| Thu, 2 Sep 2010 Nikkei crawls higher, but wary before jobs data
* Good US data adds to investor reassurance on global economy * Wariness ahead of jobs data likely to cap Nikkei near 9,200 * Recovery now likely cyclical, too early to trust - analyst By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average climbed 0.7 percent o... | Mexican army kills 25 drug suspects in shootout
| MONTERREY, Mexico — At least 25 drug suspects were killed Thursday in a gunfight with the Mexican army near the U.S. border, military sources said. | A spokesman said soldiers were patrolling around noon Thursday in the town of General Trevino when they came und... | Prop 23 pits environmental groups against small business
| If passed on the November ballot, Proposition 23 would suspend A.B. 32, a state law requiring lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, but those against the proposition say it would block California's growing pathway to alternative energy. | Supporters call it the Calf... | US, UK tried to bribe Pak nuke scientists: AQ Khan
WASHINGTON: American and British intelligence agencies tried to bribe two Pakistani scientists "who refused all sorts of incentives" to betray the country's nuclear program in the mid 1990s and reported the matter to higherups, the man credited with making Pakistan a nu... | R.I. could cut energy use by a third, report finds
| PROVIDENCE - A new state report has found that the equivalent of nearly a third of Rhode Island's energy needs could be met through efficiency measures in the next 10 years, leading to total potential cost savings of $1.85 billion. | The Rhode Island Energy Efficiency... | U.N. Delays Release of Report on Possible Congo Genocide
| UNITED NATIONS — Rwandan outrage over a report suggesting that its troops might have been responsible for genocide in neighboring Congo during a decade of violence there prompted the United Nations on Thursday to delay the official release of the report for a mo... | VW plans to be No. 1 car seller in the world by 2018
Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | Volkswagen The 2011 Jetta is significantly bigger than the car it replaces. Some mechanical changes, such as different brakes and rear suspension, are meant to cut costs and lower the price. By James R. He... | Will Mideast talks produce historic change? (News Feature)
| Washington/Tel Aviv - The first direct Middle East peace talks in nearly two years have been, for many, an absurd stage play. | For others, the talks Thursday in Washington were a historic event, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President M... | Mexico: Soldiers Kill 25 In Gunbattle Near Border
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - A shootout between soldiers and purported drug cartel gunmen killed 25 suspects Thursday in northern Nuevo Leon state, near Mexico's border with Texas, the military said. | Troops were patrolling in the town of General Trevino around noon when t... | |
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Will Mideast talks produce historic change? (News Feature)
