G-8 labor officials gather in Japan to seek environment-friendly working style | : Labor ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations met with international trade union and business groups Sunday to discuss the reduction of workplace emissions of "greenhouse" gases blamed for ... Federal court takes up ban on mad cow testing Associated Press | WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease, but a skeptical judge questioned whether the gov... Genetically modified crops get mixed response in Asia | A researcher inspects rice specimens inside a Philippines rice gene bank in Los Banos, south of Manila on May 2. With food prices hitting record highs the debate in Asia about whether genetically modified cro... Paying the penalty / Edmilson's spot kick the difference as Reds punish Frontale profligacy | KAWASAKI--Kawasaki Frontale can take pride in holding the high-powered Urawa Reds to all of three shots. But it still wasn't enough to defeat the Asian champions. | Reds won for the eighth time during a 10-ga... G-8 to seek ways for eco-friendly labor, reduce inequalities+ NIIGATA, Japan, May 11 (Kyodo) - Group of Eight labor ministers will begin a three-day meeting Sunday afternoon in the Sea of Japan Coast city of Niigata to discuss environmentally-friendly ways of working to h... China's Hu ends 'satisfactory and successful' Japan visit | TOKYO—Chinese President Hu Jintao toured two ancient Buddhist temples and a leading electronics company Saturday on the last day of what he termed a successful Japan visit. | "This trip was satisfactory... China's Hu ends 'satisfactory and successful' Japan visit TOKYO (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao toured two ancient Buddhist temples and a leading electronics company Saturday on the last day of what he termed a successful Japan visit. | "This trip was satisfactory ... Hu happy with Japan visit | By MARI YAMAGUCHI | Tokyo - Chinese President Hu Jintao toured two ancient Buddhist temples and a leading electronics company on Saturday on the last day of what he termed a successful Japan visit. | "This tr... The hot list: China's cultural movers and shakers | The musician | Lang Lang | Whatever else happens at the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, and whoever does or doesn't boycott it, one near-certain thing is that at some point a piano will be wheeled ...
Meatpacker argues for extra testing Houston ChronicleTOOLS | WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpac...