Morning Digest: Jailed IMF chief under pressure to quit

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	05/18/2011
Good Morning Bit LATEST NEWS Jailed IMF chief under pressure to quit NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn faced growing pressure to quit as head of the IMF after his arrest on attempted rape charges, and Europe sought to fend off a challenge from developing countries to fill a post it has traditionally held. | Full Article Al Qaeda names Adel as interim chief: report May 18, 2011 04:17 AM ET DUBAI, May 18 (Reuters) - Al Jazeera television said al Qaeda has appointed a temporary leader and a new head of operations following the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. commandos, citing its own correspondent on Wednesday. | Full Article Stock index futures point to gains May 18, 2011 05:02 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a stronger opening for Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrial average futures and Nasdaq futures up 0.3 to 0.4 percent by 4:47 a.m. EDT. | Full Article Mobile hacking sets off security gold rush May 18, 2011 05:19 AM ET PARIS (Reuters) - Hackers are increasingly aiming attacks at smartphones, touching off a race among software giants, start-ups and telecom operators seeking to cash in on ways to help consumers protect themselves. | Full Article Nearing space station, Endeavour crew checks heat shield May 17, 2011 02:50 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - Shuttle Endeavour closed in on the International Space Station on Tuesday while astronauts checked the ship's heat shield for any damage from Monday's launch. | Full Article Sugar Ray Leonard book says coach sexually abused him: report May 18, 2011 01:00 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard has said that he was sexually abused as a teenager by a "prominent" Olympic coach, according to a report in the New York Times on Tuesday. | Full Article Hollywood stars turn out for farewell Oprah show May 18, 2011 03:23 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey neared the end of her quarter-century reign on national television on Tuesday night with a star-studded send-off featuring Beyonce, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, Tom Cruise, Michael Jordan and many others who honored the talk show queen's efforts to boost education and fight poverty. | Full Article U.S. state riled up over "relaxation" brownie May 17, 2011 12:35 PM ET CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - Two towns in the state of Massachusetts are moving to ban sales of a "relaxation" brownie named Lazy Cakes, laced with melatonin and sold in food markets, after children who ate them required hospitalization. | Full Article RELATED VIDEO Making a case against Strauss-Kahn Retailers feel price squeeze Mass prisoner release in Myanmar A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend