2009-03-06 17:45:05 -

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CHINA-TIBET. Hong Kong tourists say Tibet city 'tense,' security blocked travel.
IRAQ. Iraqi PM calls for reconciliation with Saddam collaborators.
VATICAN-ANGLICANS. Catholic Church considers admitting traditional Anglicans.
US-ECONOMY. Jobless rate bolts to 8.1 percent, 651K jobs lost.
US-STOCKS. US stocks rise after February jobs data.
SWITZERLAND-BANKING-ANALYSIS. Swiss bracing for change in bank secrecy.
TOP STORIES
NKOREA-MISSILE
SEOUL, South Korea _ South Korean airlines reroute their flights away from North Korean airspace after the North threatens Seoul's passenger planes amid heightened tensions on the divided peninsula. By Kwang-Tae Kim. AP Photos.
NKOREA-ELECTION
SEOUL, South Korea _ When North Korea elects a new legislature Sunday, observers will be watching closely for one name: Kim Jong Un, the 26-year-old some believe will be tapped to lead the reclusive nation after his father's death. By Kwang-tae Kim. AP Photos.
WITH: NKOREA-ELECTION-GLANCE
SRI LANKA-CIVIL WAR
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka _ The Sri Lankan government appeals for tens of thousands of civilians to flee the northern war zone and says it will open two safe passages in the area for the exodus. By Ravi Nessman. AP Photo.
WITH: BRITAIN-TAMIL SUICIDES
CHINA-TIBET
BEIJING _ Tourists say police are stationed throughout the capital of Chinese-controlled Tibet and blocking roads to the eastern part of the region, though authorities say the situation is stable ahead of next week's anniversary of anti-government riots. By Anita Chang and Dikky Sinn. AP Photos.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD _ Iraq's prime minister calls for Iraqis to forgive and reconcile with those who collaborated with the former Sunni-dominated regime of Saddam Hussein. By Hamid Ahmed. AP Photos.
US-OBAMA
WASHINGTON _ On a day that the U.S. government announces another surge in unemployment, President Barack Obama is pointing to jobs he says were already saved by his $787 billion economic stimulus package. AP Photos.
EUROPE-CLINTON-RUSSIA
BRUSSELS, Belgium _ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hopes her first discussion with her Russian counterpart will begin a new era in relations with Moscow, without raising doubts about U.S. support for European allies. By Robert Burns. AP Photos.
KENYA-ACTIVISTS SLAIN
NAIROBI, Kenya _ Kenya's top human rights group charges that the slaying of two activists who investigated extrajudicial killings was part of a pattern of assassinations of people who made allegations about police death squads. By Katharine Houreld. AP Photos.
SUDAN-INTERNATIONAL COURT
KHARTOUM, Sudan _ Iran and the Palestinian militant group Hamas show their support for Sudan's president, sending top officials to the Sudanese capital and denouncing the international warrant for his arrest on charges of war crimes in Darfur. By Sarah El Deeb. AP Photos.
WITH: UN-SUDAN


VATICAN-ANGLICANS
VATICAN CITY _ The Vatican is considering welcoming into the Roman Catholic Church a group of traditional Anglicans who broke away nearly two decades ago over women's ordination and other issues. By Nicole Winfield and Rohan Sullivan. AP Photo.
BUSINESS & FINANCE
US-ECONOMY
WASHINGTON _ The U.S. unemployment rate bolted to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession. By Jeannine Aversa. AP Photos.
WORLD MARKETS
LONDON _ European markets are mixed after the publication of a bleak U.S. jobs report. By Louise Watt. AP Photos.
US-STOCKS
NEW YORK _ Stocks regain some lost ground in early trading after a jobs report that was bad but not as horrific as many traders feared. By Madlen Read.
SWITZERLAND-BANKING-ANALYSIS
BERN, Switzerland _ Switzerland is bracing for a monumental change in a tradition of banking secrecy that survived pressure from Nazi Germany, World War II and numerous other crises over the last 75 years. By Balz Bruppacher.
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