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HSBC: data on 24,000 Swiss account holders stolen (AP)

An HSBC branch in central London. The chief executives of major UK banks Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered all decided to renounce their bonus entitlements for 2009 amid public outrage over excessive bankers' pay.(AFP/File/Carl Court)

AP - Information on 24,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing large numbers of international clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries.

German economy to shrink in Q1, think tank says (AP)

AP - A leading German think-tank says it expects the country's economy — Europe's biggest — to contract in the first quarter because of an unusually harsh winter.

HRW: West should press Syria on human rights (AP)

AP - A human rights group is calling on Western nations to press Syria on its human rights record.

German town marks school shooting anniversary (AP)

AP - The German town of Winnenden is marking the first anniversary of a school shooting spree in which a teenager killed 15 people.

Ex-nuclear chief condemns Egypt security beatings (AP)

AP - The former U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate on Thursday strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents, adding that the tactic would not silence calls for change.

Tapestry of violence haunts central Nigeria (AP)

Men detained by police after violence around Jos, Nigeria, file past reporters, at police headquarters Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Witnesses say soldiers opened fire on angry youths who surrounded a cattle truck in Jos, the latest violence in a region where more than 200 people died in religious fighting earlier this week. (AP Photos/Jon Gambrell)

AP - Christians and Muslims once shared their lives together in Nigeria's fertile central belt, buying each other's goods in mixed neighborhoods and cultivating each other's farms across a sun-baked plateau.

Hamas frees British journalist in Gaza (Reuters)

Reuters - A British journalist left the Gaza Strip Thursday after nearly four weeks in a Hamas-run Palestinian jail facing accusations of spying for Israel.

Oil near $82 as traders eye weak US demand (AP)

In this March 6, 2010 photo, Chevron gas prices are seen on a sign in Los Angeles, Calif. Oil prices edged up to near $82 a barrel Wednesday, March 10, as surging trade figures in China and a weaker dollar helped offset an inventory report providing mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

AP - Oil prices hovered around $82 a barrel Thursday in Europe as traders weighed stagnant U.S. crude demand against a gradual global economic recovery.

Is Hong Kong Getting Any Closer to Real Democracy? (Time.com)

Time.com - Hong Kong's mini-constitution under China promises eventual democracy for the city state, but little progress has been made over the past decade, despite mounting pressure from pro-democratic parties

Fire breaks out at Shoreditch restaurant (AFP)

A fire engine drives down a London street. More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire engines were tackling a blaze at a restaurant in east London, though no casualties have been reported.(AFP/File/Joshua Roberts)

AFP - More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire engines were tackling a blaze at a restaurant in east London on Thursday, though no casualties have been reported.

Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan (AP)

Cancelled flights are seen on the departure board at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos during a strike in Spata on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

AP - Protesters clashed with riot police as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens Thursday during a nationwide general strike against the government's harsh new austerity measures.

British journalist released from Hamas custody (AP)

AP - A British journalist has been released from Hamas custody after a month's detention and is on his way out of the Gaza Strip.

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