U.S. Top News Early Edition: West in "mediaeval crusade" on Gaddafi, Putin says

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	03/21/2011
Good Morning Aron LATEST NEWS West in "mediaeval crusade" on Gaddafi, Putin says TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday a U.N. resolution authorizing military action in Libya resembled "mediaeval calls for crusades" after Western forces launched a second wave of air strikes. | Full Article AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion March 21, 2011 08:43 AM ET NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - AT&T Inc plans to pay $39 billion for Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA to create a new U.S. mobile market leader, but the pricey purchase is likely to attract intense antitrust scrutiny over potentially higher customer bills. | Full Article WHO warns of "serious" food radiation in disaster-hit Japan March 21, 2011 08:52 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Monday that radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant was more serious than previously thought, eclipsing signs of progress in a battle to avert a catastrophic meltdown in its reactors. | Full Article Key Yemeni general backs democracy protesters March 21, 2011 09:02 AM ET SANAA (Reuters) - A top general threw his support behind protesters on Monday and warned Yemen could slip into civil war, after snipers shot dead dozens of demonstrators. | Full Article New York Times journalists at Turkish embassy in Libya March 21, 2011 08:56 AM ET ANKARA (Reuters) - Four New York Times journalists captured by Libyan forces while covering the conflict there are at the Turkish embassy in Tripoli and will be sent home within hours, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street set for higher open on AT&T, T-Mobile deal March 21, 2011 09:05 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock indexes were set to rise more than 1 percent at the open on Monday as investors welcomed AT&T's proposal to buy T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom, a deal that would create the largest mobile operator in the United States. | Full Article Citi to resume dividend, sets reverse stock split March 21, 2011 09:18 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc plans to slash the number of common shares outstanding and reintroduce a dividend after suspending payouts two years ago, taking another step in its long recovery from the brink of failure during the financial crisis. | Full Article Japan a "buying opportunity," will recover: Buffett March 21, 2011 08:48 AM ET DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett believes Japan's devastating earthquake is the kind of extraordinary event that creates a buying opportunity for shares in Japanese companies. | Full Article Schwab to buy optionsXpress in $1 billion deal March 21, 2011 09:07 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp said it would buy smaller retail brokerage optionsXpress Holdings Inc in a $1 billion deal that will help Schwab take advantage of investors' appetite for options trading. | Full Article World Bank sees Japan slowdown as temporary March 21, 2011 06:32 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the World Bank said in a report on Monday. | Full Article HEALTH NEWS WHO sees Japan food safety situation as "serious" Synthetic drug, subject of proposed bans, kill teen Oxigene says FDA seeks new thyroid cancer drug trial Less bladder cancer in frequent painkiller users Heart disease screens don't change treatment RELATED VIDEO Bashir walks out of trial Radiation fears rise Sporadic gunfire in Libya A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Ice cream seller accused of dealing drugs Full Article No script. All riff. Sheen tour details trickle out - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend