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Toyota starts fixing Priuses recalled in Japan

Prius owners in Japan are rushing to dealers Wednesday, a day after Toyota's president announced a global recall. Instead of screwdrivers and wrenches, what the mechanic is using to tackle the fix is a small laptop-like device that rewrites programming for the brakes.

Feb 10, 2010 | 1:15 am

Arrested Tijuana cops were hailed as models

Just a few weeks ago, the two officers were lauded as part of a new breed of honest cop, elevated to become key players in a drive to overhaul one of Mexico's most notorious police forces.

Feb 10, 2010 | 1:05 am

Haiti parents testify they gave kids to Americans

Parents of some of the children who 10 U.S. missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after its catastrophic earthquake told a judge Tuesday that they freely handed over their kids, the Americans' lawyer said.

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:45 pm

Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase

Fourteen-month-old Abigail Charlot survived Haiti's cataclysmic earthquake but not its miserable aftermath. Brought into the capital's General Hospital with fever and diarrhea, little Abigail literally dried up.

Feb 09, 2010 | 5:05 pm

Haiti raises earthquake's death toll to 230,000

Haiti's government has raised the death toll for the Jan. 12 earthquake to 230,000 from 212,000 and says more bodies remain uncounted.

Feb 09, 2010 | 4:35 pm

Myanmar court sentences US man to 3 years' prison

A Myanmar court ordered a U.S. citizen Wednesday to serve three years in prison for entering the military-ruled country with forged documents and undeclared foreign currency.

Feb 10, 2010 | 1:10 am

Arrested Tijuana cops were hailed as models

Just a few weeks ago, the two officers were lauded as part of a new breed of honest cop, elevated to become key players in a drive to overhaul one of Mexico's most notorious police forces.

Feb 10, 2010 | 1:05 am

Suspect on trial in Indonesia hotel bombings

An alleged Islamist militant being tried on charges of harboring terrorists behind deadly twin hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital claimed Wednesday that he had helped craft a plot to assassinate the president.

Feb 10, 2010 | 12:55 am

China high court stresses 'mercy' in death penalty

China's highest court has issued new guidelines on the death penalty that instruct lower courts to limit its use to a small number of "extremely serious" cases.

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:40 pm

UN envoy in North Korea to spur nuke talks

A senior U.N. envoy pressed ahead Wednesday with international efforts to get North Korea back into nuclear disarmament talks, during the world body's first high-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years.

Feb 09, 2010 | 11:10 pm

Haiti parents testify they gave kids to Americans

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:45 pm

US poised to seize Afghan town as Taliban dig in

U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold in hopes of building public support by providing aid and services once the insurgents are gone.

Feb 09, 2010 | 6:10 pm

Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase

Feb 09, 2010 | 5:05 pm

Haiti raises earthquake's death toll to 230,000

Haiti's government has raised the death toll for the Jan. 12 earthquake to 230,000 from 212,000 and says more bodies remain uncounted.

Feb 09, 2010 | 4:35 pm

EU nations' reality: Greece's woes are theirs, too

Wealthy European nations were moving closer toward swallowing a bitter pill Tuesday: rescuing Greece from its overspending before its debts drag down the euro and stock markets all the way to Wall Street.

Feb 09, 2010 | 4:15 pm

Dubai tower shut after visitors stuck in elevator

Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard a loud boom, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground. The 15 people inside were trapped for 45 frightening minutes until rescuers managed to pry open th…

Feb 09, 2010 | 12:40 pm

China gives 5 years to activist who probed quake

A Chinese activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of children crushed in their schools during the Sichuan earthquake was sentenced Tuesday to five years, underscoring the government's determination to suppress questions about why the buildings fell.

Feb 09, 2010 | 10:55 am

Tymoshenko camp vows to challenge Ukraine vote

Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko plans to legally challenge the results of the presidential runoff that opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won, her campaign said Tuesday.

Feb 09, 2010 | 9:15 am

Stranded panda lured to safety in China

It was like getting a cat out of a tree _ Sichuan style.

Feb 09, 2010 | 7:55 am

Bad liquor kills 8 on Indonesia's Java island

Indonesian police say eight people have died after drinking liquor laced with methanol on the country's main island of Java.

Feb 09, 2010 | 7:30 am

Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacre

Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the biggest and deadliest murder case since the country's World War II war crimes trials.

Feb 09, 2010 | 7:10 am

Sri Lanka opposition to strike after leader held

Sri Lanka's opposition called Tuesday for countrywide protests after its defeated presidential candidate was arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government while serving as army commander.

Feb 09, 2010 | 7:05 am

Scottish man's terror conviction overturned

The conviction of a man accused of wanting to become a suicide bomber was overturned Tuesday after a court in Scotland ruled that the trial judge did not properly instruct the jury.

Feb 09, 2010 | 6:35 am

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons

Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.

Feb 09, 2010 | 5:55 am

UN appeals for $538M in Pakistan humanitarian aid

Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army clashes against the Taliban, the U.N. said in an international appeal Tuesday.

Feb 09, 2010 | 4:45 am

Lawmaker: Taiwan still wants US subs

A Taiwanese lawmaker says the island's navy commander told him that the island still wants to acquire diesel submarines from the United States, despite their absence from a recent U.S. arms package.

Feb 09, 2010 | 3:45 am

China releases first national pollution census

China has revealed its most ambitious measure of what explosive development has done to its environment, saying Tuesday its first national pollution census has mapped nearly 6 million sources of industrial, residential and agricultural waste.

Feb 09, 2010 | 3:20 am

Marines wait in the cold for Afghan offensive

Take a desert of yellow-orange dust so flat it looks like Mars, with a freezing wind that blows so hard it can lift a large tent.

Feb 09, 2010 | 3:15 am

Lawyer in China mob trial gets 1 1/2 years on appeal

The lawyer for an alleged mob boss in southwest China was given a reduced 1 1/2-year prison term Tuesday during his appeal on charges that he helped his client falsely claim torture by police during interrogation, the court said.

Feb 09, 2010 | 3:00 am

Fortune tellers: Year of Tiger isn't Tiger's year

It's the Year of the Tiger, but Chinese fortune tellers say it'll be a rough patch for the world's most famous one: disgraced golfer Tiger Woods.

Feb 09, 2010 | 1:55 am

China urges more talks on Iran nuclear plans

China has called for more talks in the wake of calls by other world powers for possible sanctions on Iran if it goes through with its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.

Feb 09, 2010 | 1:55 am

Violence, tight race mark Philippine poll campaign

Campaign posters went up and jingles blared at election rallies Tuesday as the Philippines' richest politician and the son of its democracy icon began a tight race to succeed scandal-tainted President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Feb 09, 2010 | 12:30 am

Doctor: Kirchner recovers well from artery surgery

Former President Nestor Kirchner is recovering well from emergency surgery on an important artery feeding blood to his brain, one of his doctors said Monday.

Feb 08, 2010 | 8:30 pm

Quake shakes southern Mexico, felt in capital

A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast Monday, setting off evacuation alarms and swaying buildings as far away as Mexico City.

Feb 08, 2010 | 8:10 pm

Still no word from Toyota on Prius recall

Toyota is close to recalling as many as 300,000 of its popular Prius hybrids over brake problems, according to Japanese media _ a decision that would further embarrass a trusted brand suddenly beset by safety problems.

Feb 08, 2010 | 7:25 pm

Chrysler pledges $550M to build Fiat 500 in Mexico

Chrysler Group LLC says it will invest $550 million to build the Fiat 500 minicar at its assembly plant near Mexico City.

Feb 08, 2010 | 5:35 pm

Huge recovery effort revives China's quake zone

Couples gather near dusk to practice ballroom dancing by the new cultural center, twirling leisurely in the heart of a city so devastated by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that leaders had planned to simply seal it off and rebuild elsewhere.

Feb 08, 2010 | 12:35 pm

NATO says Afghans to play big role in offensive

Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join U.S. and NATO troops in an upcoming offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operation of the Afghan war.

Feb 08, 2010 | 12:35 pm

Bus plunges down ravine in south China, killing 7

A bus collided with a sport utility vehicle Monday and plunged down a mountain ravine in southern China, killing seven people and injuring 50, state media reported.

Feb 08, 2010 | 11:00 am

Body found in landing gear of NY-to-Tokyo flight

A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man.

Feb 08, 2010 | 9:20 am

17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche

A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others.

Feb 08, 2010 | 9:15 am

Bomb hits truck carrying Thai soldiers; 7 wounded

Police say suspected insurgents detonated a bomb as two truckloads of soldiers passed, wounding seven troops in Thailand's restive south.

Feb 08, 2010 | 7:15 am

Thailand tightens security ahead of Thaksin ruling

Thailand has started deploying about 20,000 security forces to brace for protests ahead of a widely anticipated court ruling on the $2.2 billion fortune of deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra, a spokesman said Monday.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:50 am

Wild West motif lightens US mood at Afghan base

Welcome to the O.K. Corral.

Feb 08, 2010 | 4:30 am

Unrest in Indian Kashmir enters 2nd week

Authorities put separatist leaders under house arrest and thousands of armed troops in riot gear warned people to stay indoors in Indian Kashmir's main city Monday in an attempt to block a seventh day of violent demonstrations against Indian rule.

Feb 08, 2010 | 3:50 am

Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide

Costa Ricans have elected their first woman president as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide after campaigning to continue free market policies in Central America's most stable nation.

Feb 08, 2010 | 1:20 am

Australia tightens skilled migration rules

Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and engineers.

Feb 08, 2010 | 1:15 am

Singapore rite looks painful, yet smiles abound

These body piercings have nothing to do with fashion _ they are Hindu devotees' way of fulfilling their vows to the deity Lord Muruga. The rite is part of the annual festival of Thaipusam, which this year drew some 9,500 believers in the island city-state of Singapore.

Feb 07, 2010 | 11:00 pm

Malaysia: Anwar wants sodomy trial judge removed

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