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Sudan, South Sudan agree to resume talks next week
KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Sudan and South Sudan agreed to restart talks next week with the aim of ending hostilities and settling disputes after border clashes scuppered an earlier round of negotiations, both sides said on Thursday.

U.S. deports Bosnian-Serb wanted on genocide charges
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A former Bosnian-Serb police commander wanted in his native country for his alleged role in the 1995 genocide of thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica has been deported from the United States, authorities said on Thursday.

U.S. praises Arab Spring but warns of instability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday praised the "Arab Spring" popular revolutions in the Middle East but said instability and violence often precede greater respect for human rights.

Chesapeake plans to sell wells in Wyoming, Colorado
(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp has put 504,000 acres in the DJ Basin in Wyoming and Colorado up for sale, as the U.S. energy company scrambles to raise cash to close a $9 billion to $10 billion funding shortfall.

Fidelity, Knight problems add to Nasdaq's Facebook woes
(Reuters) - The repercussions from Facebook's botched initial public offering deepened on Thursday as Fidelity Investments found itself dealing with "thousands" of customers with order problems and Knight Capital demanded tens of millions of dollars in compensation from Nasdaq for trading-related losses.

Presidential vote polarizes Egyptians
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in their history, voted for a second day on Thursday in what appears to be a fraught contest between Islamists and former officials of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Feigning injury could risk lives, says referee
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Howard Webb, the referee when Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch with a cardiac arrest and nearly died in March, has warned players that feigning injuries could risk lives.

Muslim leaders enlisted to help stamp out polio
GENEVA (Reuters) - The last three countries where polio is still paralyzing children -- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria -- said on Thursday that they have enlisted Muslim women and religious leaders to allay fears of vaccination and wipe out the disease.

Accused Ohio high school shooter can be charged as adult
CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Suspected Ohio high school shooter T.J. Lane can be charged as an adult for the killings of three students in February and should not be released on bond, an Ohio judge ruled on Thursday.

Europe's slump deepens; U.S., China lose momentum
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The shadows over the global economy darkened on Thursday as the euro zone's private sector contracted, U.S. manufacturing growth slowed and China's once-booming factories faltered.

Lawmakers probe food contract for troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The lawmakers are investigating a billing dispute of at least $750 million between the main supplier of food to U.S. troops in Afghanistan and the Pentagon.

Electronic tennis racket makes world debut
PARIS (Reuters) - A tennis racket stuffed with electronic sensors capable of tracking a player's every slice, spin and smash made its public debut at the French Open on Thursday.

Judge orders hearing on accused Tucson shooter's competency
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered a June 27 competency hearing for Jared Loughner, accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others including former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords in a Tucson shooting rampage last year.

Georgia flesh-eating bacteria victim able to sit in chair
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection she contracted after being injured in a zip-line accident is now able to sit in a chair for hours at a time, her father said.

Unabomber can't make Harvard reunion, sends update
BOSTON (Reuters) - The 50th reunion for Harvard's University's undergraduate class of 1962 took a strange turn when Ted Kaczynski, the year's most infamous graduate, sent in a status update that was published in the alumni book.

Pipeline leak disrupts some natgas supply in NYC area
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A leak on a natural gas pipeline in Mount Vernon, New York, has disrupted supplies to several utilities in the New York City area, according to utility company websites.

Wall Street dips on data, Greece; tech weighs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slipped on Thursday on ongoing concerns about Greece's possible exit from the euro zone, while tepid data on the economy gave investors little reason to take risk.

Suspect held in case of New York boy missing since '79
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey man was in custody on Thursday in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz from his New York City neighborhood, a case that drew national attention to the plight of missing children, authorities said.

Bank earnings rebound, but lending slackens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The banking industry enjoyed its highest earnings since the first half of 2007 in the first quarter, but lending slowed, reversing what had been an encouraging trend in loan growth.

"American Idol" finale gets record low TV audience
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "American Idol" finale brought in the lowest TV audience of its 11-year history with just 21.5 million Americans tuning in to watch indie singer Phillip Phillips clinch the title, according to ratings data on Thursday.