Agricultural scientists in India say they have developed a variety of rice that requires no cooking and can be eaten simply after being soaked in water. (8 Feb 2010)
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Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has claimed victory in the presidential elections. But his rival, pro-western prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, has refused to concede defeat. (8 Feb 2010)
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For decades the Toyota brand has been associated with quality, efficiency and good value. The latest recall of millions of vehicles for safety considerations has affected its sales and reputation. Inside Story asks will Toyota be able to restore public trust and has the drive for profit overwhelmed concerns about saftey?
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Palestinians and Israeli dissenters are getting together to fight Israel's plan to build another section of the separation wall in the occupied West Bank. According to environmentalists, the wall will stop water flow to the natural springs and thus threatens to dry out much of the Palestinian land. They also see the wall - illegal under international law - as a part of long-term Israeli policy to take more and more Palestinian land in the West Bank. But the Israeli government says their separation wall is for security reasons, in order to stop Palestinians carrying out attacks in Israel. Al Jazeera Sherine Tadros reports from Wadi Fukin, the village that is now at the centre of the legal battle.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said on Friday it is in talks with Baltimore officials that could avert further litigation by that city over the bank's mortgage lending practices.
NEW YORK/OSLO (Reuters) - Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc on Friday agreed to buy rival Terra Industries Inc for more than $4.6 billion in cash and stock after Norwegian rival Yara International ASA decided not to raise its offer for Terra.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks traded in a tight range Friday after mixed reports on retail sales and business inventories gave investors little new insight into the economy....
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks turned lower on Friday, as a weaker-than-forecast reading on consumer sentiment outweighed an unexpected increase in retail sales.
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has sealed off the for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest. There have been clashes after Friday prayers at mosques in and elsewhere in recent weeks, sparked by...
Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector, 70, are appealing his murder conviction on the grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. They claim Spector, who was jailed for at least 19 years for shooting an actress at his Californian home, was denied his right to a fair trial. The appeal states lawyers improperly used testimony of five women to damage Spector's character in jurors' eyes. The producer had pleaded not guilty to murdering Lana Clarkson in 2003. A five-month retrial took...
Two suicide bombers attacked military vehicles in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday killing at least 39 people and wounding more than 50, officials said. The dead included soldiers,...
Two suicide bombers attacked military vehicles in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday killing at least 39 people and wounding more than 50, officials said. The dead included soldiers,...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife remained hospitalized Friday with serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on a suburban Virginia interstate, officials said....
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Standing atop the mountain, Lindsey Vonn already knew she was the best skier in the world for the third year in a row....
