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Afghanistan Unveils New Cabinet, Technocrats Stay

Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to keep most of his top technocrat ministers favored by the West in a new cabinet presented to parliament on Saturday. Western diplomats have generally welcomed the list of 23 cabinet nominees, which keeps the heads of the key interior and finance ministries unchanged (more)

Yemeni Loses Appeal For Release From Guantanamo

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that a Yemeni man who cooked for Taliban and al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan was lawfully detained at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The decision comes amid a fierce political battle over the controversial facility. The Obama administration (more)

Banks May Shed Private Equity Assets In Obama Plan

President Barack Obama's plan to limit financial risk-taking could force banks, such as Goldman Sachs or JPMorgan, to shed parts of their private equity operations. Among the proposals, which require congressional approval, is that banks or financial institutions that own banks would not be able to (more)

Iran Seeks U.s. Extraditions Over Scientist Killing

Iran called on the United States on Tuesday to extradite members of a "terrorist group" which the Islamic Republic has linked to this month's killing of a university scientist in Tehran. Iranian officials have blamed both Israel and the United States for the January 12 bomb attack that killed professor (more)

Scenarios: What Comes Next For The U.s. And Haiti?

President Barack Obama's pledge for long-term U.S. help to earthquake-stricken Haiti could saddle Washington with a lead role in yet another of the world's most desperate countries -- a risky proposition. The United States sent more troops to Haiti on Monday to help protect the relief operation from (more)

December Retail Sales Seen Up, Tough Spring Ahead

Top U.S. retailers will give investors the most detailed picture yet of holiday sales this week, with most expected to show better sales after an abysmal 2008 performance. The retailers will report sales at stores open at least a year, data that may also shed light on their positions heading into the (more)

Bernanke Says Economy Improving, Faces Headwinds

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the U.S. economy's recovery remained fragile and unemployment may be high for some time, cooling anticipation of an early increase in U.S. interest rates. Three days after news of a surprise fall in the U.S. jobless rate prompted investors to speculate (more)

Senate Approves Landmark Healthcare Overhaul

The Senate approved President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul on Thursday, backing sweeping changes in the medical insurance market and new coverage for tens of millions of uninsured Americans. On a party-line 60-39 vote, Senate Democrats supported the most dramatic shifts in health policy (more)

Jewish Leader Confronts Pope On Holocaust "silence"

An Italian Jewish leader told Pope Benedict Sunday that his wartime predecessor Pius XII should have spoken out more forcefully against the Holocaust to show solidarity with Jews being led to the "ovens of Auschwitz." The comments, from the president of Rome's Jewish community Riccardo Pacifici, were (more)

Danish Pm Rasmussen To Become President Of U.n. Climate Talks

Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will replace Danish minister Connie Hedegaard as president of the U.N. climate talks for a final summit session, the United Nations said on Wednesday. "With so many heads of state and government having arrived it's appropriate that the Prime Minister of Denmark (more)

Hamas Officials In Egypt To Discuss Prisoner Exchange

Three officials from the Palestinian group Hamas crossed into Egypt from Gaza on Sunday to discuss Israel's response to a proposed prisoner swap, a delegation official said. The officials are expected to meet Egyptian security officials. They will later visit Syria for further discussions with Hamas leaders there. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted by Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper on Sunday as saying no deal had yet been reached on a prisoner swap. He said he would hold talks in Egypt on Tuesday with President Hosni Mubarak to seek ways to promote Middle East peacemaking.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BQ17H20091227

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