AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a fresh pitch Saturday to retain oversight of small banks, contending that what the Fed learns from that role helps it assess the overall health of the entire U.S. financial system.
AP - British Airways canceled more than 1,000 flights after its cabin crew launched a three-day strike Saturday, wreaking havoc on the plans of tens of thousands of passengers just before the busy spring holiday season.
AP - Claiming unstoppable momentum but still short of the goal line, President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to rally House Democrats for a final push on landmark health care legislation.
AP - Police say they have made an arrest in the case of a racial comment being made over the public-address system at a Walmart store in southern New Jersey.
Reuters - President Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Saturday to resist pressure to weaken a financial reform bill and called again for an independent consumer watchdog to help prevent future financial crises.
AP - President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend's health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: "If this vote fails."
AP - President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensely for historic health care legislation Friday, gaining momentum and another precious "yes" 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote.
AP - A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travellers is set to start at midnight Friday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed.
Reuters - China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle room for progress.
Reuters - President Barack Obama signed into law a $17.6 billion jobs bill on Thursday and sounded an optimistic note about the U.S. economy, saying it may soon begin adding jobs instead of losing them.
People in the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere gear up to celebrate Nowruz, as we reach the last hours of the year 1388 on the Iranian calendar.
Pakistani pro-Taliban militants have blown up another girls' school in Mohmand Ageny in northwest Pakistan in the latest wave of extremist attacks targeting schools near the Afghan border.
US commanders in Afghanistan are planning to deploy about 2,500 more troops to the North of the country due to what they describe as concerns about an increasing Taliban presence there.
AP - Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday, after getting a closer look at some of the Israeli enclaves scattered across Palestinian-claimed territories.
Reuters - Tens of thousands of opposition activists paraded through Thailand's sprawling capital on Saturday to try to win over Bangkok's middle classes to their anti-government campaign.
Reuters - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives lobbied undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.
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