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Minn. bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins 9 Feb 2010 at 6:09am
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) -- Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet....

GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit - 9 Feb 2010 at 6:08am - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy....

Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strands 1,500 9 Feb 2010 at 6:00am
KABUL (AP) -- Avalanches on a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 28 people, with another 1,500 stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday....

Greece seeks pension, wage reform as strike looms 9 Feb 2010 at 5:54am
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's government was tackling the thorny issue of pension and wage reform Tuesday, part of its plan to fight a debt crisis that has alarmed global markets, even as strikes were being planned nationwide....

Ryanair to put $140 million in Lithuanian hub 9 Feb 2010 at 5:48am
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) -- Budget airline Ryanair will establish a major hub in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, its first in Central and Eastern Europe, the company's chief executive announced Tuesday....

European stocks up cautiously on hopes for Greece 9 Feb 2010 at 5:47am
LONDON (AP) -- European stocks rose cautiously Tuesday on hopes that EU officials will provide Greece with some form of support to handle its mountain of debt and keep the market crisis from spreading to other vulnerable countries....

UN appeals for $538M in Pakistan humanitarian aid 9 Feb 2010 at 5:47am
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army clashes against the Taliban, the U.N. said in an international appeal Tuesday....

Japan Airlines rejects Delta, stays with American 9 Feb 2010 at 5:45am
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and a broad global network, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines....

Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally 9 Feb 2010 at 5:44am
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker....

Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing 9 Feb 2010 at 5:41am
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case - a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his "gross negligence" was the direct cause of the pop star's death....

China sentences quake activist to 5 years' jail 9 Feb 2010 at 5:32am
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced an activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of schoolchildren in the country's massive 2008 earthquake to five years in jail for inciting subversion of state power, the man's lawyer said....

UK retail sales rise 1.2 pct in January 9 Feb 2010 at 5:26am
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's struggling economy showed more lackluster indicators Tuesday, with imports rising faster than exports in December despite the falling value of its currency and retailers reporting a slow start to the year....

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons 9 Feb 2010 at 5:26am
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean....

NKorea's Kim Jong Il sends nuclear envoy to China 9 Feb 2010 at 5:25am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea's Kim Jong Il reportedly dispatched his top nuclear envoy to Beijing on Tuesday to discuss restarting nuclear disarmament talks, a day after pledging Pyongyang's commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula....

Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel 9 Feb 2010 at 5:23am
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The head of Iran's atomic agency said the Islamic Republic would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor....