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Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online (AP)
AP - A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Ahmadinejad arrives in Afghanistan: govt (AFP)
AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul on Wednesday to hold talks with his Afghan counterpart, a spokesman in President Hamid Karzai's office said.
Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 5 dead (AP)
AP - Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of an international aid group in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people working for the organization, police said.
UK PM Brown warns of bumpy economic road ahead (Reuters)
Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sees risks to the economic recovery and says it is not the moment to change course as he prepares for an election by June.
Internet News
Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature (AP) AP - Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.
Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps (AP) AP - NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers.
Google opens Web store for business applications (AP) AP - Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.
US 'JihadJane' arrested for terror recruiting (AFP)
AFP - A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" recruited jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots "or die trying," prosecutors have said.
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Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper (AP)
AP - Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
Garon, Blue Jackets beat Ducks 5-2 (AP)
AP - Jakub Voracek scored during Columbus' first power play and set up another second-period goal by Fedor Tyutin to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
Roy has 19 in Blazers' 88-81 win over Kings (AP)
AP - Brandon Roy scored 19 points and hit a clinching jumper with just over two minutes left, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an 88-81 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.