CANBERRA (Reuters) – Apple Inc has been ordered to appear before Australia's parliament with fellow technology giants Microsoft Inc and Adobe Systems Inc to explain why local consumers pay so muc h for their products, despite the strong Aussie dollar. Broadening a row between the world's most valuable company and Australian lawmakers over corporate taxes paid on Apple's operations, Apple executives were formally summonsed on Monday to front a parliamentary committee in Canberra on March 22. … Insight: Has Volkswagen discovered the Holy Grail of carmakers?
BERLIN/DETROIT (Reuters) – Ulrich Hackenberg isn't yet a household name but if Volkswagen's $70 billion bet on his big idea pays off, he may join the likes of Henry Ford, Alfred Sloan and Taiichi Ohno in the canon of auto industry pioneers. Since the heyday of Henry Ford and his Model T, the world's automakers have considered the "global car" to be their Holy Grail – the same basic design that can be built, in subtle variations, and sold in different markets. … Sudan, Darfur rebels sign ceasefire deal in Qatar: QNA
DOHA (Reuters) – The government of Sudan has signed a ceasefire deal in Qatar with a main Darfur rebel group in a fresh bid to end a decade-old conflict in western Sudan, Qatar’s state news agency QNA reported late on Sunday. Years of international efforts have failed to end a rebellion in Darfur, where mostly non-Arab insurgents took up arms in 2003 to fight against what they called the Arab-dominated government’s neglect of the region. …
3 killed in US helicopter crash while filming new reality show for Discovery Channel
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Three people were killed Sunday in a pre-dawn helicopter crash in a rural area of northern Los Angeles County while filming for a new reality TV show for the Discovery Channel.
Adventurers re-enact Shackleton's Antarctic voyage
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- It’s been lauded as one of the greatest survival stories of all-time.
Tornado causes significant damage in Hattiesburg; 13 injured
NEW ORLEANS – Emergency officials say an apparent tornado has caused significant damage in Hattiesburg, Miss., after passing along a main road.
Factbox - Winners in main categories at BAFTA film awards
LONDON (Reuters) – Here is a list of winners in the main categories at the BAFTAs, Britain’s top film awards, which took place in London on Sunday. BEST FILM: “Argo” OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM: “Skyfall” BEST DIRECTOR: Ben Affleck for “Argo” LEADING ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln” LEADING ACTRESS: Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour” SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained” SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway in “Les Miserables” ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Quentin Tarantino for “Django Unchained” ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: David O. …
Reports confirm fatalities in crash of Cessna near Waskada, Manitoba
WASKADA, Man. – Early reports from the scene confirm an undetermined number of fatalities following the crash of a Cessna aircraft near Waskada, Manitoba.
U.S. Air, AMR near $11 billion merger, deal seen within week : sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – US Airways Group Inc and AMR Corp are nearing an $11 billion merger that would create the world's largest airline and could announce a deal within a week, after resolving key differences on valuation and management structure, people familiar with the matter said. Under terms of a deal that are still being finalized, US Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker would become CEO, while AMR's Tom Horton would serve as non-executive chairman of the board until spring of 2014, when the combined company holds its first annual meeting, the sources said. … Carnival cruise ship adrift off Mexican coast after fire
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Carnival Triumph, a cruise ship owned by Carnival Corp under its Carnival Cruise Lines brand , was adrift 150 miles off southern Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on Sunday after a fire that caused no injuries, the company said in a statement. The engine room fire, which took place in the morning, had been extinguished and the ship was without propulsion, and operating on emergency generator power, the company said. … 
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