Why the Mazda CX-3 Doesn’t Have a Manual Transmission (For Now)
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Mercedes G-Class Gets More Horsepower and Colors, Same (Very) Old Shape
-The Mercedes-Benz G-class has soldiered on since 1979, regularly refreshed with mildly updated styling and additional luxury appointments but largely unaltered since its disco-era debut. This year hews to the same strategy, with more horsepower, some opulent interior updates, and the same ammo-box shape that refuses to acknowledge the concept of aerodynamics. – For 2016, the base-model 550 gets a new, all-aluminum, twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 to replace the naturally aspirated
France, Saudi Arabia: Iran nuclear deal must be verifiable, no threat to region
By John Irish RIYADH (Reuters) – France and Saudi Arabia believe that any future nuclear accord between Iran and six major powers must be robust, verifiable and no threat to Tehran’s neighbors, the two countries said ahead of a summit in Riyadh on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia invited French President Francois Hollande, whose country is deemed to have the toughest stance among the six world powers negotiating with Iran, to Riyadh
Bad weather disrupts links with avalanche-hit Nepal village
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Bad weather has cut links with a remote village in Nepal where dozens of villagers and trekkers are believed to be buried under an avalanche set off by last month’s devastating earthquake, officials said on Tuesday. The death toll from the April 25 quake in the Himalayan nation has reached 7,566, and over 14,500 people were injured, the government said. About 100 bodies were
Forty migrants reported drowned in Mediterranean: Save the Children
Around forty migrants died in the Mediterranean on Sunday, according to survivors of the journey who arrived on the southern Italian island of Sicily on Tuesday, local Save the Children spokeswoman Giovanna Di Benedetto said. The deaths were reported by some of the roughly 240 migrants from Ghana, Gambia, Senegal and Ivory Coast who arrived in the port of Catania, another Save the Children spokeswoman said. A Maltese merchant ship
Spying row wrecks harmony in Merkel's right-left coalition
By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) – German conservatives warned their Social Democrat (SPD) partners on Tuesday not to score points in a row over the activities of the BND intelligence agency after an attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel by the SPD chief threatened unity in the coalition. Sigmar Gabriel pushed Merkel into the spotlight on Monday over allegations that the BND had helped the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to
Yemen talks May 17 could bolster anti-Houthi alliance
Yemen’s president has called a meeting of political forces on May 17 to discuss his country’s war that will include former associates of a powerful ally of the Houthis, a move that could bolster the ranks of opponents of the Iranian-allied force. Mukhtar al-Rahbi, press secretary at President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s office, said neither the Houthis nor their influential ally, former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, were expected to attend the
Saudi king says setting up center to coordinate Yemen humanitarian work
Saudi King Salman announced on Tuesday the establishment of a center to coordinate humanitarian assistance for Yemen, and invited the United Nations to join in relief work for the Arab country. “We hope that the United Nations will participate effectively with what this center will shoulder, including coordinating all humanitarian and relief works for the Yemeni people with the participation of the countries that are supporting the Gulf initiative,” he
Saudi king says setting up center to coordinate Yemen humanitarian work
Saudi King Salman announced on Tuesday the establishment of a center to coordinate humanitarian assistance for Yemen, and invited the United Nations to join in relief work for the Arab country. “We hope that the United Nations will participate effectively with what this center will shoulder, including coordinating all humanitarian and relief works for the Yemeni people with the participation of the countries that are supporting the Gulf initiative,” he
AP Exclusive: Video shows migrant rescue of deflating dinghy
CATANIA, Sicily (AP) — Migrants frantically shimmied up ropes dangling from a towering cargo ship and others jumped into the water grasping at lifesavers. Five bodies were recovered in the latest Mediterranean rescue and more were feared drowned.