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Google "99.9 Pct" Sure To Shut China Search Engine: Report
(Reuters) - Talks with China over censorship have reached an apparent impasse and Google, the world's largest search engine, is now "99.9 percent" certain to shut its Chinese search engine, the...


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Netanyahu's Position Is "perilous": U.s. Official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political standing is "perilous" because of divisions within his coalition over efforts to pursue peace with the Palestinians, a...
Asian Stocks Mixed, Fears Of China Tightening Linger
HONG KONG -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's call Friday for a weaker yen boosted sentiment but fears of credit tightening in China lingered in a mixed day for Asian...
Suicide Bombing Kills 7 In Pakistan's Swat
(Reuters) - A suicide bombing attack on security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least seven people and wounded 13, police...
Clinton Berates Netanyahu Over Settlements
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 24, 2010 file...
Obama Delays Trip For Final Healthcare Push
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping...
U.n.'s Ban To Return To Earthquake-devastated Haiti
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inspects the site of the former headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in Port-au-Prince, as rescue workers work to free a man...
U.s. Man Arrested In Yemen Worked In Nuclear Plants
SANAA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yemen said on Friday it was holding a U.S. citizen suspected of being an al Qaeda militant who killed a hospital guard last week, and a U.S. firm said the suspect had...
Clinton Warns Israel Over Settlements
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 24, 2010 file...
Obama's Proposed Student Loan Overhaul Gets Boost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on...
Calif. Lawsuit Claims Toyota Hid Defect Evidence
LOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) - In the latest blow to Toyota Motor Corp, a Southern California prosecutor filed the first consumer protection lawsuit against the automaker, claiming it had engaged in...
Confrontations, Anger In Jerusalem Over Building
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday, facing down Palestinian...
Oil To Move Into Backwardation This Summer-goldman
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - Falling oil inventories and a recovery in demand will boost spot crude prices this summer, moving the market into backwardation for the first time since 2008, Goldman...
Old And New Converge In Rising British Conservative
STAINES, England (Reuters) - A son of Ghanaian immigrants who was educated at Eton, Britain's most exclusive private school, parliamentary candidate Kwasi Kwarteng embodies both change and continuity...
Suicide Blasts In Pakistan's Lahore Kill 45
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Head Of German Church Apologizes To Abuse Victims
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests and said after meeting Pope Benedict Friday the pontiff encouraged him to press ahead...
Asian Markets End Mixed Ahead Of Data In Us
(RTTNews) - Mixed trading was witnessed across the markets in Asia on Friday as traders preferred to exercise caution, lock in gains from recent rally and move to the sidelines on the last working...
Nikkei Stock Average Closed At 10,751.26, Up 86.31 Points
TOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 10,751.26 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, up 86.31 points or 0.81 per...