A U.S. congressional committee approved a resolution condemning the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide

A U.S. congressional committee approved a resolution condemning the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, rejecting a last-minute Obama administration effort to derail it and putting a chill on relations with Turkey.The House panel's resolution, approved on a 23-22 vote, faces an uncertain future in Congress. But it nonetheless could damage U.S. relations with Turkey, a vital ally in the Middle East and Central Asia. Within minutes of the vote, Ankara said it was recalling its ambassador from Washington for consultations. Turkey took the same step in 2007, when the committee passed a similar resolution.

The vote was carried live on most Turkish television and radio news channels and was seen as a significant blow to Turkey's already limping attempt at rapprochement with Armenia.

U.S. court dismissed a female employee of sexual harassment case in the United Nations

As women from around the world gathered at the United Nations this week to discuss gender equality, a US court threw out a case involving sexual harassment of a UN woman employee because her bosses refused to lift the diplomatic immunity of the alleged high-ranking perpetrator.The embarrassing timing of the judgment by the US appeals court in New York prompted one women's rights group to challenge the UN's claims at this week's conference to be an equal opportunity employer, at least when it comes to dealing with complaints of sexual harassment.Mr Ban's office, noting the appeals ruling, stated: “At this stage of the proceedings it would not be appropriate for the secretariat to comment further on the matter.”

“The UN system doesn't work,” he said. “Immunity is not necessary in such cases. It may be justified in places where there's no functioning legal system – but not in New York or Geneva.

After the matter is still under repair

US safety officials announced on Thursday that they had received more than 60 complaints from Toyota owners who were still experiencing sudden unintended acceleration even though their vehicles had been repaired by Toyota dealers.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has come under pressure from Congress and consumer safety groups because of allegations that it responded too slowly to warnings of problems in Toyota vehicles, said it had the authority to order Toyota to “provide a different solution” if current efforts were not working.

The news marks yet another problematic development for Toyota, which is grappling with a massive vehicle recall, a loss of trust among consumers and a potential criminal investigation into its handling of safety issues.

China and Japan co-operation in Africa

　Plans to transform the east African oil sector by building a pipeline from south Sudan to the Kenyan coast were boosted yesterday when a Japanese company expressed interest in joining the project.The project would be the boldest yet by a Japanese company in Africa. China has also been studying the proposed pipeline and Toyota Tshusho said that co-operation with Beijing was possible. 　At present, the oil is exported via pipelines leading through northern Sudan to an export facility on the Red Sea. The government of the semi-autonomous south wants the new pipeline to reduce its dependence on the north and to create an export route via Kenya.

China National Petroleum Corporation, a state-owned company, has the largest foreign stake in Sudan's oil industry and Beijing received 79 per cent of Sudan's petroleum exports in the same period.Japanese diplomats acknowledge that, in common with China, securing oil and other natural resources in Africa is one of their main objectives.

Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets Wednesday

　Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets Wednesday as much of the country went on a 24-hour strike against government austerity measures.Protesters clash with riot police during a demonstration in Athens on Wednesday. Greece ground to a halt as unions staged a one-day general strike and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest austerity measures designed to tame a public debt crisis　A small group of youths threw Molotov cocktails at police, who responded with tear gas. However, the 20,000 people who filed through downtown Athens-a relatively large crowd for a Greek strike-mostly limited themselves to chanting anti-government slogans.
my opinion
A massive general strike to protest E.U.-mandated austerity measures closed banks, government offices and post offices, crippling the Greek capital Wednesday. This is too terrible for people. In china, there is no this for a long time. Someone said this is one way to protest against the Government, but I think this is not a gaad way. If people do this, community will stop working. The other Other people's lives and also be affected

Toyoda, M apology insisted that there is no design defect

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that he was 'absolutely confident' there was no design flaw in the company's electronic throttle control system, despite doubts raised by one of his own executives and the U.S. Transportation secretary in earlier comments. Mr. Toyoda and Yoshimi Inaba, head of Toyota's North American operations, outlined a series of steps to add new safety features to Toyota vehicles, and vowed the company would be more open about safety problems in the future.　Mr. Toyoda's testimony came during the second of two back-to-back congressional hearings into the way the Japanese auto giant handled a rash of safety concerns that have led to the recall of about eight million vehicles world-wide. Mr. Toyoda's appearance is part of a broader campaign by the car maker founded by his grandfather to turn around a collapse in sales and customer trust in the company's most important overseas market.
my opinion
Toyoda is the most famous car in the world. This problem about recall the car has happened for a long time, but it is is not solved until today. This case has been discussed many times. It is very bad for toyoda, but the 53-year-old Mr. toyoda took responsibility for the company's problems and pledged to restore trust among Toyota owners. This problem not only hammered its sales and could cost it money but also make people feel disappoint about toyoda.

British Prime Minister have a bad temper

The U.K. election campaign, focused for months on topics such as the economy and bankers' bonuses, veered Sunday to a more personal issue for Prime Minister Gordon Brown: his temper. The Observer newspaper carried material from a book on Mr. Brown by its political commentator, Andrew Rawnsley, that alleged the prime minister has acted aggressively with staff, including grabbing them by the lapels of jackets, shoving them aside and shouting at them. The book alleges that Sir Gus O'Donnell, the head of the civil service, was so concerned that he launched an investigation into incidents and talked to Mr. Brown about his attitude toward staff.
my opinion
I think this is very terrible and has a bad effect for person. He is publish people in the world, so he must become a good example for everyone. As a British Prime Minister, he should understand how to control temper. I do not know whether this is true, but I think if he can pay attention about this, nobody can accuse him.