AFP - The EU signed up to closer ties with Serbia on Tuesday, nudging it towards eventual membership despite disputes over Kosovo's independence and Belgrade's failure to catch war criminals. Read more…
AP - While the Federal Reserve's aggressive drive to lower interest rates appears to be over, there could be benefits for consumers in other places — like some relief from soaring gasoline and food costs. Read more…
AP - Genetic testing can make it easier to determine a person's risk of debilitating diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's, but many people worry that it also makes them targets for insurance rate increases and job loss. Read more…
AP - Iran strongly condemned presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton late Wednesday for threatening to attack and "totally obliterate" the country if it uses nuclear weapons. Read more…
AP - Barack Obama teamed up with wife Michelle on Wednesday to court working families with a little kitchen table conversation about tax cuts. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton hitched a ride in a pickup truck to a gas pump to illustrate the pain inflicted on ordinary families by skyrocketing prices. Read more…
Politico - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday sent a fundraising e-mail with the subject line "Roaring back." Read more…
AP - Black and white voters in next week's primary states agreed on one thing Wednesday: Barack Obama's preacher had hurt the Democratic presidential candidate at a crucial time. The question was how much. Read more…
AP - Republican John McCain is making promises that would cost billions of taxpayer dollars, yet he is vague about how he would pay for them. Read more…
AP - Republican John McCain said Wednesday that the bridge collapse in Minnesota that killed 13 people last year would not have happened if Congress had not wasted so much money on pork-barrel spending. Read more…
AP - A leader of the Democratic Party under Bill Clinton has switched his allegiance to Barack Obama and is encouraging fellow Democrats to "heal the rift in our party" and unite behind the Illinois senator. Read more…
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Sir David Attenborough, one of the BBC's longest-serving presenters, says lifestyle shows are "running rampant". Read more…
A lethal intestinal virus which has already claimed 20 lives could cause more deaths in eastern China. Read more…
Microsoft has yet to decide if it will increase its $44.6bn (?22.4bn) for Yahoo, go hostile or walk away from the deal. Read more…
The Bank of England says many lenders' worries are overstated and may prolong a credit crunch recovery. Read more…
A seriously ill Briton serving time in a notorious Indian jail is to see out his 10-year sentence in the UK. Read more…
The bodies of five French mountaineers hit by an avalanche are found in Italy's northwestern Alps. Read more…
Five people have died in a collision between a fishing trawler and a smaller boat in Sydney harbour. Read more…
The Federal Reserve makes a further cut in US interest rates, reducing them to 2% from 2.25%. Read more…
South Africa has lifted a moratorium on elephant culling to combat a surge in population numbers. Read more…
New technique sees man recover part of lost limb Read more…
An autonomy referendum in Bolivia sparks fears Read more…
New MP to tackle Tanzania's deadly witch doctors Read more…
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High commodity prices shift wealth from rich to poor Read more…