Reuters: Top News

Honda expands airbag recall as more Toyotas probed

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:36:21 -0500

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said it would recall another 440,000 cars around the world for faulty airbags as rival Toyota Motor Corp faced further probes over its largest-ever safety crisis.

Snow, wind batter East Coast in big 2nd storm

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:06:18 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week lashed the East Coast from Washington to New York on Wednesday, forcing federal and local government agencies, the United Nations and schools to close.

Iran says nuclear fuel deal "still on the table"

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:40:10 -0500

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran believes a nuclear fuel exchange with the West is still possible, state television said on Wednesday, a day after the Islamic Republic's expansion of uranium enrichment drew a U.S. warning of more sanctions soon.

Pakistan has "credible information" Mehsud dead

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:12:31 -0500

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Wednesday it had information suggesting Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of wounds inflicted in a U.S. drone aircraft attack in January.

Clashes erupt in Sri Lanka over general's arrest

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:30:47 -0500

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thousands of Sri Lankans, protesting the arrest of losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, clashed with government supporters on Wednesday, a day after parliamentary elections were called.

Afghanistan says ready if thousands flee assault

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:10:50 -0500

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghanistan is ready to feed thousands if they flee a major assault by NATO troops, but officials hope fighting will be limited and civilians can safely stay home, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said.

Reuters photographer says reborn after freed by U.S.

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:28:03 -0500

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military freed a Reuters photographer in Iraq on Wednesday, almost a year and a half after snatching him from his home in the middle of the night and holding him without charge.

Lebanon warns of "dangerous" situation with Israel

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:54:33 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft are making daily incursions into Lebanese air space, creating a very dangerous situation, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.

Inside Toyota's epic breakdown

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:18:17 -0500

TOYOTA CITY, Japan/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp, the world's most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on taxpayer-funded life support.

Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:25:39 -0500

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday, dissolving what could be a new rift in tense Sino-U.S. ties.