Obama signs Wall Street overhaul

President Barack Obama signed into law Wednesday the most comprehensive financial regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression, vowing to stop risky behavior on Wall Street that imperiled the US. economy.

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More troops to Somalia

African leaders gathering in Kampala days after Somalia’s Shebab carried out deadly suicide attacks in the Ugandan capital are expected this weekend to mull sending more troops to war-torn Mogadishu.

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UN Chief on defensive

Harsh attack on his leadership:

Aides to Ban Ki-moon were in damage control mode Wednesday as the UN Chief reeled from a blistering attack on his leadership by the outgoing head of a UN unit battling internal fraud.

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