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Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan (AP)

AP - Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:59 pm

Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth (AP)

AP - Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two quarters.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:59 pm

Dems look to health vote without abortion foes (AP)

AP - House leaders have concluded they cannot change a divisive abortion provision in President Barack Obama's health care bill and will try to pass the sweeping legislation without the support of ardent anti-abortion Democrats.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:58 pm

More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over (AP)

AP - A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:53 pm

Israel seeks to patch up row over settlement plans (AFP)

AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly apologised Thursday to US Vice President Joe Biden, hoping to defuse a row over settlements that appeared to scuttle indirect peace talks with the Palestinians.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:45 pm

Football star and TV actor Merlin Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

AP - Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:42 pm

Bank reform talks fail, Dodd to go solo (Reuters)

Reuters - Chances of a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed, helping boost bank share prices and jeopardizing a top Obama administration priority.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:40 pm

Wright leads Georgetown past top-seeded Syracuse (AP)

AP - Chris Wright scored 27 points and No. 22 Georgetown sailed past No. 3 Syracuse with an impressive second-half surge, beating the top-seeded Orange 91-84 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals Thursday.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 2:23 pm

Billionaire Pinera takes power as quakes rattle Chile (Reuters)

Reuters - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:58 pm

Biden appeals for Mideast peace talks without delay (Reuters)

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to start without delay despite Palestinian insistence that Israel first cancel a settlement project condemned by Washington.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:48 pm

Iraq results trickle out, Maliki rivals cry fraud (Reuters)

Reuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursday from Iraq's parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained of serious fraud.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:21 pm

Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrows on oil (Reuters)

Reuters - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week, indicating that rapid job growth would probably continue to elude the economy for a while.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 1:05 pm

Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger (AP)

AP - Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:53 pm

Chile lifts tsunami alert on coast after tremors (Reuters)

Reuters - Chile's navy lifted a tsunami warning for the country's coast after strong aftershocks shook the capital Santiago on Thursday, following the swearing in ceremony for new President Sebastian Pinera.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:51 pm

Quake, tsunami alert hit Chile as new leader sworn in (AFP)

AFP - Strong aftershocks and a tsunami alert rocked Chile and rattled nerves Thursday as rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new president of the quake-hit nation.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:44 pm

Massive school closures in KC to be done by fall (AP)

AP - Kansas City's school superintendent said Thursday the plan to shutter nearly half the district's schools, while "painful," will move forward quickly so that all the closures will be complete by fall.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:23 pm

Conan O'Brien will take his show to theaters (AP)

AP - Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:12 pm

Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales (AP)

AP - Album lovers may rejoice a little at last: a British court says Pink Floyd, purveyor of iTunes-unfriendly concept records, cannot be unbundled.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 12:06 pm

Police clash with protesters as Greeks fight cuts (Reuters)

Reuters - Police clashed with stone-throwing youths in Athens on Thursday as tens of thousands of strikers protested against draconian cutbacks aimed at pulling Greece out of a debt crisis shaking the euro zone.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 11:55 am

Obama presses China on currency in trade speech (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama pressed China on Thursday to move to a "more market-oriented exchange rate" in a speech where he laid out a plan to boost U.S. exports in the coming years.

Posted on 11 March 2010 | 10:30 am