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Mexico is poised to begin a five-day shut-down of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread of swine flu.

Justice David H. Souter, one of the most reliable members of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, has grown increasingly sour on Washington and intends to return to his home state, according to people briefed on his plans.

A man accused of being an al-Qaeda agent pleads guilty in the US to conspiring to provide support for terrorism.

Iran rejects a US state department report saying it remains the “most active state sponsor of terrorism” in the world.

Mexico is poised to begin a five-day shut-down of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread of swine flu.

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – With the recession impacting college students, MTV’s college network mtvU is turning to one medium it knows will get attention to help teach students to cope with tough financial times — a video game.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co will buy a 30 percent stake in Hulu.com, bringing popular TV shows such as “Lost” and “Grey’s Anatomy” to the video website founded by NBC Universal and News Corp.

BOSTON (Reuters) – Oracle Corp, the world’s No. 2 business software maker, plans to expand its small line of programs that companies access via the Web, said a person familiar with the strategy.

The Dutch Royal Family looked on in horror yesterday as a car ploughed into a crowd of wellwishers, killing five and injuring twelve.

An eight-year-old girl in Saudi Arabia has won a divorce from her 50-year-old husband at the third attempt.