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GM chief Barra faces tough questions over recalls
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra faces tough questioning in Congress on Tuesday over why the company ignored a faulty ignition problem for a decade despite numerous accident reports and 13 deaths.
Search abandoned for missing Antarctic fishing vessel
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» The search for a fishing boat missing near Antarctica was called off Tuesday, with officials saying there was no chance anyone aboard had survived in the harsh polar environment.
Nadal hopes to fine tune form ahead of clay swing
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Rafael Nadal says he still has work to do on his game as he gets set to launch his claycourt season which the Spaniard hopes culminates with his ninth French Open title.
Mexico club won't release US football players
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» The United States national team will be without two key defenders for its exhibition contest against Mexico on Wednesday after their Mexican club declined to release them.
CIA 'misled' on Thai black site
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» WASHINGTON - A damning US Senate report concluded that the CIA misled Congress and the American public by downplaying the severity of its interrogations and overstating intelligence gleaned from the sessions, <i>The Washington Post</i> said Monday.
S. Korea finds crashed drone on border island
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» South Korea said Tuesday it had recovered an unidentified drone that crashed on one of its border islands the same day that North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire across their disputed maritime boundary.
Ukraine agrees to host NATO war games
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday approved a series of joint military exercises with NATO countries that would put US troops in direct proximity to Russian forces in the annexed Crimea peninsula.
Asiana says pilot error 'probable cause' of US crash
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» South Korea's Asiana Airlines admitted for the first time Tuesday that pilot error was the "probable cause" of last year's San Francisco crash in which three people died.
Spring in Japan: beautiful blossoms and hayfever misery
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Spring in Japan brings explosions of pink and white cherry blossoms that provide a beautiful backdrop for picnics across this nature-loving country.
Japan shoppers see first sales tax rise in 17 years
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» Prices rose across Japan Tuesday as a controversial sales tax rise came into effect, with everything from beer to washing machines costing more, sparking fears a drop in consumer spending will derail a nascent economic recovery.