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U.S. military frees Reuters Iraq photographer after 17 months

BAGHDAD, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — The U.S. military freed a Reuters photographer in Iraq on Wednesday after holding him for almost a year and a half without charge. ...  > full story

Lebanon warns of "dangerous" situation with Israel

LONDON, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Israeli aircraft are making daily incursions into Lebanese air space, creating a very dangerous situation, Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said in an interview broadcast Wednesday. ...  > full story

Pakistan says has "credible information" Mehsud dead

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Pakistan said on Wednesday it had information suggesting that Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of wounds inflicted in a U.S. drone aircraft attack in January. ...  > full story

Iran says nuclear fuel deal "still on the table"

TEHRAN, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Iran believes a nuclear fuel exchange with the West is still possible, state television said on Wednesday, a day after the Islamic Republic's expansion of uranium enrichment drew a U.S. warning of more sanctions soon. ...  > full story

Inside Toyota's epic breakdown

TOYOTA CITY, Japan/DETROIT, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Toyota Motor Corp, the world's most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on taxpayer-funded life support. ...  > full story

Google Gmail tweak challenges Facebook, Twitter

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Google Inc is tapping its huge network of Gmail users and Web surfers to create a Buzz that it hopes will help it catch up with online social networking leaders Facebook and Twitter. ...  > full story

NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down

KABUL, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Afghan villagers should stay inside and "keep their heads down" when thousands of U.S. Marines launch a massive assault on a densely-populated district in coming days, NATO's civilian representative to Afghanistan said Tuesday. ...  > full story

Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source

TAIPEI, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday, dissolving what could be a new rift in tense Sino-U.S. ties. ...  > full story

Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins

MANILA, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Philippine politicians launched their campaigns on Tuesday in a wide-open race for the presidency, with poverty, corruption and unemployment the top issues for the impoverished Southeast Asian archipelago. ...  > full story

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

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Elections mean nothing to Myanmar's ethnic armies

LOI TAI LENG, Myanmar, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Whether the country is ruled by brutal military dictators or democratically elected civilians, rebels who control this jungle enclave have made one thing very clear: they want nothing to do with Myanmar. ...  > full story

Militias raid Darfur camp, kill two refugees

EL-FASHER, Sudan, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Militias raided a Darfur refugee camp, shooting dead two people and injuring at least 10 in an escalation of tensions in Sudan's restive west, witnesses and U.N. officials said Wednesday. ...  > full story

Iran says makes arrests before revolution day rally

TEHRAN, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Iran has arrested several people who were preparing to disrupt rallies on February 11 marking the 1979 Islamic revolution, police said on Wednesday, in a clear warning to opposition supporters planning new protests. ...  > full story

Political supporters clash in Sri Lanka over arrested general

COLOMBO, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Sri Lankan police used tear gas to disperse government supporters and thousands of opposition protesters demonstrating against the arrest of the losing presidential candidate on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Politics

Tax credits, Medicare fix in Senate jobs bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Highway funding and tax breaks for hiring workers figure prominently in a jobs-creation bill that Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate hope will attract rare joint support in an election year, lawmakers said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Republicans flex new power, block Obama nominee

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Senate Republicans flexed their new political muscle on Tuesday and blocked President Barack Obama's nomination of a union lawyer to help referee labor disputes. ...  > full story

Clinton to visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Qatar and Saudi Arabia next week for talks that a U.S. official said on Tuesday would likely focus on Iran, Iraq and the Arab-Israeli conflict. ...  > full story

Stimulus transportation under scrutiny

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — As the anniversary of the passage of the U.S. economic stimulus plan looms and President Barack Obama presses for new jobs legislation, states and the government are assessing the impact the program has had on transportation. ...  > full story

Business

Sanofi says vaccines to help lift 2010 earnings

PARIS, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis beat forecasts for fourth-quarter profit and expects earnings to rise 2 to 5 percent this year as growth areas such as vaccines offset stronger competition from generic rivals. ...  > full story

ArcelorMittal sees only slow steel recovery in first quarter

BRUSSELS, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — ArcelorMittal , the world's top steelmaker, cautioned its markets would only recover slowly as it forecast higher shipments but lower selling prices in the early months of 2010, putting pressure on core profits. ...  > full story

BHP beats forecasts, cautious on China demand

MELBOURNE, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Top global miner BHP Billiton signaled caution over a sustained global recovery and held off from a share buyback after reporting its weakest first-half profit in four years. BHP's July-December profit nevertheless beat market forecasts and was 24 percent stronger than in the previous half, spurring the miner to raise its dividend slightly, pushing its shares up more than 3 percent. ...  > full story

Investors questioned Morgan Stanley's pay: report

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Morgan Stanley's move to cut the firm's pay ratio followed prodding by large investors who questioned the firm's high pay levels, and the firm is preparing to take further steps to address shareholder concern, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Science

Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station

HOUSTON, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — The space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, carrying the station's last two main components. ...  > full story

Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study that suggests ways to tailor treatment for cancer patients. ...  > full story

Study shows why it is so scary to lose money

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 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

Scientists find gene variant link to aging cells

LONDON, Feb. 9, 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

Entertainment

Stan Lee gives himself a role in "Super Seven"

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) — Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics legend and chairman and founder of POW! Entertainment, is creating "Super Seven," a multimedia comic book property in which he will appear as a major character. ...  > full story

Disney aims to shorten big-screen run for "Alice"

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) — Bob Iger wasn't bluffing. The Disney CEO has been telling Wall Street for months of his plans for studio executives to shorten traditional movie release schedules, and it appears the time has arrived for the first grand experiment. ...  > full story

Academy streamlines process for Oscar winners

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2010 (Hollywood Reporter) — This year's Oscar winners won't have to put up with delayed gratification. ...  > full story

Hollywood sign gets makeover for fundraising drive

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2010 (Reuters) — Hoping to prevent the famed view of the Hollywood sign from being spoiled by development, a group set out on Tuesday to raise $5 million to buy a nearby hilltop peak once owned by billionaire Howard Hughes. ...  > full story

Sports

America's Cup opening race abandoned for second time

VALENCIA, Spain, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup was abandoned on Wednesday for the second time because of unsuitable weather conditions, race officials said, prolonging a frustrating wait for the start of the regatta. ...  > full story

Ice hockey is more than a game to Canadians

VANCOUVER, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Canada's ambitious goal is to top the medals table at the Vancouver Winter Olympics but it will be a hollow achievement to much of the Great White North unless the men's ice hockey gold is among the final tally. ...  > full story

Haas overcomes wildcard Britton in San Jose

SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Germany's Tommy Haas cruised into the second round of the $530,000 San Jose Open with a 6-4 7-6 victory over local wildcard Devin Britton on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Anthony, Billups return as Nuggets blast Mavericks 127-91

DENVER, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — All-Stars Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups returned to the Denver Nuggets' lineup to inspire a 127-91 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. ...  > full story
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