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...planet try to shift their position but remain hung up on one another. The quake occurs when that rock lock is broken. Seismometers can detect the years of stirrings that lead up to that moment, providing some help to geologists. (See pictures of Haitian protests over rising food and fuel prices...
...perfecting a satellite-killing weapon similar to the one last tested by the U.S. in 1985. In 2008, the U.S. destroyed a disabled spy satellite with a missile fired from a Navy ship, ostensibly to ensure that the satellite's 1,000-lb. (454 kg) tank of toxic hydrazine fuel didn't harm anyone on the ground...
...Tapping into India's car market has always been a challenge for foreign automakers. Despite India's blistering economy, manufacturers have discovered a historic preference for cars that are small, fuel-efficient and cheap. The sensation that is the Nano is well-known; its unveiling two years ago at the New Delhi Auto Expo by Indian automaker Tata captured the world's imagination and further focused attention on India's growing role in the global car market. To be successful in India, small-car manufacturers have had to tailor their product to Indian tastes and conditions. When General Motors launched...
...Gaza thus far, the regime of the aging President Hosni Mubarak, who has held power for nearly three decades, is struggling to maintain legitimacy in the face of other domestic threats. Corruption, police brutality, a widening income gap and a recent spike in Muslim-Christian violence have added fuel to Egypt's disorganized but politically diverse opposition. And it may not be long before Gaza comes back to haunt...
...China National Petroleum statement. A government spokesperson for Weinan, a Shaanxi city along the Wei river, says that as of Jan. 4 no diesel from the leak had reached the Yellow river, about 62 miles (100 km) to the east. But some state media outlets said Monday that the fuel has already reached the Yellow river...