China traces dumpling poisoning to factory
(Reuters)
Reuters - A row over pesticide-laced Chinese
dumplings has moved a step closer to a settlement after China
told Japan that a factory worker was probably to blame, NHK
public television said on Saturday.
AFP - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has "no physical health problems" and is expected to be released from hospital late Sunday, a senior aide said.
AFP - Australian police have cleared an Indian doctor of involvement in failed bomb attacks in Britain last year after a bungled 14-month probe that is now the subject of a judicial inquiry.
Ecuador hits back at EU for discarding banana accord
GENEVA ? Latin American banana producers yesterday expressed 'extreme disappointment' with the European Union's decision to scrap an accord that would have resolved one of the world's longest-running trade disputes. The tentative deal, which would have
Colombia seizes 11 million fake euros
BOGOTA -- Police seized 11 million counterfeit euros in Colombia, the biggest seizure of fake money ever in Latin America, authorities said on Friday. The seizure took place Thursday in joint operations of the European Police (Europol) and Spain in
Finance minister says UK economy facing huge crisis
Britain is facing its worst economic crisis in 60 years, the country's finance minister Alistair Darling has admitted. He told the Guardian newspaper the economic downturn would be more 'profound and long-lasting' than most people had feared. The
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