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Gaza Hamas leader says imprisoned

Gaza Hamas leader says imprisoned British journalist Paul Martin to be released.

HSBC: data on 15,000 Swiss account holders stolen

Information on 15,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing foreign clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries.

Biden: US has 'no better friend' than Israel

Vice President Joe Biden is wrapping up a trip to Israel with warm words of praise for the Jewish state, saying the U.S. has "no better friend."

Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan

Protesters have clashed with riot police in central Athens during a demonstration to mark a nationwide general strike against the Greek government's harsh new asusterity measures.

UN food agency welcomes any probe into Somalia aid

A U.N. food agency says it is ready to cooperate with any independent probe into its food operations in Somalia, after a report found that up to half the food aid intended for the nation's hungry people does not reach its destination.

Lawyer: Paul Martin to be released by Hamas

A Gaza lawyer says he expects his client, British free-lance journalist Paul Martin, to be released from Hamas custody.

Gates regrets Northrop withdrawal from tanker bid

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he regrets that a major defense contractor has pulled out of the contest to build a badly needed new Air Force plane.

Bomb kills 5 Afghan civilians, including 4 kids

The NATO force in Afghanistan says a homemade bomb has killed four children and a civilian adult in a northeastern province.

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing

Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.

Two more days of CBA talks down, links and notes

Time to talk collective bargaining agreement again. It's hard to tell how negotiations with the mediator have gone the last couple days, but both sides have agreed to keep talking.

Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth

Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy, smart-phone-toting young people.

Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person

The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world's richest person - the first from a developing nation - underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.

Gates regrets Northrop withdrawal from tanker bid

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he regrets that a major defense contractor has pulled out of the contest to build a badly needed new Air Force plane.

Gates: Iran support for Taliban 'pretty limited'

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Iranian support for the Taliban in Afghanistan is "pretty limited" - so far.

Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new

Shortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation - an early display of the independent streak that has put him at odds with fellow Democrats many times since.

NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters

A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving at one point to avoid child welfare investigators.

Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo.

Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.

Volkswagen confirms 2009 net income fell 80 pct

Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG says its 2009 net income declined 80 percent to euro960 million ($1.3 billion), confirming its preliminary estimate released in February.

Ex-nuclear chief condemns Egypt security beatings

The former U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate has strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents.

Fighting in Somali capital continues after 23 die

Islamist insurgents and government forces battled for a second day in the Somali capital after medical officials Thursday said 23 people had already been killed.

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