Ex-Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, who faces war crimes allegations, has been given bail by London's High Court. (news.bbc.co.uk)

The campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays is expected to plead guilty to charges of embezzling campaign funds. (feeds.boston.com)

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Lee Westwood is the leader of an English revolution in the world of golf as the highest-ranked player at No. 4 in the world and a two-time winner of the European Tour money list. (www.newsvine.com)

Defending champion Laura Davies shot a 5-under 68 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Women's Australian Open. (www.newsvine.com)

The Ukrainian president's party forms a coalition that can now nominate a government, the parliament speaker says. (news.bbc.co.uk)

Citing a "culture of corruption" that reached the highest levels of the state Comptroller's Office, a former state pension-fund officer pleaded guilty yesterday to steering hundreds of millions of dollars to investment firms that paid kickbacks to former Comptroller Alan Hevesi's top political aide. David Loglisci in Manhattan... (www.nypost.com)

Lorenzo Keeler had 27 points, six assists and five rebounds as Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo rallied for a 73-69 victory over UC Irvine in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament Wednesday night. (www.newsvine.com)

Tyreke Evans recorded his first career triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Sacramento Kings to a 113-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. (www.newsvine.com)

Deonta Vaughn made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left then made the game-saving strip just before the buzzer and Cincinnati beat Louisville 69-66 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big East tournament. (www.newsvine.com)

Deron Williams had 18 points and 12 assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Detroit Pistons 115-104 Wednesday night. (www.newsvine.com)

New York's former deputy comptroller and chief investment officer pleaded guilty to a criminal charge that he and others essentially sold access to the state's largest pension fund. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

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Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him. (news.bbc.co.uk)

Rookie defenseman Tyler Myers had a goal and three assists and the Buffalo Sabres reclaimed the top spot in the Northeast Division with a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. (www.newsvine.com)

Luke Harangody had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a healthy performance off the bench, and Notre Dame shut down Seton Hall's high-octane offense for a 68-56 victory in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday night. (www.newsvine.com)

David J. Loglisci, the former chief investment officer for the New York’s pension fund, told a court of kickbacks. (feeds.nytimes.com)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts.... (hosted.ap.org)

The House Democratic campaign chairman says the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, the New ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

A former employee of Texas state facility for the developmentally disabled accused of sanctioning fights among residents has pleaded guilty midway through his Corpus Christi trial. (www.newsvine.com)

Brad Penny threw four shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the winless Washington Nationals 6-4 on Wednesday. (www.newsvine.com)

Flushing imam Ahmad Wais Afzali pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn court last Thursday to lying to federal authorities who were investigating a terror plot involving a member of his Queens mosque.He was initially charged after his arrest in September 2009 with lying to authorities in the course of a... (www.nypost.com)

British oil giant BP PLC is the leading candidate to buy a big swath of oil assets from U.S. independent oil and gas producer Devon Energy Corp. in a $5 billion-plus deal that would vault BP into the hot new oil region off the shores of Brazil, people familiar with the matter said. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

The ban, announced by House Democratic leaders, wipes out one of the most lucrative and controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to private firms. (feeds.nytimes.com)

Greg Dobbs and John Mayberry each hit a pair of doubles, and Cody Ransom homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. (www.newsvine.com)

The Afghan Taliban's leadership has dispersed to cities across Pakistan to avoid arrest in what officials say is a key step in undermining the insurgency. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

The House has passed legislation that would ban misleading mailings designed to appear they're from the Census Bureau. (www.newsvine.com)

Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger strikes for human rights. (feeds.boston.com)

Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights. (www.newsvine.com)

A North Dakota man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to threatening to kill President Barack Obama. (feeds.digg.com)

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President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President Rene Preval of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces. (feeds.nytimes.com)

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The investment chief who worked under former State Comptroller Alan Hevesi pleaded guilty to a Martin Act felony today for his role in a pay-to-play scheme involving the state's retirement fund, authorities said. David Loglisci's plea follows a two-year probe into corruption involving the state comptroller's office... (www.nypost.com)

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A suspect's remorse over his alleged role in the theft of the body of Cyprus' former president led to the corpse's discovery and three arrests, a police official testified Wednesday. (feeds.boston.com)

Liam Adams, brother of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, will resist extradition to Northern Ireland where he faces 18 charges of sexually abusing his daughter, his lawyers told a Dublin judge Wednesday. (feeds.boston.com)