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18 hurt after Singapore rioting caused by road accident

SINGAPORE – About 400 South Asian migrant workers angered by a road accident battled police and set vehicles ablaze in Singapore’s worst rioting in decades, leaving 18 people injured, officials said Monday. The violence erupted in the…

Paul Walker memorial expected to draw thousands

SANTA CLARITA, California—The sounds of high-performance car engines filled the air Sunday as fans, friends and car enthusiasts headed to the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita to pay tribute to Paul Walker at the site where…

Cars burn as riot rocks Singapore’s Little India

SINGAPORE—Hundreds of South Asian workers staged a riot in Singapore late Sunday night following a road accident, leaving 10 police officers injured and at least six vehicles damaged, police said. A police statement said the disturbance started…

Belgium: 100 cars crash in fog; at least 1 dead

BRUSSELS — About 100 cars and trucks were involved in three pile-ups at a highway in western Belgium in a dense morning fog Thursday, leaving at least one dead and 54 injured. Medical workers were working to…

Speed factor in Paul Walker’s crash death – officials

LOS ANGELES – Investigators sought to determine the cause of a fiery crash that killed “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker while the 40-year-old actor’s fans erected a makeshift memorial Sunday near where the Porsche he was…

Kia recalling over 96,000 vans to fix suspensions

Kia Motors Corp. is recalling more than 96,000 minivans in the U.S. and Canada because a suspension part can break and cause drivers to lose control of the vehicles.…

Chrysler, Ford, GM, Nissan post big October gains

DETROIT  — Chrysler, Ford, General Motors and Nissan all posted healthy October sales increases as the U.S. auto industry rebounded from a lackluster September. The gains signal that automakers made it through the 16-day partial government shutdown…

Toyota outsells GM at 7.41 million vehicles

TOKYO – Toyota’s global sales for the first nine months of the year reached 7.41 million vehicles, little changed from the previous year but outpacing General Motors to keep its lead as the world’s top-selling automaker. Detroit-based…

China seeks info on Uighurs after deadly crash that killed Filipino doctor

BEIJING — Police investigating the apparent car attack at Beijing’s Forbidden City searched Tuesday for information on two ethnic Uighur minority suspects, a hotel employee said, a day after the vehicle plowed through a crowd and crashed,…

Ford, Toyota fight over who has top-selling car

DETROIT – A name makes all the difference in the fight between Ford and Toyota over who has the top-selling car in the world. Ford on Wednesday claimed that crown for its Focus compact during the first…

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