It could get harder to indulge in a double cheeseburger and fries without feeling guilty.Menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration will require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, along with bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee chains, to clearly post the calorie count for each item on their…

BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraq has postponed the planned purchase of 18 F-16 fighter planes from the United States this year and diverted the funds to feeding the poor, an official said on Monday, amid growing protests that have been inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia."The F-16 contract has been postponed this year and…

FRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday the first X-ray mammography device that provides three-dimensional images of the breast for cancer screening and diagnosis. The Selenia Dimensions System, an upgrade to Massachusetts-based Hologic Inc.'s FDA-approved two-dimensional system, can provide 2-D and 3-D X-ray images of the breasts.…

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Not many Ugandans expect a private audience with President Yoweri Museveni. Nor a phone call.So the ruling party's so-called robocalling of voters has floored many ahead of Friday's presidential poll.Political robocalls are used commonly in the United States ahead of presidential elections but are unheard of in African polls where campaign money…

SYDNEY/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext are expected to announce a deal to create the world's largest exchange operator later on Tuesday, but set aside thorny political issues that pose a challenge to its successful completion.Highlighting how political concerns are weighing on a wave of consolidation sweeping the industry, Singapore Exchange tweaked…

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Allen Stanford, accused of a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, is on the way to a prison hospital to receive treatment for addiction to anti-anxiety medication and for psychiatric evaluation.Stanford, 60, is "in transit" from a Houston jail to another facility, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website's inmate locator.U.S. District Judge…

She may haveon Monday andlast month, but “Jersey Shore” reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi hasn’t totally ruled out the discussion of politics.During her Monday appearance at the Washington Auto Show, Snooki was asked to determine who was hotter: President Barack Obama or former President George W. Bush.“I thought George Bush was pretty cute,” the Washington…

LONDON (AFP) – Britain?s biggest banks are poised to pay out a combined 6 billion in bonuses despite government demands for restraint on City pay, the Sunday Times reported, without identifying its sources.The size of the payout will embarrass George Osborne, the chancellor, who is hoping to announce a peace deal with the City this…

Mitt Romney says he still has made "no decision" about whether he'll run for president in 2012, but he's already sounding a lot like a candidate.In an interview Wednesday, the former Massachusetts governor said he's still exploring his options when it comes to next year's presidential race."No decision at this point…No announcement to make," Romney…

GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. investigators have found many more women than previously thought were raped by Congolese soldiers during a New Year's rampage, the United Nations said on Tuesday, and demanded harsh punishment for the perpetrators.Congo Friday arrested a senior army commander accused of ordering the rapes in Fizi on New Year's Day. The arrest…