Intel, the world’s biggest manufacturer of computer chips, has announced a new line of powerful, energy-saving processors for popular mini-notebooks and starter computers, dpa reported. The first devices with the new Atom platform should be available starting January 4, announced …
Intel announces new Atom processors
Diesel oil was threatening to spill into China’s Yellow River on Sunday, after a leak contaminated a tributary in the country’s north-west, local media reported, dpa reported. The leak, which was discovered in a pipeline on Wednesday morning, had already …
China’s Yellow River threatened by oil leak
The White House Saturday said Iran was “standing in its own way” by imposing an ultimatum on world powers to accept its version of a deal to defuse the building nuclear showdown, AFP reported. National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer …
Iran ’standing in its own way’ on nuclear deal: US
At least 14 people died and 22 were injured when a bus crashed off a mountain road in the Mexican state of Baja California, officials said, dpa reported. The accident occurred near the US border en route from San Quintin …
Bus plunges off mountain road in Mexico, 14 dead
A woman died and two other spectators were seriously injured when German driver Mirco Schultis lost control and drove into a crowd along the first stage of the Dakar Rally Saturday in Argentina, dpa reported. The dead spectator was Sonia …
Spectator killed, four injured in first stage of Dakar Rally
Britain and the United States will jointly fund a counter-terrorism unit in Yemen, reported the Press Association, citing a Sunday announcement by the British government, dpa reported. The British administration said the plan had been agreed upon by the two …
Britain, US to fund joint counter-terrorism unit in Yemen
Drug traffickers have killed 11 policemen in eastern Iran, local police were quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency on Saturday, AFP reported. The confrontation occurred on Friday in a desert area of eastern Iran, which lies on …
Drug traffickers kill 11 policemen in Iran: report
Thousands of people Saturday protested in Spain’s Basque territories against Spanish detention policies which they say amounts to an inhumane separation of prisoners from their loved ones, dpa reported. At issue is government detention policies which have most of about …
Basques demonstrate against Spanish detention policies
Barcelona failed to carry on from where they left off in 2009, being held to a home draw 1-1 by lively Villarreal on Saturday, dpa reported. The disappointing draw leaves Barca just three points ahead of second- place Real Madrid, …
Barcelona held by Villarreal; Zigic leaves Valencia third
The death toll from a series of mudslides this week in Brazil rose to more than 60 on Saturday, dpa reported. The deaths since Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro and outlying areas came after constant heavy rain over several days …
Death toll in Brazil mudslides exceeds 60