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WASHINGTON - Bankers are set to appear before Congress today to defend a bailout package.
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe swore in his longtime rival Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister Wednesday, ushering in a unity government in an extraordinary concession after nearly three decades of virtually unchallenged rule.
NEW YORK - More than a quarter of major U.S. TV stations intend to shut down their analog broadcasts on Feb. 17, sticking to the original date despite the wish of the Obama administration that they wait until June.
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors said Tuesday they want more evidence from police before determining whether to press charges against Chris Brown, who's accused in a domestic dispute that reportedly involves pop superstar Rihanna.
NEW YORK - Having just turned 10, a Sussex spaniel called Stump became the oldest best in show winner at the Westminster Kennel Club, ending his retirement last week and taking the big prize Tuesday night.
WASHINGTON - The Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada is headed to court to answer charges of lying to Congress, the latest athlete to face criminal prosecutors over the scourge of performance-enhancing drugs in pro sports.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators and White House officials met behind closed doors late on Tuesday to try to work out disagreements over spending and tax cuts in an economic stimulus bill that could cost taxpayers around $800 billion.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel headed for political gridlock Wednesday after its election produced rival winners.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The kings of Wall Street will try to soothe the U.S. Congress on Wednesday by defending their use of $176 billion in bank bailout money, but it may be a tough sell, even for the one-time "masters of the universe."
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Rocked by the biggest financial crisis in decades, the world is desperately awaiting strong economic leadership -- but the new U.S. administration is very busy right now.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tornado killed eight people when it struck a small town in Oklahoma in central United States, a local official said Wednesday.
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents attacked two government buildings in Kabul on Wednesday killing at least 19 people, officials said, in one of the most audacious attacks on the capital by the Islamist group since their ouster in 2001.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will take no practical steps to retaliate against the planned U.S. missile defense shield unless it is physically deployed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' highest court has ruled an American soldier convicted of raping a Filipina in 2006 must be placed in government custody, scrapping a deal between the two countries that allowed detention inside the U.S. embassy.
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, joining President Robert Mugabe in a unity government after a decade of struggling to push him from power.
KABUL (AFP) - Taliban militants launched suicide bomb and gun attacks Wednesday on three Afghan government buildings, killing at least 26 people, in one of the most daring assaults on the capital to date.
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and hawkish ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu were locked in a battle for power on Wednesday after a photo-finish election that could send peace talks into limbo.
YEA, Australia (AFP) - Australian police investigated fresh arson attacks and looting Wednesday as angry survivors pressed for access to towns devastated by wildfires that continue to burn across vast areas.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A massive tornado one-half-mile (nearly one kilometer) wide tore across the Midwestern state of Oklahoma, killing at least 15 people as it flattened homes and up-ended cars, local media reported Wednesday.
LONDON (AFP) - Financial markets recoiled on Wednesday after US economic rescue moves left investors bewildered and sceptical, and data revealed plunging demand for steel, cars, and oil in the global crisis.
LONDON (AFP) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday that the recession-hit British economy risks shrinking by up to six percent later this year on a 12-month basis, before possibly returning to growth in 2010.
Westminster, Colo. - School districts across the US are trying to improve student performance and low test scores. But few have taken as radical an approach as Adams 50.
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Since the start of the Iraq War in 2003 the number of overweight and obese US military has doubled, in keeping with the national trend but also due to the stress of deployment, a Pentagon study said.
A new federal program starting this fall promises relief and hope for millions of students and recent graduates burdened with big federal educational debts. Starting July 1, those with federal student loans can ask the government to limit their monthly payments on their federal student loans to less than 15 percent of their income. Many of those who qualify for the new Income-Based Repayment (IBR) program will pay much less than that.
WASHINGTON - The Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada is headed to court to answer charges of lying to Congress, the latest athlete to face criminal prosecutors over the scourge of performance-enhancing drugs in pro sports.
WASHINGTON - Negotiators hoped to seal agreement on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package Wednesday after making good progress in the first rounds of closed-door talks.
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