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U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released. ...  > full story

Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over. ...  > full story

John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday. ...  > full story

Haiti studies Colombian town for quake rebuilding

BOGOTA, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Haiti's interior minister on Monday toured a Colombian town rebuilt after a huge 1999 tremor as his own country considered plans to reconstruct its wrecked capital city after last month's devastating earthquake. ...  > full story

Sentiment, success, adventure make Saints "America's" team

MIAMI, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — The Dallas Cowboys have long been known as 'America's team' but the New Orleans Saints, who triumphed as underdogs in Sunday's Super Bowl, can now make a good claim to that title. ...  > full story

Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he's not resigning

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future. ...  > full story

Pressure grows for Iran sanctions over atomic plans

TEHRAN, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs. ...  > full story

Iran plans 10 new enrichment plants in 2010/11

TEHRAN, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Iran plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities during the next Iranian year, its atomic energy chief was quoted as saying, in comments likely to further raise tension with the West. ...  > full story

North Korea's Kim pledges to remove nuclear weapons

SEOUL, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — North Korea's leader pledged again to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula, a news report said Tuesday, and also sent his top nuclear envoy to Beijing in a move that could bode well for stalled disarmament talks. ...  > full story

Haiti protesters denounce aid corruption, hoarding

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Hundreds of Haitian earthquake survivors protested in a suburb of the wrecked capital on Sunday, accusing a district mayor of corruption and hoarding food aid provided by relief groups, witnesses said. ...  > full story

Roll over headlines to view top news summaries:

• U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

• Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

• John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies

• Haiti studies Colombian town for quake rebuilding

• Sentiment, success, adventure make Saints "America's" team

• Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he's not resigning

• Pressure grows for Iran sanctions over atomic plans

• Iran plans 10 new enrichment plants in 2010/11

• North Korea's Kim pledges to remove nuclear weapons

• Haiti protesters denounce aid corruption, hoarding

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China builds lighthouse to back East China Sea claim

BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — China has finished building a series of lighthouses and stone tablets on islands and reefs off its coast to delineate its territorial waters in the disputed East China Sea, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Chavez declares "electricity emergency" in Venezuela

CARACAS, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a folksy new radio talk-show on Monday by declaring an "electricity emergency" in oil-rich Venezuela. ...  > full story

Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse web game

TEHRAN, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails. ...  > full story

Palestinians set terms for talks as violence flares

JERUSALEM, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — More than a dozen people were injured when Israeli police confronted Palestinian protesters in a refugee camp at the edge of Jerusalem on Monday, violence stoked by rising tensions over a stalemate in peace talks. ...  > full story

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Politics

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Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over. ...  > full story

U.S., Mexico closer to resolving trucking dispute

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Congress could be moving closer to allowing Mexican trucks to haul cargo through the United States, helping to end a trade dispute hurting some exporters, the U.S. Trade Representative said on Monday. ...  > full story

Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he's not resigning

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future. ...  > full story

John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday. ...  > full story

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Business

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Asian shares struggle, euro wins respite

TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Asian share markets struggled to hold firmer ground on Tuesday but won some respite from recent losses, while the euro rose tentatively as investors took a break from selling it off over fiscal concerns in the euro zone. ...  > full story

JAL to stay with American, end Delta talks: source

TOKYO, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Japan Airlines Corp <9205.T> has decided to maintain its partnership with American Airlines in the Oneworld alliance and end talks with Delta Air Lines , a source with knowledge of the matter said. ...  > full story

Macquarie cautious on outlook; shares down 6 percent

SYDNEY, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Macquarie Group , Australia's top investment bank, spooked investors on Tuesday with a lukewarm outlook, warning them about weakening markets and sending its shares down 6 percent. ...  > full story

Fed's Dudley: Financial reform needs global scope

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — A revamp of the financial system needs to be global in nature to prevent a repeat of the worst financial crisis in some 70 years, a top Federal Reserve policy maker said on Monday. ...  > full story

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Science

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Study shows why it is so scary to lose money

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble. ...  > full story

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off for space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — The space shuttle Endeavour bolted off its seaside launch pad in Florida on Monday, carrying six astronauts on a voyage to install the last two main pieces of the International Space Station. ...  > full story

Scientists find gene variant link to ageing cells

LONDON, Feb. 7, 2010 (Reuters) — Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases. ...  > full story

Arctic climate changing faster than expected

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb. 5, 2010 (Reuters) — Climate change is transforming the Arctic environment faster than expected and accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, scientists said on Friday in giving their early findings from the biggest-ever study of Canada's changing north. ...  > full story

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Entertainment

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Jackson doctor pleads not guilty in singer's death

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — The doctor hired to care for Michael Jackson was charged on Monday with killing the pop star after a lengthy investigation that found a lethal cocktail of drugs in the singer's system when he died last year. ...  > full story

Sheen charged with assaulting wife; they hug in court

ASPEN, Colo, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Actor Charlie Sheen was charged on Monday with assaulting and threatening his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument. ...  > full story

Record Super Bowl telecast tops "M*A*S*H" record

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Sunday's Super Bowl TV audience set a viewing record for the annual National Football League Championship and eclipsed the 1983 benchmark set by the comedy "M*A*S*H" to become the most watched U.S. telecast, according to early ratings data on Monday. ...  > full story

Record 106.5 million Americans watch Super Bowl

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — A record 106.5 million Americans watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game, setting a new high for any U.S. television broadcast, early ratings showed on Monday. ...  > full story

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Sports

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Sharks stamp on Leafs to extend road streak

TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Ryane Clowe scored a game-winner at 13:21 in the third period to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs and a ninth road win in a row Monday. ...  > full story

Hasta La Pista, Baby...Arnie lights up the Games

VANCOUVER, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — The Olympic torch relay just got bigger, much bigger. ...  > full story

Consider yourself warned, IOC's Rogge tells Russia

VANCOUVER, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Russia has been warned to get its anti-doping act together days before the start of the Vancouver Olympics after several of their athletes have been busted for taking banned drugs in the past months. ...  > full story

Can Vancouver life get any better with Games?

VANCOUVER, Feb. 8, 2010 (Reuters) — Cities that take on the gargantuan task of hosting Olympic Games contend that the costly investment leads to a better quality of life for its denizens for years to come. ...  > full story

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