Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics
DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.
Visiting Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.
Decisive phase of Afghan war looms: Gates
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon be part of a “decisive phase” in the war — an operation to impose control over the Taliban heartland of Kandahar province.
Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.
Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said.
Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A television producer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.
Britain heads for inconclusive election: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – No political party has enough support to win outright control of parliament in Britain’s forthcoming election, raising the prospect of a period of unstable minority government, opinion polls showed on Tuesday.
9/11 suspects should face civilian court, U.N. envoys say
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused September 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that U.S. military tribunals would not be fair.
U.S. and Russia in final push to clinch new START treaty
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian arms control officials began on Tuesday what both sides hope will be a final push to clinch a treaty cutting their strategic nuclear arsenals, officials said.
EU policy makers play down monetary fund idea
LUXEMBOURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European policy makers played down on Tuesday the idea of creating a European Monetary Fund, saying it was at most a long-term project that did not offer a solution to Greece’s immediate debt problems.
