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Traumatized Rohingya flee squalid camp in Bangladesh February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am The Kutupalong Makeshift Camp is an obscenity, a festering hell of lost hope and inhuman squalor, "the worst conditions you could imagine anywhere on earth," in the words of an aid worker. Little relief for Geithner in Europe February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am Amid signs that Europe's worsening slump has created fissures among Group of 7 leaders, the U.S. treasury secretary found himself on the defensive. Senior U.S. military officers investigated in Iraq graft case February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am Officials say that several criminal cases point to widespread corruption in the reconstruction effort the two men helped to run. U.S. military to recruit temporary visa holders with offer of citizenship February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am Stretched thin in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American military will begin recruiting skilled immigrants who are living in the United States with temporary visas. Carla Bruni visits West Africa and polishes her image February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am The 20-hour visit of the French first lady to one of the poorest countries in the world marked Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's debut as a good-will ambassador. U.S. stimulus plan outdoes Treasury on executive pay curbs February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am Buried deep inside the $787 billion U.S. economic stimulus bill, which President Barack Obama is expected to sign Tuesday, is some bitter medicine for companies that have received government bailout funds. Globe-trotter takes control as Toyota stalls February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am In June, Akio Toyoda will take charge of a company facing its most serious setback since a crisis in the early 1950s forced his grandfather, Kiichiro Toyoda, to give up control of the carmaker. Around the world, a bleak jobs picture February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am Jobs are drying up around the world as the global economy enters its first overall downturn since the Great Depression, sparking social unrest in Europe and Asia along with calls to protect local workers from foreign competition. Union turns to Ford after GM and Chrysler talks stall February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am Ford Motor became the focus of United Auto Workers negotiations over the weekend. Afghanistan to take part in US strategic review February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am The Afghan government will take part in a U.S. strategic review of the war in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said Sunday in a sign of increased cooperation at a time of strained relations. Blagojevich camp asked Burris to aid fund-raising February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am Senator Roland Burris, Democrat of Illinois, said he was asked for donations by former Governor Rod Blagojevich's brother. Taliban free captive Chinese engineer in Pakistan February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am Pakistani Taliban militants have freed a Chinese engineer held captive for nearly six months, officials said Sunday, as fears rose over the safety of an abducted American threatened with imminent death by his kidnappers. On Norway's coast, a voyage to the top of the continent February 15, 2009 at 6:34 am A winter cruise to the tiptop of Europe on the Arctic Sea sails past snowy fjords, towering mountains, northern lights and tiny fishing villages. Recovery bill gets final approval February 15, 2009 at 3:11 am The $787 billion package got 60 votes in the Senate, readying it for the president's signature. Party lines were unmoved.