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:08 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-government protesters said on Tuesday they were not interested in further talks with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and would look at new ways to push for elections.

Taiwan says researching high-tech missiles Posted: 30 Mar 2010 12:08 AM PDT TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is researching development of high-tech missiles on a road to "peace through strength" with China, military officials on the self-ruled island said on Tuesday.

Russia mourns victims of metro blasts Posted: 29 Mar 2010 11:12 PM PDT Moscow holds a day of mourning for the 38 people killed in Monday's twin suicide bombings on the city's Metro.

Australia says Rio trials opaque,business seeks answers Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:40 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Tuesday that the verdicts in the trial of four executives of global miner Rio Tinto left serious unanswered questions for business about China's legal system.

G8 ministers call for strong measures against Iran Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrial nations will call on the international community to take "appropriate and strong steps" to show its resolve over Iran's nuclear activities.

Japan to extend sanctions against North Korea Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will extend sanctions against North Korea first imposed after the reclusive country tested a nuclear device and ballistic missiles in 2006, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Hitmen kill 10 youths in Mexico's drug-hit north Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Suspected drug hitmen killed a carload of children and teenagers in northern Mexico in the latest of a rash of attacks on minors that have angered the public as drug gang violence spins out of control.

Report warns of storm surge in U.S. coastal regions Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - With another Atlantic hurricane season just two months away, a new report on Monday highlighted the risk of flooding and storm surge to homeowners in many U.S. coastal regions.

Indonesian scavengers risk lives to dive for coal Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PDT CIREBON, Indonesia (Reuters Life!) - Forty-year-old Karnadi risks his life every day diving in the murky waters of Indonesia's Cirebon port to collect pieces coal that have fallen into the water while being loaded onto transport ships.

Sex infection gonorrhoea risks becoming "superbug" Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea risks becoming a drug-resistant "superbug" if doctors do not devise new ways of treating it, a leading sexual health expert said.

Quake-hit Haiti expects "massive" donors' response Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti expects a "massive" response from donors to its multibillion-dollar needs for reconstruction following the Jan. 12 earthquake, Finance and Economy Minister Ronald Baudin said on Monday.

Sarkozy calls for financial reform Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:41 PM PDT President Sarkozy of France says the world can no longer accept a capitalist system without rules.

"Third man" stars in British TV election debate Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - His party may have no chance of winning Britain's coming election, but Liberal Democrat economics spokesman Vince Cable won the plaudits in Monday's first live debate between possible finance ministers.

Moscow bombs remind New Yorkers of constant risk Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bag searches and gun-toting police officers in the New York subway, a watch tower in Times Square and thousands of security cameras are now as ubiquitous in the city as yellow taxi cabs and cosmopolitan cocktails.

Clinton rebuke overshadows Canada's Arctic meeting Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a rare public rebuke to close ally Canada on Monday, criticizing it for excluding key nations from a meeting to discuss the resource-rich Arctic.

Turkey reforms give top brass over to civilian court Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish constitutional reform package to be submitted to parliament on Tuesday will make it possible for military top brass to be tried by a civilian court, media reported late on Monday.

ANALYSIS - Saudi sweep shows al Qaeda threat hasn't disappeared Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PDT RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's arrests of 113 al Qaeda-linked militants, including two suicide bomb teams, shows that the jihadi threat to the world's top oil exporter has not disappeared. It has just migrated to neighbouring Yemen.

Obama says Afghan's anti-graft progress 'too slow' Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, said progress there was "too slow" on cracking down on corruption and the drug trade.

Clinton says China playing role in Iran debate Posted: 29 Mar 2010 09:08 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, launching a G8 foreign ministers summit on Monday, said the world could not accept a nuclear-armed Iran and that China would be involved in considering new sanctions proposals.

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