Kenyan government warns of famine after harvests fail
Ten million people risk going hungry in Kenya after harvests failed because of drought, the government said Friday.

Japan Government Bonds Complete Weekly Fall on Surge in Sales
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese 10-year bonds had the first weekly decline in a month as the government stepped up debt sales to help fund a plan to revive Japan?s economy.

CDC director is out, government e-mail says
The head of the federal government's public health agency is stepping down, according an e-mail sent Friday night to federal employees.

Cesp Falls on Concern Brazil Government to Demand Lower Prices
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Cia. Energetica de Sao Paulo , the state-controlled utility with operating licenses that begin to expire in 2015, fell to the lowest in two weeks on concern the government will demand lower prices to renew the rights.

Copper Rises as Government Spending May Revive Economic Growth
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Copper rose, capping a second straight weekly gain, on speculation that U.S. government spending will help end a recession that eliminated more jobs in 2008 than in any year since World War II.

German Government Mulls Commerzbank Supervisory Board Members
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Germany?s government, poised to take a stake of 25 percent plus one share in Commerzbank AG , is considering candidates for the supervisory board as it looks to secure federal interests in the country?s second-largest bank.

Copper Rises as Government Spending May Revive Economic Growth
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Copper rose, heading for a second straight weekly gain, on speculation that U.S. government spending will help end a recession that eliminated more jobs in 2008 than in any year since World War II.

CDC director is out, government e-mail says
The head of the federal government's public health agency is out, according to an e-mail sent Friday night to federal employees.

CDC director is out, government e-mail says
(By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer) The head of the federal government's public health agency is stepping down, according an e-mail sent Friday night to federal employees. Dr. Julie Gerberding has resigned as director of the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and will be replaced on an interim basis by a deputy as of Jan. 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama is ...

CDC director is out, government e-mail says
By MIKE STOBBE The head of the federal government's public health agency is stepping down, according an e-mail sent Friday night to federal employees. Dr. Julie Gerberding has resigned as director of the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and will be replaced on an interim basis by a deputy as of Jan. 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated. The ...

CDC director is out, government e-mail says
The head of the federal government's public health agency is stepping down, according an e-mail sent Friday night to federal employees. Dr. Julie Gerberding has resigned as director of the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and will be replaced on an interim basis by a deputy as of Jan. 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated. The e-mail obtained by ...

India?s Oil Strike Ends After Government Talks Tough (Update1)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A three-day strike by more than 50,000 officers of India?s state-run oil companies ended after the government said firm action would be taken against them, paving the way for the restoration of fuel supplies across the country.

Indian Government to Appoint Satyam Board Members
Indian government steps in to take temporary control at troubled Indian outsourcer Satyam.

Copper Rise as Government Spending May Revive Economic Growth
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Copper futures rose, heading for a second weekly gain, on speculation that U.S. government spending will help end a recession that eliminated more jobs last year than at any time since World War II.

Government allows Hartford, Lincoln National to buy thrifts to qualify for bailout funds
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators will allow two large insurers to buy thrifts so they can qualify to receive money from the government's financial rescue program.

India?s Three-Day Oil Strike Ends After Government Talks Tough
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A three-day strike by more than 50,000 officers of India?s state-run oil companies ended today after the government indicated it would take firm action following the nationwide disruption of fuel supplies.

Arms find in probe of suspected plot against Turkish government
The discovery of grenades and bullets buried at a beauty spot outside Ankara gave a new twist yesterday to a widening investigation into a network suspected of plotting to topple Turkey's government.

CDC director is out, government e-mail says
The head of the federal government's public health agency is stepping down, according an e-mail sent to federal employees.

Sark's new government is sworn in
Sark's new government is sworn in following the island's first democratic election in more than 400 years.

Satyam hails government move to appoint new board
Scam-tainted IT bellwether Satyam Computer Services Ltd late Friday welcomed the central government's move to appoint 10 nominees as directors to replace the current board.