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Toyota faces new probe on Corolla steering (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. regulators launched a preliminary investigation into reported steering problems on the Corolla sedan on Wednesday as Toyota Motor Corp faced questions from U.S. lawmakers on whether it had ignored red flags on safety before a wave of
02-17-2010 by markclayton Tags corolla, faces, probe, reuters, toyota

Taliban chief's capture seen as start
Reuters - The capture of the Taliban's top military commander in Pakistan followed months of behind-the-scenes prodding by U.S. officials who saw inaction by Islamabad as a major threat to their Afghan war strategy.
02-16-2010 by charlieconway Tags capture, chief, more, reuters, seen, start, taliban

J&J drug helps in last-ditch prostate cancer fight (Reuters)
Reuters - Johnson & Johnson's experimental drug abiraterone can help men with advanced prostate cancer who have run out of standard treatments options, according to results of a mid-stage clinical trial.
02-16-2010 by charlieconway Tags cancer, drug, fight, helps, prostate, reuters

Missile that killed Afghan civilians not faulty: NATO (Reuters)
Reuters - NATO forces in Afghanistan have resumed using a type of rocket that killed 12 civilians after concluding that the missile hit its intended target and did not veer off course, a NATO commander said on Tuesday.
02-16-2010 by ronniemonroe Tags afghan, faulty, killed, missile, reuters, that

Moscow says (Reuters)
Reuters - Russia sees no reason to stall on the sale of its S-300 anti-aircraft systems to Iran, the Kremlin's powerful Security Council said Sunday, hours before the premier of Iran's adversary Israel was due to visit Moscow.
02-14-2010 by jeremytaylor Tags deal, iran, reason, reuters, says, stall

German protesters stop neo-Nazi march in Dresden (Reuters)
Reuters - At least 10,000 Germans formed a human chain in Dresden on Saturday and stopped neo-Nazis staging a funeral march to remember victims of the Allied air raid that flattened the city 65 years ago.
02-13-2010 by stevedavidson Tags dresden, nazi, protesters, reuters

String of Iraq bomb attacks target poll candidates (Reuters)
Reuters - A string of bombings targeted groups taking part in Iraq's March election late on Saturday, wounding seven people, an Interior Ministry official said.
02-13-2010 by chrismckinley Tags bomb, iraq, poll, reuters, string

Sleuths unravel 16th-century Italian murder mystery (Reuters)
Reuters - The investigation in Carini -- a small town near Palermo -- centers on the castle where Baroness Laura Lanza was killed in 1563 with her lover Ludovico Vernagallo when they were caught in bed together.
02-12-2010 by johnmadsen Tags 16th, century, italian, murder, mystery, reuters, sleuths, unravel

Claws bared in row over shelter for Auschwitz cat (Reuters)
Reuters - A cat living at the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz has caused fur to fly between an animal care group and Polish authorities refusing to allow a shelter to be built for it.
02-11-2010 by paulgold and 1 other Tags auschwitz, bared, claws, over, reuters, shelter

Second big snowstorm bears down on East Coast (Reuters)
Reuters - Not again! Residents from northern Virginia to New York braced for a major snowstorm that could bring 12 inches or more of snow just days after a blizzard dumped as much as 3 feet in some areas.
02-09-2010 by peterbishop Tags bears, down, east, reuters, snowstorm

Ex-Boeing engineer gets 15 years in spy case (Reuters)
Reuters - An ex-Boeing Co engineer, found guilty last year of passing space shuttle secrets to China in America's first conviction under a 1996 espionage law, was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison.
02-08-2010 by shellymclaren Tags boeing, case, engineer, reuters, years

Justice Dept says Google books deal troubled (Reuters)
Reuters - Changes that Google Inc and the Authors Guild made to an ambitious plan to create a massive online library were inadequate because they fail to address antitrust and copyright concerns, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
02-06-2010 by jamesbaldwin Tags deal, dept, justice, reuters, says, troubled

G7 wants banks to pay for rescue
Reuters - The idea of a global tax on banks to recapture bailout costs gained ground on Saturday, boosted by the Obama administration's latest proposals, but there was no agreement on a specific design.
02-06-2010 by johnmadsen Tags details, rescue, reuters, wants

Study opens new path to fighting leukemia relapse (Reuters)
Reuters - Researchers in Japan have identified 25 different spots on leukemia cells, each of which could be used to design a new drug to fight the disease.
02-05-2010 by irenanedov Tags fighting, leukemia, opens, path, relapse, reuters

Camel burger newest "healthy" option on Dubai menu (Reuters)
Reuters - A traditional Emirati restaurant in Dubai has added a new entree to its menu billed as a fat-free choice for carnivorous but health-conscious diners: the Camel Burger.
02-04-2010 by johnmadsen Tags burger, camel, dubai, menu, newest, option, reuters

Leader slaughters goats to ward off evil? (Reuters)
Reuters - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has a black goat slaughtered at his house almost every day to ward off "evil eyes" and protect him from "black magic," a newspaper reported Wednesday.
02-02-2010 by shellymclaren Tags evil, goats, leader, reuters, slaughters, ward

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