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SEC could require greater public disclosure from US banks

Washington - Securities and Exchange CommissionA key US g

Latin American leaders vow unity, solidarity in food crisis

Managua - A call for regional unity in the face of a growing food scarcity and soaring food prices was made Wednesday by 15 Latin American countries who are urging an increase in food production th

US expects continuity; calls for Moscow to back down on Georgia

Washington - The United States said Wednesday it anticipates little change in Russia's foreign policy after outgoing president Vladimir Putin stepped down, but called for Moscow to stop meddling in

Report: Microsoft checks Facebook purchase

San Francisco - MicrosoftMicrosoft's bankers have approached Facebook about a purchase of the social networking site as an alternative for its failed takeover bid for Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday in its online edition.

Quoting a person familiar with the situation, the report said that Microsoft's representatives "recently contacted Facebook" but there were no active discussions between the two.

Relief efforts to cyclone victims slowed by Myanmar, UN says

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moonNew York  - The United Nations said Wednesda

Death toll in Myanmar could top 100,000, US diplomat says

Dead body of MonkWashington - The top US diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that the death t

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