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AP – Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world’s largest automaker.

AP – Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday following Wall Street’s decline on lingering worries about high European debt levels.

AP – Oil prices lingered below $72 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors remained uncertain about the strength of global economic growth and demand for crude.

AP – Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world’s largest automaker.

AP – The head of the Iran’s atomic agency says it will not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides fuel for the Tehran research reactor.

AP – Avalanches in a mountain pass north of Kabul killed at least eight people, injured more than 40 and left hundreds stranded, Afghan officials said Tuesday.

AP – Take a desert of yellow-orange dust so flat it looks like Mars, with a freezing wind that blows so hard it can lift a large tent.

AP – Survivors of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: There’s been no significant rain since the disaster. But that won’t last.

AP – The head of the Iran’s atomic agency says it will not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides fuel for the Tehran research reactor.

AP – No ticker tape, no convertibles, but the parade the city is throwing to honor the Saints for their Super Bowl victory will fit right in during Carnival in New Orleans.