| Sri Lankan parliament dissolved Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament, paving the way for national elections, his spokesman says.  Toyota in global recall of Prius Toyota recalls 436,000 hybrid cars in the US, Japan and Europe, including the flagship Prius, in a new setback over brake problems. India defers first GM food crop India defers the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns. Move to contest Ukrainian result Supporters of defeated Ukrainian election candidate Yulia Tymoshenko say they want to challenge the results in court. Assembly backs Yar'Adua step-down Both houses of Nigeria's National Assembly pass a motion for sick President Yar'Adua to hand power to his deputy. News Wizard |