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SAN FRANCISCO – Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW) said on Thursday it agreed to buy Storage Technology Corp. (STK) for $4.1 billion in cash, bolstering its presence in the fast-growing market for data storage. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun will pay $37 per share for Louisville, Colo.-based Storage Technology, …

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – When a white teenager from Alabama disappeared, the search drew people from every shade of the rainbow-hued population on Aruba, a Dutch Caribbean island where 52 ethnic groups coexist relatively peacefully and four of every 10 people are immigrants. Still, the case brought questions about Aruba’s race …

CANBERRA, Australia – Indonesia’s embassy in Australia was closed Wednesday after a package containing what authorities described as a “biological agent” was delivered there. Officials linked the incident to outrage over the conviction in Bali of an Australian woman on drug charges. Prime Minister John Howard (search), who apologized to …