• Barroso wants EU to agree loans for Greece
  Barroso wants EU to agree loans for Greece
  

  

  European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged EU member states on March 19 to agree a standby aid package for Greece after Athens said it could turn to the IMF for help.
  20/03
• Obama targets insurers in final health care push
  Obama targets insurers in final health care push
  

  

  President Barack Obama made a final, urgent public plea for health care reform on March 19, slamming private insurers and accusing his plan\'s opponents of spreading lies and distortions.
  20/03
• Fresh Israeli air strikes wound 11 in Gaza Strip
  Fresh Israeli air strikes wound 11 in Gaza Strip
  

  

  At least 11 people were injured by Israeli air strikes targeting Gaza\'s airport on March 19, Palestinian officials say.
  20/03
• PM ready for direct talks with red-shirt leaders
  PM ready for direct talks with red-shirt leaders
  

  The Thai Prime Minister has agreed to have direct talks with leaders of the red-shirts without a mediator, the condition that the rally remains peaceful and no threats are issued.
  19/03
• New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'
  New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'
  

  There has been \'substantial\' progress on a new nuclear disarmament deal with Russia, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
  19/03

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• Toyota readies Prius steps
  Toyota readies Prius steps
  

  

  Japanese Motor giant Toyota is prepared for a global recall of its new Prius model, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.
  09/02
• International calls for new sanctions against Iranian Atomic Plans
  International calls for new sanctions against Iranian Atomic Plans
  

  International pressure is growing for new sanctions against Iran following Tehran\'s decision to step up its enrichment of uranium.
  09/02
• Indian troops killed in Kashmir avalanche
  Indian troops killed in Kashmir avalanche
  

  

  At least 17 Indian soldiers are known to have been killed after an avalanche hit a military training camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, says the army.
  09/02
• Explosion at Connecticut power plant kills five
  Explosion at Connecticut power plant kills five
  

  

  Five people are reported to have been killed and at least 12 injured in a gas explosion Sunday at an under-construction power plant in central Connecticut.
  08/02
• Yanukovych wins Ukrainian presidential election
  Yanukovych wins Ukrainian presidential election
  

  

  The pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won the country\'s presidential election, according to the National Exit Poll.
  08/02