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STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Swedish police faced stinging criticism Thursday for failing to stop helicopter-borne gunmen from pulling off a Hollywood-style heist against a cash depot while blocking an air pursuit with a fake bomb....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Five al-Qaida-linked prisoners awaiting execution and 11 other inmates broke out of a prison in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, prompting a massive manhunt Thursday, officials said....

World leaders gathering in Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit are expected to consider whether to impose new restrictions on the financial industry's bonus culture. U.S. officials are at odds with other countries over how much of a say regulators should have in determining how much a company pays its executives.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

President Obama leads a U.N. Security Council meeting on nuclear non proliferation Thursday. By doing so, he's sending a message to Iran that the U.S. and its partners are committed to keeping their end of the bargain in the nuclear non proliferation treaty — and expect others will meet their obligations as well. But if Iran's president is feeling pressured, he certainly wasn't showing it when he addressed the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday night.

New guidance has been issued to clarify the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales. Helping someone commit suicide is illegal there, and these guidelines will not change the law. The subject has become a hot topic in Britain as more people receive help from friends and relatives to travel to a clinic in Switzerland, where assisted suicide is legal.