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SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian authorities Friday issued a shipping alert over a gigantic iceberg that is gradually approaching the country's southwest coast. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Privacy advocates slammed revamped Facebook privacy controls on Thursday, saying the change masks a move to get members to expose more information online. Full Story »

TOKYO - Wendy's burger chain severed its agreement with its sole franchise owner in Japan, temporarily leaving a market long dominated by McDonald's Corp. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department has told four bailed-out companies that they can't pay some top earners more than $500,000 cash per year. But it's told the official who made that decision that the rule shouldn't always apply. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN - After a week of U.N. climate talks, some money is finally on the table and a draft agreement has been circulated. Now the really hard bargaining begins. Full Story »

JAKARTA, Indonesia - For Indonesian farmers, burning down rain forests is the cheapest and fastest way to clear land for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan through the Senate got a sober warning Friday that costs will keep going up and proposed Medicare savings may harm the program. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Apple Inc. is suing cell phone maker Nokia Corp. for patent infringement, a countermove to Nokia's earlier suit against technologies used in Apple's iPhone. Full Story »

PARIS - A French family drama worthy of a soap opera landed in court Friday, as the daughter of France's richest woman questioned whether her mother has lost her mind and frittered away a fortune on a man known for befriending high-society celebrities. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Just in time for Christmas, the fragile economic recovery is showing signs of strengthening: Consumers are spending, companies are rebuilding stockpiles and Chinese exports are mounting a comeback. Full Story »

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. pay czar on Friday expanded a crackdown on pay packages at four companies rescued with taxpayer money, limiting most cash salaries at $500,000 for a second tier of top earners. Full Story »

Facebook has begun rolling out its new privacy settings to all of its 350 million users. If you haven't seen it already, you will soon have to go through a wizard that will guide you through the process of confirming your privacy settings. Full Story »

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A federal judge in Florida declared a banker and lawyer from Switzerland who were indicted on fraud charges to be fugitives from justice. Full Story »

At least 1,250 species of catfish are venomous, a new study finds. Full Story »

STOCKHOLM - Sunniva Geertinger was devastated when her boyfriend took his life early this year. Full Story »

SEATTLE - About 18 months ago, a technology blogger got fed up with the industry and forged an alliance with a startup to make his dream computer. It almost worked. Full Story »

BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials cheered and clapped as the first oil field up for bid went to a major international consortium at the opening of the country's biggest postwar auction Friday. But from there, the chill set in. Full Story »