Protesters surge into Bangkok wanting new election
BANGKOK - Thousands of red-shirted protesters surging into the Thai capital from impoverished rural areas Saturday gave the government an ultimatum to "return power to the people" or face mass marches in key locations.
Nations:Thailand People:Abhisit Vejjajiva Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
China's new generation picky about factory jobs
GUANGZHOU, China - Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts.
Nations:China
2010-03-13
Calif. lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidence
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Southern California prosecutors filed the first U.S. consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp on Friday, claiming it had engaged in "fraud" by hiding evidence of dangerous vehicle defects.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-13
Author Lewis equates Wall Street bonuses with "theft"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book "Liar's Poker," says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are "a very elegant form of theft."
Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-13
Japan arrests whaling activist for boarding ship
TOKYO - Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling.
Nations:Japan New Zealand Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
Infant deaths prompt gov't warning on slings
WASHINGTON - The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13
SAIDU SHARIF, Pakistan - A suicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, killing at least 13 people, injuring 52 and underscoring the nation's relentless security threat.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot
DENVER - Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was a straight-A nursing student when she abruptly left Colorado last fall with her 6-year-old son and turned up in Ireland, where her parents say she was arrested this week in an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist.
Nations:Ireland Sweden U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
Senate, Obama spar over health plan's pet projects
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ.
Nations:U.S. People:Harry Reid John Kerry Mitch McConnell Patrick Leahy Christopher Dodd Max Baucus Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
WASHINGTON - Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2010-03-10
Sony to roll out 3D TVs in Japan in June
TOKYO (AFP) - Sony said Tuesday it would start selling 3D televisions in Japan in June, aiming to ride a new wave of interest in the technology thanks to recent movies such as sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar".
Nations:South Korea People:James Cameron Source:(AFP)
2010-03-10
Turkey pledges safer homes after quake
OKCULAR, Turkey - Turkey's leaders pledged Tuesday to build quake-proof homes after a magnitude 6 temblor shattered mud-brick homes in the eastern part of the country, killing 51 people. Still, similar promises after devastating earthquakes in the west in 1999 have had limited impact.
Nations:Turkey Source:(AP)
2010-03-09
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