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Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Mexican businessman Carlos Slim visits the Museo Alameda where some of his personal art collection is on display in San Antonio. On March 10, 2010, Forbes announced that Slim claims the title of world's richest person with a net worth of $53.5 billion. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

AP - Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a developing nation to top the list, according to Forbes magazine.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:40:29 GMT

Brazil leader rapped for stance on Cuba dissidents (AP)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-proposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

AP - Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:36:56 GMT

Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections (AP)
AP - A decision by Myanmar's military junta to bar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from upcoming elections drew sharp criticism from around the world, with one of the country's Southeast Asian neighbors Thursday calling it "a complete farce."

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:31:26 GMT

US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

AP - An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened Palestinian suspicions that the United States is too weak to broker a deal.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:25:31 GMT

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Hunter: Black Latino players 'impostors' (AP)
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter insists he meant no harm toward Latino players when he referred to them as "impostors" while discussing the number of African-Americans in the major leagues. Hunter's original comments were made two weeks ago in one of a series of USA Today roundtables about baseball and published in Wednesday's editions.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:25 PST

Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at Bradley (AP)
Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago. "I think it's time maybe Milton looked himself in the mirror," an agitated Hendry said Wednesday in response to Bradley's latest charges that he was mistreated by the Cubs.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:21 PST

Garciaparra retires as member of Red Sox (AP)
Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. The rookie of the year, batting champion and All-Star whose trade began a bitter back-and-forth in Boston and, for Garciaparra, an inglorious slide into irrelevance, signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Red Sox on Wednesday for...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:25 PST

Cincy ousts Louisville, will face WVU (AP)
Cincinnati has rebounded quite well in getting comfortable at the Big East tournament. The 11th-seeded Bearcats again used a huge advantage on the boards to beat sixth-seeded Louisville 69-66 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals. They are the only team to play in the opening round still playing, and it was rebounding that keyed both close wins.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:33 PST

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Safety agency under spotlight in House hearing (AP)
AP - Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:07:58 GMT

Greece paralyzed by strike over austerity plan (AP)

Members of Greece's main GSEE trade union hold a mock funeral with a coffin standing for the Greek economy surrounded by wreaths from Greece's international partners in central Athens on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. GSEE unionists joined with protesting workers laid off from former state carrier Olympic Airlines and have occupied the government's General Accounting Office for the past week. Greek unions are holding a nationwide general strike Thursday to protest public spending cuts aimed to help the country out of a crippling debt crisis. (AP Photo/Marita Pappa)

AP - Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:50 GMT

Kali+Salz' Q4 net income falls 93 pct to $22M (AP)
AP - German salt and fertilizer company Kali+Salz AG said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income plunged 93 percent to euro16 million ($22 million) as the downturn significantly affected demand in global agricultural markets.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:44:15 GMT

Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years (AP)

A pre-foreclosure sign is displayed outside a home in Miami, Florida in 2009. The US home mortage sector remains under siege -- as recent huge losses reported by government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show -- from high unemployment and troubled loans.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)

AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:17:29 GMT

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2-second video causes headache for ABC News (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2010 photo, a 2010 Toyota Corolla is shown at Toyota dealership in San Francisco. For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:10:25 GMT

Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP)

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou walks away after talking to the media in front of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, following a meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:46:56 GMT

Minority births on track to outnumber white births (AP)
AP - Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:16:27 GMT

Supreme Court chief fights back after criticism from Obama (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - It's no secret that many think the fierce mood of partisanship is routinely crippling Washington. While most of the fur flies between the major parties in Congress — with the president weighing in occasionally to keep his party leaders on message — this week has seen an outbreak of hostilities in a less traditional venue: between the Supreme Court and the president.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:36:05 GMT