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By Christine Murray LONDON (Reuters) - Government plans to increase infrastructure spending will not be nearly enough to fix Britain's infrastructure backlog, boost its ailing construction industry or kick-start growth, industry experts warned on Wednesday. Chancellor George Osborne said in his...

MPs are debating a bill on pooled registered pension plans Monday after a six-week hiatus. More...

AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. More...

AP - The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 in a broad restructuring of its fighting force aimed at cutting costs and reducing the service by about 80,000 soldiers, according to U.S. officials familiar with the plans. More...

AP - Key proposals from the Republican presidential candidates might make for good campaign fodder. But independent analyses raise serious questions about those plans and their ability to cure the nation's ills in two vital areas, the economy and housing. More...

The Department of Homeland Security works with financial institutions to thwart cyber attacks and plans to do so more and more in the future, according to DHS testimony to Congress, including sharing top secret cyber intelligence. More...

NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has no plans to meet with Carmelo Anthony during the All Star weekend in Los Angeles. A spokeswoman for the Russian billionaire released an update Saturday saying that Prokhorov has not met with Anthony and has no plans to met with the...

-- An anti-abortion activist plans to announce Thursday that he will challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic primary next year. Randall Terry, who founded Operation Rescue, has scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. ET at the nation's capital. "My constituency is the millions of...

Shalit's family plans 12-day march JERUSALEM, (UPI) -- The family of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit plans a 12-day march to observe the fourth anniversary of his capture, his father said. The march, scheduled to begin Sunday at the family's home, will end at the official residence of...

Brazil plans $224 billion expansion for oil production and export RIO DE JANEIRO, (UPI) -- Brazil will spend $224 billion in five years on doubling its capacity for oil production and export despite cautious business optimism on the future global outlook for crude prices. State-run Petrobras...

TCM plans tribute to songwriter Loesser LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- TCM says it plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of U.S. songwriter Frank Loesser with a movie marathon this month. The event is to take place June 29 and will include screenings of "How to Succeed in Business...

Wis. plans huge e-waste recycling roundup MADISON, Wis., (UPI) -- Wisconsin plans to repeat an e-waste collection event that was believed to be the largest ever roundup of its kind in its debut last year, officials said. In May 2009 more than 800,000 pounds of obsolete TVs, computers, VCRs...

JERUSALEM – Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank lobbed rocks at Israeli security forces, set garbage bins and tires ablaze and torched an Israeli flag in a new outbreak of violence over contested Jerusalem building plans and unsubstantiated rumors about threats to the city's holiest...

JERUSALEM – Palestinians mounted violent protests in Jerusalem on Tuesday and President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy canceled plans to return to the region as a U.S.-Israeli crisis over Jewish settlement plans deepened. Hundreds of rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with police in several...

Walking Eagle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President BARACK OBAMA was invited to address a major gathering of the American Indian Nation in upstate New York . He spoke for almost an hour about his plans for increasing every Native...

TORONTO – Canada unveiled new rules for private pension plans on Tuesday, promising increased protection for members and reduced volatility in funding corporate obligations. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said in a statement that the government plans to restrict an employer's ability to take a...

Monthly Overview (This Month) Capricorn 12/22 – 1/19 On the 1st, your mind is razor sharp! As the month gets going, others may be in a summertime stupefaction, incapable of concentrating on anything more complex than their weekend waterskiing plans. But you're at the pinnacle of your game...