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Clashes erupt in Sri Lanka over general's arrest

COLOMBO, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Thousands of Sri Lankans, protesting against the arrest of losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, clashed with government supporters on Wednesday, a day after parliament elections were called. ...  > full story

Afghanistan says ready if thousands flee assault

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Afghanistan is ready to feed thousands if they flee a major assault by NATO troops, but officials hope fighting will be limited and civilians can safely stay home, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said. ...  > full story

Reuters photographer says reborn after freed by U.S.

BAGHDAD, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — The U.S. military freed a Reuters photographer in Iraq on Wednesday, almost a year and a half after snatching him from his home in the middle of the night and holding him 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

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UK government forced to disclose U.S. torture allegations

LONDON, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — The British government failed on Wednesday in a legal challenge to keep secret U.S. intelligence material relating to allegations of "cruel and inhuman" treatment involving the CIA. ...  > full story

Tymoshenko backers challenge Ukraine regions count

KIEV, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Votes from the presidential election were being recounted in parts of Ukraine on Wednesday as defeated candidate Yulia Tymoshenko disputed the victory of opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich. ...  > full story

Clashes erupt in Sri Lanka over general's arrest

COLOMBO, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Thousands of Sri Lankans, protesting against the arrest of losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, clashed with government supporters on Wednesday, a day after parliament elections were called. ...  > full story

Afghanistan says ready if thousands flee assault

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Afghanistan is ready to feed thousands if they flee a major assault by NATO troops, but officials hope fighting will be limited and civilians can safely stay home, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said. ...  > 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

UnitedHealth increases share buyback program

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Wednesday that its board had significantly increased the health insurer's stock buyback program. ...  > full story

Discovery profit up with international business

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Discovery Communications Inc. reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday on the back of strong distribution revenue and advertising sales in its international TV business. ...  > full story

Sprint posts narrower loss but revenue falls

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2010 (Reuters) — Sprint Nextel Corp posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday, but revenue fell 7 percent even as the company's loss of bill-paying cellphone customers was slower than expected. ...  > full story

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

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

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

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
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