Although some communication was lost in translation, Toyota Motor Corporation President and CEO Akio Toyoda looked and sounded sincere before a Congressional committee as he apologized for some of the problems with his company's cars and expressed his determination to fix them at any cost.

The recent hacking attack that triggered Google's decision to quit China, unless Chinese authorities allow the Internet giant to provide uncensored service there, has spurred some provocative discussions in Western media outlets.

Toyota Motor Corporation, which has drawn more media attention than it needs lately, will remain in an unfriendly spotlight for a while as the Japanese automaker tries to fix its various car problems and regain customer confidence over the coming years.

In the days following the tragic and devastating earthquake in Haiti, US President Barack Obama insisted that the Haitian people would not be "forsaken" or "forgotten," and told Americans "we have to be here for them, their hour of need."

Perhaps sadness and anger are the two words that best describe the recent events that caused a ruckus in the Egyptian Christian Coptic community both in Egypt and the United States.