In Statement to House, Toyota Chief to Accept Responsibility

The president of Toyota, in his statement for Wednesday?s hearing, said he feared the pace at which the company grew in the last decade was too quick.

Lawmakers? Ties to Toyota Questioned at Start of Inquiries

Watchdog groups are questioning whether deep financial and personal connections between U.S. lawmakers and Toyota could taint inquiries.

Deal to Sell Hummer to China Company Nears Collapse

Hostility from Chinese regulators and bank financing problems have raised obstacles to plans by a Chinese machinery company to buy the G.M. unit.

France?s Air Traffic Controllers Are Latest to Strike

The walkout caused thousands of travelers to be stranded a day after a strike by Lufthansa pilots forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in Germany.

Feuding Kenyan Leaders Meet

President Mwai Kibaki and the prime minister, Raila Odinga, had been at a political impasse after wrangling over the suspension of the ministers of agriculture and education for alleged corruption.

Iran Letter Repeats Nuclear Swap Terms Rejected by West

The response Tuesday was unlikely to ease a stalemate over a Western-backed plan to defuse the crisis surrounding the country?s nuclear ambitions.

Iranians Report Capture of Sunni Rebel

The head of a militant Sunni group accused by the Iranian government of a string of terrorist attacks has been captured, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said.

Afghan Leader Asserts Control Over Election Body

President Hamid Karzai has moved to ensure that he can handpick members of an electoral oversight commission, to the dismay of his political rivals and international allies.