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European Regulator Orders New A380 Engine Tests Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:33 PM PST Europe's air safety authority is ordering airlines to conduct more tests on the type of Rolls-Royce engine that failed in a Qantas A380 last week.

Life in Shadows for Mentally Ill in China, With Violent Flares Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:20 PM PST Psychiatry has been revived in China, but mental health remains a medical backwater, desperately short of financing, practitioners and esteem.

U.S. Struggles to Restore Middle East Talks Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:30 PM PST Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Egyptian officials, trying to overcome an impasse.

Free Flow of Capital Turns Into Menace Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:57 PM PST Foreign capital in emerging markets has played a crucial role in development, but some are questioning its benefits.

Bioterrorism Risks Seen in Uganda Posted: 10 Nov 2010 06:40 PM PST Tightening the security of vulnerable public health laboratories in East Africa is a "security imperative," a Defense Department official said.

European Nations Resist Effort to Allow Biotech Crops Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:04 PM PST Legal issues are complicating a plan by the European Commission to surrender some power over biotech crops.

Gap, Its U.S. Sales Tepid, Joins the Rush to China Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:19 PM PST Gap Inc. will open four stores in Shanghai and Beijing this month.

Deal in Iraq Would Allow Maliki to Stay On as Prime Minister Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:07 PM PST Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki would keep his job under a new agreement that would break a nearly eight-month impasse.

I.H.T. Special Report: Business in South Korea: Companies Turn to South Korea for Product Testing Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:04 PM PST Global companies fine-tune consumer products for South Korean consumers, who marketers believe are the pickiest in the world, before they go global.

Yemen Bomb Could Have Gone Off at East Coast Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:00 PM PST A package bomb from Yemen removed from a plane Oct. 29 could have exploded over the American East Coast.

China Still Bans Rare Earths to Japan, Industry Says Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:30 PM PST The continuation of the embargo highlights the delicate balance that Beijing officials are trying to strike as world leaders converge on Seoul.

Violation Idles Czech Transport Minister Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:27 PM PST The minister, Vit Barta, has been banned from driving for six months and fined 5,000 koruna, or about $280, for using a phony license plate on his Maserati.

Boeing Halts Test Flights of Dreamliner Jet Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:15 PM PST Test flights for the 787 Dreamliner were halted a day after an onboard fire forced an emergency landing.

Bomb Could Have Exploded Over U.S. Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:14 PM PST The bomb found at a British airport last month could have exploded over the eastern seaboard of the United States if it had not been defused, British police said.

Protests Over Rise in Tuition Take Violent Turn in London Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:00 PM PST Protesters upset about education cuts attempted to storm the building that houses the Conservative Party.

London Student Fee Protest Turns Violent Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:40 AM PST Students demonstrating against higher tuition fees clashed with riot police and smashed windows at the headquarters of Britain's Conservative party.

Rapper Finds Order in Orthodox Judaism in Israel Posted: 10 Nov 2010 08:10 AM PST Shyne's journey from shooting in Times Square to observant Jew in Jerusalem, and from Jamal Barrow to Moses Levi.

G.M., Days Away from Stock Offering, Posts $2 Billion Profit Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:20 PM PST The automaker reported its largest quarterly profit in 11 years, showing that it no longer depends on huge sales.

Tentative Deal to End Iraq Impasse Keeps Maliki in Power Posted: 10 Nov 2010 07:20 PM PST Iraq's leaders reached a tentative agreement to end an eight-month political impasse and return Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to power.

Obama Nears a Deal to Reduce Trade Imbalance Posted: 10 Nov 2010 04:55 PM PST A compromise agreement could ease conflict among the major world economies over trade, currency and monetary policies.