Bernanke Makes Case for Strong Fed Role on Banks The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank’s ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy. Eileen Aj Connelly, AP NEWS - 1 minutes ago
GPS Cell Phone Apps Challenge Standalone Devices The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. David Twiddy, AP NEWS - 3 minutes ago
Exec: Obama Dinner Crashers Shopping Interview The couple who crashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner are peddling their story to broadcast networks for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a television executive says. David Bauder, AP NEWS - 3 minutes ago
Capsized Ferry Righted in Bangladesh; 45 Dead A rescue ship righted a capsized ferry on Sunday, easing the work of those searching the submerged cabins for scores believed trapped inside more than a day after the boat sank in southern Bangladesh. So far, 45 people have been confirmed dead, authorities said. Farid Hossain, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
Swiss Vote on Anti-Islam Move to Ban New Minarets Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. Alexander G. Higgins, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Administration Plans New Efforts on Foreclosures The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday. Martin Crutsinger, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Pressures on Pakistan’s President Mount Pakistan’s unpopular president is coming under increasing pressure from the powerful army and political opponents to resign or relinquish most of his powers, fueling political turmoil just as the West wants the country to focus on the threat posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban. Asif Shahzad, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Senate Report: Bin Laden Was ‘Within Our Grasp’ Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says. Calvin Woodward, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Seoul Downplays Expectations of US-NKorea Talks A rare direct meeting between North Korean and American officials next week is unlikely to produce a major breakthrough in the standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear program, media reports cited a senior Seoul official as suggesting Sunday. Hyung-Jin Kim, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Iran Warns of ‘Serious’ Drop in Cooperation With IAEA Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani warned on Sunday that Tehran could “seriously decrease” its cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog after it issued a resolution condemning the Islamic republic for building a second uranium enrichment plant. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 23 minutes ago
LA Stylist Learns Modern Meaning of ‘Pay Phone’ When a Los Angeles hairstylist accepted a collect call from a customer, she had no idea it would run more than $45. And no idea that’s just what collect calls from pay phones cost in the mobile age. Staff, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Ex-Rebel Likely to Be Uruguay Presidential Winner A plain-talking former leftist guerrilla is heavily favored to win Uruguay’s presidential run-off election Sunday and keep the country’s popular center-left coalition in power for another five years. Michael Warren, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
Australian Scientists Aim to Reduce Sheep Burps Australian scientists are working to breed a sheep that belches less, as they look for ways to reduce harmful methane emissions from the country’s woolly flocks, a researcher said Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Ex-Leftist Rebel Favorite to Win Uruguay Runoff A former leftist rebel who spent 14 years in jail appeared likely to win Sunday’s runoff presidential elections in Uruguay against a conservative ex-president as voters in the northeast brave floodwaters to cast their ballots. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Captain Cook: Explorer Standing the Test of Time On January 11, 1780, the London Gazette reported the death of Captain James Cook, “on the island of O'Why'he ... in an affray with a numerous and tumultuous Body of Natives.” Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
China’s Wen Due to Meet With Eurozone Leaders China’s Premier Wen Jiabao was due to meet with top EU finance officials here Sunday in talks expected to focus on long-running rancor over the yuan currency’s exchange rate. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
China Police Capture Murder Suspect: Report Police in southern China have captured a man suspected of hacking to death his parents, wife, sons and sister in Beijing, media reported Sunday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Japan Firms' Capital Spending to Drop 17.6 Pct Capital spending by big Japanese companies in the year to March 2010 is projected to dip 17.6 percent from the previous year, amid uncertainty over the domestic economic recovery, a survey showed Sunday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Afghan Private Sector Desperate for Change Afghanistan’s tiny business community is hardly brimming with optimism as the government struggles to deal with levels of graft that make the country one of the most corrupt in the world. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
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