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Brown says deal to avert BA strike possibleWed, 17 Mar 2010 17:25 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed a deal was still possible to prevent a planned British Airways cabin crew strike at the weekend.

Conservatives maintain poll lead in surveyWed, 17 Mar 2010 22:07 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives maintained their lead over Labour in a survey on Wednesday from a pollster which has consistently shown a wide gap between the two parties.

Government defends use of foreign intelligenceWed, 17 Mar 2010 22:51 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday defended its use of intelligence obtained by foreign security agencies from terrorism suspects, even when it could not be sure how the informants had been treated.

California police report supports Prius driverWed, 17 Mar 2010 23:57 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California Highway Patrol report released on Wednesday in a sensational "runaway" Toyota Prius incident appears to support the version of events given by the driver, which the automaker has called into question.

Three held in Spain over British boy's kidnapWed, 17 Mar 2010 19:14 +0000

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested three people suspected of exhorting a 110,000-pound ransom for a British boy kidnapped while on holiday in Pakistan and since released.

Thai "red shirts" splatter blood at PM's homeWed, 17 Mar 2010 19:20 +0000

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Red-shirted protesters emptied bottles of their blood outside the home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday in a symbolic sacrifice after the government rejected calls for elections.

Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peaceWed, 17 Mar 2010 23:18 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issue had not led to a crisis with one of the United States' closest allies.

UK presses U.N. council to take up Myanmar: diplomatsWed, 17 Mar 2010 20:26 +0000

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain is pushing the U.N. Security Council to discuss concerns about Myanmar's upcoming election but is facing resistance from the southeast Asian nation's powerful neighbour China, U.N. diplomats said on Wednesday.

U.S. insurer targeted HIV patients to drop coverageWed, 17 Mar 2010 14:06 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In May, 2002, Jerome Mitchell, a 17-year old college freshman from rural South Carolina, learned he had contracted HIV. The news, of course, was devastating, but Mitchell believed that he had one thing going for him: On his own initiative, in anticipation of his first year in college, he had purchased his own health insurance.

New password-stealing virus targets FacebookWed, 17 Mar 2010 23:10 +0000

BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.