Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday formally filed with the Japanese transport ministry for a recall of 223,068 vehicles, to fix brake problems.

Pakistani officials and Taliban both confirmed the death of the Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud.

New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows.

Toyota Motor Corp. is to recall its 2010 Prius model in the United States over fault with brakes, Kyodo News reported Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.   

Iran announced on Monday it has informed IAEA about its plan to produce higher-grade uranium enrichment.

The EC said it had approved plans by Sweden to provide a guarantee that would enable automaker Saab to access a loan from EIB

The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour lifts off on Monday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a 13-day construction mission to the orbiting International Space Station.

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich beat competitor Yulia Tymoshenko in Sunday's presidential runoff by a small margin, with 98% of the ballots counted.

Five people are known dead and at least 12 injured in a deadly explosion occurred Sunday at a power plant in Middletown, Connecticut State of the United States.

China's railway network has transported 5.03 million passengers as of Feb. 6, the eighth day of the country's annual Spring Festival transport peak lasting from Jan. 30 to March 10