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AFP - Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche announced Monday it was launching a bid for the outstanding shares in its US subsidiary Genentech for 43.7 billion dollars (27.5 billion euros). Read more »

AP - Iraqi and American negotiators have completed a draft agreement that extends the legal basis for U.S. troops to remain in Iraq beyond the end of this year, while calling for them to move out of Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American... Read more »

Sri Lankan troops break through rebel defenses (AP)

AP - The Sri Lankan military says it has broken through the Tamil Tigers' defenses in recent weeks, ending a prolonged stalemate and stirring predictions of an imminent rebel defeat after 25 years of civil war. Read more »

The Second Coming of Khaki

Can the designer Patrick Robinson, a critics’ darling, rescue Gap? . Read more »

Glitter returns to Thailand from Hong Kong: British foreign office (AFP)
01:28 - World

JDS Uniphase Reports a Wider Loss
01:26 - Business

Welcome, Freshmen. Have an iPod.
01:26 - Business

Big Dreams for North Korean Industrial Park
01:25 - Business

Red Cross gets radio threats in Mexico border city (AP)
01:19 - World

Nuclear exporters to discuss India trade ban (AP)
01:16 - World

Microsoft enlists Seinfield for ad campaign: report (Reuters)
01:14 - Business

Kohl's CEO to step down: paper (Reuters)
01:13 - Business

Fiery plane crash at Madrid airport kills 153 (AP)
00:48 - World

Prescriptions for Fannie and Freddie
00:38 - Business

World Business Briefing | Europe: Ericsson and STMicro Units to Combine
00:33 - Business

Judge Orders Drug Maker to Provide Experimental Treatment to Terminally Ill Teenager
00:31 - Business

Regulator Will Help Borrowers at IndyMac
00:26 - Business

Bits: Don't Buy a Samsung TV This Saturday
00:23 - Technology

US coalition: 30 militants die in Afghan battle (AP)
00:22 - World

Magazine Preview: How Obama Reconciles Dueling Views on Economy
00:21 - Business