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Google in solar power investment

World BusinessSept 28, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Google wants to buy solar panels for your house.The search giant announced Tuesday that it will provide $75 million to build 3,000 residential solar electricity systems across the country. Google will own the panels, and get paid over time by customers who purchase the electricity th
Animal hospital making stir in pet industry

World NewsSept 28, 2011

$1.3m facility has day care center, beauty salon, hotel, cafe and general hospital-like veterinary clinicAt a posh animal hospital in southern Seoul on a quiet Friday afternoon, a few people are sitting on cozy sofas with what they call their best friends, waiting for nurses to call their names.The
Shanghai subway trains crash; hundreds injured

World NewsSept 28, 2011

SHANGHAI (AP) -- A Shanghai subway train crashed into a stopped train during a signal failure Tuesday, injuring more than 270 people in the latest trouble for the newly expanded transportation system in China’s commercial center.The signal failure meant trains on Line 10 were being directed via phon
RIM gains on Icahn stake speculation

World BusinessSept 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. surged Tuesday amid speculation that billionaire investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in the company.Rumors that the activist investor was buying into the troubled smartphone maker caused shares to spike around 10:22 a.m. Eastern
Merkel: Germany wants ‘strong Greece’ in eurozone

World BusinessSept 28, 2011

BERLIN (AP) -- Stock markets soared around the world Tuesday amid hopes that Europe is finally finding a way out of its debt crisis. Greece passed an unpopular property tax and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to offer the struggling country “all necessary assistance.”It‘s unclear whether tha
Japan, Philippines to increase sea defenses

World NewsSept 28, 2011

TOKYO (AP) ― Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost sea security Tuesday amid China’s growing assertiveness over territorial claims and resources in the region’s waters.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and visiting Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said the two island nations both bel
U.S., EU criticize Israeli settlement plans

World NewsSept 28, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― The Obama administration is getting little help from its ally Israel nor anybody else as it pleads for a fresh start in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that could avert a veto showdown over the Palestinians’ unilateral bid at the United Nations for statehood recognition.Already dis
Afghan Arnies gripped by bodybuilding craze

World NewsSept 28, 2011

KABUL (AFP) ― Beneath a poster in a Kabul gym of muscular U.S. movie star and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, scores of young Afghan men are pumping iron to Western dance music and dreaming of looking like their idol.The urban youths, sporting spiky hair and tight T-shirts, have few memories of th
New Libya government postponed

World NewsSept 28, 2011

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) -- Libya’s new rulers have decided to postpone formation of a transitional government until the entire country is liberated from forces loyal to ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi, an official said on Tuesday.“Consultations have led to a decision to postpone the formation of a governmen
Goldman rules the world: trader sparks outrage

World BusinessSept 28, 2011

LONDON (AFP) ― A financial trader in London caused a storm of outrage by suggesting that world leaders cannot do anything to prevent a global market collapse, saying that investment bank Goldman Sachs ruled the world.Alessio Rastani’s comments on BBC television on Monday have gone viral, viewed by m
Japan panel eyes 7,400 job cuts at TEPCO

World BusinessSept 28, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) ― A Japanese government panel overseeing the restructuring of TEPCO is to demand the company slash 7,400 jobs to help pay for the clean up at Fukushima nuclear plant, a report said Wednesday.The panel is also considering calling for the resignation of the beleaguered company’s management
Chinese man arrested for allegedly killing 9

World NewsSept 28, 2011

BEIJING (AP) _ A Chinese man who allegedly killed his wife and eight other people in a fit of jealous rage has been arrested.State media say 32-year-old fruit seller Qin Changcheng allegedly went on the rampage Monday in the northern city of Baotou. Those killed also included his uncle, aunt and the
Ex-porn star aims to clean up Italian politics

Sept 28, 2011

ROME (AFP) - Italy's flamboyant ex-porn star and former politician Cicciolina plans to set up a new political party as the antithesis to her country's corrupt politics, according to excerpts from an interview published Tuesday."We want to set up an optimistic party of the future. Enough with these p
Longtime fugitive US hijacker caught in Portugal

World NewsSept 28, 2011

NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- A 1970s militant who escaped from a murder sentence in New Jersey and carried out one of the most brazen hijackings in U.S. history was captured in Portugal after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday. After decades of stagnancy, there was a sudden bre
Saudi woman sentenced to 10 lashes for driving car

World NewsSept 28, 2011

CAIRO (AP) -- A Saudi woman was sentenced Tuesday to be lashed 10 times with a whip for defying the kingdom's prohibition on female drivers, the first time a legal punishment has been handed down for a violation of the longtime ban in the ultraconservative Muslim nation.Normally, police just stop fe