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There’s trouble in Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen paradise, multiple sources tell Page Six exclusively. The model has left their family compound in Tampa, Fla., for Costa Rica following a series of heated arguments over Brady’s shock decision to un-retire from the NFL, while he has remained behind for team training. “Tom and Gisele are in a fight right now,” a source tells Page Six, adding that this has happened before with the couple, but they have always reunited in the past.

China to make foreign firms reveal secret info The Yomiuri ShimbunThe Chinese government plans to introduce a new system requiring foreign firms to disclose secret information about digital household appliances and other products starting from May, sources said Thursday. <SNIP>If a company refuses to disclose such information, the Chinese government plans to ban the firm from exporting the product to the Chinese market, as well as bar production and sales in the country, according to the sources. Critics worry that such a system risks seeing the intellectual property of foreign firms passed onto their Chinese competitors. <SNIP>However, this explanation is...

Iran has taken command of its nuclear technology and could have an atomic bomb in a year, Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted as saying Wednesday, citing Israeli intelligence. According to Channel 10, Mofaz made the comments during talks with US officials in Washington where he leading an Israeli delegation holding meetings within the framework of the Israel-US Strategic Dialogue. In the past, the general consensus in the intelligence community has been that Iran had hit some technical difficulties with enrichment and that its attainment of nuclear capability was much further off. Late Sunday night, as Mofaz headed to Washington,...

Justice Dept. Enters Court Nominee Fight By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer Sat May 14, 5:39 AM ET The Justice Department is edging into the Senate controversy over judicial nominees, writing key lawmakers after Democratic Leader Harry Reid publicly referred to an FBI file on one of President Bush's controversial appointees. "The letter expressed concern about recent remarks on the floor of the Senate which alluded to an FBI background investigation file provided by the Department of Justice to the Senate Judiciary Committee on a confidential basis in connection with a judicial nomination," a department official said Friday night....

Tens of thousands of airline passengers in Germany were left stranded by strikes by public sector employees, as Germany's largest trade union stepped up the pressure for a large pay increase ahead of new wage talks on Wednesday. Lufthansa said approximately 25,000 passengers were affected by the short "warning strikes" mounted by airport staff belonging to the Verdi services trade union. Frankfurt and Munich airports were most severely affected. More than 100,000 Verdi members across Germany were involved in the strike actions, which each lasted up to several hours. The strikes also briefly halted local transport and public services in...