Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids
Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety
170 tons of tainted milk powder found
The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system.
Winter missing as Games approach
As Olympians arrive by the day, the Winter Games seem to be missing something. Namely, winter. There's more snow in D.C., as in District of Columbia, than
Body found in landing gear of flight
A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify
Report:Toyota to recall 300,000 Priuses
Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and will notify the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, a news report
Iran increasing uranium enrichment
Iran on Monday told the U.N. nuclear agency that it will start enriching uranium to higher levels, shrugging off international fears that such a move will
Emergency vaccine campaign in Haiti
Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.
17 dead, 53 rescued in avalanche
A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically
Costa Rica elects 1st woman president
Costa Ricans have elected their first woman president as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide after campaigning to continue free market policies in
Flash flooding kills 1 in Australia
An investigation is under way in Central Queensland, Australia, after a 46-year-old mother drowned in flash flooding on Sunday afternoon.
Two Koreas meet at border
A senior Chinese envoy was in North Korea on Monday on a mission to persuade the reclusive state to rejoin nuclear disarmament talks, reports said, while
Teenage Spanish matador faces 6 bulls
A 16-year-old Spanish matador killed six bulls in one afternoon Saturday, pulling off a feat normally attempted only by seasoned veterans and winning trophies
Ghost town auctioned off for $3.1M
Latvia on Friday sold a deserted town built around a Soviet-era radar station to a Russian investor who bid $3.1 million at an unusual auction, officials said.
Man caught ogling on TV will keep job
An Australian banker who was caught on live TV looking at scantily clad photos of model Miranda Kerr will not lose his job, the bank said Friday.
Lawyer: Leader to blame for kidnap case
Ten Baptist missionaries are facing kidnapping charges in Haiti for trying to take 33 children out of the country, and the lawyer for all the defendants is
Century-old whisky found in Antarctic
This Scotch has been on the rocks for a century.
170 tons of tainted milk powder found
Winter missing as Games approach
Body found in landing gear of flight
