Japanese officials are investigating the possibility of a second radioactive leak from a nuclear plant, following Monday´s earthquake in central Japan.
The Kremlin has warned Britain it faces "serious consequences" after expelling four Russian diplomats from the UK. The move followed Moscow´s refusal to hand over the former KGB agent accused of murdering Alexander Litvinenko in London last year.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said lawmakers won´t take up legislation this year that would increase taxes on some managers of hedge funds, buyout firms and real-estate partnerships and may consider it in 2008.
President George W. Bush on Monday called for a Middle East peace conference later this year and pledged renewed support for the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Brazil and South Africa, key members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), on Tuesday decided to explore ways for cooperation with India in civil nuclear field through "acceptable forward-looking approaches".
A federal judge dismissed charges yesterday against 13 former employees of the accounting firm KPMG, delivering a blow to prosecutors who once heralded the case as a showpiece in the government’s crusade against questionable tax shelters.
Who knew a civics lesson awaited every time Daisy and Moises Mendoza looked around their neighborhood in East Harlem? Their parents came to New York from Mexico and raised them the hard way, earning pennies at a time handing out fliers on street corners and selling shaved ice snacks in parks.
Global warming could trigger hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, over the Mediterranean sea, threatening one of the world´s most densely populated coastal regions, according to European scientists.
President George W. Bush meets his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on Monday to iron out details of plans for a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe that could strain relations with an already jittery Moscow.
U.N. nuclear inspectors verified the shut down of North Korea´s reactor, confirming the most significant move to curb the North´s atomic ambitions in years, but more remains to be done, the head of the IAEA said on Monday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy may travel to Brazil to try to drum up support for his nominee for International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, after emerging countries questioned Europe’s monopoly of the top job.
General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to offer diesel-engine cars under the Cadillac and Saturn brands in the United States by 2010, industry journal Automotive News reported, citing a source familiar with the plan.
Mortgage brokers and other loan sellers would be named in a national database under legislation introduced Thursday by the top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives financial panel.
The government will step up exports of more profitable raw sugar to refineries in neighbouring countries, a top industry official said on Friday, and aims to grab market share from the likes of Brazil.
Brazil has launched its broadest attack since 2001 to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on US farm spending and farm subsidies.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said yesterday that he is set to sign executive orders tomorrow matching California´s standards for greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, adding the nation´s fourth-most-populous state to the roster of those embracing aggressive new limits on vehicle emissions.
The Americas will be focused in Brazil starting this coming Friday, July 13, when the Pan American Games open in Rio de Janeiro. The Marvelous City, as Rio is sometimes known due to its natural beauty, will play host to 5,662 athletes from 42 countries, from the three Americas who will compete for 332 medals in 38 sports
The fight between the White House and Democratic-led Congress over fired U.S. prosecutors flared on Wednesday when one former official declined to answer a number of questions and another refused to even appear before lawmakers.
Undercover investigators, working for a fake firm, obtained a license to buy enough radioactive material to build a "dirty bomb," amid little scrutiny from federal regulators, according to a government report obtained on Wednesday.
Canada and Brazil may join forces for the production of biofuels in Haiti, one of the top advisers of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday.
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