CAIRO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — With black smoke belching from battered vehicles on the congested streets of Cairo and the sickly smell of exhaust hanging in the air, Mohamed Daoud's taxi glides quietly along on cheap, clean fuel. ... > full story
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel said on Monday. ... > full story
LONDON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The bright "50 percent off" signs plastered over the windows of London's plush new Westfield shopping center don't hold much sway over Helen Marlow. ... > full story
TOKYO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — University students in the world's second-largest economy could face a rude awakening as the global financial crisis hits Japan, prompting firms to cut graduate recruitment. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The leaders of Canada's three opposition parties said on Monday they have written to the Governor General, Canada's head of state, asking her to call on Liberal leader Stephane Dion to form a new government. ... > full story
JOS, Nigeria, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — A few market stalls opened and motorcycle taxis returned tentatively to the streets of Jos on Monday after the Nigerian army quelled clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs which killed hundreds of people. ... > full story
TOKYO, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Support for Japan's gaffe-prone prime minister, Taro Aso, tumbled by a third to 31 percent in a survey published Monday, as he struggles to rescue the economy from recession and keep his ruling party from unraveling. ... > full story
BUCHAREST, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Romania's opposition Social Democrat Party (PSD) appeared to have won Sunday's parliamentary election, according to exit polls, reducing chances for a revival of EU-mandated anti-corruption reforms if it manages to form a government. ... > full story
SEOUL, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Hundreds of South Koreans streamed out of the communist North at the weekend, expelled from a joint industrial enclave by Pyongyang in anger at the hardline policy of the conservative leader in the South. ... > full story
DOHA, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy said on Saturday he was increasingly inclined to call ministers to Geneva next month to pursue a global trade treaty that could mitigate the world's economic turmoil. ... > full story
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Metro Digest Dec. 1, 2008 (Connecticut Post) — A solar panel will be installed on Staples Elementary School, provided to the school by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. . Cathy Alfandre, who ...
People's Party rejects EU labour treaty Nov. 29, 2008 (Swiss Info) — Delegates overwhelmingly on Saturday came out against a parliamentary decision which will go to a nationwide vote next February. They also rejected ...
Obama team has no comment on Castro story Nov. 29, 2008 (Xinhua News Agency) — The transition team of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday declined to comment on a report that Cuban leader Raul Castro is open to meet ...
Ping An seeking recourse Nov. 29, 2008 (The Star, Malaysia) — It turns to Chinese govt to help it get compensation for Fortis losses. . Chinese insurer Ping An is asking the Chinese government to help seek ...
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