Stricter emission limits get a boost

Si4/3/2007
NEWS

France breaks world speed record for rail trains
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A French train with a 25,000-horsepower engine and special wheels broke
the
world speed record Tuesday for conventional rail trains, reaching 357.2
mph as
it zipped through the countryside to the applause of spectators.

Official: Diplomat let go; freedom of 5 other Iranians sought
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An Iranian diplomat kidnapped two months ago in Iraq has been released,
Iran's
official news agency reported Tuesday, citing informed sources in the
capital
Tehran. Jalal Sharafi, the second secretary at the Iranian Embassy in
Baghdad,
will return to Tehran later Tuesday, the Islamic Republic News Agency
reported.

Tsunami leaves thousands homeless
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Some of the thousands left homeless by a tsunami ventured back into the
devastated Solomon Islands town of Gizo Tuesday, picking their way
through the
ruins of stores in search of food and water.

MONEY

Stricter emission limits get a boost
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A Supreme Court ruling Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency
can
regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases galvanized groups
that have
long sought to limit emissions from new cars and trucks.