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Iran will cut oil exports to some European countries: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — Iran's oil minister said that the Islamic state would certainly cut its oil exports to "some" European countries, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday. ...  > full story

Micron CEO Appleton dies in plane crash

Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Chipmaker Micron Technology said chief executive Steve Appleton died in a plane crash in Boise, Idaho. ...  > full story

Swiss bankers' nerves fray after Wegelin indictment

ZURICH, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — The first indictment of a Swiss private bank over hiding untaxed money for wealthy Americans has heightened tension among private bankers fearful of being next in the firing line. ...  > full story

Insight: Syria's Assad set for long conflict

DAMASCUS, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — With the enemy at the gates, Bashar al-Assad was dining out. ...  > full story

Gunmen kidnap two U.S. tourists in Egypt's Sinai

CAIRO, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula kidnapped two American women on Friday in an apparent attempt to hold them for ransom, security sources said. ...  > full story

Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions

TEHRAN, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike as early as April. ...  > full story

Insight: In PIP implant scandal, a ragged safety net exposed

LONDON, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — In June 2000, when American medical regulators posted a warning letter on the Internet about problems at a breast-implant maker in southern France, French authorities didn't pay much attention. ...  > full story

Greece says 2011 budget deficit will beat target: source

ATHENS, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Greece expects its 2011 budget deficit will be smaller than expected at between 9.1 and 9.4 percent of GDP, thanks to an emergency property tax, a finance ministry official said on Friday, a development that could help Athens in its bailout talks with the EU and IMF. ...  > full story

Merged Glencore, Xstrata would take aim at iron ore

SYDNEY, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — An $80 billion marriage of commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata could lead to a new round of takeovers in iron ore, creating a goliath eager to muscle its way onto one of mining's richest and most closely guarded industries. ...  > full story

Iran's Khamenei warns over military strike, oil embargo threat

TEHRAN, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday the Islamic Republic would not yield to international pressure to abandon its nuclear course, threatening retaliation for sanctions aimed at Iran's oil exports. ...  > full story

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Civilian deaths in Afghan war up for fifth straight year: U.N.

KABUL, Feb. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — More than 3,000 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in 2011, the fifth year in a row the number has risen, the United Nations said on Saturday in a report likely to revive tension between the Afghan government and its Western backers. ...  > full story

Pakistan PM to discuss Afghanistan reconciliation in Qatar

Feb. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with officials from the Gulf Arab state on the Afghan reconciliation process, a senior government official said on Saturday. ...  > full story

Sudan rebels "seeking way" to hand over abducted Chinese

BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — Sudanese rebels said they are looking for ways to hand over 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, Chinese state media said, as Sudan's government confirmed the death of one worker in a firefight. ...  > full story

Most Japanese towns undecided on nuclear stress tests: survey

TOKYO, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Three Japanese towns would be willing to restart their nuclear reactors if they pass government stress tests, two were against the idea but most were undecided, a newspaper survey suggested Saturday. ...  > full story

Politics

Gingrich raps New York's Bloomberg on religion issue

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich inserted himself into the long-running controversy about whether religious groups should be allowed to hold services in New York City public schools, and accused Mayor Michael Bloomberg of being "anti-religious." ...  > full story

Missile defense cooperation could be "game-changer" for U.S., Russia: report

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned U.S.-Russia relations, could be a "game-changer" that transforms ties if the two sides cooperate on a shared system, says a report by former top officials from both sides of the Atlantic. ...  > full story

Jovial Panetta shrugs off controversies on Europe trip

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — If Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was unsettled by making headlines that jangled nerves from Kabul to Washington on his trip to Europe this week, it didn't dampen his infectious chuckle as he headed to a security summit in Germany on Friday. ...  > full story

Lawmakers step up warnings on Egypt military aid

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — A leading senator warned Egypt's military-led government on Friday that "the days of blank checks are over" as an Egyptian army team huddled with State Department officials to discuss the future of $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid. ...  > full story

Business

Nasdaq core profit tops expectations

Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's core profit topped analysts' expectations for the fourth quarter, boosted by a rise in revenue from market data and technology, which helped offset a soft trading environment. ...  > full story

Wall Street analysts struggle to predict Apple

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc's results. ...  > full story

Stanford had secret fund for bribes, yacht: witness

HOUSTON, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Texas financier Allen Stanford drew on a secret Swiss bank account for personal expenses like yacht maintenance and to pay bribes, the government's top witness said at Stanford's fraud trial on Friday. ...  > full story

Analysis: Stock-picking makes a comeback as macro tides fade

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street. ...  > full story

Science

Malaria kills twice as many as thought: study

LONDON, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of assumptions about the mosquito-borne disease. ...  > full story

NASA confident in Russia despite space accidents

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Feb. 2, 2012 (Reuters) — Despite a spate of Russian space accidents last year, NASA remains confident in its partner's ability to fly crew and cargo to the International Space Station, the program manager said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Siblings' brain scans may hold key to addictions

LONDON, Feb. 2, 2012 (Reuters) — Drug addicts and their non-addicted siblings share certain features in the brain, suggesting a susceptibility to addiction is inherited but is also a flaw that can be overcome, scientists said on Thursday. ...  > full story

OHB confirms won Galileo satellite contract from EU

FRANKFURT, Feb. 2, 2012 (Reuters) — Germany's OHB AG confirmed it won a 250 million euro ($330 million) contract to build eight satellites for the European Union's Galileo navigation system. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Actor Ben Gazzara, known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said. He was 81. ...  > full story

Erotica director Zalman King dies from cancer

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Director Zalman King, best known for erotic film "9 1/2 Weeks" and television series "Red Shoe Diaries," died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 69. ...  > full story

JC Penney stands by Ellen DeGeneres as spokeswoman

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Friday said it fully backs its partnership with chat show host Ellen DeGeneres after a conservative group urged the retailer to reconsider hiring DeGeneres as a spokeswoman because she is a lesbian. ...  > full story

Star Wars, Ferris Bueller drive Super Bowl ad buzz

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — The Super Bowl is still two days away but some advertisers already are looking like winners as their yet-to-be-aired commercials score millions of hits online and rack up pre-game buzz. ...  > full story

Sports

Unlikely hero Eaton lifts Islanders past Senators

Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — The visiting New York Islanders edged the Ottawa Senators 2-1 in overtime on Mark Eaton's first goal in over two years at Scotiabank Place Friday. ...  > full story

Raptors cruise past struggling Wizards

Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday. ...  > full story

Rangers outfielder Hamilton admits to relapse "weakness"

Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Texas Rangers outfielder and recovering alcoholic Josh Hamilton admitted on Friday he had suffered a relapse in two Dallas-area establishments this week, a moment of weakness he hoped never to repeat. ...  > full story

U.S. prosecutors close probe of Lance Armstrong team

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2012 (Reuters) — Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles said on Friday they had closed an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct by members and associates of a bike racing team partly owned by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. ...  > full story
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