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'Islamic rules saved us from recession'
Bahrain's finance minister said adherence to strict Islamic rules helped his country escape the worst of the global recession.

Russian magnate wins poisoning libel case
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Russian broadcaster in London, his spokeswoman told CNN on Wednesday.

Brazil announces near-record harvest
Brazil will have its second-best harvest in the nation's history this year, the government said.

Mexico: Allow cross-border trucking
Mexico asked the United States to move forward with creating a proposal to end a ban on cross-border trucking in violation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Environmentalist sees plastic world
Every bit of fully synthetic plastic that's ever been produced over the past 100 years is somewhere on our planet, a leading environmentalist, David de Rothschild, said Tuesday.

Missing executive's body found
The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, a police spokesman said.

Driver: My Prius took me for a ride
The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 145kph.

Icelanders reject plan to repay debt
Iceland's voters overwhelmingly reject a deal to pay billions of dollars it owes to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, the Foreign Ministry has said.

Economy tops China's agenda
China's parliament opens its annual session on Friday as policy-makers seek answers to some Western sounding problems.