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  • A security convoy leaves 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria
    South Africa's Mandela released from hospital Reuters - 25 mins ago

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a keyhole abdominal examination showed there was nothing seriously wrong with the 93-year-old anti-apartheid … More »South Africa's Mandela released from hospital

    A security convoy leaves 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a keyhole abdominal examination showed there was nothing seriously wrong with the 93-year-old anti-apartheid leader, the government said. "The doctors have decided to send him home as the diagnostic procedure …

  • An Afghan policeman keeps watch at a check point in Kabul
    Afghan ministry worker suspected in killing of U.S. officers Reuters - 1 hr 6 mins ago

    KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's interior ministry said on Sunday one of its employees is suspected of shooting dead two U.S. officers inside its headquarters a day earlier, an attack that prompted NATO to recall all its staff … More »Afghan ministry worker suspected in killing of U.S. officers

    An Afghan policeman keeps watch at a check point in Kabul

    KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's interior ministry said on Sunday one of its employees is suspected of shooting dead two U.S. officers inside its headquarters a day earlier, an attack that prompted NATO to recall all its staff from ministries. "An employee has been identified as a suspect and he has now fled. The interior …

  • An Egyptian human rights worker uses a laptop computer at the entrance of the office of an non-governmental organization in Cairo
    Egypt court adjourns U.S. activists' trial to April Reuters - 9 mins ago

    CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court adjourned the trial of dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans on Sunday at the opening session of a case that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington and $1.3 billion … More »Egypt court adjourns U.S. activists' trial to April

    An Egyptian human rights worker uses a laptop computer at the entrance of the office of an non-governmental organization in Cairo

    CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court adjourned the trial of dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans on Sunday at the opening session of a case that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington and $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid. Forty-three foreign and Egyptian non-profit workers - including the …

  • A boy holds the remain of a mortar in Karm Al Zaytoon, a neighbourhood of Homs
    Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught Reuters - 2 hrs 5 mins ago

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 31 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed on Sunday in bloodshed that coincided with a vote on a new constitution that could keep President Bashar al-Assad in power until 2028. The Syrian Observatory … More »Syria referendum goes ahead amid military onslaught

    A boy holds the remain of a mortar in Karm Al Zaytoon, a neighbourhood of Homs

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 31 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed on Sunday in bloodshed that coincided with a vote on a new constitution that could keep President Bashar al-Assad in power until 2028. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a military bombardment of opposition districts in Homs, now in its fourth …

  • Opposition supporters take part in a protest rally called The White Ring, while they build a human chain along the Garden Ring road in Moscow
    Anti-Putin protesters form human chain in Moscow Reuters - 57 mins ago

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of Russians joined hands to form a human chain around Moscow city centre on Sunday in protest against Vladimir Putin's likely return as president in an election next week. The protesters stood … More »Anti-Putin protesters form human chain in Moscow

    Opposition supporters take part in a protest rally called The White Ring, while they build a human chain along the Garden Ring road in Moscow

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of Russians joined hands to form a human chain around Moscow city centre on Sunday in protest against Vladimir Putin's likely return as president in an election next week. The protesters stood side by side around the wide 16-km (10-mile) Moscow Garden Ring Road in gently falling snow, many of …

  • A combination photograph shows the Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, posing for a photograph with the first edition of The Sun in 1969 and with the first edition of The Sun on Sunday as it comes off the presses at Broxbourne

    LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch bid to grab back the huge audience his News Corp lost when it closed Britain's best-selling News of the World over a phone-hacking scandal with a new Sunday edition of his Sun tabloid filled with gossip, girls and celebrities. With a front page splashing on a female TV presenter's birthing …

  • Senator Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media before voting on a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should do more to encourage Saudi Arabia to boost its oil production to make up for lost Iranian oil, Senator Charles Schumer said on Sunday, urging renewed diplomacy as a way to ease the run-up in oil prices. Tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program have pushed oil prices to …

  • Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures toward a journalist, not pictured, at the end of his press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Afghanistan's president renewed his calls for calm Sunday in a televised address to the nation after the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base sparked five days of deadly protests and prompted the international military coalition to pull its advisers from Afghan ministries out of fear that they would become the next targets. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

    Afghan authorities said Sunday they have identified a suspect in the killing of two U.S. military advisers inside an Afghan ministry a day earlier and have launched a manhunt to track him down.

  • FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2007 file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela reacts as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, waves farewell after a meeting at the Nelson Mandela Foundation building in Johannesburg, South Africa.  Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized with a stomach ailment, according to a government statement issued Saturday Feb. 25, 2012 about the 93-year-old anti-apartheid icon. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, file)

    Former President Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital Sunday after an overnight stay for minor diagnostic surgery to determine the cause of an abdominal complaint, a spokesman for the country's current leader said.

  • Egyptians shout anti-military ruling council slogans during a protest at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, demanding that the country's military rulers to step down. Arabic writing on the banner in the back  reads: "Retribution". (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

    An Egyptian court has adjourned the trial of 16 Americans and 27 other employees of nonprofit groups until April 26.

  • A Syrian woman casts her ballot paper at a polling station during a referendum on the new constitution, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Feb. 26, 2012. Syrians began voting Sunday on a new draft constitution aimed at quelling the country's uprising by ending the ruling Baath Party's five-decade domination of power, but the opposition announced a boycott and clashes were reported across the country. In regions like the restive central city of Homs, where shelling by government forces has left hundreds dead, or the northwestern province of Idlib and the southern region of Daraa where rebels clash frequently with the security forces, turnout is likely to be minimal. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)

    Syrians began voting Sunday on a new draft constitution aimed at quelling the country's uprising by ending the ruling Baath Party's five-decade domination of power, but the opposition announced a boycott and clashes were reported across the country.

  • U.S. Special Representative for North Korean Affairs Glyn Davies, left, answers reporters' questions as South Korean nuclear envoy Lim Sung-nam listens to him during a joint press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Davies who just finished nuclear talks with North Korean officials said ties between the rival Koreas must improve before Pyongyang and Washington can have a "fundamental improvement" in their relationship. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to launch a powerful retaliatory strike against South Korea if provoked, state media said Sunday, a day before the start of annual South Korean-U.S. military drills that Pyongyang calls an invasion rehearsal.

  • FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 file photo, villagers look at the body of a man during his funeral in Bannu, Pakistan. He was reportedly killed by a Dec. 27, 2010 U.S. drone attack in the Pakistani tribal area of Mir Ali along the Afghanistan border. American drone strikes inside Pakistan are killing far fewer civilians than many in the country are led to believe, according to a rare on-the-ground investigation by The Associated Press of 10 of the deadliest attacks in the past 18 months. (AP Photo/Ijaz Muhammad)

    American drone strikes inside Pakistan are killing far fewer civilians than many in the country are led to believe, according to a rare on-the-ground investigation by The Associated Press of 10 of the deadliest attacks in the past 18 months.

  • In this image released by Sony Pictures, Adam Sandler portrays both Jill, left, and Jack in a scene from "Jack & Jill." Sandler shattered the record for most nominations ever at the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that singling out the worst movies of the year. His 11 nominations Saturday included worst actor for both “Jack and Jill” and “Just Go with It” _ along with worst actress for “Jack and Jill,” in which he plays a family man and his own twin sister. (AP Photo/Sony - Columbia Pictures, Tracy Bennett)

    When Adam Sandler's bad, he's really bad, according to voters for the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that singles out the worst movies of the year.

  • Editor in Chief of Guinness World Records Craig Glanday, right, and Dr. Kashila Pradhan, left, officially measure Nepal's Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who says he's only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall, at the CIWEC clinic in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. Guinness World Records officials measured Dangi who hopes to be named the world's shortest man later Sunday. Dangi is hoping to snatch the title of the world's shortest man from Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who is 23.5 inches (60 centimeters) tall. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

    A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world's shortest person ever recorded.

  • Driver Danica Patrick, left, slides down the track after a crash as Casey Roderick (08) drives past during the NASCAR Drive4COPD 300 Nationwide series auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Friel)

    Danica Patrick's day started at the front of the pack. It ended with another frustrating wreck.

  • The Muppets, Kermit the Frog, left and Miss Piggy rehearse for the 84th Academy Awards, Saturday, Feb 25, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

    The Academy Awards are a big deal — even to A-listers. That's why a parade of stars came through the theater at the Hollywood & Highland Center Saturday to run through their lines and prepare to address their peers in front of a worldwide audience of millions.

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  • A combination photograph shows the Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, posing for a photograph with the first edition of The Sun in 1969 and with the first edition of The Sun on Sunday as it comes off the presses at Broxbourne
    Shock, horror! Murdoch's Sun wants his readers back Reuters - 11 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch bid to grab back the huge audience his News Corp lost when it closed Britain's best-selling News of the World over a phone-hacking scandal … More »Shock, horror! Murdoch's Sun wants his readers back

    A combination photograph shows the Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, posing for a photograph with the first edition of The Sun in 1969 and with the first edition of The Sun on Sunday as it comes off the presses at Broxbourne

    LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch bid to grab back the huge audience his News Corp lost when it closed Britain's best-selling News of the World over a phone-hacking scandal with a new Sunday edition of his Sun tabloid filled with gossip, girls and celebrities. With a front page splashing on a female TV presenter's birthing …

  • Raised lettering in the brickwork of the former Prudential Assurance building casts shadows in the City of London
    Prudential may move to Hong Kong - report Reuters - 2 hrs 21 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Prudential, Britain's biggest insurer, is considering moving its headquarters from London to Hong Kong to escape tough new capital rules for European … More »Prudential may move to Hong Kong - report

    Raised lettering in the brickwork of the former Prudential Assurance building casts shadows in the City of London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Prudential, Britain's biggest insurer, is considering moving its headquarters from London to Hong Kong to escape tough new capital rules for European insurers, the Sunday Times reported. Prudential is concerned a conflict between Europe's Solvency II regime and U.S. insurance regulations could force it …

  • US says tax-related ID theft complaints on rise AP - 19 hrs ago

    The U.S. government says the number of identity theft complaints involving tax and wage fraud is soaring even as law enforcement tries to crack down. More »US says tax-related ID theft complaints on rise

    The U.S. government says the number of identity theft complaints involving tax and wage fraud is soaring even as law enforcement tries to crack down.

  • FILE - In this April 21, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews spray water on the burning remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. The gargantuan legal bill for the 2010 catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is coming due for BP as a federal trial opens Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 to determine the company’s liability for the blowout of its Macondo well. On the cusp of trial, phalanxes of lawyers, company officials and state officials spent the final hours in high-stakes settlement talks that law experts believed could still yield a deal right before the courtroom doors open Monday morning. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)
    BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nears AP - 16 hrs ago

    On the cusp of trial over the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, phalanxes of lawyers, executives and public officials have spent the waning days in settlement … More »BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nears

    FILE - In this April 21, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews spray water on the burning remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. The gargantuan legal bill for the 2010 catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is coming due for BP as a federal trial opens Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 to determine the company’s liability for the blowout of its Macondo well. On the cusp of trial, phalanxes of lawyers, company officials and state officials spent the final hours in high-stakes settlement talks that law experts believed could still yield a deal right before the courtroom doors open Monday morning. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)

    On the cusp of trial over the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, phalanxes of lawyers, executives and public officials have spent the waning days in settlement talks. Holed up in small groups inside law offices, war rooms and hotel suites in New Orleans and Washington, they are trying to put a number on …

  • World Bank Group President Zoellick arrives for 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich
    World Bank chief says U.S. should lead some global bodies Reuters - 22 hrs ago

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A solid U.S. candidate to head the World Bank would be good for the United States and the bank because the world's largest economy should be represented … More »World Bank chief says U.S. should lead some global bodies

    World Bank Group President Zoellick arrives for 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich

    SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A solid U.S. candidate to head the World Bank would be good for the United States and the bank because the world's largest economy should be represented in top international bodies, outgoing President Robert Zoellick said on Saturday, while emphasizing he has no role in the selection process. ...

  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at a meeting with G-20  finance ministers, in Mexico City, Saturday Feb. 25, 2012.  Concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis topped the agenda Saturday, with Geithner acknowledging the work of European leaders, saying they have "made quite a bit of progress in convincing the world that they are not going to allow a catastrophic financial failure" in their countries. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
    Pressure on Europe grows at Mexico G-20 meeting AP - 10 hrs ago

    Pressure mounted on Europe Saturday to build an even bigger financial stabilization fund to head off sovereign debt concerns, with the United States, Brazil, and the … More »Pressure on Europe grows at Mexico G-20 meeting

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speaks at a meeting with G-20  finance ministers, in Mexico City, Saturday Feb. 25, 2012.  Concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis topped the agenda Saturday, with Geithner acknowledging the work of European leaders, saying they have "made quite a bit of progress in convincing the world that they are not going to allow a catastrophic financial failure" in their countries. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

    Pressure mounted on Europe Saturday to build an even bigger financial stabilization fund to head off sovereign debt concerns, with the United States, Brazil, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development all urging an increase.

  • Buffett says Berkshire has a successor in mind AP - 23 hrs ago

    Billionaire Warren Buffett wants Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to know that the company has someone in mind to replace him eventually, but he's emphasizing that he … More »Buffett says Berkshire has a successor in mind

    Billionaire Warren Buffett wants Berkshire Hathaway shareholders to know that the company has someone in mind to replace him eventually, but he's emphasizing that he has no plans to leave.

  • A Greek national flag flies at the archaeological site of the Acropolis Hill in Athens
    Greece launches long-awaited debt offer Reuters - 19 hrs ago

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the largest-ever sovereign debt restructuring … More »Greece launches long-awaited debt offer

    A Greek national flag flies at the archaeological site of the Acropolis Hill in Athens

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the largest-ever sovereign debt restructuring in the hope of getting its messy finances back on track. The swap is part of a second, 130-billion-euro rescue package to claw Greece back from the brink …

  • Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi leaves his residence of Palazzo Grazioli in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Defense lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi are making their final arguments in the former premier's corruption trial before the court begins deliberations. A verdict in the case is expected later Saturday but is unlikely to have any lasting legal force due to statute of limitations. Prosecutors have demanded a five-year sentence. Berlusconi is accused of having paid a British lawyer $600,000 to lie in two 1990s trials related to the billionaire media mogul's business dealings. David Mills was convicted in 2009 on bribery charges. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
    Italian court ends corruption case vs Berlusconi AP - 20 hrs ago

    A court ended a corruption trial against Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday, ruling the statute of limitations had run out on the case and essentially handing Italy's former … More »Italian court ends corruption case vs Berlusconi

    Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi leaves his residence of Palazzo Grazioli in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Defense lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi are making their final arguments in the former premier's corruption trial before the court begins deliberations. A verdict in the case is expected later Saturday but is unlikely to have any lasting legal force due to statute of limitations. Prosecutors have demanded a five-year sentence. Berlusconi is accused of having paid a British lawyer $600,000 to lie in two 1990s trials related to the billionaire media mogul's business dealings. David Mills was convicted in 2009 on bribery charges. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

    A court ended a corruption trial against Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday, ruling the statute of limitations had run out on the case and essentially handing Italy's former premier another victory in a long string of judicial woes he has faced.

  • Buffett adds to bullish U.S. economic recovery signals Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Anyone looking for more evidence of a strengthening U.S. economic recovery need only consider conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway , where businesses ranging from … More »Buffett adds to bullish U.S. economic recovery signals

    (Reuters) - Anyone looking for more evidence of a strengthening U.S. economic recovery need only consider conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway , where businesses ranging from railroads and electric utilities to furniture and candy stores are racking up record profits. Even though Berkshire's Warren Buffett says with emphasis …

  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Rally on Wall St to be put to test Reuters - 22 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rally on Wall Street will be put to the test next week, with the S&P 500 at its highest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. … More »Rally on Wall St to be put to test

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rally on Wall Street will be put to the test next week, with the S&P 500 at its highest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. The broad index is up 8.6 percent for the year, closing at 1,365 on Friday. The S&P 500's close was the highest since June 6, 2008, a few months before …

  • US Treasury Secretary Geithner and Chairman of Grupo Financiero Banorte Ortiz arrive to a meeting of G20 leading economies' finance ministers and central bankers in Mexico City
    U.S. did not call for strategic oil release: G20 sources Reuters - 11 hrs ago

    MEXICO CITY, Reuters (Feb 25) - The United States did not openly call for a release of countries' strategic oil reserves during Group of 20 meetings this weekend, Group … More »U.S. did not call for strategic oil release: G20 sources

    US Treasury Secretary Geithner and Chairman of Grupo Financiero Banorte Ortiz arrive to a meeting of G20 leading economies' finance ministers and central bankers in Mexico City

    MEXICO CITY, Reuters (Feb 25) - The United States did not openly call for a release of countries' strategic oil reserves during Group of 20 meetings this weekend, Group of 20 sources said on Saturday. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday the United States is considering a release from its strategic oil reserves …

  • Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett wanders the company trade show before his company's annual meeting in Omaha
    Berkshire Hathaway fourth-quarter profit declines Reuters - 23 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway's fourth-quarter profit fell sharply, in part on an underwriting loss in its reinsurance business related to life insurance, the company … More »Berkshire Hathaway fourth-quarter profit declines

    Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett wanders the company trade show before his company's annual meeting in Omaha

    (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway's fourth-quarter profit fell sharply, in part on an underwriting loss in its reinsurance business related to life insurance, the company said on Saturday. Berkshire said it earned $3.05 billion, or $1,846 per Class A share, compared with earnings of $4.38 billion, or $2,656 per share a year …

  • Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi leaves his residence of Palazzo Grazioli in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Defense lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi are making their final arguments in the former premier's corruption trial before the court begins deliberations. A verdict in the case is expected later Saturday but is unlikely to have any lasting legal force due to statute of limitations. Berlusconi is accused of having paid a British lawyer $600,000 to lie in two 1990s trials related to the billionaire media mogul's business dealings. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
    Berlusconi cleared by statute of limitations AP - 14 hrs ago

    Silvio Berlusconi's corruption trial ended Saturday with a court ruling that the statute of limitations had run out, handing the former premier another victory in a long … More »Berlusconi cleared by statute of limitations

    Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi leaves his residence of Palazzo Grazioli in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Defense lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi are making their final arguments in the former premier's corruption trial before the court begins deliberations. A verdict in the case is expected later Saturday but is unlikely to have any lasting legal force due to statute of limitations. Berlusconi is accused of having paid a British lawyer $600,000 to lie in two 1990s trials related to the billionaire media mogul's business dealings. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

    Silvio Berlusconi's corruption trial ended Saturday with a court ruling that the statute of limitations had run out, handing the former premier another victory in a long string of judicial challenges.

  • A lone Kingfisher Airlines customer waits in a check-in queue at Mumbai's domestic airport
    Analysis: Kingfisher's nosedive poses dilemma for India Reuters - 11 hrs ago

    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As Kingfisher Airlines careens toward collapse, the Indian government finds itself between a rock and a hard place. The government, already weakened … More »Analysis: Kingfisher's nosedive poses dilemma for India

    A lone Kingfisher Airlines customer waits in a check-in queue at Mumbai's domestic airport

    NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As Kingfisher Airlines careens toward collapse, the Indian government finds itself between a rock and a hard place. The government, already weakened by a string of corruption scandals over the past year, will face further political heat if it tries to rescue a money-losing private carrier - especially …

  • Gas prices are posted at the Citgo gas station Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 in Philadelphia. The price of gasoline, which is made from crude oil, has soared as oil prices rise. The national average jumped by nearly 12 cents per gallon in a week, with state averages above $4 per gallon in California, Alaska and Hawaii. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Obama: No easy answers to lowering pump prices AP - 22 hrs ago

    President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices and he's dismissing Republican solutions as little more than gimmicks. More »Obama: No easy answers to lowering pump prices

    Gas prices are posted at the Citgo gas station Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 in Philadelphia. The price of gasoline, which is made from crude oil, has soared as oil prices rise. The national average jumped by nearly 12 cents per gallon in a week, with state averages above $4 per gallon in California, Alaska and Hawaii. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

    President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices and he's dismissing Republican solutions as little more than gimmicks.

  • In this Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 photo, people push their shopping carts at the Kwangbok Area shopping center to buy groceries in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
    China brings supermarket concept to North Korea AP - Sat, Feb 25, 2012

    In his last public appearance, late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il went shopping. More »China brings supermarket concept to North Korea

    In this Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 photo, people push their shopping carts at the Kwangbok Area shopping center to buy groceries in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

    In his last public appearance, late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il went shopping.

  • FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo an inflatable tank is parked on a hill facing the main gate at Kim Dotcom's house in Coatesville, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) north west of Auckland, New Zealand, after the house was raided by police and he was arrested on international copyright infringement and money laundering charges. On his way up, he fooled them all: journalists, judges, investors and companies. Then the man who renamed himself Kim Dotcom finally did it. With an eye for get-rich schemes and an ego gone wild, he parlayed his modest computing skills into a mega-empire, becoming the fabulously wealthy computer maverick he had long claimed to be. (AP Photo/Dean Purcell, NZ Herald, File) NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA
    A wild online ride hits the digital piracy wall AP - 8 hrs ago

    On his way up, he fooled them all: judges, journalists, investors and companies. More »A wild online ride hits the digital piracy wall

    FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo an inflatable tank is parked on a hill facing the main gate at Kim Dotcom's house in Coatesville, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) north west of Auckland, New Zealand, after the house was raided by police and he was arrested on international copyright infringement and money laundering charges. On his way up, he fooled them all: journalists, judges, investors and companies. Then the man who renamed himself Kim Dotcom finally did it. With an eye for get-rich schemes and an ego gone wild, he parlayed his modest computing skills into a mega-empire, becoming the fabulously wealthy computer maverick he had long claimed to be. (AP Photo/Dean Purcell, NZ Herald, File) NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA

    On his way up, he fooled them all: judges, journalists, investors and companies.

  • BRICS to look at bid for top World Bank job Reuters - 12 hrs ago

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The world's major emerging economies on Saturday rejected the tradition that an American automatically is selected to head the World Bank and … More »BRICS to look at bid for top World Bank job

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The world's major emerging economies on Saturday rejected the tradition that an American automatically is selected to head the World Bank and they will look at putting forward their own candidate for the open job. Finance chiefs from the BRICS group of emerging market powerhouses - Brazil, Russia, …

  • Shoppers move through a crowded street in Lewisham on Christmas eve in London
    Consumers offer sign of hope in fourth quarter Reuters - 16 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The economy may avoid another recession after a rise in consumer spending and an upsurge in exports offered it a solid base to bounce back from a fourth … More »Consumers offer sign of hope in fourth quarter

    Shoppers move through a crowded street in Lewisham on Christmas eve in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - The economy may avoid another recession after a rise in consumer spending and an upsurge in exports offered it a solid base to bounce back from a fourth quarter dip, but a vigorous return to health is unlikely. The Office for National Statistics confirmed its earlier estimate that the economy shrank by …

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