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HSBC seeks 18 billion dollars after profits slump (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:46 PM PST

AFP - Global banking titan HSBC revealed on Monday that it needs nearly 18 billion dollars of new capital to withstand the financial crisis and announced 6,100 US job cuts after a profit collapse.

Britain spied on photographer, actress: files (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:22 PM PST

AFP - Britain's security services spied on a world-renowned US photographer and a Swedish actress, fearing they were communists, secret files released Tuesday showed.

Jailed tycoon Khodorkovsky in court on new charges (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 03:23 PM PST

Reuters - Jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky goes on trial on Tuesday to face new charges of embezzlement and money laundering in a case his lawyers say will test President Dmitry Medvedev's promises to reform Russia.

Police charge 2 over Irish-record bank robbery (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 02:55 PM PST

AP - Police charged two men Monday night in connection with an Irish-record robbery in which a gang forced a Bank of Ireland employee to steal millions from his own employer or risk having his family executed.

Simply Red's Hucknall in Brazil plane drama (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:58 PM PST

AFP - British pop group Simply Red said Monday they had to cancel a live appearance on Brazilian television at the weekend after singer Mick Hucknall's plane was forced to make an emergency landing.

Top chefs take note: Michelin says cuts needed (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:46 PM PST

AP - The coveted Michelin stars can make or break a restaurant. But so can an economic crisis.

Russian foreign minister: US should talk to Iran (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:36 PM PST

AP - Russia's foreign minister on Monday urged the United States to talk to Iran and staked out a tough position before talks expected this year on a new nuclear arms control treaty, Russian news agencies reported.

I'm bigger and stronger than Pacquiao, claims boxer Hatton (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:27 PM PST

AFP - England's world light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton believes he will emerge victorious over Filipino pugilist Manny Pacquiao in their world title bout in Las Vegas on May 2.

Brown set for key White House talks (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:16 PM PST

AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives here Monday for key talks with US President Barack Obama. The plummeting economy and the Afghanistan conflict are set to top the agenda.

Schwarzenegger opens tech fair in Germany (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:00 PM PST

AP - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger opened a major technology fair in Germany Monday along with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and recalled his time in the country as a young man.

WWII hero Wallenberg's parents committed suicide (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 12:29 PM PST

AP - The disappearance of World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg took an even deeper toll on his family than previously thought, his half-sister Nina Lagergren said Monday, confirming a newspaper report that her parents committed suicide.

Report: Many EU nations do not track anti-Semitism (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 10:10 AM PST

AP - Anti-Semitism in some European countries appears to have risen since Israel's offensive in Gaza, but it fell during 2007 and most of 2008, a new report says.

NATO may ask China for support in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 10:02 AM PST

AP - NATO may ask China to provide support for the war effort in Afghanistan, including possibly opening a supply link for alliance forces, a senior U.S. official said Monday.

Parents of Russian ex-billionaire torn over trial (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 09:25 AM PST

AP - On the eve of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's latest criminal trial in Russia, the former oil tycoon's parents say they are torn between hope and despair.

UN rights chief backs anti-racism conference (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 08:44 AM PST

AP - The U.N. rights chief on Monday rejected fears that an upcoming U.N. conference on racism might be hijacked by critics of Israel and urged countries to make the meeting a success by focusing on global issues.

Ruling party tops vote as Russian rivals cry foul (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 08:38 AM PST

AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party racked up unassailable leads Monday in local elections that other parties and independent observers said were awash in voting violations.

Pope rescinds promotion of 'Katrina' pastor (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 07:47 AM PST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday formally rescinded the promotion of an ultraconservative priest who came under fire for suggesting that God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina.

Chief nuke inspector chides Iran, Syria (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 07:46 AM PST

AP - The U.N. nuclear monitoring agency cannot exclude the possibility that Iran may be hiding atomic activities, the agency's head said Monday.

17 injured in ski station accident in Spain (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:40 AM PST

AP - A Spanish official says 17 people were slightly injured when a cable of a ski chairlift snapped in the southern Sierra Nevada ski resort.