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News: "Act now" to save global recovery, IMF chief urges Obama keeping close watch on Hurricane Irene Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week Obama and Merkel vow action on global economic woes Arab states urge end to Syria bloodshed, send envoy Chavez to have third chemo session in Venezuela Google's Schmidt sees more partners for Google TV Fed and other regulators need policing: economist Ferocious Hurricane Irene batters New York, moving north Syrian authorities warn against protesting in capital Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York Obama visits FEMA as Irene nears Washington Irene closes NY subways; airlines abandon Northeast Banks scramble to add cash as Irene approaches Nigeria president avoids naming suspects at bomb site Ike witness: Surviving a big hurricane in a big city Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan: U.S. official More Somali famine victims fleeing to Yemen: UNHCR U.S. oil-spill ruling pleases plaintiff lawyers Bernanke quiet on next Fed move, stresses job crisis Murdoch tabloid private eye delivers hacking names Def Leppard pours "Mirrorball" of sugar on fans Second-quarter growth slows, outlook less dismal Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing Scottish say lost contact with Lockerbie bomber Libya rebels say "close in" on Gaddafi Some Gulf oil spill claims against BP dismissed U.S. East braces for hurricane, NYC orders evacuations Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack New York takes unprecedented steps ahead of Irene Google TV to launch in Europe next year No Caribbean insurance payouts from Hurricane Irene Irene losses already up to $1.1 billion, more to come Japan PM to resign, successor race hard to call NYC orders mandatory evacuation for low-lying areas Libyan rebels to seek U.N. seat next month Obama says Hurricane Irene "extremely dangerous" Market sentiment weakened before U.S downgrade: S&P "Act now" to save global recovery, IMF chief urges Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:37 PM PDT Reuters - JACKSON HOLE, Wyo (Reuters) - The new head of the IMF on Saturday called on global policymakers to pursue urgent action, including forcing European banks to bulk up their capital, to prevent a descent into a renewed world recession. Full Story Top Obama keeping close watch on Hurricane Irene Sat,27 Aug 2011 06:14 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama kept a close eye on Hurricane Irene as it charged north along the East Coast on Saturday by visiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency and receiving an evening briefing from top officials. Full Story Top Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli Sat,27 Aug 2011 06:53 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Residents of Tripoli dug makeshift graves to bury the dead as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital. Full Story Top Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week Sat,27 Aug 2011 02:16 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's new second-in-command was killed earlier this week in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Saturday, in a major blow to the group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden. Full Story Top Obama and Merkel vow action on global economic woes Sat,27 Aug 2011 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the eurozone crisis and financial-market turbulence on Saturday and vowed action to bolster the global economy, the White House said in a statement. Full Story Top Arab states urge end to Syria bloodshed, send envoy Sat,27 Aug 2011 09:32 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN/CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab states told Syria on Sunday to "resort to reason" and end months of bloodshed after some of the most intense protests in Damascus since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story Top Chavez to have third chemo session in Venezuela Sat,27 Aug 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez will undergo a third round of chemotherapy for cancer at home in Venezuela beginning Sunday, he said, instead of traveling to Cuba where he had two previous rounds of treatment. Full Story Top Google's Schmidt sees more partners for Google TV Sat,27 Aug 2011 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) - Google is "absolutely committed" to its fledgling television business and expects many more partners to join it soon, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Saturday. Full Story Top Fed and other regulators need policing: economist Sat,27 Aug 2011 07:09 AM PDT Reuters - JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Global financial regulators are likely to impede growth rather than foster it unless they are better policed, an economist warned policymakers on Saturday. Full Story Top Ferocious Hurricane Irene batters New York, moving north Sat,27 Aug 2011 10:36 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene battered New York with ferocious winds and driving rain early on Sunday, shutting down the U.S. financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the East Coast. Full Story Top Syrian authorities warn against protesting in capital Sat,27 Aug 2011 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's Interior Ministry warned Damascus residents Saturday against demonstrating after some of the most intense protests in the capital since the start of the five-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Full Story Top Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:27 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Residents of Tripoli dug makeshift graves to bury the dead as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital. Full Story Top Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene charged up the U.S. East Coast on Saturday toward New York, shutting down the city, and millions of Americans sought shelter from a huge storm that halted transport and caused massive power blackouts. Full Story Top Obama visits FEMA as Irene nears Washington Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:44 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters on Saturday to get an update on preparations for Hurricane Irene as it charged north along the U.S. East Coast. Full Story Top Irene closes NY subways; airlines abandon Northeast Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airline, rail and transit systems in New York and other eastern cities initiated sweeping weekend shutdowns and slowdowns on Saturday as Hurricane Irene bore down on the region. Full Story Top Banks scramble to add cash as Irene approaches Sat,27 Aug 2011 01:13 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash is king in a hurricane, but getting it is another question entirely. Full Story Top Nigeria president avoids naming suspects at bomb site Sat,27 Aug 2011 06:49 AM PDT Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan visited on Saturday the site of a bomb attack at the U.N. building in Abuja, refusing to be drawn on who was to blame but recognizing the threat posed by a radical Islamist sect. Full Story Top Ike witness: Surviving a big hurricane in a big city Fri,26 Aug 2011 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - The night before Hurricane Ike made landfall in Texas almost three years ago, four of us were packed into one hotel room in downtown Houston. Security knocked on the door requesting that we sign a waiver promising not to sue if we were killed in the storm. Full Story Top Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan: U.S. official Sat,27 Aug 2011 11:02 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number two leader of al Qaeda, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, was killed on August 22 in Pakistan, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday. Full Story Top More Somali famine victims fleeing to Yemen: UNHCR Sat,27 Aug 2011 02:08 AM PDT Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - There has been a jump in the number of Somalis, hit by famine, instability and high food prices who are fleeing to Yemen instead of other countries in the drought-ridden Horn of Africa region, the U.N. refugee agency said. Full Story Top U.S. oil-spill ruling pleases plaintiff lawyers Fri,26 Aug 2011 06:30 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Plaintiff lawyers claimed a victory on Friday when a federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against BP and others over last year's big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico allowed much of the case to move ahead, including punitive damages claims. Full Story Top Bernanke quiet on next Fed move, stresses job crisis Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:32 PM PDT Reuters - JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday stopped short of detailing further action to boost the U.S. recovery but said the central bank would consider what more it could do to fight high unemployment, giving some comfort to investors. Full Story Top Murdoch tabloid private eye delivers hacking names Fri,26 Aug 2011 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A private detective jailed for illegally intercepting voicemail messages on behalf of a journalist at one of Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids on Friday gave lawyers the names of the people he says ordered him to carry out the phone hacking. Full Story Top Def Leppard pours "Mirrorball" of sugar on fans Fri,26 Aug 2011 01:35 PM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - It may be difficult to believe that after three decades of rocking hard -- 65 million albums sold and hundreds of packed concerts -- Def Leppard hadn't released a standalone live album until this year. Full Story Top Second-quarter growth slows, outlook less dismal Fri,26 Aug 2011 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The struggling U.S. economy expanded even more slowly than previously thought in the second quarter of 2011, but a breakdown of the growth suggested a new recession could be avoided. Full Story Top Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed by a car bomb that ripped through the United Nations' building in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday -- a rare attack on an international institution in a country wracked by local conflicts. Full Story Top Scottish say lost contact with Lockerbie bomber Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:06 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scottish authorities have lost contact, at least temporarily, with the Libyan convicted in the December 1988 bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland. Full Story Top Libya rebels say "close in" on Gaddafi Fri,26 Aug 2011 11:33 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels claimed to be close to capturing Muammar Gaddafi on Friday as their NATO backers bombed diehard loyalists in his tribal bastion, but there was no sign of an end to the war, or to international wrangling over Libya's riches. Full Story Top Some Gulf oil spill claims against BP dismissed Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:47 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits related to last year's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday dismissed some plaintiff claims and allowed others to remain in the litigation. Full Story Top U.S. East braces for hurricane, NYC orders evacuations Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:09 PM PDT Reuters - WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - The eastern United States ramped up its alert on Friday ahead of Hurricane Irene and New York City ordered evacuations of vulnerable residents as the broad, menacing storm closed in on the Atlantic coast. Full Story Top Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Fri,26 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon declared three days of mourning on Friday and demanded a crackdown on drugs in the United States after armed men torched a casino in northern Mexico, killing at least 52 people. Full Story Top New York takes unprecedented steps ahead of Irene Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:05 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City on Friday ordered the evacuation of more than 250,000 people and prepared to shut down its entire mass transit system, both unprecedented measures ahead of the expected battering from Hurricane Irene. Full Story Top Google TV to launch in Europe next year Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch its TV service in Europe early next year, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Friday, despite teething problems that had led some observers to question how committed the company would remain to the project. Full Story Top No Caribbean insurance payouts from Hurricane Irene Fri,26 Aug 2011 01:31 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON, Aug 26 - Hurricane Irene will not trigger insurance payouts to the Caribbean islands impacted by the storm, which roared through the Bahamas as a major category 3 hurricane on Thursday. Full Story Top Irene losses already up to $1.1 billion, more to come Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene caused as much as $1.1 billion in insured losses in the Caribbean, catastrophe modeling company AIR Worldwide said on Friday, with more expected to come as the storm heads for the U.S. Northeast. Full Story Top Japan PM to resign, successor race hard to call Fri,26 Aug 2011 03:58 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years appeared on Friday to be shaping up as a battle between the most popular contender and a rival backed by a party powerbroker, although with five candidates in play, the outcome was hard to call. Full Story Top NYC orders mandatory evacuation for low-lying areas Fri,26 Aug 2011 11:07 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities in New York City ordered mandatory evacuation of all low-lying areas before Hurricane Irene hits, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday. Full Story Top Libyan rebels to seek U.N. seat next month Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:53 AM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Libyan rebel political leader said on Friday the transitional government-in-waiting will seek a seat at the United Nations next month following the apparent overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi this week. Full Story Top Obama says Hurricane Irene "extremely dangerous" Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:09 AM PDT Reuters - CHILMARK, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday warned Americans to take Hurricane Irene seriously and urged them to obey orders to evacuate from the path of what is likely to be an "extremely dangerous and costly" storm. Full Story Top Market sentiment weakened before U.S downgrade: S&P Thu,25 Aug 2011 11:45 PM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The top official behind Standard & Poor's downgrade of the United States said on Friday it was not to blame for August's stock market rout, and warned that developed nations still needed to "get their act together" to tackle their mountains of debt. Full Story Top

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