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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather


General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

  • This image provided by the FBI shows an undated image of Saif al-Adel also known as Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi, Seif Al Adel, Ibrahim Al-Madani. He was arrested Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 at Cairo Airport but he has denied the link and says it was a case of mistaken identity. Saif Al-Adel is wanted by the FBI in connection with the Aug. 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/FBI)
    Big terror arrest? Man claims mistaken identity in Cairo AP - 44 mins ago

    An Egyptian named by the United States as one of al-Qaida's top figures was arrested in Cairo, but he denied the link in comments to reporters. More »Big terror arrest? Man claims mistaken identity in Cairo

    This image provided by the FBI shows an undated image of Saif al-Adel also known as Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi, Seif Al Adel, Ibrahim Al-Madani. He was arrested Wednesday Feb. 29, 2012 at Cairo Airport but he has denied the link and says it was a case of mistaken identity. Saif Al-Adel is wanted by the FBI in connection with the Aug. 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/FBI)

    An Egyptian named by the United States as one of al-Qaida's top figures was arrested in Cairo, but he denied the link in comments to reporters.

  • A foreclosed home is shown in Stockton
    Stockton, Calif., could become biggest city to go bankrupt AP - 1 hr 55 mins ago

    The city of Stockton in California's crop-abundant Central Valley has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation and one of the highest crime and unemployment rates. More »Stockton, Calif., could become biggest city to go bankrupt

    A foreclosed home is shown in Stockton

    The city of Stockton in California's crop-abundant Central Valley has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation and one of the highest crime and unemployment rates.

  • 1 killed, 13 injured by possible tornado in Mo. AP - 2 hrs 19 mins ago

    At least one person has been killed in southwest Missouri as possible tornadoes whipped the Midwest, causing numerous injuries and significant damage. More »1 killed, 13 injured by possible tornado in Mo.

    At least one person has been killed in southwest Missouri as possible tornadoes whipped the Midwest, causing numerous injuries and significant damage.

  • Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks at Michigan State University during a rally in East Lansing, Mich., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
    Still winless, upbeat Ron Paul vows to keep picking up delegates ABC News - 9 hrs ago

    Ron Paul may not have been a major player in Michigan and Arizona, but he promises to continue to be noisy in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. More »Still winless, upbeat Ron Paul vows to keep picking up delegates

    Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks at Michigan State University during a rally in East Lansing, Mich., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

    Ron Paul may not have been a major player in Michigan and Arizona, but he promises to continue to be noisy in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

  • Blood stains are left by a woman who was killed in the room after heavy shelling by government forces in Sermeen near the northern city of Idlib
    Syrian army assaults rebel districts Reuters - 1 hr 15 mins ago

    Syrian troops launched a ground attack in Homs on Wednesday in an apparent attempt to overrun the rebel-held Baba Amro neighborhood that has endured 25 days of siege and fierce bombardment, opposition sources said. More »Syrian army assaults rebel districts

    Blood stains are left by a woman who was killed in the room after heavy shelling by government forces in Sermeen near the northern city of Idlib

    Syrian troops launched a ground attack in Homs on Wednesday in an apparent attempt to overrun the rebel-held Baba Amro neighborhood that has endured 25 days of siege and fierce bombardment, opposition sources said.

  • FILE - In this 1999 file family photo provided by the Center for Constitutional Rights, Majid Khan gestures during his high school senior year in Baltimore, MD.  The former Maryland resident accused of joining al-Qaida and plotting to blow up fuel tanks in the U.S. would serve no more than 25 years under a pretrial agreement.  Khan is to be arraigned Wednesday Feb.  29, 2012 at Guantanamo Bay on charges that include conspiracy and murder. (AP Photo/The Khan Family, Center for Constitutional Rights, File)

    A man held in secret U.S. government confinement for nearly a decade is expected to emerge Wednesday to take a plea deal, becoming the first "high-value" Guantanamo detainee to be convicted in a war crimes tribunal.

  • Planet hunters are right on the verge of finding a world beyond the sun where life could plausibly exist -- a planet more or less the size of Earth, with balmy temperatures and enough water to sustain biological activity.

  • Hamas security men keep watch as a bus carrying Palestinian prisoners arrives in the Rafah crossing with Egypt in 2011

    A popular Washington illusion once held that the right combination of incentives and punishments might "peel off" Syria's President Bashar al-Assad from Iran's "Axis of Resistance," but nobody would have predicted that the weak link in Iran's alliance of radicals would turn out to be the Palestinian Islamists of Hamas. …

  • Interpol website down after announcing arrests of 25 suspected Anonymous in Europe and Latin America

    Interpol said that 25 suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America.

  • TJ Lane spoke only to confirm his birthdate and answer "Yes I do" to basic questions

    No one in Chardon was surprised that 6-feet, 2-inch, 300 pound Coach Frank Hall disregarded his own safety to protect the kids.

  • W. Rick Copeland, Director of Medical Fraud Control Unit of the Office of the Texas Attorney General, stands next to a chart outlining a healthcare fraud scheme during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, in Dallas.  Officials announced federal charges in what they called the largest case of medical fraud in U.S. history involving $375 million. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

    A Texas doctor has been charged with running a massive health fraud care scheme with thousands of fraudulent patients and intermediaries allegedly offering cash, food stamps or free groceries, to bilk Medicare and Medicaid of nearly $375 million.

  • Dozens of job seekers line up to enter a National Career Fair, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 in New York. The number of people seeking unemployment aid stayed at a four-year low last week, the latest evidence that layoffs are low and the job market is slowly healing. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

    (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery is "frustratingly slow" and it could take four to five years to ratchet the unemployment rate down to about 6 percent, from more than 8 percent now, a top Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday. The recovery is held back by the housing market and Europe's debt crisis among other …

  • Firefighters from the Barnwell Volunteer Fire Department look out into the bay as they wait on standby at the Mullet Point Park in Point Clear, Ala. after a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed in Mobile Bay late Tuesday Feb. 28, 2012.   (AP Photo/Press-Register/John David Mercer)

    The U.S. Coast Guard says one crewmember is dead and three others remain missing following a helicopter crash in Alabama during a training mission.

  • The Virginia state Senate on Tuesday approved a law forcing a woman to have an ultrasound before an abortion but left out a provision harshly criticized by women's rights groups.

  • File photo of U.S. Senator Snowe smiling after the Committee passed the Democratic healthcare reform bill on Capitol Hill in Washington

    Two sources tell ABC News that Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, R-Maine will not stand for re-election this fall. Snowe, one of the handful of moderates left in the Senate, is reportedly tired of the gridlock that has paralyzed Congress.

  • A journalist checks radiation level with her dosimeter near stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co., during a press tour led by TEPCO officials, in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. Japan next month marks one year since the March 11 tsunami and earthquake, which triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986.  (AP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno, Pool)

    Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima power plant remains fragile nearly a year after it suffered multiple meltdowns, its chief said Tuesday, with makeshift equipment — some mended with tape — keeping crucial systems running.

  • US President Barack Obama

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama issued a policy directive on Tuesday making clear that not all al Qaeda suspects would be held in U.S. military custody, fleshing out exceptions allowed under a sweeping defense bill that sought to have the Pentagon prosecute most suspects. Under the directive, al Qaeda suspects …

  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visits a unit under the command of the Korean People's Army 4th Corps stationed in the southwestern sector of North Korea

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New North Korean leader Kim Jung-un looks unlikely to depart from the nuclear brinkmanship, threats to his region and repression of his father and grandfather, the top U.S. military commander for the Asia-Pacific region said on Tuesday. "He's a Kim, and he's surrounded by an uncle and Kim Jong-il's …

  • SEATTLE (Reuters) - Authorities evacuated some 900 students from a three-school compound in a small town in central Washington state and shut down a highway on Tuesday after a bomb threat was found on a computer at the high school. Police using bomb dogs searched the high school, middle-school and elementary school in Cle …

  • CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - In a sign of rising consumer confidence prevailing over go-it-alone pessimism in the Cowboy State, Wyoming lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly defeated a "doomsday bill" to help the state prepare for a total collapse of the U.S. government and economy. The bill, rejected on a 30-27 vote by the state …

  • Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is seen before boarding the plane before his departure to Cuba, in Caracas

    CARACAS (Reuters) - Surgeons removed a lesion from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's pelvis and the socialist leader is in "good physical condition" after the operation, his vice president said on Tuesday. Chavez, 57, had new surgery in Cuba despite his previous insistence that he had been cured of cancer after two procedures …

  • PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia repealed a one-per-month limit on handgun purchases on Tuesday, less than five years after a mentally-deranged student used handguns to massacre 32 people at Virginia Tech University in the worst single act of gun violence in U.S. history. Governor Bob McDonnell, who is high on …

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Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

  • Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men's 100 metres event ahead of Thompson of Trinidad and Collins of St Kitts and Nevis at the Memorial Van Damme IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels
    Bolt could run 9.4 in London, says Coe Reuters - 1 hr 1 min ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, could possibly run 9.4 seconds over 100 metres at this year's London Olympics, Games organising committee chairman Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday. … More »Bolt could run 9.4 in London, says Coe

    Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men's 100 metres event ahead of Thompson of Trinidad and Collins of St Kitts and Nevis at the Memorial Van Damme IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, could possibly run 9.4 seconds over 100 metres at this year's London Olympics, Games organising committee chairman Sebastian Coe said on Wednesday. Asked about media reports that Bolt was planning an assault on his world record of 9.58 in London, Coe told Reuters that …

  • Camper Team New Zealand competes during the stage one start of Leg 4 to Auckland in the Volvo Ocean Race at Sanya
    Camper suffer Volvo race setback as sail rips AFP - 1 hr 54 mins ago

    Camper's hopes of glory in leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race were dealt a blow Wednesday when one of their sails ripped in two, as their rivals threatened to topple the race's 24-hour distance record. More »Camper suffer Volvo race setback as sail rips

    Camper Team New Zealand competes during the stage one start of Leg 4 to Auckland in the Volvo Ocean Race at Sanya

    Camper's hopes of glory in leg four of the Volvo Ocean Race were dealt a blow Wednesday when one of their sails ripped in two, as their rivals threatened to topple the race's 24-hour distance record.

  • Simoncelli had his helmet knocked off in the ensuing collision which occurred on turn 11
    Simoncelli post-mortem report complete AFP - 1 hr 58 mins ago

    The post-mortem report for Italian rider Marco Simoncelli, who died in a crash at last year's Malaysian MotoGP, has been completed and sent to his family, a race official said Wednesday. More »Simoncelli post-mortem report complete

    Simoncelli had his helmet knocked off in the ensuing collision which occurred on turn 11

    The post-mortem report for Italian rider Marco Simoncelli, who died in a crash at last year's Malaysian MotoGP, has been completed and sent to his family, a race official said Wednesday.

  • Fletcher has written off playing any further part in United's Premier League title bid this season
    Next season the target for Man U's Fletcher AFP - 2 hrs 27 mins ago

    Darren Fletcher has said he is hopeful he will be able to get his career back on track at Manchester United next season. More »Next season the target for Man U's Fletcher

    Fletcher has written off playing any further part in United's Premier League title bid this season

    Darren Fletcher has said he is hopeful he will be able to get his career back on track at Manchester United next season.

  • Fletcher has written off playing any further part in United's Premier League title bid this season
    Next season the target for Fletcher AFP - 2 hrs 35 mins ago

    Darren Fletcher has said he is hopeful he will be able to get his career back on track at Manchester United next season. More »Next season the target for Fletcher

    Fletcher has written off playing any further part in United's Premier League title bid this season

    Darren Fletcher has said he is hopeful he will be able to get his career back on track at Manchester United next season.

  • Brazil's soccer team coach Menezes attends a training session before their international friendly match against Egypt in Doha
    Brazil undergo profound transformation under Menezes Reuters - 2 hrs 38 mins ago

    ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Brazil's results and performances under coach Mano Menezes have been far from earth-shattering, yet Tuesday's 2-1 win over Bosnia showed that the team have undergone … More »Brazil undergo profound transformation under Menezes

    Brazil's soccer team coach Menezes attends a training session before their international friendly match against Egypt in Doha

    ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Brazil's results and performances under coach Mano Menezes have been far from earth-shattering, yet Tuesday's 2-1 win over Bosnia showed that the team have undergone a profound transformation under his leadership. The question remains as to whether the phlegmatic coach has enough time …

  • Theo Zwanziger
    German team honours DFB boss Zwanziger AFP - 2 hrs 48 mins ago

    The German football team has bid farewell to Theo Zwanziger, the president of the German Football Federation (DFB), who will stand down on Friday. More »German team honours DFB boss Zwanziger

    Theo Zwanziger

    The German football team has bid farewell to Theo Zwanziger, the president of the German Football Federation (DFB), who will stand down on Friday.

  • Manchester City's Toure receives the ball from team mate Toure during their English Premier League soccer against Tottenham Hotspur in London
    Ivory Coast hit by late withdrawals for friendly Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    ABIDJAN (Reuters) - English Premier League trio Salomon Kalou and the Toure brothers, Kolo and Yaya, became the latest players to withdraw from the Ivory Coast squad for Wednesday's home friendly against … More »Ivory Coast hit by late withdrawals for friendly

    Manchester City's Toure receives the ball from team mate Toure during their English Premier League soccer against Tottenham Hotspur in London

    ABIDJAN (Reuters) - English Premier League trio Salomon Kalou and the Toure brothers, Kolo and Yaya, became the latest players to withdraw from the Ivory Coast squad for Wednesday's home friendly against Guinea in Abidjan. Regular captain Didier Drogba withdrew earlier this week and the striker has since been joined by …

  • New Zealand's Tony Lochhead (right) challenges Jamaica's Omar Cummings
    Jamaica down New Zealand 3-2 in friendly AFP - 3 hrs ago

    Jamaica's Reggae Boyz held on to defeat New Zealand 3-2 in a friendly international at Mount Smart stadium in Auckland on Wednesday after taking a healthy lead shortly into the second half. More »Jamaica down New Zealand 3-2 in friendly

    New Zealand's Tony Lochhead (right) challenges Jamaica's Omar Cummings

    Jamaica's Reggae Boyz held on to defeat New Zealand 3-2 in a friendly international at Mount Smart stadium in Auckland on Wednesday after taking a healthy lead shortly into the second half.

  • Dereck Chisora
    Warren fury after boxer Chisora suspended by WBC AFP - 4 hrs ago

    British promoter Frank Warren hit out at the World Boxing Council on Wednesday after the governing body slapped heavyweight Dereck Chisora with an indefinite suspension. More »Warren fury after boxer Chisora suspended by WBC

    Dereck Chisora

    British promoter Frank Warren hit out at the World Boxing Council on Wednesday after the governing body slapped heavyweight Dereck Chisora with an indefinite suspension.

  • John Terry
    Terry back 'within month': report AFP - 4 hrs ago

    Chelsea defender John Terry hopes to be playing again within a month after undergoing successful knee surgery. More »Terry back 'within month': report

    John Terry

    Chelsea defender John Terry hopes to be playing again within a month after undergoing successful knee surgery.

  • In this photo released by the PBA LLC and taken Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, bowler Pete Weber celebrates a strike late in the game against Mike Fagan in the finals of the US Open bowling championship at Brunswick Zone-Carolier in North Brunswick, N.J. Weber threw a strike on his final ball to win 215-214, for a record fifth U.S. Open title. He surpassed the record of his father, Dick Weber and his father’s close friend Don Carter, who both won four times. (AP Photo/PBA LLC)
    Column: 'Kids will see worse on TV than what I do' AP - 4 hrs ago

    Fred Flintstone bowled. So did Ralph Kramden and The Dude from "The Big Lebowski." Over the 5,200 years-and-counting the game's been around, almost everyone has. More »Column: 'Kids will see worse on TV than what I do'

    In this photo released by the PBA LLC and taken Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, bowler Pete Weber celebrates a strike late in the game against Mike Fagan in the finals of the US Open bowling championship at Brunswick Zone-Carolier in North Brunswick, N.J. Weber threw a strike on his final ball to win 215-214, for a record fifth U.S. Open title. He surpassed the record of his father, Dick Weber and his father’s close friend Don Carter, who both won four times. (AP Photo/PBA LLC)

    Fred Flintstone bowled. So did Ralph Kramden and The Dude from "The Big Lebowski." Over the 5,200 years-and-counting the game's been around, almost everyone has.

  • New Zealand's Tony Lochhead (right) challenges Jamaica's Omar Cummings
    Jamaica down New Zealand 3-2 in friendly AFP - 4 hrs ago

    Jamaica's Reggae Boyz held on to defeat New Zealand 3-2 in a friendly international at Mount Smart stadium in Auckland on Wednesday after taking a healthy lead shortly into the second half. More »Jamaica down New Zealand 3-2 in friendly

    New Zealand's Tony Lochhead (right) challenges Jamaica's Omar Cummings

    Jamaica's Reggae Boyz held on to defeat New Zealand 3-2 in a friendly international at Mount Smart stadium in Auckland on Wednesday after taking a healthy lead shortly into the second half.

  • Euro 2012 defending champions Spain have been obliged to re-evaluate their resources after setbacks in recent matches
    Euro 2012 contenders reach key staging post AFP - 5 hrs ago

    With 100 days to go until Euro 2012, the leading candidates for the title will approach Wednesday's friendly games knowing that this will be their last opportunity to experiment until the end of the s … More »Euro 2012 contenders reach key staging post

    Euro 2012 defending champions Spain have been obliged to re-evaluate their resources after setbacks in recent matches

    With 100 days to go until Euro 2012, the leading candidates for the title will approach Wednesday's friendly games knowing that this will be their last opportunity to experiment until the end of the season.

  • New Zealand's McKay appeals as South Africa's Amla watches while nearly caught out during their second one-day international cricket match of the series in Napier
    Amla guides South Africa to one-day series win over NZ Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Hashim Amla missed out on a 10th century but still guided South Africa to a comfortable six-wicket victory over New Zealand in their second one-day international in Napier on Wednesday, sealing … More »Amla guides South Africa to one-day series win over NZ

    New Zealand's McKay appeals as South Africa's Amla watches while nearly caught out during their second one-day international cricket match of the series in Napier

    (Reuters) - Hashim Amla missed out on a 10th century but still guided South Africa to a comfortable six-wicket victory over New Zealand in their second one-day international in Napier on Wednesday, sealing the series with a game to spare. The visitors took the first match in Wellington by six wickets and have now won their …

  • Togo's Adebayor chalenges Morocco's Mahdoufi during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match at the Kegue stadium in Lome
    Togo coach expects to be without Adebayor Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    NAIROBI (Reuters) - Togo coach Didier Six expects to be without striker Emmanuel Adebayor for their African Nations Cup qualifier against Kenya on Wednesday. Six told Kenyan reporters late on Tuesday he … More »Togo coach expects to be without Adebayor

    Togo's Adebayor chalenges Morocco's Mahdoufi during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match at the Kegue stadium in Lome

    NAIROBI (Reuters) - Togo coach Didier Six expects to be without striker Emmanuel Adebayor for their African Nations Cup qualifier against Kenya on Wednesday. Six told Kenyan reporters late on Tuesday he was still hoping Adebayor might arrive in the hours before kick-off but he said the Tottenham Hotspur player's club commitments …

  • Michael Clarke has been struggling with back and hamstring problems and missed Sunday's tri-series game against India
    Clarke a doubt for ODI cricket match against S. Lanka AFP - 6 hrs ago

    Australia named Michael Clarke for Friday's one-day international against Sri Lanka but chairman of selectors John Inverarity says the skipper will not be risked unless fully fit. More »Clarke a doubt for ODI cricket match against S. Lanka

    Michael Clarke has been struggling with back and hamstring problems and missed Sunday's tri-series game against India

    Australia named Michael Clarke for Friday's one-day international against Sri Lanka but chairman of selectors John Inverarity says the skipper will not be risked unless fully fit.

  • Imanol Harinordoquy (L) is one of France's most decorated players with three Grand Slams, one World Cup final
    I must play better, says rugby great Harinordoquy AFP - 7 hrs ago

    Ireland beware! French rugby great Imanol Harinordoquy is not content with his performances so far in the Six Nations and is determined to return to his top level at the Stade de France on Sunday. More »I must play better, says rugby great Harinordoquy

    Imanol Harinordoquy (L) is one of France's most decorated players with three Grand Slams, one World Cup final

    Ireland beware! French rugby great Imanol Harinordoquy is not content with his performances so far in the Six Nations and is determined to return to his top level at the Stade de France on Sunday.

  • Germany's Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Mueller and Podolski run during a training session in Duesseldorf
    Germany, England face old rivals Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Germany play France and England face Netherlands in two heavyweight clashes which highlight Wednesday's international friendlies across Europe. World champions Spain meet Venezuela, … More »Germany, England face old rivals

    Germany's Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Mueller and Podolski run during a training session in Duesseldorf

    LONDON (Reuters) - Germany play France and England face Netherlands in two heavyweight clashes which highlight Wednesday's international friendlies across Europe. World champions Spain meet Venezuela, Italy take on the United States and Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland entertain Portugal. England go into the game against Netherlands …

  • Australia's Harris celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Chandimal during their one-day international cricket match in Hobart
    Harris out of Aussie ODI squad for Windies tour Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia have left out paceman Ryan Harris from the ODI squad for next month's tour of West Indies to allow young quick James Pattinson to continue his development after recovering … More »Harris out of Aussie ODI squad for Windies tour

    Australia's Harris celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Chandimal during their one-day international cricket match in Hobart

    MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia have left out paceman Ryan Harris from the ODI squad for next month's tour of West Indies to allow young quick James Pattinson to continue his development after recovering from a foot injury. Harris was replaced by 21-year-old Pattinson for the remainder of Australia's home one-day series …

  • Cameroon's defender Song participates in a training session at the Kasarani stadium in Kenya's capital Nairobi
    Cameroon sign 'moral' contract to restore fortunes Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A "moral" contract outlining the future conduct of the Cameroon national team has been agreed by the players in a bid to revive their flagging fortunes and restore morale. The 11-point … More »Cameroon sign 'moral' contract to restore fortunes

    Cameroon's defender Song participates in a training session at the Kasarani stadium in Kenya's capital Nairobi

    YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A "moral" contract outlining the future conduct of the Cameroon national team has been agreed by the players in a bid to revive their flagging fortunes and restore morale. The 11-point contract calls for loyalty and service and was drafted by charismatic former captain Rigobert Song, the country's most …

  • Egypt's Ahmed Hassan celebrates after scoring against Kenya during their friendly soccer match in Doha
    Hassan ready to end doubts over record 179th cap Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt midfielder Ahmed Hassan is determined to wipe out any doubts about whether he is the most capped international in world soccer by playing against Niger in Wednesday's friendly in … More »Hassan ready to end doubts over record 179th cap

    Egypt's Ahmed Hassan celebrates after scoring against Kenya during their friendly soccer match in Doha

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt midfielder Ahmed Hassan is determined to wipe out any doubts about whether he is the most capped international in world soccer by playing against Niger in Wednesday's friendly in Doha. Football's governing body FIFA was unable to immediately confirm on Tuesday whether Hassan had already earned a …

  • St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
    Rams willing to deal No. 2 draft pick AP - 9 hrs ago

    The St. Louis Rams are willing to trade the second overall pick of the April draft. More »Rams willing to deal No. 2 draft pick

    St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

    The St. Louis Rams are willing to trade the second overall pick of the April draft.

  • Florida Panthers Marcel Goc celebrates his first period goal in Toronto
    Long-suffering Panthers finally on the prowl Reuters - 9 hrs ago

    TORONTO (Reuters) - After being forced to loosen the purse strings and spend $30 million just to make the NHL's minimum team salary level, the long-suffering Florida Panthers have emerged as this season's … More »Long-suffering Panthers finally on the prowl

    Florida Panthers Marcel Goc celebrates his first period goal in Toronto

    TORONTO (Reuters) - After being forced to loosen the purse strings and spend $30 million just to make the NHL's minimum team salary level, the long-suffering Florida Panthers have emerged as this season's surprise package.

  • Kobe Bryant (pictured) fractured his nose after taking a forearm in the head from Team East guard Dwyane Wade
    Bryant diagnosed with concussion after NBA All-Star game AFP - 10 hrs ago

    Kobe Bryant suffered a concussion and a broken nose after being struck in the face by Dwyane Wade during the 61st NBA All-Star game, the Los Angeles Lakers announced. More »Bryant diagnosed with concussion after NBA All-Star game

    Kobe Bryant (pictured) fractured his nose after taking a forearm in the head from Team East guard Dwyane Wade

    Kobe Bryant suffered a concussion and a broken nose after being struck in the face by Dwyane Wade during the 61st NBA All-Star game, the Los Angeles Lakers announced.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

  • Bridgewater bucks trend to make clients $13.8 billion Reuters - 55 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Bridgewater Associates, the world's biggest hedge fund, handed clients $13.8 billion last year, catapulting founder Ray Dalio above long-time rivals … More »Bridgewater bucks trend to make clients $13.8 billion

    LONDON (Reuters) - Bridgewater Associates, the world's biggest hedge fund, handed clients $13.8 billion last year, catapulting founder Ray Dalio above long-time rivals such as George Soros and John Paulson as the industry's biggest money maker in 2011, research showed. Bridgewater's flagship Pure Alpha fund, which runs …

  • Exclusive: U.S. conducting criminal Libor probe Reuters - 13 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate that is at the heart … More »Exclusive: U.S. conducting criminal Libor probe

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate that is at the heart of a wide range of loans and derivatives, from trillions of dollars of mortgages and bonds to interest rate swaps, a person familiar with the matter said. …

  • A display of merchandise is shown for sale at the Staples store in Encinitas
    Staples 4th-quarter profit beats Wall Street estimates Reuters - 1 hr 21 mins ago

    (Reuters) - Staples Inc , the largest U.S. office supply chain, reported a quarterly profit that narrowly beat analysts' estimates, helped by a slight increase in customer … More »Staples 4th-quarter profit beats Wall Street estimates

    A display of merchandise is shown for sale at the Staples store in Encinitas

    (Reuters) - Staples Inc , the largest U.S. office supply chain, reported a quarterly profit that narrowly beat analysts' estimates, helped by a slight increase in customer traffic at its North American business. Smaller rivals Office Depot Inc and OfficeMax Inc also reported better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter, …

  • A newly built home is shown as sold in a subdivision under construction in Carlsbad
    Mortgage purchase applications jumped last week: MBA Reuters - 1 hr 15 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgage purchases jumped last week as interest rates dipped, though demand for refinancing waned, an industry group said on … More »Mortgage purchase applications jumped last week: MBA

    A newly built home is shown as sold in a subdivision under construction in Carlsbad

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgage purchases jumped last week as interest rates dipped, though demand for refinancing waned, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home …

  • Students display a banner outside the EU Commission headquarters ahead of an European Union summit in Brussels
    Irish vote, German court add euro zone uncertainty Reuters - 16 mins ago

    DUBLIN/KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - A planned referendum in Ireland and a German court ruling cast new uncertainty on Tuesday over efforts to overcome the euro zone's … More »Irish vote, German court add euro zone uncertainty

    Students display a banner outside the EU Commission headquarters ahead of an European Union summit in Brussels

    DUBLIN/KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - A planned referendum in Ireland and a German court ruling cast new uncertainty on Tuesday over efforts to overcome the euro zone's debt crisis, just when a flood of central bank money appeared to be calming financial markets. Ireland's prickly electorate, which has twice voted "No" …

  • The Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 is pictured during the International Motor Show in Frankfurt
    GM hesitates over Peugeot alliance plan: source Reuters - 20 mins ago

    FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen's alliance talks with General Motors may yet fail as the U.S. automaker hesitates over criticism from … More »GM hesitates over Peugeot alliance plan: source

    The Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 is pictured during the International Motor Show in Frankfurt

    FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen's alliance talks with General Motors may yet fail as the U.S. automaker hesitates over criticism from investors, a source with knowledge of the discussions said. Intense public scrutiny is also undermining the draft deal, in which GM would take a small Peugeot …

  • CVC to buy Nordic group Ahlsell for $2.4 billion Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - CVC Capital Partners is to buy Nordic construction products and machinery distributor Ahlsell from Cinven and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners … More »CVC to buy Nordic group Ahlsell for $2.4 billion

    LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - CVC Capital Partners is to buy Nordic construction products and machinery distributor Ahlsell from Cinven and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners for 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion), in Europe's biggest private equity deal since last summer. "Our acquisition of Ahlsell offers an exciting platform …

  • Economy grew at a faster pace at end of 2011 AP - 3 mins 54 secs ago

    The economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the final three months of last year, and Americans earned more income than previously reported. That could set the stage … More »Economy grew at a faster pace at end of 2011

    The economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the final three months of last year, and Americans earned more income than previously reported. That could set the stage for stronger growth this year.

  • Composers tell EU: Broadcasters treat us unfairly AP - 23 mins ago

    A group representing composers and songwriters is alleging that some of Europe's most prominent broadcasters are coercing them into giving up the copyrights to their … More »Composers tell EU: Broadcasters treat us unfairly

    A group representing composers and songwriters is alleging that some of Europe's most prominent broadcasters are coercing them into giving up the copyrights to their work, sharply diminishing their earnings.

  • In this Feb. 28, 2012 photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Now that the Dow Jones industrial average has closed above 13,000, an all-time high is in sight — just 1,160 points away. But the coast is not quite clear for the markets or the economy.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Path to an all-time high for Dow will be bumpy AP - 9 mins ago

    just 1,160 points away. But the path won't be smooth for the stock market or the economy. More »Path to an all-time high for Dow will be bumpy

    In this Feb. 28, 2012 photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Now that the Dow Jones industrial average has closed above 13,000, an all-time high is in sight — just 1,160 points away. But the coast is not quite clear for the markets or the economy.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

    just 1,160 points away. But the path won't be smooth for the stock market or the economy.

  • Singer Charlotte Church speaks to the media outside the High Court in London after hearing the reading of a statement setting out the terms of the settlement for phone hacking damages claim against News International, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Church, who testified before a media inquiry of being hounded by Rupert Murdoch's journalists when she was a teen singing sensation, received 600,000 pounds ($951,000) Monday in a phone hacking settlement from News International and said she had been sickened by what she had learnt about intrusion into her private life. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
    UK police thought phone hacking widespread in 2006 AP - 23 mins ago

    Detectives pursuing British tabloid phone hacking in 2006 quickly concluded that the practice was not confined to a rogue News of the World reporter but decided not to … More »UK police thought phone hacking widespread in 2006

    Singer Charlotte Church speaks to the media outside the High Court in London after hearing the reading of a statement setting out the terms of the settlement for phone hacking damages claim against News International, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Church, who testified before a media inquiry of being hounded by Rupert Murdoch's journalists when she was a teen singing sensation, received 600,000 pounds ($951,000) Monday in a phone hacking settlement from News International and said she had been sickened by what she had learnt about intrusion into her private life. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

    Detectives pursuing British tabloid phone hacking in 2006 quickly concluded that the practice was not confined to a rogue News of the World reporter but decided not to expand their investigation, a police officer who led the inquiry said Wednesday.

  • In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 by Zil Air and released by the Seychelles Office of the President, the Costa Allegra cruise ship is seen at sea near the Seychelles. Disabled by an engine fire, the cruise ship is being towed and should reach land Thursday, according to a spokesman for Costa Cruises. (AP Photo/Zil Air via Seychelles Office of the President)
    Passengers on disabled cruise ship to fly to Rome AP - 26 mins ago

    A disabled cruise ship being towed to the Seychelles' main port is expected to arrive Thursday morning — three days after the ship lost power and began drifting in the … More »Passengers on disabled cruise ship to fly to Rome

    In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 by Zil Air and released by the Seychelles Office of the President, the Costa Allegra cruise ship is seen at sea near the Seychelles. Disabled by an engine fire, the cruise ship is being towed and should reach land Thursday, according to a spokesman for Costa Cruises. (AP Photo/Zil Air via Seychelles Office of the President)

    A disabled cruise ship being towed to the Seychelles' main port is expected to arrive Thursday morning — three days after the ship lost power and began drifting in the Indian Ocean. An aviation official said passengers would begin flying to Rome within hours after arrival at port.

  • A homeless family stands at a compound for displaced people in western Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Officials say more than 1.3 million Iraqis remain homeless after being forced to flee six years ago during widespread sectarian violence that threatened their lives. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
    Iraqi lawmakers rethink pricey armored car perk AP - 39 mins ago

    Faced with bitter criticism from an impoverished public, Iraqi lawmakers said Wednesday they were having second thoughts about buying themselves millions of dollars worth … More »Iraqi lawmakers rethink pricey armored car perk

    A homeless family stands at a compound for displaced people in western Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Officials say more than 1.3 million Iraqis remain homeless after being forced to flee six years ago during widespread sectarian violence that threatened their lives. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

    Faced with bitter criticism from an impoverished public, Iraqi lawmakers said Wednesday they were having second thoughts about buying themselves millions of dollars worth of armored cars on the government's dime.

  • FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Budget Committee. Ben Bernanke is likely to face pressure this week over the Federal Reserve's plan to hold interest rates near zero until late 2014. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
    Bernanke to face pressure on interest-rate policy AP - 1 hr 28 mins ago

    Ben Bernanke is likely to face pressure this week over the Federal Reserve's plan to hold interest rates near zero until late 2014. More »Bernanke to face pressure on interest-rate policy

    FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Budget Committee. Ben Bernanke is likely to face pressure this week over the Federal Reserve's plan to hold interest rates near zero until late 2014. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

    Ben Bernanke is likely to face pressure this week over the Federal Reserve's plan to hold interest rates near zero until late 2014.

  • Stocks off highs after bigger take-up of ECB loans AP - 2 hrs 30 mins ago

    European stock markets and the euro gave up some earlier gains Wednesday after the European Central Bank revealed that it lent slightly more than anticipated in its super-cheap … More »Stocks off highs after bigger take-up of ECB loans

    European stock markets and the euro gave up some earlier gains Wednesday after the European Central Bank revealed that it lent slightly more than anticipated in its super-cheap three-year loan offering to banks.

  • In this Feb. 27, 2012 photo, Chris Kraft and his mother Nancy Kraft purchase a new mattress set at Costco Wholesale store in Glendale, Calif. Costco Wholesale Corp.’s fiscal second-quarter net income rose 13 percent as sales improved and it made more money from membership fees. The wholesale club operator’s performance topped Wall Street’s expectations. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
    Costco 2Q net income rises, revenue climbs AP - 45 mins ago

    Costco Wholesale Corp.'s fiscal second-quarter profit rose 13 percent as sales improved and it made more money from membership fees. The wholesale club operator's performance … More »Costco 2Q net income rises, revenue climbs

    In this Feb. 27, 2012 photo, Chris Kraft and his mother Nancy Kraft purchase a new mattress set at Costco Wholesale store in Glendale, Calif. Costco Wholesale Corp.’s fiscal second-quarter net income rose 13 percent as sales improved and it made more money from membership fees. The wholesale club operator’s performance topped Wall Street’s expectations. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

    Costco Wholesale Corp.'s fiscal second-quarter profit rose 13 percent as sales improved and it made more money from membership fees. The wholesale club operator's performance topped Wall Street's expectations. Its shares rose 2 percent in premarket trading.

  • Rules to prevent car back-over deaths delayed AP - 1 hr 46 mins ago

    Rules aimed at helping drivers avoid unintentionally backing over children, already overdue, are being delayed again following complaints from automakers that requiring … More »Rules to prevent car back-over deaths delayed

    Rules aimed at helping drivers avoid unintentionally backing over children, already overdue, are being delayed again following complaints from automakers that requiring rearview video cameras systems on new cars and trucks would be too expensive.

  • Economy grew at a faster pace at end of 2011 AP - 3 mins 54 secs ago

    The economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the final three months of last year, and Americans earned more income than previously reported. That could set the stage … More »Economy grew at a faster pace at end of 2011

    The economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the final three months of last year, and Americans earned more income than previously reported. That could set the stage for stronger growth this year.

  • A Home Depot employee and a public relations representative demonstrate how the PayPal card works at a cashier station at a Home Depot store in Daly City
    GDP revised up to 3 percent in fourth-quarter Reuters - 4 mins 25 secs ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew a bit faster than initially thought in the fourth quarter on slightly firmer consumer and business spending, which could help … More »GDP revised up to 3 percent in fourth-quarter

    A Home Depot employee and a public relations representative demonstrate how the PayPal card works at a cashier station at a Home Depot store in Daly City

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew a bit faster than initially thought in the fourth quarter on slightly firmer consumer and business spending, which could help to allay fears of a sharp slowdown in growth in early 2012. Gross domestic product expanded at a 3 percent annual rate, the quickest pace since the second …

  • Traders work on the floor just before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange
    Stock futures add to gains after GDP data Reuters - 5 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures added to gains on Wednesday after data showed the U.S. economy grew slightly faster than initially thought in the fourth quarter. … More »Stock futures add to gains after GDP data

    Traders work on the floor just before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures added to gains on Wednesday after data showed the U.S. economy grew slightly faster than initially thought in the fourth quarter. S&P 500 futures rose 2.9 points and were above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time …

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