EPA chief postpones DeKalb visit
President Barack Obama’s environmental chief has postponed her visit to DeKalb County, officials said Thursday. (full story...)

Ex-Sun Chief Gets Healthy With New Venture
Jonathan Schwartz opts for the start-up route, alongside a former Apple and Microsoft developer. (full story...)

French 'anti-Gypsy policy' denounced by European parliament
Liberal resolution with 337 majority rebukes Nicolas Sarkozy for deporting Roma and destroying their campsNicolas Sarkozy has been accused by the European parliament of stirring up racism through his anti-Gypsy campaign in a highly unusual vote against a leading EU country that has humiliated the centre-right dominating the politics of Europe.A par....(more) (full story...)

Hospital boss summoned to inquest
The chief executive of an NHS trust appears at an inquest into an elderly patient's death after she was summoned by the coroner. (full story...)

Hostile takeover of Dana Petroleum likely
Dana shareholders keen to accept Korean National Oil Corporation's £1.7bn offer, despite board saying offer undervalues DanaA hostile takeover of Dana Petroleum by South Korea looked increasingly likely today after the Asian bidder insisted it is not prepared to pay more than £1.7bn.Responding to a spirited defence document from Dana which dism....(more) (full story...)

Pope's UK visit: policing costs could rise to £1.5m
Pope Benedict's four-day tour involves more trips to different sites than any previous state visit, says senior police officerThe pope's tour of Britain next week will require an unprecedented policing operation that could cost as much as £1.5m, senior officers said today.Meredydd Hughes, the chief constable of S....(more) (full story...)

SAP Looks to Benefit From the Oracle Tempest
SAP's co-chief executive sees an opportunity in the high-profile executive shuffling at Oracle, its rival. (full story...)

Best wishes: Obama says Rahm would be 'terrific' Chicago mayor
Now that's a good endorsement. President Barack Obama said his chief of staff would make a "terrific" Chicago mayor on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday. (full story...)

US intel chief in Afghanistan leaving for new post
AP - An Army spokesman says the top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan is on his way to another job. (full story...)

Tourist crowds threaten Vatican's Sistine Chapel
AP - The Vatican Museums chief has warned that dust and polluting agents brought into the Sistine Chapel by thousands of tourists every day risk one day endangering the chapel's masterpieces by Michelangelo. (full story...)