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Toyota recalls new Prius in latest safety fix

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:17:00 GMT

Reuters - WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - The spiraling crisis at Toyota Motor Corp deepened on Tuesday as the automaker said it would recall thousands of Camry sedans as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems.

Canada may expand air commander murder probe

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:39:00 GMT

Reuters - OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian police said on Tuesday they are looking at reopening cold cases of slain women after having laid murder charges against the commanding officer of the country's largest military air base.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko girds to contest result

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:26:00 GMT

Reuters - KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko launched action on Tuesday to call rival Viktor Yanukovich's election into question, ignoring international endorsement of the poll and threatening a lengthy legal battle.

North Korea nuclear envoy visits China, talks closer

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:32:00 GMT

Reuters - SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's top nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as Pyongyang said it was willing to step up talks with China on resuming stalled disarmament-for-aid talks.

Over 60 feared dead in Afghan avalanches

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:27:00 GMT

Reuters - SALANG PASS, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 60 people were feared dead and hundreds still trapped on a treacherous mountain pass in Afghanistan on Tuesday after a series of avalanches smashed into an alpine tunnel.

Google tweaks Gmail to challenge Facebook, Twitter

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:13:00 GMT

Reuters - MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc injected social networking features into its popular Web email product as the world's No. 1 search engine seeks to fend off competition from Facebook and Twitter.

Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:54:00 GMT

Reuters - WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the international community was moving "fairly quickly" toward imposing broader sanctions on Iran, as the Islamic Republic defiantly expanded its nuclear program.

Two decades after Mandela's release, South Africa struggles

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:16:00 GMT

Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems.

Italy says Iranian militia attacked its embassy

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:21:00 GMT

Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Italy said dozens of members of Iran's hardline religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a student protest and did not mention any violence.

Russian tycoon says ex-spy murder claim "outrageous"

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:52:00 GMT

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky said Tuesday it was outrageous to claim he was responsible for the death of his friend Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was murdered in London in 2006.