The Court of Appeal is to decide whether to release documents detailing the alleged torture of a UK resident. Full Article at BBC News

In a recording posted online, Scott Roeder, who was convicted of killing the abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, compared Dr. Tiller’s family to the relatives of a hit man. Full Article at The New York Times

The Target Corporation is pulling its two Valentine’s Day “Message Bears” from store shelves, the company said on Tuesday, a day after the California attorney general said testing of the toys revealed lead levels that violated federal law for products f... Full Article at The New York Times

The man who took hostages in 2007 at a presidential campaign office of Hillary Rodham Clinton in Rochester cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet Tuesday and is a fugitive. Full Article at The New York Times

A last-minute decision by MTV in Mexico not to broadcast an episode of the US cartoon show South Park has caused controversy. The episode portrays Mexico's president as a leader who wastes funds and irritates the international community. Full Article at BBC News

SAN FRANCISCO State health officials said Tuesday that there was no evidence of a single cause for a series of birth defects in a central California farming town that is adjacent to the largest hazardous waste landfill in the West. Full Article at The New York Times

The number of illegal immigrants in the United States declined to 10.8 million in January 2009, a drop of one million since a peak in 2007, according to an estimate Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security. Full Article at The New York Times

Two years after announcing that it was eliminating all loans from its financial-aid packages, Dartmouth College is re-instituting a loan requirement for many financial-aid recipients. Full Article at The New York Times

Residents of fire-scarred foothill communities near Los Angeles, some still digging out from a deluge of mud over the weekend, were told to evacuate their homes Tuesday as another strong storm hit the region. Full Article at The New York Times

Ministers are facing further pressure over plans to provide free personal care for the most vulnerable elderly people in England. Full Article at BBC News

HOUSTON Arsonists are to blame for a series of fires that has left at least seven churches in ruins in small East Texas towns over the last five weeks, federal investigators said Tuesday. Full Article at The New York Times

A French excavation team was working the site, which collapsed in the January 12 earthquake, said Lt. Col. Christophe Renou of French Civil Protection. The team spotted a body in the rubble and brought in an excavation machine, which resembles a bulldozer,... Full Article at CNN

Va. L. Douglas Wilder is urging President Barack Obama to fire Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, another former Virginia governor. Wilder wrote of Kaine, in a column for the Politico news Web site, that "the chairmanship of the Democratic National... Full Article at FOX News

Bobby Jindal, could toast the team's 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts. "How's the 'Who Dat' nation feel tonight?" Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees yelled when his float stopped at the reviewing stand. "This toast goes out to you. We love you and we won that championship... Full Article at FOX News

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he is concerned about "escalating and dangerous threats" posed to the Middle East by Israel. Mr Hariri told the BBC that Israeli planes were entering Lebanese airspace every day, and he feared the prospect... Full Article at BBC News

I mean, I know what you see on TV." She added, "I think it's wonderful to have strong female voices out there, but I don't know her." The first lady was effusive about her husband's former rival for the top spot on the Democratic ticket, Hillary Clinton. "She... Full Article at CNN

Chile's president-elect Sebastian Pinera has named his cabinet, leaving out any figures linked with the former military ruler, Augusto Pinochet. Instead, he has drawn on business leaders and academics from across the political spectrum. Full Article at BBC News