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Daughter voices anger at mum found after 11 years
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The teenage daughter of a woman who just revealed she abandoned her family 11 years ago said Thursday the disclosure has angered her and she is not eager to restart their relationship.
May 3, 2013, 9:19 am
India likely to cut interest rates to prod sputtering economy
By Suvashree Dey Choudhury and Tony Munroe
May 3, 2013, 9:10 am
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India is expected to cut its policy interest rate by a quarter point on Friday for the third time this ...
FBI releases photos of three men from Benghazi attack site
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI on Thursday released the photographs of three men it said were at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, when it was attacked last September.
May 3, 2013, 9:09 am
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Insight - Flexing antitrust muscle, China is a new merger hurdle
By Michael Martina
May 3, 2013, 9:06 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new-found clout in regulating global mergers is causing headaches for companies seeking high-stakes deals that need Beijing's approval.
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Tear gas fired as Egyptian Islamists target security HQ
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces fired tear gas to disperse a small group of hardline Islamist protesters who were attempting to scale the walls of the state security headquarters in a Cairo...
May 3, 2013, 8:57 am-
Hungary watchdog fines Bloomberg for erroneous central bank report
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's financial market regulator has fined Bloomberg 10 million forints (£28,321.32) for publishing an erroneous headline ahead of the central bank's interest rate decision l...
May 3, 2013, 8:34 am 
Surprise Bank of Canada chief stands ready to nurture economy
By Louise Egan and Randall Palmer
May 3, 2013, 8:29 am
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada tapped an outsider on Thursday to head its central bank, bringing in the well-respected head of the Canadian export credit ag...
Kraft Foods profit beats Street, shares rise
(Reuters) - Kraft Foods Group Inc
May 3, 2013, 8:23 amreported quarterly earnings that far exceeded Wall Street estimates on Thursday, sending its shares higher.
The U.S. maker of Maxwell Ho...
Myanmar leader plans landmark Washington visit: source
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Myanmar's leader plans a landmark visit to Washington this month, a source said Thursday, as the United States eased visa restrictions in a sign of support despite a surge in anti-Muslim violence.
May 3, 2013, 8:15 am
AIG beats estimates, property and casualty business shines
By Lauren Tara LaCapra
May 3, 2013, 8:12 am
(Reuters) - American International Group Inc'sproperty and casualty business booked its first underwriting profit in two and a half years during th... -
Kerry to press China on activist's sick nephew
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry was Thursday preparing to appeal to Beijing to help the seriously-ill jailed nephew of Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng.
May 3, 2013, 7:53 am 
U.S. rethinking its opposition to arming Syrian rebels - Hagel
By Phil Stewart and David Alexander
May 3, 2013, 7:38 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is rethinking its opposition to arming the Syrian rebels, President Barack Obama's defence chief said on Thu...
China children 'killed with poisoned yoghurt'
BEIJING (AFP) - Two children died in northern China after eating yoghurt which a disgruntled kindergarten owner had injected with rat poison, state media reported on Thursday.
May 3, 2013, 7:26 am
Somali famine toll worse than feared at 258,000: UN
NAIROBI (AFP) - Almost 260,000 people, half of them young children, died of hunger during the last famine in Somalia, according to a UN report Thursday, with the world body admitting it should have done more to prevent the tragedy.
May 3, 2013, 7:26 am
Canada to name new central bank chief Thursday - market sources
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will announce the name of the new Bank of Canada governor on Thursday afternoon, market sources said, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said the announcement...
May 3, 2013, 7:07 am-
Road rage killer to be sentenced in NZ
Shayd Robinson, 21, is to be sentenced after being found guilty of stabbing a man and licking his blood from the knife during a road rage attack in NZ .
May 3, 2013, 7:00 am 
Kellogg, Hillshire sales light as Americans skip sweets
By Martinne Geller
May 3, 2013, 6:57 am
(Reuters) - Kellogg Coand Hillshire Brands reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales on Thursday, as budget-conscious U.S. consumers cu... 
Up to 100 feared dead in Syrian "massacre" - monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) - State forces and militias loyal to President Bashar al-Assad committed a "massacre" when they stormed Syria's coastal village of Baida on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...
May 3, 2013, 6:56 am-
Two generals, pro-Deby MP arrested over Chad coup plot
By Madjiasra Nako
May 3, 2013, 6:52 am
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian authorities arrested two senior generals and a member of parliament allied to President Idriss Deby on suspicion of involvement in a foil...
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