As Obama bets on Asia, regional players hedge
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E.U. leaders vow to help Greece but say it is too early for financial rescue
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ATHENS — European leaders pledged Thursday to help Greece cope with debt problems that are pummeling the euro on global markets, but they stopped short of promising the immediate financial bailout sought by investors to calm fears of a spreading crisis in Europe. Read more
Chinese court upholds prominent scholar’s 11-year punishment
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BEIJING — A Chinese court upheld Thursday the unprecedented 11-year sentence given to a prominent scholar who had called for political reform, the latest in a string of harsh punishments for dissenters. Read more
US missionaries may spend weekend in Haiti lockup
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ten U.S. missionaries arrested trying to leave earthquake-crippled Haiti with a busload of children may be spending the weekend in jail despite a judge recommending their provisional release. Read more
Venezuela’s Chávez Takes a Mighty Swing at Golf
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Every day, Pascual Cicenia plays golf on an emerald course that is 18 holes of tropical heaven in the middle of this chaotic city. He doesn’t take it for granted, he said, especially now that President Hugo Chávez has disparaged the sport as an elitist endeavor with few friends in his populist [...]
Aid groups fear Haitian relief diverts funds from other needs
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The U.S. government’s disaster-assistance program has committed more than half its annual budget to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti, raising concern among humanitarian groups that programs for the needy in countries such as Sudan or Somalia could face cuts. Read more
Haiti’s Grand-Rue struggles to recover after quake
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — As long as anyone can remember, the Grand-Rue was the commercial heart of Haiti, a string of stores in the center of Port-au-Prince beating to the rhythm of a people for whom scraping by was the main national industry. Read more
Iraqi, U.S. forces battle militia group, five killed
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BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces backed by U.S. troops killed at least five people on Friday in a raid on suspected members of what Washington calls an Iranian-backed terrorist group, the U.S. military said. Read more
Bill Clinton leaves hospital after heart procedure
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton left a New York hospital early on Friday following a successful heart procedure to open a blocked artery in his heart that had caused him chest discomfort. Read more
German economic recovery falters
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Economic growth in the eurozone has slowed to a crawl – and that’s bad news for the UK as much as it is for member states. The 0.1% growth figure for the fourth quarter of 2009 was worse than expected and puts into perspective the UK’s similarly anaemic performance over the same period. Germany has [...]
World stocks gain on Greece support plan (AP)
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AP – Left wing protesters hold a banner in front of the Greek Parliament, in central Athens, on Thursday, … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Barack Obama Video:Health Care Reform: Wanted Dead or Alive FOX News Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^GSPC 1,078.47 0.00 ^IXIC 2,177.41 0.00 By ERIKA KINETZ, AP Business Writer Erika Kinetz, Ap Business Writer – [...]
Iran supreme leader lauds state rally, warns West (AP)
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Play Video AFP  – Iran marks revolution day amid tight security Slideshow:Iran Election Play Video Video:Iran Revolution Day clashes reported Reuters Play Video Video:Iran celebrates 1979 revolution Reuters AP – This image taken by GeoEye’s IKONOS satellite on Feb. 11, 2010 as it moved from north to south over … By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer Nasser Karimi, Associated [...]
I never slept with MP — Bardot
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Brigitte Bardot has called one of French President Nicolas Sarkozy‘s oldest friends a “big, fat wide-boy liar” after he claimed to have slept with the film star at the height of her fame. Read more
My rape terror at hands of Somali pirates: New ordeal for British hostage as couple face being starved to death
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In a brief, anguished phone call, 56-year-old Rachel Chandler described cowering in terror as one of the gang burst into her tent. Read more
Top 10 News Stories of '00s
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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more
World's Worst Wildfires
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Whether sparked by Mother Nature or by the carelessness or maliciousness of man, these fires have ripped across the Earth with alarming ferocity and deadly consequences. Read more
Malaysian Valentine Opponents Campaign for Panties
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Each year around this time the usual freak-outs about the Day of Cupid commence among those who think red paper hearts, a dozen roses and a box of candy are the Great Satan (read: too associated with the West). There’s the annual Valentine bonfire and romance buzzkills in India, and the crackdown on the color [...]
`What if?’ game could result in a real winner for Illinois
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Clinton In ‘Good Spirits’ After Heart Procedure
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Julia Reid, Sky News Online Former US President Bill Clinton is in “good spirits” after having a heart procedure in a New York hospital. [...]
‘Final Fantasy’ to become action-orientated
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Square Enix has said that it will make future Final Fantasy games more action-orientated. Producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama told DS that the success of Final Fantasy XIII in Japan will see other titles in the series take a more “speedy” approach. “With XIII, we made a lot of experiments and we attempted [...]