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U.K. Kicking America’s Butt When It Comes to Ford Mustang V-8 Take Rates

– After 50 years of standing by while Ford churned out Mustang after Mustang for the States, U.K. buyers can finally buy one of the iconic pony cars all official-like at their friendly neighborhood Ford dealer. And while we get three engine choices here—a turbo four, a V-6, and the mighty 5.0-liter V-8—our friends across the pond are being offered only the EcoBoost four and the V-8. So which engine are

The Next Frontier Edges Closer: New Nissan Navara Pickup Arrives in Europe

-After initially launching its new Navara mid-size pickup in Thailand (where they’re crazy for compact pickups, kind of like we were in the 1980s), and later bringing it to Mexico, Nissan is now rolling out the new truck in Europe, which means we’re learning a bit more about our upcoming new Frontier pickup. – Aside from a fresh design inside and out, the big news for the latest Navara is

She’s What’s Happening: Grace Jones’ Surreal Citroen Commercial [Video]

– Over the weekend, the Afropunk festival happened in New York City. Giant banners proclaimed “No sexism, no racism, no ableism, no homophobia, no fatphobia, no transphobia, no hatefulness,” like an expanded version the sign hanging at the door of Berkeley’s 924 Gilman Street. With, you know, a bit of corporate help from Red Bull and Coors Light. Lenny Kravitz, Kelis, Suicidal Tendencies, and Sacramento noise terrorists Death Grips turned

IAEA received 'substantive' data from Iran this month

By Shadia Nasralla VIENNA (Reuters) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday it received substantive amounts of information from Iran aimed at quelling concerns its nuclear past had military elements, although it was too early to say whether any of it is new. The nuclear watchdog also warned that it will run out of money next month to monitor implementation of nuclear accords with Iran unless it

'The wave has reached us:' EU gropes for answers to migrant surge

By Marton Dunai ROSZKE, Hungary (Reuters) – A surge in migrants, many of them refugees from Syria, hit Hungary’s southern border on Tuesday, passing through gaps in an unfinished barrier to a Europe groping for answers to its worst refugee crisis since World War Two. Nearing the end of a flight from war and poverty, they walked around or over coils of barbed wire strung out along Hungary’s 175-km (109-mile)

Toll of Syrian air strikes near Damascus rises to 247 in 10 days: monitor

Syrian government air strikes on areas east of Damascus have killed 247 people in the last 10 days, including 50 children, and wounded 1,000 more people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. The attacks on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region included Aug. 16 air strikes that killed 117 people in a marketplace in Douma, some 15 km (10 miles) northeast of the capital. The area is besieged

Islamic State shows images of ancient Syrian temple destruction

BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Islamic State militants published photos on Tuesday purporting to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an act the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO has called a war crime. Syria’s antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim told Reuters the images did appear to show the destruction of the ancient Baal Shamin temple and correlated with descriptions given by residents of the explosion detonated

North, South Korea reach agreement to ease tensions

By Ju-min Park and Tony Munroe SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea agreed early on Tuesday to end a military standoff that sparked an exchange of artillery fire and had ratcheted up tension on one of the world’s most heavily-fortified borders. Under an accord reached in the early hours, following more than two days of talks, North Korea expressed regret over the recent wounding of South Korean soldiers in

Iran denies plans to swap prisoners with United States

Iran is not considering a prisoner exchange with the United States, a senior official said on Tuesday, ahead of an expected verdict for an Iranian-American journalist held in Tehran for more than a year. “The reports on the possible exchange of prisoners are not true and it is not on the table,” Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi was quoted as saying by Iran’s ISNA news agency. There has been speculation