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Toyota Woes Put Spotlight On Fed Oversight
Washington Times
By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Toyota's massive recalls are prompting Congress to reconsider whether the nation's auto safety agency has lived up to its mission of protecting motorists. A ... Hsbc: Data On 24,000 Swiss Account Holders Stolen
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
By FRANK JORDANSASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER GENEVA -- Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing large numbers of int... Dignity Fy09 Pre-tax Profit Rises - Update
RTT News
News ) reported Thursday, in it preliminary results, a 6% increase in pre-tax profit for the 52-week period ended 25 December 2009, driven by revenue growth across segments, "good" cost control and be... Hamas Releases British Journalist
International Herald Tribune
Palestinian territory's security. Paul Martin said he was arrested because of his work as a journalist and called his release, with the help of the British and South African governments, a ''great vi... 2 Firefighters Injured In Brooklyn Blaze
New York Post
The fire department says two firefighters have suffered minor injuries in a blaze at a private house in Brooklyn.Both firefighters were taken to Bellevue Hospital Thursday morning.The two-alarm fire s... Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season
USA Today
Joe Bastardi , with the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center, said Wednesday that he predicts seven landfalls. Five will be hurricanes and two or three of the hurricanes will be major landfalls for the U.... British Journalist Paul Martin Freed By Hamas
The Independent
A British journalist detained in Gaza by Hamas was released without charge today, the Foreign Office said. Paul Martin was arrested on February 14 in a Gaza court where he was due to give evi... Partial Results Of Iraq Election Expected
CNN
But even if an announcement comes it may be some time before a clear picture emerges on who will lead Iraq and if current prime minister Nuri al-Maliki will stay in power. British Journalist Freed In Gaza
CNN
Jerusalem (CNN) -- British journalist Paul Martin was released without charge Thursday, a month after Hamas officials arrested him in Gaza, his lawyer and the British Foreign Office said. Ba Employee Faces Terrorism Charges
CNN
The alleged offenses took place between April 13, 2006, and February 25, 2010, "with the intention of committing acts of terrorism outside the U.K. or assisting another to commit such acts,"... Biden Tries To Ease Mid-east Row
BBC
US Vice-President Joe Biden says there must be no delay in resuming Mid-East peace talks, despite a row over Israeli plans for new homes in East Jerusalem.Mr Biden repeated his criticism of the timing... Killer Refuses To Name Victims
BBC
A murderer who stabbed and chopped up a salesman then dumped his body parts is refusing to give details of his other victims, police have said.Stephen Marshall, 38, was jailed for life in February for... Pupil Assault Teacher Wins Appeal
BBC
A Dundee teacher convicted of assaulting two pupils has won an appeal against his sentence.Michael Barile, 52, was admonished after being found guilty following a trial at Dundee Sheriff Court in 2008... Life For Stabbing Friend In Heart
BBC
A man who stabbed his close friend in the heart twice has been jailed for life at Cardiff Crown Court.John Austin Chivers, 30, attacked Paul Jones with a kitchen knife after he was challenged for push... Tyrone Crystal Factory Is Closing
BBC
The Tyrone Crystal factory near Dungannon is to close with the loss of 31 jobs. The company has said it will be entering "an orderly winding down period of its factory processes". It had bee... Afghan Plea For 'no Proxy Wars'
BBC
Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai has said.He was speaking following talks with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad, and a day aft... Take That Star Sorry For Affairs
BBC
Take That star Mark Owen has said he is "deeply sorry" after admitting he cheated on his partner of five years, before they married in 2009.Owen, 38, told the Sun newspaper he had been unfai... Hamas Releases British 'spy' Journalist
Sky News
Paul Martin is being tranferred to Israel to be reunited with his family after spending nearly a month in prison. Martin is the first Western journalist to ever be arrested by Hsbc Swiss Bank Accounts Data Stolen
CBS News
Online Dating Scammers Using Stolen Images (AP) Information on 15,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing foreign clients to prosec... Gmac Bailout May Add $6.3b To Public's Tab
CBS News
GMAC Gets $3.8B More From Government (AP) The Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC Inc. without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable - a decision that could cost ... Biden To Israel: U.s. Has No Better Friend
CBS News
Israel's Decision About More Than Housing (AP) 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." But B... Roethlisberger Admits Sexual "contact"
CBS News
DNA Key in Sex Case Vs. Roethlisberger? (CBS) Ben Roethlisberger admitted to police he had sexual contact with a woman accusing him of sexual assault at an Atlanta-area nightclub Friday night, but den... Found Skull Believed To Be That Of A Woman
Philadelphia Daily News
Officials believe a skull found in woods behind a motel in the far Northeast belongs to a woman.Investigators hope some upper teeth still in the skull will help the Medical Examiner's office identify ... Biden: 'no Delay' In Restarting Mideast Peace Talks
RadioFreeEurope
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called today for no delay in resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Speaking in Tel Aviv, he also called peace with the Palestinianians "profoundly" in the i... Russia To Build First Synthetic Fuel Plant
RadioFreeEurope
KEMEROVO, Russia -- Russia's first plant to produce synthetic fuel will be built in the central Kemerovo Oblast, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.Kemerovo Governor Aman Tuleyev told journalists that t... Tajik President Selects Veteran To Head His Office
RadioFreeEurope
DUSHANBE -- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has appointed veteran economist Matlubkhon Davlatov to head the presidential office, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.Davlatov, 60, had taught economics at Taj... 'other Sis' Did It
New York Post
A woman suspected of being the hit and run driver who mowed down two pedestrians in Brooklyn -- including an aide to Mayor Bloomberg -- was apparently telling the truth when she said her sister did it... Tight Race In Iraq Could Mean Weeks Of Horse-trading
International Herald Tribune
Nuri Kamal al-Maliki ’s coalition was likely to win a plurality in an exceedingly close race. But even as the preliminary results were about to be broadcast to the public, a coalition of Shiite...
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