There is a common saying in Mexico about police investigations and government inquiries that goes “no pasa nada,” or “nothing happens.”
A Chinese factory that has not been inspected by the Food and Drug Administration is the source for the active ingredient of a critical blood-thinning drug whose production was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stopped oil exports to Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday, escalating a multibillion-dollar fight with the U.S. company two days after threatening to cut off all supplies to America.
The Yahoo-Microsoft takeover saga has already turned ugly, with a retirement board in Michigan lodging the first lawsuit against Yahoo Inc. for its rejection of Microsoft Corp.´s $44.6 billion US bid.
Canada has joined China and Russia on the U.S. software, music and movie industries´ annual list of countries with the worst record of fighting piracy of copyright goods, an industry coalition said on Monday.
The Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, on Tuesday presented a Russian-Chinese draft treaty banning weapons in space to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, an idea that was quickly rejected by the United States.
After more than a year of wrangling, the Senate handed the White House a major victory on Tuesday by voting to broaden the government’s spy powers and to give legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in President Bush’s program of eavesdropping without warrants.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said closing the border would be a "very, very big mistake" for the U.S. economy, although he urged Washington on Monday to do more to fight illegal drug cartels.
Japan has accused Russia of violating its airspace over the Pacific Izu islands and demanded an explanation.
Six major US banks are expected to announce plans to offer more help to homeowners struggling with mortgages.
People in the UK who go online and illegally download music and films may have their internet access cut under plans the government is considering.
The war of words between Yahoo and Microsoft has begun.The Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Hours after Yahoo officially rejected Microsoft’s takeover offer on Monday, calling it too low, Microsoft described Yahoo’s response as “unfortunate” and said its own proposal was “full and fair.”
The real estate industry and lobbyists, who together provide millions in campaign cash for city candidates, are trying to overturn a new law that would vastly reduce how much they can donate.
If present trends continue, within two decades the nation’s foreign-born population will surpass the historic 19th-century peak of nearly 15 percent of all residents, according to projections released Monday.
Myanmar will hold a referendum on a new constitution in May, the ruling junta said Saturday, promising to then have multi-party elections in 2010.
Yahoo’s board plans to reject Microsoft’s $44.6 billion hostile bid in a letter this Monday, saying the offer undervalues Yahoo, people involved in the discussions said Saturday.
Police secretly recorded hundreds of prison conversations between inmates and their lawyers, a news report said Saturday. Opposition parties demanded that the government widen its investigation into the alleged practice.
Scandal-hit Societe Generale will sell 5.5bn euros ($8bn; £4.1bn) of shares at a 40% discount to shore up its balance sheet after huge trading losses.
A cross-party group of Japanese legislators has said it has drafted a bill proposing a four-year moratorium on the death penalty.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off oil supplies to the US unless it halts what he calls its "economic war" against his country.
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