AFP - Deutsche Post, the German postal giant, said it expected operating profit to at least remain stable in the current year after the sharp rise reported last year.

Reuters - Procter & Gamble Co. , the maker of products such as Gillette razors, on Monday raised its quarterly dividend and said results in the current quarter should come in toward the high end of its previous forecast, aided by the launch of the new Fusion razors for men.

Lynda Fisher - AHN Staff Writer Aberdeen, SD (AHN) - Tom Daschle, former Senate Democratic leader, said Saturday that he is considering a run for the 2008 presidential bid. Daschle has accused Republicans, and more specifically the current administration, with spreading a message of fear....

AFP - Japan's strong economic growth was revised down a notch for the fourth quarter of 2005 while the current account surplus shrank for the first month in five in January, the government says.

AP - Tony Parker scored 29 points — all in the first three quarters — and the San Antonio Spurs raced to a 117-93 victory over short-handed Phoenix on Thursday night, snapping the Suns' 11-game winning streak.

Danielle George - AHN Staff Reporter Tallahassee, Florida (AHN) - A Planned Parenthood lawyer wants the Florida Supreme Court to enable minors to get abortions by easing the process of getting a parental notification waiver through the juvenile courts statewide. The current interpretation of...

AFP - British Airways said its fuel costs would jump by 505-515 million pounds (735-750 million euros, 877-894 million dollars) in the current financial year.

AP - Some comments about the Saddam Hussein trial and the current conditions for Iraqis almost three years after the start of the war in Iraq. Those issues were addressed in an AP-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Feb. 10-19 in nine countries: Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Spain and the United States.

Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Grocery-store chain Kroger Co. says it is restating its annual results from fiscal 2002 to fiscal 2004 and the first three fiscal quarters of 2005 because of a deficiency related to is deferred tax accounts. In a filing with the...

Reuters - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday there has always been a risk Iraq could slip into a civil war but he accused the news media of exaggerating the severity of the current situation.

Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The former prime minister who signed Canada onto the Kyoto accord is dismissing claims from the current government that its goals are unattainable.

AP - Rashard Lewis led six Seattle players in double figures with 22 points in just three quarters, and the SuperSonics rolled past the Utah Jazz 113-81 Sunday night.

AP - The number of Kenyans who will depend on food aid this year may rise well past the current 3.5 million because of the country's prolonged drought, the head of the U.N. food agency said Sunday.

AP - Talks between the NFL and its players union resumed Friday afternoon, minus the rhetoric that has characterized earlier discussions.

AP - The budget scorekeepers for Congress predict that if lawmakers adopt President Bush's budget, the deficit for the current year will fall short of the record figures projected by the administration.

AP - Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Saousaolii "Junior" Siavii Jr. was ordered to perform 80 hours of community service for assaulting a doorman at a Minneapolis hotel last summer, according to the Star Tribune.

AP - Talks between the NFL and its players union resumed Friday afternoon, minus the rhetoric that has characterized earlier discussions.

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in one of India's premier technology cities, Hyderabad, on Friday as its large Muslim population shut down markets and businesses in the old quarters in protests over his visit.

InfoWorld - IBM will announce on Friday open source software intended to improve the lot of Web developers building voice-enabled applications.

AP - The NFL delayed the start of the free-agent signing period by three days Thursday, seven hours after the owners had seemed to end all hope for a labor contract extension.