In his second hastily arranged meeting with the media in five days, Toyota Chief Akio Toyoda said yesterday that the corporation, a source of Japanese national pride which has gone unfathomably awry over the last several weeks, is recalling 437,000 2010 Prius and other hybrid models in Japan
Relations between China and the E.U. have deteriorated to such an extent that some European leaders are considering ending the E.U.'s 20-year-old arms embargo on Beijing
If some people have their way, the Federated States of Micronesia could become the first nation to become a fully protected world park
Spain is in trouble. It's the only major world economy still in recession, and its rising deficit is sparking concerns that it could bring down the entire euro zone
On Feb. 8, former General Sarath Fonseka, who led Sri Lanka's government to victory against the Tamil Tigers last May, was seized by military police for allegedly conspiring to launch a coup, a charge his supporters say is trumped up
Matchmaking services connecting North Korean women and South Korean men are helping ease the transition to a new life for some defectors
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Will England finally be contenders, or will the USA ruin their chances? Will African teams trip up the likes of France, Germany and Spain? All this and more in TIME's group-by-group analysis of the draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
From the streets of Beijing to the mountains of India, record snowfalls have brought daily life in many regions of northern Asia to a standstill this week
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