Medfly find brings more headaches for California
US officials moved to establish a quarantine zone Southern California on Thursday after discovery of four Mediterranean fruit flies, one of the most destructive pests known to modern agriculture. The detection of medflies in Riverside County followed a recent finding of the Mexican fruit fly in San Diego.

New Toyota sports sedan targets German rivals
Toyota Motor Corp unveiled a new sports sedan for the domestic and European markets on Friday to compete with products from German rivals Bayerische Motoren-Werke AG and Daimler-Benz AG. The Altezza will go on sale in Japan early next month, with shipments to Europe commencing next spring.