BOSTON, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — A California Highway Patrol report released on Wednesday in a sensational "runaway" Toyota Prius incident appears to support the version of events given by the driver, which the automaker has called into question. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issue had not led to a crisis with one of the United States' closest allies. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week appears to have killed a top al Qaeda planner who Washington believes helped organize December's deadly suicide bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — The press secretary for New York Democratic Governor David Paterson resigned on Wednesday amid state and federal ethics probes of her boss that have triggered the departures of other top aides. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — Would U.S. forces kill or capture al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, if they ever found him? The goal is to capture him, the Pentagon insists, but the leading U.S. law enforcement official says that's not likely. ... > full story
HAVANA, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — Cuban police grabbed members of the opposition group "Ladies in White" by their hair, dragged them into a bus and drove them away to break up a protest march on Wednesday. ... > full story
LONDON, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — A former banker is suing his old employer, French bank Societe Generale, claiming he was dismissed for being "too successful." ... > full story
NEW YORK, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — A Canadian man charged by U.S. prosecutors two weeks ago with trying to fraudulently obtain aircraft parts from Honeywell International Inc was found dead in his New York apartment, apparently of natural causes, his lawyer said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17, 2010 (Reuters) — Preliminary U.S. efforts to gradually retake full control of the Taliban's birthplace Kandahar are already underway, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Wednesday, offering few details. ... > full story
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