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Volkswagen Up! Wins World Car of the Year 2012

Volkwagen Up!
The mood at the New York Auto Show was tense with anticipation of the announcement of the World Car of the Year 2012, and the three finalists, the BMW 3-Series, Porsche 911 and Volkswagen Up!, gunned their engines as an anthem.
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Portraits of North Korea's President KimJong-Il, Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir, Chad's President Idriss Deby and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are seen painted on concrete blocks from the Berlin wall in Berlin

Why Are We Choosing Socialism?

America is in the process of embracing certain failure. We have a president who appears enraptured by the European economic model as Europeans themselves are facing the reality of its ashes and despair.
Spain general strike

Spain’s Unemployment Hits Record In March, Adds To Deficit Woes

Unemployment in Spain, where more than half of young people are out of work, rose for the eight straight month in March to a fresh record high, adding to the risk of an economic contraction as the government struggles to cope with its ballooning public debt.
Shooting at Oikos University in Oakland

7 Shot Dead At California College; Ex-Student Is Suspect

Police said the victims were six women and one man ranging in age from their 20s to 40s. Authorities confirmed the arrest of One Goh, a Korean native and naturalized U.S. citizen who is believed to have been a student at Oikos University.
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Asian Shares Rise On Growth Hopes After Firm U.S. Data

Asian shares rose Tuesday, riding on the back of strong gains in global equities overnight after solid manufacturing data from the United States and leading Asian exporters offset signs of mild recession in Europe.
The interior of a Twike.

Is The Twike HEV Hybrid The World's Best City 'Car'?

While Twike may sound like a 3-year-old child's mispronunciation of another word, it actually refers to what may be the world's best -- or worst -- city car, depending on your perspective: the Twike human-electric vehicle, or HEV.
All Katie needed to say was, "Daddy's home." Like a switch went off in his brain, the young boxer named Chuck leapt out of the back of Katie's parked SUV and ran to his best friend Nick, who had just returned home to Germany after serv

'Dog Welcomes Soldier Home ... Again' Goes Viral [VIDEO]

All Katie needed to say was, Daddy's home. Like a switch went off in his brain, the young boxer named Chuck leapt out of the back of Katie's parked SUV and ran to his best friend Nick, who had just returned home to Germany after serving eight months in Afghanistan.
A European Union flag is seen in front of the Parthenon temple in Athens

Euro Sentiments Take A Pessimistic Turn

The good vibes in the Euro Zone did not last long, as two months of positive sentiments ended in March, with manufacturers and builders facing a drop in orders, according to a survey released by the European Commission Thursday.

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