All Wires articles, Tuesday 14 July

• pa Haddin out of second Ashes Test Australia were bemused by England captain Alastair Cook's invitation to post-match drinks following home victory in the first Ashes Test. Peter Siddle, on al...
• pa Stokes relaxed in Flintoff role Ben Stokes is comfortable with his billing as this summer's Andrew Flintoff, as he sets his sights on more "revenge" against Australia. There was already a s...
• ap Driver's ed car collides with tractor-trailer; 2 teens dead WARWICK, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a driver's ed car collided with a tractor-trailer at a New York intersection, killing two teenage passengers and sending two ...
• ap Officials: Connecticut is most expensive place to die in US HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Celebrities and business tycoons with multimillion-dollar estates in Connecticut are getting some unwelcome news: Their state has beco...
• ap Obama urges swift action to improve criminal justice system PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saying that Americans can't close their eyes anymore, President Barack Obama called Tuesday for bipartisan action to revamp a criminal ju...
• reuters Planned Parenthood slams secret video as false portrayal of fetus tissue program July 14 (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood said on Tuesday a secretly recorded video that surfaced on the Internet falsely portrayed the reproductive health grou...
• pa Froch goes as desire disappears Carl Froch still has "fire in the belly" and an unquenched desire to see his name in lights above the Las Vegas Strip, but he insists retirement is his only ...
• pa Seattle outing for United new boys Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin took part in a light training session with their new Manchester United team-mates on Monday night as the Red D...
• reuters Colorado movie gunman had mass murder 'in heart and mind' - prosecutor By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 14 (Reuters) - A prosecutor broke down on Tuesday as he said the gunman who killed a dozen people in a Colorado movi...
• afp Car bomb kills at least 5 in Iraq town of Khalis A car bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least five people in the Iraqi town of Khalis on Tuesday, officials said. The blast, w...
• ap Test: McNabb's alcohol level was more than twice legal limit GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb had a blood alcohol level that was more than twice the legal limit when he was arrested on suspic...
• ap Reid brother pleads no contest to 2 misdemeanors in DUI case LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Harry Reid's brother pleaded no contest Tuesday to misdemeanor driving under the influence and resisting arrest to close a case st...
• pa Wind Spieth's biggest enemy - Woods As the last player to arrive at the Open Championship having won the first two majors of the season, Tiger Woods knows the magnitude of what Jordan Spieth wi...
• pa Capello's Russia reign is over Russia head coach Fabio Capello has had his contract ended by mutual consent, the Russian Football Union (RFU) has announced. The 69-year-old Italian took up...
• ap Republicans lash homeland security chief over pier killing WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans lashed the Obama administration Tuesday for failing to deport an immigrant who allegedly murdered a woman in San Francisc...
• ap Judge orders video released of police killing unarmed man LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge ordered a suburban Los Angeles city on Tuesday to release video of police fatally shooting an unarmed man two years ago. J...
• ap Fingerprint scanner tested on foreigners leaving Atlanta ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities are testing a mobile device to scan fingerprints from a sample of foreign air travelers as they depart from the United Sta...
• ap Feds urge bus safety rules after deadly California crash SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal safety officials on Tuesday urged commercial buses to have more clearly labeled emergency exits and safety briefings simila...
• reuters U.S. Treasury chief heads to Europe for talks on Greece WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will travel to Frankfurt, Berlin and Paris over the next two days for talks with top finance...
• ap Thom Browne celebrates classic office attire NEW YORK (AP) — It's the men's turn to shine. New York Fashion Week has always celebrated the glamour of women's fashion, but has relegated menswear to a sup...
• reuters Huge carp found in Kansas ditch is no fish story By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 14 (Reuters) - Rarely is a trophy fish so easy to land. An animal control officer in Olathe, Kansas, recently hauled i...
• reuters Mali detains 20 suspected Islamists, including 2 French -sources BAMAKO, July 14 (Reuters) - Police in Mali have detained around 20 suspected Islamist militants in the southern town of Zegoua, including at least two French...
• afp Tunisia train collision injures 49: ministry A train collision in Tunisia's capital on Tuesday injured 49 people, one of them seriously, the interior ministry said. "Following a collision between two tr...
• reuters New U.S. president would struggle to ruin Iran deal, experts say By Alistair Bell and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Threats on Tuesday by U.S. Republican presidential candidates to scrap the Iran nuclea...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST-Australian News - July 15 Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Big iiNet shareholder says TPG's ...
• ap Utah death row inmate says firing squad is unconstitutional SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A death row inmate appealing his sentence of death by firing squad says the execution method Utah recently approved as a backup to leth...
• ap Honda settles discrimination claims with Justice Department LOS ANGELES (AP) — Honda reached a settlement Tuesday to resolve allegations that the company discriminated against minority car buyers by marking up interes...
• reuters Newport International men's singles round 1 results July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Newport International Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) beat Blaz Kavci...
• ap FBI aiding inquiry of man's death after police encounter STONEWALL, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says the FBI is helping with its inquiry into a man who died after an encounter with a police...
• ap Nearly 5 years in prison for owners in fatal mauling by dogs LAPEER, Mich. (AP) — A man and his wife were sentenced to nearly five years in prison Tuesday for failing to control dogs who killed a cancer survivor who wa...
• ap Police: Birthday cake beating followed week of handcuffing HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Police in Hagerstown, Maryland, say a 9-year-old boy who was fatally beaten for taking a birthday cake had been handcuffed up to three...
• reuters Suspect in Islamic State-inspired bomb plot held without bail in Massachusetts By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON, July 14 (Reuters) - A Boston police captain's son suspected of plotting to bomb a college cafeteria on behalf of Islamic State w...
• ap Greece: Revolt over austerity deal reaches Cabinet ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's left-wing government launched a frantic 24-hour effort late Tuesday to push more austerity measures through parliament and mee...
• ap How the AP-GfK poll on Iran was conducted The Associated Press-GfK poll on Iran was conducted by GfK Public Affairs and Corporate Communications July 9-13. It is based on online interviews of 1,004 a...
• ap AP-GfK Poll: Ahead of deal, Americans express mixed feelings WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans think of Iran as an enemy of the United States, but a narrow majority still supported a diplomatic relationship in a poll co...
• ap 2nd person found dead in eastern Kentucky floods PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials in eastern Kentucky say a second person has been found dead after floodwaters rushed through the region, leaving six others...
• reuters Slowing China GDP growth may prompt more stimulus By Kevin Yao BEIJING, July 15 (Reuters) - China's is expected to post its weakest growth since the global financial crisis on Wednesday, which together with ...
• reuters China IPO freeze opens door to alternative financiers By Denny Thomas HONG KONG, July 15 (Reuters) - China's move to halt new company listings on its stock markets is offering private equity firms, hedge funds a...
• reuters From remote outpost, India looks to check China's Indian Ocean thrust By Sanjeev Miglani PORT BLAIR, India, July 15 (Reuters) - One by one, the four Indian warships cruised into a sleepy harbour in the country's remote Andaman ...
• reuters Shakhtar clinch Ukrainian Super Cup in season opener By Igor Nitsak KIEV, July 14 (Reuters) - Shakhtar Donetsk scored two last minute goals to beat Dynamo Kiev, who finished with nine men, 2-0 in the season-ope...
• ap RI governor says no malicious activity led to beach blast PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities continue to investigate the cause of a mysterious blast that knocked a Rhode Island beachgoer out of her chair, but the g...
• ap Anti-Airbnb measure qualifies for San Francisco ballot SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A proposal to strictly curtail short-term home rentals in San Francisco has qualified for the Nov. 3 ballot. The ballot measure limits h...
• ap Oklahoma GOP post compared food-stamp recipients to animals OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party apologized Tuesday for a post on the party's Facebook page that said giving people food st...
• ap White House lowers estimate of budget deficit to $455B WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House predicted on Tuesday that this year's budget deficit will register at $455 billion, less than forecast in February and the ...
• ap Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Fr...
• ap Pluto up close: Spacecraft apparently makes successful flyby CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a day of both jubilation and tension, scientists waited anxiously Tuesday for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft to send word acro...
• reuters Champions League qualifying round 2 results July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Champions League Qualifying Round 2 first leg matches on Tuesday Qualifying Round 2 Tuesday, July 14, first le...
• ap Prosecutors say Boise man hoped to carry out terror attack BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that an Uzbek refugee living in Boise, Idaho, was walking a "pathway to terror" when he was arres...
• ap Goldberg stands down as Cosby defender NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Cosby's biggest public defender, Whoopi Goldberg, is backing off her support after getting some legal advice Tuesday on the daytime talk...
• reuters Greek PM: bailout deal must be implemented, even if "one-way street" By Michele Kambas and Karolina Tagaris ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defended the bailout deal struck at Sunday's euro zone...
• ap Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks The following list represents the most streamed tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from...
• reuters Iraqi govt, UN agencies begin training women to farm By Maria Caspani NEW YORK, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Iraqi government and United Nations agencies have earmarked $2.5 million this month to ...
• ap European Commission clears Aer Lingus takeover LONDON (AP) — The European Commission on Tuesday cleared the takeover of Irish airline Aer Lingus by International Airlines Group after securing measures to ...
• ap Smithsonian to post sign outside Bill Cosby's art collection WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art says it will post a sign telling visitors that an exhibition featuring Bill Cosby's art co...
• ap Stormy Ohio weather means All-Star Game could be wet CINCINNATI (AP) — A line of strong storms rolling through Cincinnati could make the All-Star Game a wet affair. Severe thunderstorms moved through the area l...
• pa Harman joins Cameron at Isil security briefing amid Syria strikes speculation Labour's interim leader Harriet Harman joined David Cameron and other senior ministers for a briefing from security chiefs on the threat from the Islamist te...
• afp Rwanda parliament votes in support of Kagame third term Rwandan lawmakers voted Tuesday in support of a constitutional change to allow strongman Paul Kagame a third term in power as president, backing a petition s...
• pa Nine arrested over shooting of 'innocent bystanders' Murder probe detectives have arrested nine people - including two teenage boys - in connection with the shooting of two "innocent bystanders" last weekend. S...
• afp Whoopi Goldberg abandons disgraced Cosby One of Bill Cosby's last public supporters abandoned him Tuesday when Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg said she no longer believed he was innocent until...
• reuters Iran's nuclear deal puts Saudis on edge By Angus McDowall and Hadeel Al Sayegh RIYADH/DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday will make the Middle East a "more d...
• pa New Horizons spacecraft captures pictures in historic Pluto fly-by New Horizons, the fastest spacecraft ever flown, made history today as it shot past Pluto at more than 30,000mph taking pictures and collecting scientific da...
• pa Company owner jailed over apprentice's death A businessman has been jailed for eight months after a teenager was killed at his factory while on a Government-funded apprenticeship. Cameron Minshull, 16, ...
• pa Cruel mother of murdered Daniel Pelka dies in jail The mother of murdered Daniel Pelka has died in prison on the eve of what would have been her son's eighth birthday. Magdelena Luczak, 29, who was convicted ...
• reuters Australia should not blame Watson - Pietersen LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Australia should focus on the form of Steve Smith and Brad Haddin rather than blame Shane Watson for their first Ashes test defea...
• pa Rising violence in prisons 'fuelled by surge in legal highs' Jails are in their worst state for 10 years, with rising rates of violence partly fuelled by a "surge" in legal highs, the chief inspector of prisons has war...
• reuters Sanchez to miss Arsenal's season opener, says Wenger LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Alexis Sanchez will miss Arsenal's first Premier League game of the season after being given an extended break following his exer...
• reuters Shares rise on rebound in oil prices; dollar slips By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide rose modestly on Tuesday after a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and six global po...
• ap 5 questions Fed Chair Yellen will face from Congress WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will deliver the central bank's mid-year economic outlook this week to Congress, where she will face gri...
• ap NAACP wants Confederate symbols taken off Georgia property ATLANTA (AP) — The president of the Atlanta NAACP says the group wants Confederate symbols — including a giant carving at Stone Mountain Park — removed from ...
• ap Ex-mayor of Pennsylvania's capital charged with corruption HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The former mayor of Pennsylvania's capital city was arrested Tuesday on corruption charges, including allegations he unlawfully used p...
• pa Calais migrants: Secure zone to be built for UK lorries A new secure zone will be created at Calais for UK-bound lorries in response to an unprecedented surge in migrants attempting to cross the Channel, Theresa M...
• pa Hall warns of 'clash' on BBC future BBC director-general Tony Hall criticised plans to reduce the corporation's commercial activity as he unveiled moves to generate £1 billion from hit shows in...
• reuters Disaster debris can become building blocks for a new life By Stella Dawson WASHINGTON, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In Amsterdam a mobile factory, the size of two shipping containers, ingests rubble at one...
• reuters Monsanto says panel to review WHO finding on cancer link to herbicide By Carey Gillam July 14 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co, whose Roundup product is one of the world's most widely used herbicides, said on Tuesday it has arranged for...
• reuters Saudi-backed forces seize Aden airport in sudden advance ADEN, July 14 (Reuters) - Yemeni forces recaptured Aden's international airport and some city districts from Houthi militia fighters on Tuesday, in a sudden ...
• ap Cuba: Mariel port, economic zone attract 1st foreign firms MARIEL, Cuba (AP) — At Cuba's new mega-port project west of Havana, shipping containers are stacked five-deep the length of its 2,300-foot (700-meter) dock a...
• ap Guinea's ex-junta leader denies charges in stadium deaths OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Guinea's ex-junta leader has denied the charges brought against him during indictment hearings for the killings by the presi...
• reuters Guinea's ex-military leader denies responsible for massacre- lawyer OUAGADOUGOU, July 14 (Reuters) - Guinea's ex-military leader told magistrates he feels moral responsibility for a massacre carried out by soldiers during his...
• ap The Latest: DA: Holmes' mental illness doesn't mean insanity CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The latest in closing arguments in the Colorado theater shooting case (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The district attorney in the Colo...
• reuters An Open at St Andrews is so special, says Spieth By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 14 (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth may be just 21 years of age but there is no doubt he will go into this week's British...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St notches fourth straight advance as energy gains By Chuck Mikolajczak July 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street gained for a fourth straight session on Tuesday, its longest winning streak since January, buoyed by the...
• ap Stolen tractor crashes into 2 Arizona homes, starts fires TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A stolen construction tractor crashed into a home, where it started a fire and then broke free and smashed into a second home before fir...
• ap DA: Theater shooter was sane and intent on mass murder CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — James Holmes entered a packed movie theater with overwhelming firepower intent on killing as many people as he could, a prosecutor t...
• ap After nuke deal, Saudi warns Iran against inciting turmoil RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's state news agency says the kingdom has warned Iran against abusing funds that will follow from the landmark nuclea...
• ap Teen jokes about watching 'Survivor' after plane crash SEATTLE (AP) — With her step-grandparents inside the burning wreckage of their small plane, 16-year-old Autumn Veatch needed to somehow find her way off the ...
• reuters Peruvian championship results and standings July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Peruvian championship matches on Tuesday Tuesday, July 14 Real Garcilaso 1 Leon de Huanuco 2 Sta...
• ap Georgia accuses Russia of moving border near oil pipeline KHURVALETI, Georgia (AP) — The Georgian government has accused Russian troops of redrawing a section of the border separating Georgia from its breakaway regi...
• reuters With historic Iran deal, Obama gambles on foreign policy legacy By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The sealing of a nuclear pact with Iran marks the biggest foreign policy gamble of Barack Obama's presiden...
• ap Fake story on buyout sends Twitter stock briefly higher NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's stock briefly spiked on Tuesday after a fake story said the short messaging service received a $31 billion buyout offer. Although t...
• reuters Harper Lee new novel deemed 'clunky,' 'distressing' as it hits bookstores By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - Bookstores opened early across the United States on Tuesday as Harper Lee's second novel, "Go Set a Watchman,"...
• afp Ugandan president in Burundi for crisis election talks Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived in Burundi on Tuesday for crisis talks, as President Pierre Nkurunziza readied for a third term bid in polls next w...
• reuters Media to challenge judge's sealing of Charleston church murder case By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C., July 14 (Reuters) - The South Carolina Press Association is challenging a judge's order sealing court documents concernin...
• ap The top 10 books on Apple's iBooks-US iBook charts for week ending July 13, 2015: Top Paid Books 1. Grey by E L James - 9781101946350 - (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 2. The Girl on the Train...
• ap 9 poker players to win at least $1M, face off in November LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marathon sessions of bluffing, betting and reading opponents for any hints at their cards will soon be over at the World Series of Poker mai...
• ap Marc Gasol says leaving Memphis was never an option MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — All-Star center Marc Gasol says he's sorry if Grizzlies' fans worried over how long it took to learn that he wasn't leaving Memphis. Th...
• ap Iowa community drops plan to shock official for fundraiser VAN METER, Iowa (AP) — The small Iowa city of Van Meter has dropped plans for a raffle that would have let the winner shock an official with a stun gun. Bill...
• ap Death of Tibetan monk draws ire of US lawmakers WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers held a moment of silence and expressed anger and sadness over the death in custody of a prominent Tibetan monk, saying the f...
• reuters Liberia confirms new Ebola case as outbreak spreads By James Giahyue MONROVIA, July 14 (Reuters) - A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth ...
• ap Court ruling opens DNA technology advances to old cases HELENA, Mont. (AP) — People convicted of crimes through inconclusive or outdated DNA testing procedures should be allowed new tests using the latest technolo...
• ap Jeb Bush slams Donald Trump for 'rhetoric of divisiveness' COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush took aim at fellow Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Tuesday, criticizing his "rhetoric of divisiveness." ...
• ap The Latest: US pushing Iran deal at United Nations WASHINGTON (AP) — Here are the latest developments involving an agreement between Iran and world powers in Vienna over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program...
• ap Fewer passenger, freight rail delays due to drilling decline BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Delays in Amtrak service and agricultural product shipping have eased across the Upper Midwest in part because weak oil prices have pro...
• ap The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store App Store Official Charts for the week ending July 13, 2015: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3. Lifelin...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - July 15 WELLINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Wednesday. Stories may be taken from eithe...
• afp World leaders voice relief at Iran nuclear deal World leaders hailed the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, with Barack Obama seeing a "new direction" and Vladimir Putin voicing a global "sigh of relief" -- tho...
• reuters Greek PM: bailout deal must be implemented, even if "one-way street" ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras defended on Tuesday a bailout deal struck at a euro zone summit, saying that although it had ...
• ap South Africa's Desmond Tutu admitted to hospital JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital for a persistent infection, his South African foundation said T...
• reuters Obama to hold news conference on Wednesday -White House ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, July 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will hold a news conference on Wednesday to answer questions about the nuclear agreement the...
• reuters Obama relishes Iran deal, warns Congress not to stop it By Jeff Mason and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heralded a nuclear agreement with Iran on Tuesday as an opportunity to...
• reuters Villa takeover deal dead, says boss Sherwood LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Talks over a planned takeover at Aston Villa by a consortium of investors have collapsed, manager Tim Sherwood said on Tuesday. B...
• ap The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending July 13, 2015: iTunes Movies US Charts 1. Get Hard 2. The Imitation Game 3. Woman In Gold 4. Kingsman: The Secret S...
• ap Timberwolves sign Euroleague MVP Bjelica MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have finalized their contract with Euroleague Most Valuable Player Nemanja Bjelica (nay-MAHN-yah bee-EHL-leets-...
• ap Panel: Shifting cargo likely caused 2013 Afghanistan crash DETROIT (AP) — A military vehicle aboard an overloaded plane in Afghanistan broke free and struck critical operating systems, likely leading to the 2013 cras...
• ap Boston's tower of filthy snow finally melts away BOSTON (AP) — The last of Boston's winter nightmare has finally melted away. Mayor Martin Walsh announced Tuesday that Boston's once-massive pile of filthy s...
• reuters Saudi Arabia stresses importance of Iran inspection regime RIYADH, July 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said it supported an agreement to stop Tehran gaining nuclear weapons but emphasised the importance of a strict insp...
• afp Authors urge US antitrust probe of Amazon Authors and booksellers are urging US antitrust officials to investigate whether online retail titan Amazon is abusing its considerable power to the detrimen...
• reuters Harper Lee friend tantalizes with report of third unpublished book By Rich McKay MONROEVILLE, Alabama, July 14 (Reuters) - "To Kill a Mockingbird" novelist Harper Lee wrote yet another book that remains unpublished, a close ...
• ap Quadriplegic missionary receives $26M settlement after crash HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Insurers for the Southern Baptist Convention have agreed to pay $26 million to a South Carolina man who was paralyzed and suffered brain...
• reuters Eurogroup's Dijsselbloem: many running out of understanding for greece AMSTERDAM, July 14 (Reuters) - The chairman of the council of Eurozone finance ministers warned on Tuesday that Europe was running out of understanding for G...
• ap Truck drivers search for parking amid rise in big rigs MONROE, Ohio (AP) — The amount of semitrailers on the road has climbed in recent years, but the number of parking spots for drivers to stop and rest hasn't k...
• afp Iran, major powers trumpet historic nuclear deal Major powers clinched a historic deal Tuesday aimed at ensuring Iran does not obtain the nuclear bomb, opening up Tehran's stricken economy and potentially e...
• reuters Hungarians rally against fence to keep out migrants BUDAPEST, July 14 (Reuters) - A thousand people demonstrated in downtown Budapest on Tuesday against a fence Hungary is building along its border with Serbia...
• ap Wake Forest AD expects programs to improve in 2015-16 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Many construction projects are taking place at Wake Forest. The school is building a new football practice facility and a new home...
• ap Mexico: Drug lord escape tunnel was deep and 'high-tech' ALMOLOYA, Mexico (AP) — The kind of tunnel that led Mexico's most powerful drug lord to freedom would have been more than a year in planning. The digging wou...
• ap Tennessee man pleads not guilty to Muslim assault plot CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — An East Tennessee man has pleaded not guilty to soliciting another person to burn down a mosque in a small Muslim enclave in New Yo...
• ap Outside group backing Christie reports raising $11 million NEW YORK (AP) — An outside group supporting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's presidential ambitions has raised $11 million since February, the group announce...
• afp Nepal unveils subsidy-heavy $8.19 bn post-quake budget Nepal's government Tuesday unveiled the first budget drawn up since April's massive earthquake, with a focus on funding reconstruction and reviving the batte...
• ap Nielsen's top programs for July 6-12 NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 6-12. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "America's Got Talent...
• ap Miss USA sees lowest ratings ever amid Trump controversy NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump found a new home for Miss USA on the little-known Reelz Channel after NBC dumped the pageant because of his comments on Mexican ...
• ap Whiskey maker Templeton Rye reaches settlement in lawsuits DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The makers of Templeton Rye have agreed to settle three class-action lawsuits that disputed claims the company made about the origin ...
• reuters Bucharest Open women's singles round 1 results July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Bucharest Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Andreea Mitu (Romania) beat 8-Annika Beck (Germany) ...
• afp PM says Israel not bound by Iran deal, will defend itself Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israel was not bound by the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, calling it a "historic mistake" and si...
• pa Foxhunting: Cameron hits out at SNP David Cameron has attacked the SNP for its "entirely opportunistic" position on foxhunting after he was forced to postpone a vote on relaxing the ban when th...
• reuters Germany's Steinmeier criticises Israel's opposition to Iran deal BERLIN, July 14 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticised Israel's opposition to a nuclear deal agreed by six world powers and I...
• afp USA drops Altidore, adds Beasley in Gold Cup Striker Jozy Altidore was dropped from US coach Jurgen Klinsmann's Gold Cup squad Tuesday while defender DaMarcus Beasley was added as the unbeaten defending...
• reuters On edge over Iran deal, Israel looks to lobby U.S. Congress By Dan Williams and Luke Baker JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Israel will ramp up its lobbying of the U.S. Congress to try to hinder the nuclear agreement st...
• reuters Games-Young U.S. gymnasts prepare at Pan Ams for Rio rumble By Steve Keating TORONTO, July 14 (Reuters) - The most exciting names in U.S. gymnastics, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman and Simone Biles, will all be competing ...
• reuters UN drops demand for Congo to replace generals accused of abuses By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, July 14 (Reuters) - The United Nations has dropped a demand for two Democratic Republic of Congo generals accused of huma...
• ap CERN scientists claim discovery of new particles BERLIN (AP) — A new kind of subatomic particle called the pentaquark has been detected for the first time, the European Organization for Nuclear Research sai...
• reuters Hillary Clinton treads carefully in welcoming Iranian deal By James Oliphant and Amanda Becker WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton welcomed the nuclear deal with I...
• pa Froome's fireworks bring questions An explosive performance saw Chris Froome distance his rivals for Tour de France victory before he asked what more he can do to prove he is riding clean. The...
• pa Van Persie given grand unveiling Robin van Persie has been unveiled as a Fenerbahce player on Tuesday afternoon at a signing ceremony for his move from Manchester United. The 31-year-old arr...
• ap GOP legislator challenging McCain for Senate nomination PHOENIX (AP) — Sen. John McCain now has an official primary challenger in Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward, a tea party favorite who announced Tuesday she's for...
• pa Army 'truly sorry' over reservists' deaths on SAS test march The Army has said it is "truly sorry" after being criticised by a coroner for a catalogue of blunders which led to three deaths on an SAS test march. An inqu...
• pa Government accused on sugar report Health campaigners have accused the Government of pushing back a report on how to get the nation to eat less sugar. A final report from the Scientific Adviso...
• reuters U.S. Senate leader: If Iran deal rejected, would be 'hard' to override veto WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday it would be "hard" to override a presidential veto if Congress re...
• pa Deal on Iran's nuclear programme helps make world safer - Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed as "historic" the international community's deal with Iran, which he said would stop Tehran from developing a nuclear...
• reuters Slim majority of Greeks see bailout deal positive ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) - Some 51.5 percent of Greeks believe a bailout deal the country clinched with lenders is positive and a higher percentage thinks t...
• reuters Child marriage accepted in Brazil to escape abuse at home - researchers By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Child marriage is widely accepted in Brazil, where girls seek older husbands to escape fr...
• reuters Australia's Haddin ruled out of Lord's test LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will not play in the second test against England at Lord's due to family reasons, Cricket Aust...
• ap Study: Early clue to why some children may have reading woes WASHINGTON (AP) — New research suggests it may be possible to predict which preschoolers will struggle to read — and it has to do with how the brain decipher...
• afp Rich-poor tax dispute overshadows key UN development summit As the world grapples to find the cash to end poverty and battle climate change, African leaders at a global development summit being held in Ethiopia are pu...
• reuters 1-Iran deal reached, Obama hails step towards "more hopeful world" By Parisa Hafezi, Louis Charbonneau, John Irish and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tue...
• ap Second company probed for air bag inflator malfunctions DETROIT (AP) — The problem of exploding air bags could be widening beyond Japanese manufacturer Takata Corp. U.S. safety regulators are investigating inflato...
• afp Fake 'Bloomberg' report spikes Twitter shares A fake news report purportedly from Bloomberg about a possible $31 billion takeover of Twitter spurred a five percent surge in the social network's shares Tu...
• ap Activists to meet GM over Kid Rock sponsorship, flag issue DETROIT (AP) — Activists in Detroit want General Motors to end the Chevrolet brand's sponsorship of Kid Rock's summer tour if the musician continues to displ...
• afp Iranians take to Tehran streets to hail nuclear deal Iranians poured onto the streets of Tehran after the Ramadan fast ended at sundown Tuesday to celebrate the historic nuclear deal agreed earlier with world p...
• ap Austin officer makes cellphone stop, helps choking driver AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas police officer who pulled over a driver for illegal use of a cellphone ended up helping the woman, who was trying to call 911 wh...
• reuters Van Persie receives rapturous welcome to Fenerbahce By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) - Netherlands striker Robin van Persie vowed on Tuesday to rekindle his goal-scoring prowess and help Fenerbahce ...
• ap Kuwait charges 29 people over deadly Shiite mosque bombing KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait announced on Tuesday that 29 people, most of them residents of this Gulf Arab country, will face trial for last month's suicide bom...
• reuters U.S. lawmakers slam homeland security chief on immigration By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers slammed the Obama administration on Tuesday as failing to enforce immigration laws ...
• ap Q&A on the Iranian nuclear deal WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's what you need to know about the Iran nuclear deal: ___ WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND WHY IS THIS SUCH A BIG DEAL? In general, Iran has agre...
• ap Federal judge narrows Brown family lawsuit against Ferguson ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has narrowed a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of Michael Brown Jr. against the city of Ferguson, Missouri, its f...
• ap Iran nuclear deal: Fine 'new chapter' or 'historic mistake'? VIENNA (AP) — Iran, the United States and other world powers struck a historic deal Tuesday to curb Iranian nuclear programs and ease fears of a nuclear-arme...
• afp US teen hikes to freedom after plane crash A teenage girl survived a plane crash and then used knowledge picked up from watching survival shows on television to hike for two days out of the wilderness...
• reuters Iranians dance in streets, thank Rouhani for nuclear deal By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Nouri and Babak Dehghanpisheh DUBAI/BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Young Iranian men and women danced in streets in parts of Tehran and...
• reuters Israeli security cabinet unanimously rejects Iranian nuclear deal JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Israel's security cabinet met on Tuesday to discuss the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran and said Israel was not bou...
• reuters GM to spend $1.4 billion to modernize Arlington SUV factory By Ben Klayman ARLINGTON, Texas, July 14 (Reuters) - General Motors Co is raising the stakes on its bet that sales of fuel-thirsty sport utility vehicles wil...
• reuters Shares rise on rebound in oil prices By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide rose modestly on Tuesday after a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and six global po...
• reuters Pride or Prejudice? What the South can learn from Germany By Renuka Rayasam July 14 (Reuters) - As a child raised in the South, my family and I occasionally spent the Fourth of July at Stone Mountain - a giant quart...
• pa Enigma machine sells for £149k A rare surviving example of an Enigma machine, used by the German military to send coded messages during the Second World War, today more than doubled the pr...
• afp 27 crushed to death in India holy river stampede A stampede on the banks of a holy river killed at least 27 pilgrims Tuesday in southern India in a tragic beginning to a religious festival season. The stamp...
• pa Women more likely to go insolvent For the first time, women are now more likely than men to see their finances deteriorate to such an extent that they are declared insolvent, official figures...
• reuters U.S. Guantanamo board weighs case of alleged al-Qaeda member By Idrees Ali ARLINGTON, Va., July 14 (Reuters) - A Yemeni man suspected of being a member of al Qaeda, who has been held at Guantanamo Bay military prison s...
• reuters Games-Puppy love: Dogs offer Pan Am athletes affection By Frank Pingue TORONTO, July 14 (Reuters) - Unlike the stray dogs that were a common sight at the Sochi Olympics, the canines running around the Athletes' V...
• reuters U.S. spacecraft sails by Pluto, capping 9-year journey By Irene Klotz LAUREL, Md., July 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. spacecraft sailed past the tiny planet Pluto in the most distant reaches of the solar system on Tuesda...
• reuters Cycling-Froome's rivals crushed by dominant Sky By Julien Pretot LA PIERRE ST MARTIN, France, July 14 (Reuters) - One by one, with the exception of Nairo Quintana, Chris Froome's rivals were dropped from a...
• ap Coroner: Florida teen dies in ropes course fall in SC COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Florida teenager has died after falling from a high ropes course at a camp in South Carolina. Pickens County Deputy Coroner Gary Dunc...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St higher as healthcare, energy stocks rally By Tanya Agrawal July 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street was higher in early afternoon trading on Tuesday, led by a rally in healthcare stocks and as energy stocks r...
• afp UN warns against excluding refugees from C. Africa elections The UN on Tuesday said it was "alarmed" that authorities in the Central African Republic planned to block refugees from voting in October polls, with nearly ...
• afp Fowler ready to step up at Open Rickie Fowler believes that Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are the new driving forces of golf and that he needs to step up to the mark if he wants to join th...
• reuters White House says Obama spoke to Netanyahu about Iran nuclear deal WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama underscored the United States' commitment to Israel's security in a phone conversation with Israe...
• ap Missouri death row inmate presses appeals, clemency bid ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri inmate who killed a 19-year-old woman in 2001 after sexually attacking her and tying her to a cemetery tree pressed the state's g...
• ap Prosecutor: Church shooting suspect expected in court CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prosecutor says the suspect in the Charleston church shootings is expected in court this week for a hearing on wheth...
• afp 10,500 migrants arrive in war-torn Yemen since March: UN Thousands of Ethiopians and other migrants are flooding into war-torn Yemen, the United Nations said Tuesday, with many of them tricked by smugglers into bel...
• reuters Media to challenge judge's sealing of Charleston church murder case By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C., July 14 (Reuters) - The South Carolina Press Association is challenging a judge's order sealing court documents concernin...
• ap Convicted monsignor moved from jail that pope plans to visit PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former church official jailed for his handling of priest sexual-abuse complaints is no longer housed at a Philadelphia jail that Pope F...
• ap Officials: 4 escape from Mississippi jail; 2 still at large RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) — Four prisoners escaped from a Mississippi jail before a late-night bed check with help from inside and outside the facility, officials ...
• reuters ICC should push for Olympic spot, says MCC By Ed Osmond LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has urged the sport's ruling body to try to get the game's Twenty20 international ...
• reuters U.N. Syria envoy meets southern rebels and opposition armed groups By Tom Perry and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - The United Nations' Syria envoy met rebel leaders fighting in southern Syria for the first time...
• afp Iraq seeks 'uninterrupted' Turkish military support against IS Iraq's foreign minister on Tuesday sought "uninterrupted" military support from neighbouring Turkey in its fight against jihadists from the Islamic State gro...
• ap Polish cow on the run for 2 years is finally caught WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Matylda finally moo'ved back home. The cow escaped from her Polish farm two years ago and lived a life on the lam in a nearby forest, s...
• ap The Latest: Jurors reach verdict in house explosion case SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Here are the latest developments in the trial of a man accused of planning an Indiana house explosion that killed two people and dama...
• reuters Iran nuclear deal at a glance VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Below are the technical cornerstones of the deal that Iran and six world powers announced on Tuesday to curb Tehran's nuclear pro...
• reuters Sterling joins Manchester City for record fee LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Manchester City made Raheem Sterling the most expensive English player in history when they completed a deal for the 20-year-old ...
• reuters Greece bans export of 25 drugs after pharmacists' supply warnings By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) - Greece has decided to ban the export of 25 types of drugs, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, foll...
• ap JPMorgan 2Q profit rises 4 percent as bank trims expenses NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s second-quarter profit rose 4 percent as the bank made up for lower revenue by cutting expenses. The largest U.S. bank ...
• reuters Obama speaks to European leaders about Iran deal, Greece WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke to the leaders of Germany, France, and Britain on Tuesday about the Iran nuclear agreement and t...
• ap Missouri death row inmate hopes to be spared from execution ST. LOUIS (AP) — Here are the latest developments involving the scheduled execution Tuesday involving Missouri inmate David Zink (all times CDT): 11:30 a.m. ...
• reuters Apple Pay launches in Britain as hold-out Barclays signs up By Eric Auchard LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Apple introduced its mobile payments service to Britain on Tuesday as Barclays confirmed its participation in the...
• ap Large fire breaks out in Swiss city of Olten BERLIN (AP) — A large fire sent dense black smoke billowing over the northern Swiss city of Olten on Tuesday; initial police reports said nobody was injured....
• ap Rwandan lawmakers vote to support third term for president KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan lawmakers on Tuesday voted in support of a petition to remove presidential term limits from the country's constitution, startin...
• reuters Former-HSBC boss regrets mistakes made with Swiss, Mexican deals By Matt Scuffham LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - HSBC should have made deeper checks before buying a Swiss private bank that allegedly allowed customers to dodge...
• reuters Ukraine, Canada conclude negotiations on free-trade deal OTTAWA, July 14 (Reuters) - Canada and Ukraine have concluded negotiations on a free-trade pact, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday, a de...
• afp Dropped catch costs Zimbabwe as India claim series whitewash Kedar Jadhav made Zimbabwe pay for a woeful dropped catch as his unbeaten century powered India to an 83-run victory in the third one-day international at Ha...
• ap Suriname lawmakers OK Bouterse's re-election as president PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname's Parliament is giving Desi Bouterse a second term as democratically elected president of the South American nation. Tue...
• reuters U.S. concerned by Bahrain moves against opposition WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The United States expressed concern on Tuesday about the treatment of opposition figures in Bahrain, following the arrest of ...
• reuters U.S. Senate vote on Iran deal not expected until September -Senator Corker By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Tuesday ...
• reuters Naholo to make test debut for All Blacks against Argentina July 15 (Reuters) - Winger Waisake Naholo will make his test debut for the All Blacks against Argentina in the opening Rugby Championship match in Christchur...
• afp IPL turmoil as teams banned in betting scandal 's Indian Premier League was thrown into turmoil Tuesday when a Supreme Court-appointed panel suspended two of the eight teams after officials were found gui...
• reuters U.S. lawmakers slam homeland security chief on immigration By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers slammed the Obama administration on Tuesday as failing to enforce immigration laws ...
• reuters Iran's nuclear deal puts Saudis on edge By Angus McDowall and Hadeel Al Sayegh RIYADH/DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday will make the Middle East a "more d...
• reuters Netanyahu tells Obama of Israel's concern over Iran nuclear deal-Israeli government source JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday held a phone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama in which he ex...
• reuters Indian investigators raid home of leading rights activist and Modi critic By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian investigators on Tuesday raided the home and offices of a prominent human rights acti...
• ap Reaction to historic deal to curb Iran's nuclear program Reaction from around the world to the historic deal to curb Iran's nuclear program: __ "This deal meets every single one of the bottom lines that we establis...
• afp JPMorgan earnings lifted by lower expenses JPMorgan Chase reported slightly higher earnings Tuesday, as lower expenses and solid overall loan growth offset a weak performance in some divisions. Earnin...
• ap Lawyer tries to remove stay in lawsuit against 50 Cent HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman who won a $5 million judgment against 50 Cent is asking that her invasion-of-privacy case be allowed to go forward despite a b...
• ap Family: Settlement isn't victory in NY police chokehold case NEW YORK (AP) — The relatives of an unarmed black man who died after being put in a white police officer's chokehold said Tuesday that the nearly $6 million ...
• reuters Indian regulator fines 530 companies for delay in appointing women directors By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has slapped fines on 530 listed companies for failing to mee...
• pa Sterling completes City switch England international Raheem Sterling has completed his big-money move to Manchester City from Liverpool. The 20-year-old, who will wear the number seven shi...
• pa No hard feelings for Rodgers Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists he has no hard feelings towards Raheem Sterling after confirming the club have agreed a deal for his big-money move to...
• reuters Weak U.S. retail sales hint at slower economic growth By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell in June as households cut back on purchases of automobiles and a range ...
• ap In Yemen, anti-rebel forces in south take over Aden airport SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni forces battling the Shiite rebels in the country's south said they took control on Tuesday of the airport in the strategic port ci...
• reuters Ford Foundation funding dries up as India's Modi clamps down on NGOs By Rupam Jain Nair and Andrew MacAskill NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - A leading global charity has frozen $4 million in funding to India, squeezing aid to t...
• ap DC lawmaker wants to impound cars of suspected 'johns' WASHINGTON (AP) — A D.C. Councilman wants to combat what he calls a rise in street prostitution by impounding the cars of suspected "johns." On Tuesday, Coun...
• ap Prominent Texas businessman Bass invests in Blue Bell BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — Blue Bell Creameries has announced an investment by a prominent Texas businessman will "ensure" the return of its ice cream products to...
• reuters Suicide bombers kill Syrian rebel figure in Idlib province BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers killed a prominent figure from the Islamist insurgent group Ahrar al Sham when they blew up a local headquart...
• reuters Israeli court sentences Palestinian rocket engineer to 21 years' jail JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian engineer on Tuesday to 21 years in prison for helping Gaza's Hamas militant group dev...
• ap Police: Man lit ex's teddy bear on fire, starting blaze MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A 25-year-old man has been accused of starting a fire at his ex-girlfriend's Memphis home by dousing a teddy bear with lighter fluid an...
• reuters Cycling-Froome expecting rivals to get creative against him By Julien Pretot LA PIERRE St MARTIN, France, July 14 (Reuters) - Having left the opposition floundering after the first big climb of the Tour de France, Chr...
• reuters Barca to begin La Liga title defence at Bilbao MADRID, July 14 (Reuters) - Champions Barcelona will begin their bid for a sixth Spanish league title in eight years when they play at Athletic Bilbao on the...
• ap UNESCO says Madagascar pirate treasure claim is false JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The account of an American underwater explorer who says he found a silver ingot that belonged to 17th century pirate Captain Kidd in Mada...
• reuters European stocks end higher as oil prices stabilise By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Tuesday as oil prices steadied, supporting energy shares, after first tumbling when Ir...
• ap Double suicide bombing kills hard-line rebel leader in Syria BEIRUT (AP) — A double suicide bombing in northern Syria on Tuesday targeted the headquarters of an ultraconservative Islamic rebel group, killing its leader...
• afp Top Republicans in US Congress question Iran deal Top US Republicans expressed skepticism about a historic nuclear deal reached Tuesday with Iran, saying it gives Tehran too much room to maneuver and does no...
• reuters Body of former NFL player JaJuan Dawson found in Texas lake DALLAS, July 14 (Reuters) - The body of former NFL receiver JaJuan Dawson was recovered from a Dallas-area lake where he went missing after a weekend boat ac...
• ap Romania seeks 25-year-sentence for communist prison chief BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors say they are seeking up to 25 years in prison for a communist-era prison commander charged in the deaths of 12...
• reuters Iran deal could unleash big pent-up commercial aircraft demand By Alwyn Scott and Victoria Bryan NEW YORK/BERLIN, July 14 (Reuters) - Airplane sales to Iran were cleared for take off after Tehran signed a nuclear agreeme...
• reuters Countries must invest more in mental health in hard times - WHO By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - Rich and poor countries alike must invest more in mental health care, especially during economic crises when...
• reuters Darkness at dawn: the fragile plan to rescue Greece By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS, July 14 (Reuters) - As a feeble sun came up out of a grey Brussels dawn on Monday, for a time it looked like it might be abou...
• reuters Russia seeks gains to ease possible pain from Iran deal By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin urged the world to celebrate Tuesday's six-power nuclear deal with Iran, but the agr...
• ap US stocks head for a 4th day of gains; Micron soars NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose broadly in midday trading Tuesday as traders considered a relatively weak retail sales report and corporate earnings news. N...
• reuters Greek government submits to parliament bill required by EU deal ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) - The Greek finance ministry submitted on Tuesday to parliament legislation required by a deal struck with its international lender...
• reuters Germany's Merkel calls for speedy implementation of Iran deal BERLIN, July 14 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the nuclear deal signed between Iran and six world powers as "an important success" and sa...
• reuters Fenerbahce sign Van Persie from Man United ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) - Fenerbahce have completed the signing of striker Robin van Persie from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee, the Turkish cl...
• reuters IMF calls for Greece debt relief as Germany talks tough By Renee Maltezou and Jan Strupczewski ATHENS/BRUSSELS, July 14 (Reuters) - A secret International Monetary Fund study showed Greece needs far more debt reli...
• reuters Canada says Iran remains significant threat to peace, security OTTAWA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear ambitions remain a major threat to peace despite Tuesday's agreement by Tehran to curb its nuclear program, Canada...
• reuters Cycling-Road-Tour de France youth classification after stage 10 July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Youth Classification Tour de France after Stage 10 on Tuesday 1. Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar) 35:59:18" 2. Warren Bargu...
• reuters Cycling-Road-Tour de France points classification after stage 10 July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Points Classification Tour de France after Stage 10 on Tuesday 1. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 225 2. Peter Sagan (Slovakia ...
• reuters Cycling-Road-Tour de France mountain classification after stage 10 July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Mountain Classification Tour de France after Stage 10 on Tuesday 1. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 51 2. Richie Porte (Austr...
• reuters Britain's FTSE ends higher as energy stocks rebound By Atul Prakash LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index closed higher on Tuesday, with broadcaster Sky climbing after Deutsche Bank upgraded th...
• reuters Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 10 July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Tour de France after Stage 10 on Tuesday 1. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 35:56:09" 2. Tejay van Garder...
• ap The Latest: Garner family says settlement isn't a victory NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on the settlement between New York City and the family of a black man who died after being placed in a white police officer's chok...
• reuters U.S. Senate vote on Iran deal not expected until September WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Republican Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Tuesday he does not expect th...
• reuters Cycling-Road-Tour de France stage 10 results July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from Tour de France (Tarbes - Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin, 167 km) on Tuesday 1. Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 4:...
• ap The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com Audible.com best-sellers for week ending July 10, 2015: Fiction 1. The Clan of the Cave Bear: Earth's Children, Book 1 by Jean M. Auel, narrated by Sandra Bu...
• reuters 0-Tennis-Swedish Open women's singles round 1 results July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Swedish Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Klara Koukalova (Czech Republic) beat Susanne Celik (S...
• ap Author Jeff Lindsay says goodbye to serial killer Dexter MIAMI (AP) — Spoiler alert: Book Dexter does not become a lumberjack. The eighth and final novel in the Dexter series, "Dexter Is Dead," now in bookstores, p...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St rises as oil prices recovery boosts energy stocks By Tanya Agrawal July 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street was higher on Tuesday, adding to three days of gains, as energy stocks rallied and Micron Technologies led t...
• reuters Rebound in oil prices pushes shares higher By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - Stock markets worldwide rose modestly on Tuesday after a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and six global po...
• reuters Nobel Prize for Iran? Many doubts but fits Hiroshima anniversary By Alister Doyle and Stine Jacobsen OSLO, July 14 (Reuters) - A nuclear deal clinched between Iran and six major world powers that caps more than a decade of...
• reuters UN delivers urgent food and health supplies to Aden By Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - United Nations convoys of food and medical supplies have reached the southern Yemeni province ...
• reuters In the eye of needle, tiny art work on display at "Antsibition" LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Art work of tiny proportions goes on display in London this week, showcasing small-scale figurines at an "ant-sized" exhibition. ...
• reuters Wilshere itching for Premier League start By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) - Pre-season is so often hated by professional footballers, but for Arsenal's injury-plagued midfielder Jack...
• reuters Whatever the weather, red-hot Fowler ready to have fun By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 14 (Reuters) - British Opens throw up a variety of weather conditions, sometimes all in the same day, and Rickie F...
• reuters Reforms, debt repayment could pave way for ECB to help Greece By John O'Donnell and George Georgiopoulos FRANKFURT/ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could ease a funding squeeze on Greece this week, ...
• ap UN expresses concern over LGBT rights in Turkey ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The U.N. has expressed concern over a spate of violent and discriminatory acts against Turkey's LGBT community and called on the countr...
• afp Syria rebel chief 'killed in double suicide bomb' A senior member of the Syrian Ahrar al-Sham rebel group was killed along with six other fighters on Tuesday in a double suicide bombing in northwestern Syria...
• reuters Scarred by Islamist attacks, Kenya set to re-open Westgate mall By Drazen Jorgic NAIROBI, July 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali mi...
• reuters Egypt hopes Iran nuclear deal will prevent Middle East arms race CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) - Egypt hopes the nuclear deal signed between Iran and Western powers will prevent an arms race in the Middle East and lead to a reg...
• reuters Boston's winter 'nightmare' over as snow heap finally melts By Jaqueline Tempera BOSTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The last vestige of Boston's record winter snowfall - a heap of filthy snow in a parking lot near the harbor...
• reuters Cycling-Froome demolishes rivals on first Tour mountain test By Julien Pretot LA PIERRE ST MARTIN, France, July 14 (Reuters) - Overall leader Chris Froome put the hammer down on the Tour de France when the Briton humil...
• reuters Harper Lee new novel deemed 'clunky,' 'distressing' as sales begin By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - Bookstores opened early around the United States on Tuesday as Harper Lee's second novel, "Go Set a Watchman,"...
• reuters BoE's Carney says UK taxpayers still on the hook for bank failures By Huw Jones LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Almost seven years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers sparked mayhem in markets, regulators are still years away ...
• ap Woman killed by pit bull had bites, crushing neck injuries SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A medical examiner says a Cleveland woman who was mauled by a pit bull died from bite wounds and crushing injuries to her neck, t...
• ap NTSB finds engine issues with plane that crashed into house BOSTON (AP) — The engine of a small plane that crashed into a Massachusetts home last month had a breach in the crankcase, two puncture holes near a cylinder...
• ap Highlights of the Iran nuclear deal VIENNA (AP) — Iran and six world powers reached a landmark deal on Tuesday meant to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. A look at t...
• ap New Thai anti-graft law extends death penalty to foreigners BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has enacted a new anti-corruption law that extends a maximum penalty of capital punishment to foreigners as well as Thais. Previous l...
• ap In NYC, chokehold case is latest in series of settlements New York City's $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after being put in a white police officer's chokehold, ...
• reuters Wild Watson just wishes he could go straight ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 14 (Reuters) - There are few more spectacular sights in golf than standing behind American Bubba Watson launching one of his 320-y...
• reuters Brazil police target politicians in new round of Petrobras probe BRASILIA, July 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian police carried out their first search and seizure operations on Tuesday aimed at sitting lawmakers suspected of takin...
• reuters Britain announces Calais 'secure zone' to curb migrants By William James LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain plans to create a 'secure zone' at the French port of Calais to protect lorries heading for England from...
• ap Move to ease fox hunting ban stirs UK political storm LONDON (AP) — Fox hunting is back on the agenda in Britain, and it's getting bloody. Prime Minister David Cameron's government has stirred up a political sto...
• reuters Hurricane Dolores strengthens off Mexico's Pacific coast MEXICO CITY, July 14 (Reuters) - Hurricane Dolores strengthened slightly off Mexico's Pacific coast on Tuesday and is expected to become a major hurricane on...
• ap What happened to Benghazi? Focus is on Clinton WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee on the 2012 Benghazi attacks has devolved from an investigation into the deaths of four Americans in Libya into a...
• reuters Sri Lanka president opposes Rajapaksa comeback, PM bid By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, July 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday criticised a comeback bid by Mahinda Raja...
• reuters India clears defence deals worth $4.7 bln, buys four Boeing spy planes NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - India cleared the purchase of close to 300 billion rupees ($4.74 billion) worth of new defence equipment on Tuesday, including...
• reuters Delighted Iranians celebrate a reopening to the world By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Nouri and Babak Dehghanpisheh DUBAI/BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Iranians honked car horns and flashed victory signs in celebration o...
• pa Dallaglio: England lack experience World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio believes England must rewrite rugby history to win the trophy again. Dallaglio was part of Sir Clive Woodward's England t...
• ap Plan to sell off NYC Opera's name is withdrawn NEW YORK (AP) — A plan to sell off the New York City Opera's name and other assets has been withdrawn. The Wall Street Journal (http://on.wsj.com/1O3nsUj ) s...
• reuters Turkish court deals blow to Erdogan, overturns law that shut rival's schools By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) - Turkey's top court has struck down legislation that would have shut thousands of private schools, dealing ...
• afp India wholesale prices drop for eighth month running India's wholesale inflation rate fell for an eighth consecutive month in June, government data showed on Tuesday, pulled down by weak global oil prices and a...
• reuters UK woman groomed at 10 for marriage, speaks for "honour" crime victims By Katie Nguyen LONDON, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Asma was only 10 when her parents, who had migrated to Britain from Pakistan, began grooming h...
• ap Israeli leader says his country not bound by Iran nuke deal JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister condemned Tuesday's international nuclear agreement with Iran as a "stunning historic mistake" and said his country ...
• reuters European equity shares turn positive as oil prices stabilise By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - European stocks turned positive on Tuesday as oil prices steadied and supported energy shares after initially ...
• afp Controversial Canadian rubbish heads to Philippine landfill Tonnes of imported Canadian rubbish has been sent to a northern Philippines landfill, ending a two-year standoff with activists who called for the waste to b...
• reuters Catalan independence parties to join forces for election MADRID, July 14 (Reuters) - The two main Catalonian parties supporting a split from Spain agreed to present a joint candidancy for regional elections in Sept...
• reuters Turkey welcomes Iran deal, urges Tehran to rethink regional policies ANKARA, July 14 (Reuters) - Turkey welcomed the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers on Tuesday, saying it was of vital importance for the stabilit...
• reuters Colorado cinema massacre trial to hear closing arguments By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 14 (Reuters) - Lawyers in the trial of Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes will make their closing arguments...
• afp Iranians welcome nuclear deal -- but parties on hold Iranians welcomed Tuesday's nuclear agreement as a step toward better fortunes but any revelry appeared to be on hold until Ramadan fasting ends and scorchin...
• reuters One Day International Zimbabwe v India scoreboard July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Scoreboard at close of play in the third and final One Day International between Zimbabwe and India on Tuesday in Harare, Zimba...
• reuters Up to 1.3 mln in parched Ukraine face water crisis- UNICEF By Magdalena Mis LONDON, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Up to 1.3 million people in war-torn eastern Ukraine are facing acute water shortages and a s...
• reuters Hillary Clinton calls Iran nuclear deal an 'important moment' WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called the new deal with Iran an "important moment" and sai...
• reuters Peugeot plans expanded Iran venture after nuclear deal By Laurence Frost PARIS, July 14 (Reuters) - PSA Peugeot Citroen is in advanced talks over an Iranian carmaking venture with historic partner Iran Khodro and...
• ap Wal-Mart accused of same-sex bias in class-action lawsuit BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday accusing Wal-Mart of wrongly denying employee benefits for same-sex spouses. Jacquel...
• reuters BBC talks tough as clash looms with new UK government By Paul Sandle LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's BBC came out fighting ahead of a showdown with the newly elected government on Tuesday, saying the views...
• ap UK: Neglect played role in 2013 deaths of 3 army reservists LONDON (AP) — Neglect and delays in providing medical treatment contributed to the deaths of three British army reservists who collapsed during a grueling sp...
• reuters Jadhav's maiden ODI ton eases India to victory HARARE, July 14 (Reuters) - A maiden century from Kedar Jadhav helped India complete a clean-sweep of the three-match one-day International series in Zimbabw...
• reuters Saudi-backed forces seize Aden airport-exiled govt ADEN, July 14 (Reuters) - Gulf-backed Yemeni forces recaptured Aden's international airport from Houthi militia fighters on Tuesday as heavy combat took plac...
• afp History-chaser Spieth on learning curve as British Open looms Jordan Spieth continued his crash course on playing links golf at St Andrews on Tuesday, with two days left until the start of the 144th British Open. Standi...
• reuters Republican presidential candidates denounce Iran deal By Steve Holland MILWAUKEE, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidates on Tuesday roundly condemned President Barack Obama's nuclear deal wi...
• pa UK cash for Greece 'a non-starter' George Osborne has warned the eurozone that UK cash must not be used to prop up the Greek bailout as he arrived for a meeting in Brussels with European Union...
• reuters India to buy four more Boeing spy planes NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - India cleared the purchase of four P-8I maritime spy planes from Boeing Co for 43.8 billion rupees ($692 million) as well as a...
• reuters Iran deal welcomed by Iraq and Syria but won't change course of conflict By Dominic Evans BAGHDAD, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran's historic nuclear deal may ease hostility with the West that has fuelled Middle East tensions for decades...
• reuters Mexican singer Joan Sebastian, known for love songs, dies aged 64 July 14 (Reuters) - Award winning Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian, known for his love ballads, has died at the age of 64 after battling cancer for m...
• reuters Israel not bound by deal with Iran - Netanyahu JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israel would not be bound by the nuclear deal between world powers a...
• reuters UN rights envoy urges prompt lifting of sanctions on Iran GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights investigator called on Tuesday for an immediate lifting of sanctions and "unilateral coercive measu...
• afp Rough ride ahead for Iran nuclear deal Getting the Iran nuclear deal unveiled Tuesday was hard enough. Now it must be approved, implemented and then stuck to for years. Get set for a bumpy ride, e...
• reuters Political ties could prove double-edged sword for Chinese chipmaker By Gerry Shih BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - When Intel CEO Brian Krzanich flew into Beijing last October to tie down an investment in Tsinghua Unigroup, a Chi...
• reuters Britain's FTSE edges lower, housebuilders weigh By Atul Prakash LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged lower on Tuesday, with housebuilders losing ground after Bank of England Governor...
• ap UK police arrest 3 terror suspects north of London LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested three men on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism. Police said Tuesday that two men in their 20s and one man i...
• reuters Brazil police target politicians in new round of Petrobras probe BRASILIA, July 14 (Reuters) - Brazilian police carried out their first search and seizure operations involving politicians suspected of taking bribes in a sc...
• reuters U.S. House Speaker Boehner says Iran accord looks like a 'bad deal' WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner said President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran was a "bad deal" that would provide bill...
• ap Obama's fellow Democrats skeptical of Iran nuclear deal WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner is issuing a warning to the White House, saying that if Republicans don't think the newly announced nuclear deal...
• pa Anderson reveals beer offer snub England paceman James Anderson has claimed Australia turned down the offer of a post-match dressing room beer following the first Test in Cardiff. England's ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St slightly higher as oil prices recover By Tanya Agrawal July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher, trading in a narrow range, early on Tuesday as investors focus on U.S. corporate earnings and ...
• ap 82-year-old man charged with molesting home health aide CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — An 82-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged with molesting a health care aide who was trying to help him shower at his home. T...
• reuters UK police arrest three during counter-terrorism raids LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British police, backed by specialist armed officers, arrested three men in central England on Tuesday on suspicion of being invol...
• reuters Cycling-French coach wants power passport for riders By Julien Pretot LA PIERRE ST MARTIN, France, July 14 (Reuters) - After launching the biological passport to fight against doping, cycling should create a po...
• ap Haiti orphanage founder says he never abused children PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The founder of an orphanage in Haiti who is accused by a Maine activist of molesting boys told jurors that he "never sexually abused c...
• reuters Iran deal faces fight in U.S. Congress but will likely survive By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The nuclear deal between world powers and Iran starts a new phase of intense negotiation - this time bet...
• reuters U.N. food convoy reaches Aden, but fighting rages at port - WFP GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - A 40 truck convoy carrying enough food to feed 117,000 people for a month has reached Yemen's Aden province after being held at a...
• reuters Iran gears up for trade and investment boom that could reshape region By Andrew Torchia DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran is preparing for a trade and investment boom that could reshape the region after agreeing with world powers...
• ap Nairobi mall to re-open 2 years after extremist attack NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan officials say the city's Westgate Mall will re-open Saturday, nearly two years after an attack there by al-Shabab extremists lef...
• ap Artist sought for tagging buildings expected to turn self in DETROIT (AP) — A spokesman for Detroit's mayor says prominent graffiti artist Shepard Fairey is expected to turn himself in after being accused of tagging bu...
• reuters Hillary Clinton supports Iran nuclear deal -U.S. lawmakers WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told lawmakers on Tuesday the Iran nuclear deal "is worthy of support," two...
• ap US business stockpiles rise in May WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. businesses added to their stockpiles in May, while sales rose for a third straight month. The Commerce Department says business stockp...
• reuters Iran deal heartens Syria's Assad, worries rebels By Sylvia Westall and Tom Perry BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad signalled on Tuesday he expected more support from his top regio...
• reuters Secret IMF report: Greece needs debt relief far beyond EU plans July 14 (Reuters) - Greece will need far bigger debt relief than euro zone partners have been prepared to envisage so far due to the devastation of its econo...
• ap Thai court jails 10 for online videos insulting the monarchy BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai military court on Tuesday sentenced 10 people to prison terms for distributing online content that it said insulted the country's monar...
• reuters Body thought to be of former NFL player JaJuan Dawson found in Texas DALLAS, July 14 (Reuters) - A body believed to be that of former NFL receiver JaJuan Dawson has been recovered from the Dallas-area lake where he went missin...
• reuters Claret Jug the sweetest prize as Rose chases childhood dream By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 14 (Reuters) - Justin Rose will be chasing a childhood dream with a prize even more precious than a Mars bar or tr...
• afp With Iran deal, Obama gets his big diplomatic win When US President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize early in his first term, he acknowledged the controversy surrounding his win by saying he was o...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 14 July 2015 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. LANDMARK NUCLEAR DEAL REACHED WITH IRAN The agreem...
• reuters Obama plans calls to Netanyahu, Saudi king over Iran -officials WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama plans to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Saudi King Salman and European allies ab...
• ap Houseparent at Hershey School charged with fondling girl, 8 HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A houseparent at a Pennsylvania school established by the Hershey chocolate company's founder has been charged with fondling an 8-year-ol...
• reuters European equity rally stalls as carmakers and energy stocks fall By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - European stocks slipped back on Tuesday after a four-day rally, as carmakers fell on concerns about the Chines...
• reuters UAE congratulates Iran on atomic deal, first official Gulf comment DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - The ruler of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, sent a note of congratulations to Iran's President Hass...
• afp US stocks little changed as retail sales fall Wall Street stocks opened little changed Tuesday following a drop in US retail sales and mixed earnings from banks. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones In...
• reuters British soldier jailed for raping Austrian girl, 6 VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - An Austrian court sentenced a British soldier to nine years in prison on Tuesday for raping and sexually abusing a six-year-old g...
• ap A mixed start for stocks as investors focus on sales drop NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are off to a sluggish start as investors turn their focus to a weak retail sales and corporate earnings news. Before the market o...
• reuters Iran deal reached, Obama hails step towards "more hopeful world" By Parisa Hafezi, Louis Charbonneau, John Irish and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tue...
• reuters Peugeot expects to clinch new Iran venture after sanctions deal PARIS, July 14 (Reuters) - PSA Peugeot Citroen is in advanced talks over an Iranian carmaking venture with historic partner Iran Khodro and expects rapid pro...
• reuters Turkish PM says nationalists plan to stay out of government ANKARA, July 14 (Reuters) - Turkey's nationalist opposition does not want to share power in a government with the ruling AK Party, Prime Minister Ahmet Davut...
• reuters British PM vows to end "scandalous" gender pay gap in a generation By Magdalena Mis LONDON, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Tuesday to end the country's gender pay gap in ...
• afp John and Javad, the odd couple who struck the Iran deal At first glance, a loyal supporter of Iran's Islamic revolution and a Democratic ex-senator have little in common. Yet against the odds, John Kerry and Moham...
• reuters Australia hand Faulkner four-match suspension for drink-driving MELBOURNE, July 14 (Reuters) - Australia handed James Faulkner a four-match suspension on Tuesday after the all-rounder was charged with drink-driving in Bri...
• reuters Suspected Boko Haram fighters kill 6 on Lake Chad island N'DJAMENA, July 14 (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram militants aboard a motorboat attacked an island in Lake Chad overnight, killing several children who were...
• ap UK to set up 'secure zone' in Calais to halt migrants LONDON (AP) — Britain says it's creating a "secure zone" in the French port of Calais for British-bound trucks to tackle the problem of migrants stowing away...
• ap Pakistani military says 14 militants killed in restive area ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's military says its jets have killed 14 militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. A statement released by t...
• ap Lawyer: Cops coerced Aaron Hernandez associate into talking FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — An attorney for an associate of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez says his client was pressured into talking to police investigating...
• reuters REVIEW-Batman faces darkest knight in epic end to 'Arkham' series By Renan Fagalde SAO PAULO, July 14 (Reuters) - After months of delay and some high-profile glitches, "Batman: Arkham Knight" has finally hit gamers' screens...
• reuters Rwandan lawmakers back move to let president run again By Clement Uwiringiyamana KIGALI, July 14 (Reuters) - Rwandan lawmakers backed a motion on Tuesday to let President Paul Kagame run for a third term in offic...
• ap Hollande calls on Iran to help in Syrian conflict PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has called on Iran for help in the Syrian conflict during a Bastille Day speech in which he praised a landmar...
• reuters Spieth must learn how to handle varying winds, says Woods By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 14 (Reuters) - American phenomenon Jordan Spieth's hopes of capturing a third successive major title will depend m...
• ap Feds: Police captain's son plotted to plant bombs at college BOSTON (AP) — The son of a Boston police captain has been accused of plotting to detonate pressure-cooker bombs at an unidentified university and to broadcas...
• ap Chuck Cooper on playing 1 of his 'toughest' stage roles NEW YORK (AP) — It takes some work to find something that Chuck Cooper hasn't done on Broadway. Dramas? Sure. Musicals? Of course. Shakespeare? Naturally. Co...
• afp Dozens killed in Boko Haram raids, new military team in place Boko Haram gunmen killed dozens of people in four villages in northeast Nigeria, slitting some residents' throats and opening fire on others, one resident an...
• reuters TIMELINE-Implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement July 14 (Reuters) - Following is a summary the timeline for the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed between Iran and six major po...
• pa Ranieri takes up role at Leicester Leicester have appointed the vastly experienced Claudio Ranieri as their new manager, but former Foxes striker Gary Lineker has called the Italian's hiring "...
• reuters China's Micron management could spark chip price war By Se Young Lee and Michael Gold SEOUL/TAIPEI, July 14 (Reuters) - The $80 billion global memory chip industry could be heading for oversupply and a potentia...
• reuters Dutch pension costs to rise as assumed investment returns cut AMSTERDAM, July 14 (Reuters) - Dutch regulators lowered the average return pension funds are allowed to assume over the long run, forcing them to hike premiu...
• reuters Reid calls for "level-headed" review of Iran nuclear deal WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Harry Reid, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader, said on Tuesday the Iran nuclear agreement is the result of years of hard work...
• reuters McConnell says Iran agreement flawed, promises thorough review WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Iran nuclear agreement seemed to retain "flawed" element...
• reuters UK's Cameron postpones hunting vote after Scottish nationalists weigh in By Kylie MacLellan LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced on Tuesday to postpone a controversial vote on relaxing a ban ...
• reuters Haddin mystery ahead of Lord's test LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Mystery surrounded Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin two days before the start of the second test against England at Lord's. Syd...
• reuters With historic Iran deal, Obama gambles on foreign policy legacy By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The sealing of a nuclear pact with Iran marks the biggest foreign policy gamble of Barack Obama's presiden...
• reuters France pays tribute to special forces in annual parade By Matthias Blamont PARIS, July 14 (Reuters) - France paid tribute on Tuesday to the elite armed units which intervened to end sieges after January's deadly ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St set to open slightly lower By Tanya Agrawal July 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open slightly lower on Tuesday as investor braced for a weak corporate reports for the quarter an...
• ap Russian bomber crashes in the Far East, kills 2 MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian strategic bomber crashed in the Far East of the country Tuesday, killing two of the seven crewmembers. The press office of the Russia...
• pa PM orders drones spending boost David Cameron has ordered more spending on drones and the SAS as Britain faces the "battle of our generation" to defeat extremist Islamist terrorism. Defence...
• reuters Lifting Iran sanctions to boost regional economy - Turkish foreign minister ANKARA, July 14 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday the lifting of sanctions on Iran after the nuclear deal with six world ...
• ap UN: civilian death toll in Yemen rises above 1,600 BERLIN (AP) — At least 142 civilians have been killed in Yemen over the past 10 days, bringing the civilian death toll in more than three months of violence ...
• reuters Turkish PM says nationalist opposition intends to remain outside government ANKARA, July 14 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday that the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), parliament's third-biggest grou...
• reuters Republican presidential hopeful Rubio blasts Iran deal WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said on Tuesday he expected Congress to vote against the Iran nuclear deal...
• reuters U.S. spacecraft flies by Pluto after nine-year, 3 billon mile trip By Irene Klotz LAUREL, Md., July 14 (Reuters) - More than nine years after its launch, a U.S. spacecraft sailed past Pluto on Tuesday, capping a 3 billion mi...
• ap Deputy fatally shoots man during Florida home invasion MASCOTTE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man who authorities say pointed an assault rifle at him during a home invasion. The s...
• reuters To sustain its forests, Asia needs to invest in local people - experts BANGKOK, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Asia has a unique opportunity to fight climate change and lift many more people out of poverty if it invests ...
• reuters Some in German govt preferred temporary Grexit -Schaeuble BRUSSELS, July 14 (Reuters) - Some members of the German government would have preferred a temporary Greek exit from the euro zone to another bailout deal, G...
• pa Woods still hungry for Open success Former world number one Tiger Woods insists he is not "buried and done" and has revealed he wants to play the Old Course backwards before he dies. Woods has ...
• afp Loyalists retake airport in Yemen's Aden Loyalists of Yemen's exiled president recaptured the airport in second city Aden Tuesday sealing a four-month battle with Iran-backed rebels with Saudi-led a...
• reuters Chennai and Rajasthan face IPL bans over corruption By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - A panel appointed by India's top court on Tuesday recommended that the franchise owners of two Indian Prem...
• ap Obama warns Congress not to stand in way of Iran deal WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama heralded a historic nuclear agreement with Iran Tuesday as an opportunity for the longtime foes to move in a "new di...
• reuters U.S. Speaker Boehner says Iran deal 'likely to fuel' nuclear arms race WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives added to his party's criticism of the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesda...
• reuters Iran's Rouhani: Deal heralds new era of cooperation with world DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday his country's nuclear deal with major powers would open a new chapter of cooperat...
• afp Thai defamation trial opens for journalists over trafficking report Two journalists, including an Australian editor, went on trial in Thailand Tuesday over a report they published implicating the navy in human trafficking, as...
• ap The Latest: Germany says Greece needs 1st loan by next week ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest on Greece's financial crisis (all times local): ___ 3:40 p.m. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says "it will be a ...
• reuters U.N. Syria envoy meets southern rebels for first time BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy for Syria met rebel leaders fighting in southern Syria for the first time on Tuesday, their spokesman said, underl...
• reuters With historic Iran deal, Obama gambles on foreign policy legacy By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The sealing of a nuclear pact with Iran marks the biggest foreign policy gamble of Barack Obama's presiden...
• reuters Turkey says Iran deal implementation essential for regional peace ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) - The full implementation of the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers is of vital importance for the peace, security an...
• reuters England's Lyth to stay positive at Lord's LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - England opener Adam Lyth will not change his style of play despite struggling for runs against Australia's bowling attack in the ...
• afp Obama says deal is chance for 'new direction' in Iran ties US President Barack Obama lauded a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran as vindication of his diplomatic approach and a chance for a "new direction" in decad...
• reuters Britain announces Calais 'secure zone' to curb migrant chaos LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain is to create a 'secure zone' at the French port of Calais to protect lorries heading for England from migrants seeking to...
• reuters NuGen buys land for new British nuclear plant LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - NuGen has signed a contract to buy the land at its Moorside site from Britain's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), the comp...
• reuters U.S. House Foreign Affairs chairman says Iran deal 'a tough sell' WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee criticized the nuclear agreement reach...
• reuters Russia introduces new limit on foreign players By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - A new limit on the number of foreign players allowed in the Russian Premier League is to be introduced, th...
• reuters U.S. retail sales unexpectedly weak in June WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell in June as households cut back on purchases of automobiles and a range of other goods, wh...
• ap Text of President Obama's remarks on the Iran nuclear deal A text of President Barack Obama's address from the White House Tuesday marking the agreement by the United States and its negotiating partners, Great Britai...
• afp Oil prices drop on Iran deal Oil prices fell Tuesday as Iran's deal with world powers aimed at ensuring Tehran does not obtain a nuclear bomb was set to see crude added to an already ove...
• afp NASA spacecraft makes historic flyby of Pluto An unmanned NASA spacecraft whizzed by Pluto on Tuesday, making its closest approach in the climax of a decade-long journey to explore the dwarf planet for t...
• reuters Hong Kong student leaders charged over democracy protest By Viola Zhou HONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters) - Two Hong Kong students who rose to fame during pro-democracy demonstrations that angered Beijing last year were ...
• reuters Sceptical Germans show Greek deal a hard sell to voters By Caroline Copley ITZEHOE, Germany, July 14 (Reuters) - Since Mark Helfrich was elected to the German parliament in 2013, the conservative lawmaker has vote...
• reuters Europe fails to rid itself of deflation threat By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Europe is failing to shake off the threat of deflation, with prices falling in Sweden, flat-lining in Britain and...
• reuters Europe fails to rid itself of deflation threat By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Europe is failing to shake off the threat of deflation, with prices falling in Sweden, flat-lining in Britain and...
• reuters German exporters see opportunity in Iran, no El Dorado FRANKFURT/BERLIN, July 14 (Reuters) - Germany's exports to Iran could as much as quadruple in the next few years as a result of a nuclear deal reached betwee...
• reuters Iran deal faces fight in U.S. Congress, but will likely survive By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The nuclear deal between world powers and Iran starts a new phase of intense negotiation - this time bet...
• pa Cameron backing gender pay audits Forcing l arge firms to reveal the difference between the average earnings of male and female staff will "pressure" them to improve women's wages, David Came...
• reuters "Siege mentality" grips under-fire Nigerian state oil firm By Julia Payne and Alexis Akwagyiram ABUJA, July 14 (Reuters) - The four grey towers that form the headquarters of Nigeria's state oil company in the dusty c...
• reuters London's Gatwick Airport attacks Heathrow expansion report By Sarah Young LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - London's Gatwick Airport said it was still in contention to be chosen as the site for a much-needed new runway in ...
• reuters France's Hollande urges Iran to help end Syria conflict PARIS, July 14 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday major powers had to be vigilant about how Iran used any financial resources it ...
• reuters Iran's Rouhani: Deal heralds new era of cooperation with world DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday a nuclear deal with major powers would open a new chapter of cooperation with the...
• reuters Kerry does not expect Congress to definitively reject Iran deal VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he does not expect the U.S. Congress to definitively reject the nuclear deal reached by I...
• reuters Republican U.S. presidential candidate Graham says Iran deal is 'terrible' WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidate Lindsey Graham on Tuesday said the nuclear agreement reached with Iran is "a possible ...
• reuters Europe fails to rid itself of deflation threat By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Europe is failing to shake off the threat of deflation, with prices falling in Sweden, flat-lining in Britain and...
• reuters Fewer hotels, more campsites as Russia cuts World Cup costs By Mike Collett and Jack Stubbs MOSCOW/NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia, July 14 (Reuters) - Soccer fans at the 2018 World Cup could find themselves sleeping on boats...
• reuters Nuclear deal cuts all Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon -Rice WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice said on Tuesday the nuclear deal reached with Iran will prevent Tehran from obtaini...
• reuters Rwandan lawmakers back move to let president run again KIGALI, July 14 (Reuters) - Rwandan lawmakers backed a motion on Tuesday to let President Paul Kagame run for a third term in office, paving the way for a re...
• reuters Iran deal may make region more dangerous - Saudi official RIYADH, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear deal with world powers will mean "a happy day" if it stops the country gaining a nuclear arsenal, but the agreemen...
• reuters Liberia confirms new Ebola case as outbreak spreads MONROVIA, July 14 (Reuters) - A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth confirmed case of...
• reuters Bosnian Serb seeks court referendum in fresh challenge to Bosnian state By Gordana Katana BANJA LUKA, Bosnia, July 14 (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik pushed on Tuesday for a referendum on the authority of Bosnia's n...
• reuters Weaker energy stocks put pressure on Britain's FTSE By Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged lower on Tuesday, with energy stocks tracking oil prices that fell sharply afte...
• reuters Review clears UK spies of illegal surveillance, says laws need overhaul By Michael Holden LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's spies are not knowingly carrying out illegal mass surveillance of the country's citizens but laws gov...
• reuters Oosthuizen buoyed by 2010 memories for St Andrews return ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 14 (Reuters) - When Louis Oosthuizen walks on to the first tee at St Andrews on Thursday, memories of his 2010 British Open victor...
• ap What happened to Benghazi? Focus is on Clinton WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee on the 2012 Benghazi attacks has devolved from an investigation into the deaths of four Americans in Libya into a...
• reuters House Democratic leader says U.S. Congress to scrutinize Iran deal WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she spoke to President Barack Obama on Monday night about the nuclear deal rea...
• reuters Turkey blocks access to pro-Islamic State websites in crackdown By Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) - Turkey has blocked access to more than half a dozen Islamist news websites this week, prompting one group clai...
• reuters WHO delivers urgent health supplies to Aden - statement By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it had delivered life-saving medical supplies to the sou...
• reuters Czech court rules against Czech tax on carbon permits PRAGUE, July 14 (Reuters) - A Czech court struck down a tax imposed on carbon emission allowances granted to Czech companies, opening the way for electricity...
• reuters Secret IMF report: Greece needs debt relief far beyond EU plans July 14 (Reuters) - Greece will need debt relief far beyond what euro zone partners have been prepared to consider due to the devastation of its economy and ...
• ap Papers: Jay Paterno asked Ohio State's Urban Meyer for job BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The son of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno sent a handwritten letter to Ohio State coach Urban Meyer in December, asking fo...
• ap South Korea returns 2 North Koreans, lets 3 fishermen stay SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Tuesday sent back two North Korean fishermen who were rescued from South Korean waters but said it would not return ...
• reuters Twenty seven hurt in Sarajevo ahead of Champions League qualifier SARAJEVO, July 14 (Reuters) - Twenty seven people, including nine police officers, were injured on Tuesday in the Sarajevo streets following clashes between ...
• reuters Britain says nuclear deal to benefit Iran's economy if implemented LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - A nuclear deal between Iran and six major world powers is an opportunity for the Islamic Republic to grow its economy but only if...
• reuters Syria's Assad sees more Iranian support after nuclear deal BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday he was confident his top regional ally Iran would step up its efforts to back "j...
• reuters Crude drops on Iran deal, hitting oil stocks and currencies By Nigel Stephenson LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped, pushing commodity-linked shares and currencies lower on Tuesday, after Iran and six world...
• reuters Bank of England's Carney says time for rate hike moving closer By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday that the time for a first British in...
• ap World War II veteran gets diploma from Minnesota high school MINNETRISTA, Minn. (AP) — An 88-year-old man who left a Minnesota high school before graduating to serve in World War II has finally received his diploma. Ru...
• reuters Iran nuclear deal shows negotiation can solve global issues - China foreign minister BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - The Iran nuclear deal will safeguard the global nuclear non-proliferation system and proves the world can solve pressing issues ...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST- Canada - July 14 July 14 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their ...
• pa Property prices surge ahead House price growth accelerated across the UK in May, with values in Northern Ireland surging at more than twice the pace of growth in London over the last ye...
• pa Inflation slips back to zero Inflation slipped back to zero last month amid a round of womenswear summer sales and as a run of falling food prices reached its longest stretch for 15 year...
• pa Teenager hit by car in Belfast riot A man has been arrested for attempted murder after a teenager was hit by a car during a riot in Belfast. Police Service of Northern Ireland officers lifted t...
• reuters Jason Segel portrays late Foster Wallace in "The End of the Tour" BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 14 (Reuters) - Known for his romantic comedies, Hollywood actor Jason Segel takes on a more serious role playing the late acclaim...
• reuters Iran's nuclear research won't increase proliferation risk -Britain VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - The limited nuclear enrichment research and development work Iran is permitted to engage in under a nuclear deal it concluded wit...
• pa Fuel leak alert ignored by air crew Aircraft technicians for a flight which was forced to conduct an emergency landing at Heathrow might have been fatigued, while cabin crew failed to act on co...
• reuters I don't want Pedro to leave, Barca coach says BARCELONA, July 14 (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique does not want Pedro to leave but will respect whatever decision the Spain forward makes about his...
• reuters Pakistan court grants bails to supermodel held for smuggling cash By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan, July 14 (Reuters) - A Pakistani court granted bail on Tuesday to a supermodel jailed for four months on charges of atte...
• reuters Hong Kong student leaders charged over democracy protest By Viola Zhou HONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters) - Two Hong Kong students who rose to fame during pro-democracy demonstrations that angered Beijing last year were ...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures fall as oil prices slump after Iran deal By Tanya Agrawal July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures mostly fell on Tuesday as investor focus shifted from Greece to the U.S. earnings season and as...
• pa McLaren future is unclear - Button Jenson Button has revealed that his future at McLaren remains uncertain despite claims from Ron Dennis that he will still be racing for the team in 2016. Den...
• ap French forces shift tactics against extremists in north Mali GAO, Mali (AP) — The fight against extremists in northern Mali has shifted from full-on combat to a phase of hide-and-seek with jihadists, who are outnumbere...
• reuters New Russia coach to be named in next two weeks - RFU By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - Outgoing coach Fabio Capello's successor will be a Russian and will be named in the next two weeks, acting...
• reuters Iran to return to oil market with maximum capacity -Shana DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran will return to the global oil market with maximum capacity once the sanctions against the country are lifted following Iran's...
• reuters BRIEF- Buyout group BC Partners buys restaurant chain Côte July 14 (Reuters) - BC Partners * Acquires Côte Restaurants * Terms of the transaction are not disclosed. * Funds advised by BC Partners have acquired a majo...
• ap Nokia plans possible comeback to cellphone business HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia says it is seeking a "world-class" partner to get back into the cellphone business. The Finnish company says it hopes to return to desi...
• reuters After Iran nuclear deal, Israel eyes Congress and counter-measures By Dan Williams and Luke Baker JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Having failed to prevent an international nuclear deal with Iran, Israel plans to ramp up its l...
• reuters China set to try jailed U.S. missionary near N.Korea border By Megha Rajagopalan BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - China will begin the trial on July 28 of a Korean-American missionary arrested last year over a non-profit ...
• reuters Carillion sees return to revenue growth, after strong first half By Li-mei Hoang LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British support services company Carillion expects to see a return to growth in annual revenue for the first time...
• reuters UK's Hammond: Iran nuclear deal a "step-change" in relations LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain expects that the agreement between Tehran and foreign powers on Iran's nuclear programme will herald a step-change in Ira...
• ap South Korean spy agency explored technology to hack chat app SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's beleaguered spy agency has acknowledged exploring the purchase of technologies to intercept communications on the pop...
• reuters Sociedad to take Mexico defender Reyes on loan from Porto MADRID, July 14 (Reuters) - Real Sociedad have secured an agreement in principle to take 22-year-old Mexico centre back Diego Reyes on loan from Porto for th...
• reuters Ford Foundation funding dries up as India's Modi clamps down on NGOs By Rupam Jain Nair and Andrew MacAskill NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - A leading global charity has frozen $4 million in funding to India, squeezing aid to t...
• reuters Local TV takes news to Web in fight for cord cutters By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Reuters) - Local TV stations are plugging one of the last major holes in mobile video: streaming their news to phones ...
• reuters Iran will abide by its commitments under nuclear deal -official VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran will keep its promises under a historic nuclear deal with six major powers that opens the door to sanctions relief for Tehra...
• reuters INSIGHT-Buffett may benefit as train lobby bids to weaken safety rule By David Morgan WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is set to be a chief beneficiary of a bid by Senate Republicans to weaken...
• reuters BBC squares up to government as it releases annual report LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - The BBC hit back on Tuesday at government plans to make the broadcaster shoulder more of its costs and stop chasing viewer rating...
• reuters EU's Mogherini says Iran nuclear agreement helps build trust VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday formally announced that Iran and six major powers had reached a...
• reuters Tiger excited to be back at special St Andrews By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 14 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods' love affair with St Andrews goes back 20 years and the former world number one cannot ...
• reuters Helicopter crash near Swiss mountain tourist spot kills pilot ZURICH, July 14 (Reuters) - A helicopter crashed on Tuesday in the area around the popular Swiss tourist attraction Jungfraujoch glacier, killing the pilot, ...
• reuters France: U.N. resolution to endorse Iran deal to be done quickly WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said a nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers will be endorsed by the U.N. Security Counci...
• reuters Real need to raise offer for Casilla, Espanyol say MADRID, July 14 (Reuters) - Real Madrid will need to raise their offer for Espanyol goalkeeper Kiko Casilla above 4 million euros ($4.4 million) if they hope...
• pa Bianchi father 'less optimistic' Jules Bianchi's father is becoming "less optimistic" of the former Marussia Formula One driver recovering from life-threatening injuries. The 25-year-old Fre...
• reuters Iran to have access to over $100 billion when deal implemented -U.S. officials VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran would get access to more than $100 billion in frozen assets when the Iran nuclear agreement is implemented, which depends on...
• reuters Cinematic auctioneer de Pury bids for online comeback By Farah Nayeri LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Simon de Pury, the Swiss auctioneer whose showmanship has landed him film and television roles, is hoping his exu...
• reuters Putin says world can breathe a sigh of relief after Iran deal MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the six powers that reached the Iranian nuclear deal made a firm choice in...
• reuters After 50-year hunt, science finds pentaquarks By Tom Miles GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - Data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) outside Geneva appears to have proved the existence of particles made of f...
• reuters Russia says arms deliveries to Iran possible if approved by UN MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, after a deal was reached on curbing Iran's nuclear programme, that arms d...
• reuters European equity rally stalls as energy stocks fall on Iran deal By Alistair Smout LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - European stocks edged down on Tuesday after a four-day rally, with weaker oil prices weighing on energy shares ...
• reuters Low oil price domino effect to shut more North Sea fields early By Claire Milhench LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Low oil prices have tightened the screws on some of the most depleted and costly oilfields in Britain's North ...
• reuters Northern Irish police attacked at parade, 24 injured By Ian Graham BELFAST, July 14 (Reuters) - Rioting erupted in Belfast during the annual Orange Order parade as police tried to block Protestant marchers from...
• afp Iran arms embargo to remain for 5 years: Russian FM The international arms embargo against Iran will remain for five years under the deal on Tehran's nuclear programme, but deliveries would be possible with sp...
• reuters Speed skater Pechstein gets financial help from football union By Brian Homewood BERNE, July 14 (Reuters) - German Olympic speed skating champion Claudia Pechstein is to get financial backing from the world footballers' ...
• reuters Myanmar navy finds 102 stranded Bangladesh migrants on island - state media By Tim McLaughlin and Aung Hla Tun BANGKOK, July 14 (Reuters) - Myanmar's navy has discovered more than 100 Bangladeshi migrants stranded for nearly a month ...
• reuters Iran to return to oil market with maximum capacity -Shana DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran will return to the global oil market with maximum capacity once the sanctions against the country are lifted following Iran's...
• ap Erdogan wants his presidency kept out of coalition talks ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president has warned parties not to make his position an issue in their coalition-building efforts and said he will stand in t...
• ap Hurricane Dolores expected to get stronger in the Pacific MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Dolores strengthened a little and is expected to get even stronger off Mexico's southwest coast. The hurricane's maximum sustained win...
• ap Swiss close Matterhorn 150 years after 1st ascent BERLIN (AP) — Authorities have declared the iconic Matterhorn mountain, on the Swiss-Italian border, off-limits for a day on the 150th anniversary of the fir...
• reuters Sanctions on Iran's oil sector July 14 (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that could tran...
• reuters Explosions in Lviv aimed at destabilising Ukraine - Interior Ministry KIEV, July 14 (Reuters) - Two policemen were wounded in explosions at two district police stations in the west Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday, the Interio...
• reuters Zarif's 'smile diplomacy' secures nuclear deal for Iran By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - It is hard to picture Iran's nuclear talks with world powers without the beaming face of Foreign Minister...
• reuters IAEA could get access to suspect Iran sites within 24 days -text WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran and major powers agreed on a mechanism under which the U.N. nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency could ge...
• ap Tuesday, July 14, 2015 After hard negotiation, historic nuclear deal between Iran, world powers reached in Vienna VIENNA (AP) — After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotia...
• reuters Euro zone wrestles over emergency financing for Greece By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, July 14 (Reuters) - Euro zone finance officials were struggling on Tuesday to find a way of keeping Greece from defaulting on d...
• pa Lloris doubtful for start of season Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has suffered a fractured wrist during the close-season and could miss the start of the new campaign. France international Ll...
• reuters Algeria oil minister says could seek extraordinary OPEC meeting - state news ALGIERS, July 14 (Reuters) - Algeria's energy minister said a possible extraordinary OPEC meeting could be called over current oil prices and there was a nee...
• pa Spieth grouped with Johnson Jordan Spieth will begin his bid for the third leg of an unprecedented grand slam alongside one of the men he narrowly defeated to win the second. Spieth, wh...
• reuters Criminal intent seen in petrochemical fire on French Bastille Day By Yann Le Guernigou and François Revilla PARIS/MARSEILLES, France, July 14 (Reuters) - Criminal intent is suspected in two fires which broke out at a petroc...
• pa Brailsford concerned over hacking Sir Dave Brailsford is concerned Team Sky has been the victim of computer hacking by critics convinced Tour de France leader Chris Froome is using performanc...
• ap Dozens of police officers injured in Belfast rioting LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland say some 24 officers were hurt in riots that were touched off when a Protestant brotherhood was blocked from marchin...
• ap French celebrate Bastille Day amid heightened security PARIS (AP) — France is celebrating Bastille Day with a display of fighter jets and with anti-terrorist forces marching in the yearly parade in Paris for the ...
• reuters Iran to conduct R&D for advanced centrifuges in first 10 years of deal VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran will be allowed to conduct research and development (R&D) with uranium for advanced centrifuges during the first 10 years of...
• reuters POLL-New debt deal has not knocked 'Grexit' off the table By Sumanta Dey July 14 (Reuters) - Greece may have avoided crashing out of the euro for now by agreeing to creditors' demands for sweeping reforms in return ...
• ap Man accused in Calif. abduction that had been called a hoax SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Months after police labeled as a hoax the case of a California woman who said she had been kidnapped for ransom, federal prosecutors ann...
• ap Stampede kills 27 during religious bathing festival in India HYDERABAD, India (AP) — At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured Tuesday in a stampede during a Hindu religious bathing festival on a river bank in ...
• reuters Triumphant Rouhani faces battles at home after Iran nuclear deal By Sam Wilkin DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday marks a triumph for President Hassan Rouhani, an establishment insi...
• reuters Xavi slams Real Madrid over Casillas exit MADRID, July 14 (Reuters) - Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi has hit out at Real Madrid for failing to give departing captain and goalkeeper Iker C...
• afp Iran president says nuclear deal opens 'new horizons' Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said a nuclear deal sealed with world powers on Tuesday will open "new horizons" now that "this unnecessary crisis" has been...
• ap Pakistan court grants bail to top model arrested with cash ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistan court granted bail Tuesday to a top model Ayaan Ali, who has been held since March after being caught trying to fly to Dubai with...
• ap French citizen dies after being gored in Spanish festival MADRID (AP) — Spanish officials say a French citizen has died after being gored by a bull during a festival in a small town in eastern Spain. A statement fro...
• reuters Iran's Zarif says nuclear deal with powers is best agreement possible - ISNA VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iranian foreign minister said on Tuesday that a nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the six powers was the best accord alt...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Russia - July 14 MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - The following are some of the stories in Russian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch...
• reuters Iran's Zarif, EU say nuclear deal is new chapter of hope VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister and the European Union's foreign policy chief said a nuclear deal between Iran and six powers sealed on T...
• ap NYU student detained in North Korea hopes for quick release PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A South Korean student from New York University who is being detained in North Korea for allegedly entering the country illegal...
• pa Apple Pay launches in the UK Apple Pay, the contactless payment solution built into the electronics giant's iPhone 6, has launched in the UK. The system means iPhone users can "tap-and-p...
• reuters Iran's Khamenei lent cautious support to pursuit of nuclear deal By Sam Wilkin DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran and the West could not have agreed a nuclear deal this week without the backing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
• reuters France's Fabius: Iran deal "sufficiently robust" for 10 years- Le Monde VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that a nuclear deal between major powers and Iran would be sufficiently solid for at le...
• afp Bangladeshis demand killers hang over boy's lynching Protestors took to the streets across Bangladesh Tuesday to demand the death penalty for the killers of a 13-year-old boy as anger mounted over the sickening...
• pa Burgess set for World Cup - Ford Bath boss Mike Ford expects Sam Burgess to make England's World Cup squad - and see the host nation reach the final at Twickenham on October 31. Ford believe...
• reuters Indonesia to retire military aircraft over 30 years old - minister JAKARTA, July 14 (Reuters) - Indonesia will decommission all military aircraft more than 30 years old, the defence minister said on Tuesday, as part of a pus...
• reuters IRNA: Economic, financial sanctions on Iran to be lifted when deal implementation starts VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Billions of dollars of Iran's assets will be unfrozen under a nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers, Iranian state news ...
• reuters French tourist dies after gored by a bull in Spain MADRID, July 14 (Reuters) - A 44-year-old French tourist died on Tuesday morning after being gored by a bull at a festival in the Spanish town of Pedreguer i...
• reuters Thai military court jails ten for insulting monarchy By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK, July 14 (Reuters) - A Thai military court on Tuesday sentenced ten people to up to five years in prison over audio and video ...
• reuters Hughes confident Stoke have depth to fill Begovic void By John O'Brien SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) - Stoke City are confident they have plenty of depth to cope with the departure of first choice goalkeeper Asmir...
• reuters Helicopter crashes near Swiss tourist spot Lauterbrunnen ZURICH, July 14 (Reuters) - A helicopter crashed on Tuesday in the area around Lauterbrunnen, a popular Swiss tourist destination near the Jungfraujoch glaci...
• reuters Criminal intent seen in French petrochemical fires-source PARIS, July 14 (Reuters) - Criminal intent is suspected in two fires at a LyondellBasell industries facility near Marseilles airport on Tuesday, a source clo...
• reuters IAEA says agreed roadmap with Iran to resolve nuclear issues by year end VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency has agreed a roadmap with Iran on Tuesday aimed at resolving all outstanding question...
• reuters Arsenal hopeful goalkeeper can Cech mate title rivals By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) - The arrival of goalkeeper Petr Cech has given Arsenal's unfairly criticised defensive unit a welcome boost...
• reuters IRNA: Iranian nuclear facilities will remain operational under nuclear deal VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran's state news agency IRNA said on Tuesday the country's nuclear facilities would remain operational under a deal reached betw...
• reuters Nuclear deal seen boosting Iran's economy, not regional aggression By Babak Dehghanpisheh BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) - An expected influx of cash from an easing of sanctions after a nuclear deal between Iran and major powers ...
• reuters Britain's FTSE 100 steady with focus on Greek bailout vote By Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged slightly lower on Tuesday as doubts nagged over whether the Greek parliament wo...
• reuters China's Tsinghua prepares $23 bln bid for U.S. chip maker Micron - sources BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 (Reuters) - China's state-backed Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd is preparing a $23 billion bid for U.S. memory chip maker Micron Techno...
• reuters WHO delivers urgent health supplies to Aden - statement GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it had delivered life-saving medical supplies to the southern city of Aden in...
• pa Carney to face MPs' questions Bank of England governor Mark Carney is due to appear before MPs today - a day after Greece reached a last-ditch bailout agreement with European creditors. M...
• reuters Independent Greeks stay with Tsipras, give limited bailout backing ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) - The junior coalition partner of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pledged on Tuesday to continue support for the government but...
• pa Schoolboy dies on Canada rugby tour An "extremely popular and talented" teenager has died on a rugby tour of Canada, his school has said. Wallington County Grammar School pupil Abdul Jamal Ottu...
• ap Jail error was initial mistake shooting suspect's gun buy LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Both the FBI and a county sheriff's department agency promise to review a series of mistakes that allowed South Carolina church shooti...
• reuters IAEA signed roadmap with Iran to resolve nuclear issues by year end VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency signed a roadmap with Iran on Tuesday with the aim of resolving all outstanding quest...
• reuters Hughes has lofty ambitions for improving Stoke City By John O'Brien SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) - Mark Hughes has enjoyed a successful stint as Stoke City manager since replacing Tony Pulis in May 2013 and th...
• ap Missing California baby's dad killed by police after chase REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A man who vanished while officers searched for his missing infant daughter stole a car at gunpoint and was later killed by deputies du...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Portugal - July 14 LISBON, July 14 (Reuters) - Following are some of the main stories in Portuguese newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not v...
• ap Nigerian leader fires military chiefs to fight extremists ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — President Muhammadu Buhari has fired all Nigeria's military chiefs as a multinational army prepares for a fresh onslaught against the W...
• reuters Panel recommends two-year bans on Rajasthan, Chennai in IPL scandal NEW DELHI, July 14 (Reuters) - A panel appointed by India's top court proposed identical two-year suspensions on the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises of the ...
• reuters Stampede at religious festival in India kills 27 pilgrims CHENNAI, India, July 14 (Reuters) - Twenty-seven people were killed and 40 injured on Tuesday in a stampede in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police sai...
• reuters Oil-related stocks depress European shares after landmark Iran deal By Alistair Smout LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - European stocks edged lower on Tuesday after a four-day rally, with weaker oil prices weighing on commodity sto...
• reuters Hong Kong stocks fall as China slides, market ignores Greek deal HONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks fell on Tuesday, ending three straight days of gains, as many investors cautiously watched a slide in China k...
• reuters Israel's Netanyahu calls Iran nuclear deal "historic" mistake JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the agreement reached on Tuesday by Iran and major world powers on Tehran'...
• reuters Russia dumps Capello as coach before World Cup finals MOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - The Russian Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday it had ended its contract with national team coach Fabio Capello, three years be...
• reuters Cheika still seeking answers to Wallabies quandaries By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, July 14 (Reuters) - Australia coach Michael Cheika is renowned for pulling off big renovation jobs in short order but his Wallabies ...
• reuters Argentina to bank on Super Rugby core By Rex Gowar July 14 (Reuters) - Argentina's future is expected to be on display in the Rugby Championship with the country preparing for their debut next ye...
• reuters Injury-plagued Boks use Championship as testing ground By Nick Said CAPE TOWN, July 14 (Reuters) - This year's Rugby Championship holds extra significance for injury-plagued South Africa as coach Heyneke Meyer sc...
• reuters Hansen must perform All Blacks balancing act By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - The All Blacks' veteran core of players will drag themselves through one final Rugby Championship and try ...
• ap Turkish court annuls law closing schools linked to cleric ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Media reports say Turkey's highest court has annulled legislation that would have closed down private schools linked to a movement led ...
• reuters National Grid awards contracts for Britain-Norway power link LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's National Grid has awarded contracts totalling 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) to companies involved in building the fi...
• ap S. Korean police say professor fed former student feces SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Tuesday they have arrested a university design professor for forcing a former student to eat human feces a...
• reuters Speculation rises on early Australian election as PM's fortune turns By Matt Siegel SYDNEY, July 14 (Reuters) - Speculation is mounting in Australia that Prime Minister Tony Abbott may call an early election just months after ...
• reuters China says state-owned firms riddled with corruption, nepotism BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - China's top graft-busting agency has lambasted the country's powerful state-owned industries as being riddled with corruption an...
• reuters Fires at petrochemical plant in Marseilles, cause unknown MARSEILLES, France, July 14 (Reuters) - Marseilles firemen were trying to extinguish one of two fires that started overnight at a petrochemical plant owned b...
• reuters Israel says West has surrendered to Iran with nuclear deal JERUSALEM, July 14 (Reuters) - Israel's deputy foreign minister accused Western powers of surrendering to Iran on Tuesday after diplomats in Vienna said that...
• pa Djokovic shows off dance moves Novak Djokovic wanted a "sophisticated waltz" but instead he got the Bee Gees as he and Serena Williams revived an old tradition by dancing at the Wimbledon ...
• reuters Martinez open to 39th game as Premier League appeal grows By John O'Brien SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) - What the Premier League lacks in terms of European domination on the pitch it more than makes up for in its gl...
• reuters Australian tracking station to get first new images of Pluto By Pauline Askin SYDNEY, July 14 (Reuters) - A space tracking station surrounded by cows in an Australian valley will on Tuesday become the first place in th...
• reuters Boxing-Britain's Froch hangs up his gloves July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's four-time world super middleweight champion Carl Froch has announced he is retiring from boxing after losing the desire to keep...
• ap Military announces plan to lift transgender ban WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered a six-month study aimed at formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based barriers to ...
• reuters Iran sanctions to "snap back" if it violates nuclear deal - diplomats VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran has accepted a so-called "snapback" plan that will restore sanctions in 65 days if it violates a deal agreed with six world ...
• reuters Everton's Martinez aims for Europe despite heavy schedule By John O'Brien SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) - Everton manager Roberto Martinez admitted that last season's disappointing campaign was impacted by the side's...
• ap How the AP-NORC poll on long-term care was conducted The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on long-term care was conducted from April 7 through May 15 by NORC at the University of Ch...
• reuters National Grid awards contracts for Britain-Norway electricity link LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - Britain's National Grid has awarded contracts totalling 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) to companies involved in building the fi...
• reuters European shares set to snap four day rally as Greek deal bounce fades LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - European stocks edged lower on Tuesday after a strong four day rally, with investors unsure whether Greece would be able to get t...
• reuters Myanmar president Thein Sein has not ruled out second term - aide By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, July 14 (Reuters) - Myanmar's President Thein Sein has not ruled out a second term as the country's leader, a senior official from hi...
• pa Queues for Mockingbird follow-up The much-anticipated follow-up to Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird has gone on sale, with bookshops around the country staying open all night...
• afp Behind the veil: China policies hurt minority businesses The Silk Road trading centre of Kashgar has been Muslim for centuries, but despite hordes of people thronging the main bazaar, Gulnur's headscarf shop had ba...
• ap Behind in the polls, O'Malley looks to Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Martin O'Malley is looking to Iowa, where he's going "all in" to help him become the leading Democratic alternative to Hillary Rodham...
• reuters Saudi militant suspect kills father and is shot dead by police RIYADH, July 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian police shot dead a wanted suspected militant early on Tuesday after he killed his own father who had reported him t...
• pa Hospice funding levels 'patchy' Children's hospices are suffering after seeing their statutory funding frozen or slashed this year, while adult hospices are also complaining of a lack of fa...
• reuters Bahrain frees rights activist for health reasons - agency DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Bahrain has freed prominent dissident Nabeel Rajab more than two months into a six-month jail term for insulting the authorities, ...
• reuters Greek parliament will vote for bailout measures- minister ATHENS, July 14 (Reuters) - Greece's parliament will pass legislation required for a new financial aid package from Europe's rescue fund despite dissenting v...
• pa Funeral for Tunisia victim The funeral of a much-loved grandmother of four who was killed in the Tunisia terror attack will be held today. Lisa Burbidge, 66, from Whickham, Gateshead, ...
• ap Taiwan pledges $1M to help build Eisenhower Memorial in DC WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan is pledging $1 million to help build a memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington as the project organizers begi...
• ap Investors hope US earnings lift markets as fears fade NEW YORK (AP) — After fretting over a Greek bailout, a collapse in Chinese stocks and the timing of an interest rate increase, investors are hoping U.S. corp...
• ap Girl who survived Washington plane crash hikes to safety SEATTLE (AP) — A teenage girl who survived a small-plane crash in the craggy, thickly forested mountains of north-central Washington state emerged from the w...
• reuters One Day International Zimbabwe v India line-ups July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Line-ups for the third and final One Day International between Zimbabwe and India on Tuesday in Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe won t...
• reuters 'Finch' fries, 'Boo' burgers as Harper Lee's hometown greets new novel By Rich McKay MONROEVILLE, Alabama, July 14 (Reuters) - In the southern hometown of author Harper Lee, a freight truck unloaded the first of 7,000 copies of ...
• reuters Britain rules out financing Greece bailout - source LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne has ruled out any financial involvement in a fresh bailout for Greece after suggestions t...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - July 14 SOFIA, July 14 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch f...
• reuters China historian admits "important" role of Nationalists in war BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - Nationalist Chinese forces played an "important" role fighting Japan during World War Two, but Communists were the "cornerstone"...
• afp Afghan returnees from Iran bring drug problems back home At Zero Point, the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran, hundreds of Afghan labourers return to their homeland each day. Some are exhausted by g...
• reuters Johnston Press sees lower FY profit as advertisers spent less during polls July 14 (Reuters) - Johnston Press Plc, publisher of "The Scotsman" and "The Yorkshire Post", said it expected its full-year profit to be slightly below mark...
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 14 PRAGUE, July 14 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Czec...
• ap China urges Philippines to ditch its South China Sea case BEIJING (AP) — China urged the Philippines on Tuesday to ditch its attempt to solve South China Sea territorial disputes with an international tribunal and i...
• ap Myanmar president undecided about seeking second term YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar President Thein Sein has not yet decided whether to pursue a second term but will base his decision on how the ruling party fa...
• pa Anderson aims to harness momentum James Anderson is determined to use the feel-good factor of an opening Ashes victory over Australia to continue England's success with their new-look attacki...
• reuters Asia shares pressured by weak China, doubts persist on Greece By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Asian shares turned lower and the euro slipped on Tuesday after the initial relief on Greece's conditional bailo...
• afp Excited Lin hopes to reach full potential with NBA's Hornets Jeremy Lin, the first NBA's first Chinese-American player, joined the Charlotte Hornets, saying the Michael Jordan-owned club would allow him to maximize his...
• reuters Hungary, Factors to watch, July 14 BUDAPEST, July 14 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in Hungary and the region, as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financia...
• reuters Iran, powers to hold 0830 GMT ministerial meeting, news conference -EU VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Iran and six major powers will meet for nuclear talks at 0830 GMT at the United Nations centre in Vienna...
• reuters Recruiter Michael Page posts 10.8 pct rise in first half profit LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British staff recruitment firm Michael Page said it was positive on its outlook for the remainder of its financial year after it ...
• reuters Carillion says on track, order pipeline remains strong LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - British support services firm Carillion said it had seen a significant rise in first-half revenue, putting it on track to meet ma...
• reuters BRIEF-ITE Group says Q3 trading in line with expectations July 14 (Reuters) - ITE Group Plc : * Today publishing its interim management statement for period from 1 April 2015 to 13 July 2015, incorporating group's Q...
• ap Nuclear deal shows US-Iran compromise, likely Tuesday VIENNA (AP) — A landmark Iran nuclear agreement was taking shape early Tuesday after clearing final obstacles, and a senior diplomat said it included a compr...
• pa United show intent with double deal Manchester United have fired a further message of intent to their Premier League title rivals by confirming the arrivals of Germany World Cup winner Bastian ...
• afp Maoist rebels abduct four police officers in central India India's Maoist rebels abducted four policemen in the restive state of Chhattisgarh late Monday after intercepting a bus, a top security official said. The gu...
• afp Indonesia slashes cattle imports from Australia Indonesia has dramatically slashed imports of Australian cattle, an official said Tuesday, sparking concerns that tensions between the neighbours are now aff...
• ap China slams human rights lawyers as rabble-rousers BEIJING (AP) — China's state media on Tuesday accused more than two dozen human rights attorneys rounded up in recent days of being troublemakers intent on i...
• reuters China stock suspensions opens can of derivatives worms By Michelle Price HONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters) - The suspension of hundreds of mainland China stocks during a market plunge from mid-June could lead to dispu...
• reuters BRIEF-FirstGroup says Q1 trading in line with its expectations July 14 (Reuters) - FirstGroup Plc * Overall trading for group is in line with management's expectations * Anticipate strong progress for current year in our...
• ap New study banning headers only part of stopping concussions AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A group of scientists checked a decade's worth of data about what causes concussions in high school soccer. Their conclusion: While a ba...
• reuters Japan automakers cling to Indonesia targets as sales speed downhill By Fransiska Nangoy and Cindy Silviana JAKARTA, July 14 (Reuters) - Japanese automakers are sticking to their targets in Indonesia in defiance of the longest...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch July 14 Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours): C...
• reuters China bank lending up sharply in June, helped by c.bank support By Winni Zhou and Kevin Yao BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - China's banks made 1.28 trillion yuan ($206.18 billion) in new loans in June, handily topping market...
• reuters Greek coalition ally: there are limits to supporting government July 14 (Reuters) - The junior partner in Greece's ruling coalition will continue to support the government but there are limits to its support, a party spok...
• reuters Turkey's Constitutional Court annuls law closing schools linked to U.S.-based cleric ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) - Turkey's Constitutional Court has annulled a key legislation late on Monday which demanded the shutdown of thousands of prepara...
• ap China police say they fatally shot 3 Uighur terror suspects BEIJING (AP) — Police in northeastern China said Tuesday that they fatally shot three minority Muslim Uighurs in a confrontation with suspects they described...
• reuters China June new yuan loans 1.28 trln yuan - c.bank BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - China's banks made 1.28 trillion yuan ($206.18 billion) worth of new loans in June, the head of the statistics department at the...
• pa 'Encryption fears' over UK security Britain's security services are "increasingly concerned" that they could be locked out from the communications of potentially dangerous suspects because of s...
• ap City reaches $5.9 million settlement in chokehold death case NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a black man who died after being placed in a white police officer's chokehold reached a $5.9 million settlement with the city o...
• ap Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 19-25 July 19: Actor George Dzundza is 70. Singer-bassist Alan Gorrie of Average White Band is 69. Guitarist Brian May of Queen is 68. Guitarist Bernie Leadon (Eag...
• ap Michael Douglas reflects on death of mother, a 'class act' NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Douglas took a moment reflect on the memory of his mother, Diana, who died earlier this month at 92 after a bout with cancer. "My mot...
• reuters Turkey's Constitutional Court annuls law closing schools linked to U.S.-based cleric ISTANBUL, July 14 (Reuters) - Turkey's Constitutional Court has annulled a key legislation late on Monday which demanded the shutdown of thousands of prepara...
• reuters Romania - Factors to watch on July 14 BUCHAREST, July 14 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Tuesday. CURRENT ACCOU...
• reuters Caveats, costs and complexities shadow first malaria vaccine By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - It's a showpiece drug that has the potential to end a disease that kills half a...
• reuters Buffett may benefit as train lobby bids to weaken safety rule By David Morgan WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is set to be a chief beneficiary of a bid by Senate Republicans to weaken...
• reuters Local TV takes news to Web in fight for cord cutters By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Reuters) - Local TV stations are plugging one of the last major holes in mobile video: streaming their news to phones ...
• reuters Reuters Health News Summary Following is a summary of current health news briefs. 'Heading' bans in soccer may not be enough to stop concussions Outlawing "heading the ball" during socc...
• reuters Reuters Entertainment News Summary Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. From 'Star Wars' to horror scares, six Comic-Con highlights Superhero movies made the biggest sp...
• reuters Reuters People News Summary Following is a summary of current people news briefs. Blues legend B.B. King found to have died from natural causes Veteran blues musician B.B. King died of ...
• reuters Reuters Odd News Summary Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. One in four dogs at top show Crufts found to be overweight A quarter of dogs competing in the world's bigg...
• reuters Reuters Science News Summary Following is a summary of current science news briefs. NASA's New Horizons probe finds Pluto is bigger than predicted Mysterious Pluto looms large and turns ...
• reuters U.S. draw with Panama in Gold Cup, Haiti through to quarters July 13 (Reuters) - The United States recovered from a poor first half and earned a 1-1 draw against Panama on Monday that kept the Central Americans from cl...
• ap Father of missing baby in California dead REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that the father of a missing baby in Northern California was shot and killed by deputies following a car ch...
• ap Mayor: NYPD reforms in place since Garner chokehold death NEW YORK (AP) — As the anniversary of Eric Garner's death approaches, Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed that he has faith in the reforms made to the New York C...
• ap Many leave Dominican Republic for Haiti to avoid deportation OUANAMINTHE, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of people from Haiti or merely of Haitian descent aren't waiting to see if they'll be forcibly removed from the Dominican...
• ap The Internet flooded with tributes to Nintendo chief TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata's death from an illness at 55 is being mourned by game fans around the world. They're sharing Iwata Mii avat...
• reuters Japan security debate masks clash of views on pacifist constitution By Linda Sieg TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Is Japan's constitution a symbol of peace and respect for universal values or a reminder of humiliating defeat? As P...
• reuters Mexico says officials must have helped drug lord Guzman escape MEXICO CITY, July 13 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities must have colluded with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to enable the country's top drug lord to escape from a...
• ap South Korea sends 2 North Korean fishermen back home SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Tuesday that it had sent back two North Korean fishermen who were rescued earlier this month from South Korean wat...
• ap Venezuela: Anti-crime offensive kills 14 suspects in Caracas CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan officials say an offensive against criminal organizations in the capital has killed 14 suspects and brought 236 arrests ...
• reuters Gold Cup group A results and standings July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Gold Cup Group A matches on Monday Monday, July 13 Haiti 1 Honduras 0 Panama 1 United States 1 F...
• reuters U.S. House Republicans unveil $8.1 bln short-term transport bill By David Lawder WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday unveiled an $8.1 billion plan to fund highway and ...
• reuters Gold Cup summaries July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Gold Cup matches on Monday Monday, July 13 Panama 1 Blas Perez 34 United States 1 Michael Bradley 55 - - - H...
• afp Lampard, Gerrard among MLS stars to face Spurs Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard may be set for a swift midfield reunion after the former England stars were named Monday in a squad to face Tottenham in the...
• pa Heathrow runway demo - 13 charged Thirteen people have been charged in connection with a climate change protest which caused delays at Heathrow Airport. Campaigners from activist group Plane ...
• ap Hurricane Dolores moving slowly; Claudette far off coast MIAMI (AP) — A hurricane and two tropical storms of varying strength lingered off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts on Monday, but none posed an immediate thre...
• afp Feverish excitement surrounds Harper Lee book release Bookstores opened at midnight when copies of Harper Lee's eagerly awaited, but controversial second novel flew off the shelves more than half a century after...
• ap Coast Guard halts search for ship passenger near Seattle SEATTLE (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has suspended its search for a passenger reported missing from a Holland America cruise ship in the eastern Strait of ...
• reuters A-League boss threw 'tantrum' in pay talks - PFA's Djite MELBOURNE, July 14 (Reuters) - The boss of Australia's top professional soccer league stormed out of pay negotiations and threw a "child's tantrum" when the ...
• reuters China says police shoot dead three Xinjiang "terrorists" By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - Chinese police in the northeastern city of Shenyang shot dead three knife-wielding Uighur militants screaming f...
• ap Reds' Todd Frazier wins All-Star Derby in home park CINCINNATI (AP) — Todd Frazier waited until the very last swing — three times, no less — to win the All-Star Home Run Derby in his home ballpark. Pressure? S...
• ap Mexican ballad singer Joan Sebastian dies at age 64 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Joan (pronounced Juan) Sebastian, one of Mexico's great ballad singers, has died at 64. A representative of Universal Music Latin Entertai...
• reuters Games-Canada in Pan Am driver's seat By Frank Pingue TORONTO, July 13 (Reuters) - Canada's remarkable start to the Pan American Games continued on Monday while Cuban kayaker Jorge Garcia brought...
• ap Mexico drug lord escape tunnel was too elaborate to miss ALMOLOYA, Mexico (AP) — The digging would have caused noise. The planners would have needed blueprints and maps. The entrance would have to be in a place bey...
• afp Rapper 50 Cent says he's broke after losing lawsuit He calls himself 50 Cent, but the hip-hop mogul says he may not be worth even that. The rapper known for the album and movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," filed ...
• reuters Myanmar's President Thein Sein says will not run for second term By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, July 13 (Reuters) - Myanmar President Thein Sein has decided not to run in a parliamentary election scheduled for Nov. 8, a senior of...
• reuters New York City to pay $5.9 mln to family of Eric Garner July 13 (Reuters) - New York City has reached a settlement with the family of Eric Garner, who died after being put in a chokehold by police last July, agree...
• reuters Baseball-Reds' Frazier wins Home Run Derby July 13 (Reuters) - Reds outfielder Todd Frazier wowed his home Cincinnati fans by winning the Home Run Derby on Monday, adding a jolt of excitement to the r...
• afp Delta throwing lifeline to Japan's bankrupt carrier Skymark: report Delta Air Lines is offering a lifeline to Japan's bankrupt Skymark Airlines that would give the US carrier unprecedented access to domestic landing slots at ...
• reuters Two-wheeled revolution: Pyongyang installs bike lanes By James Pearson SEOUL, July 14 (Reuters) - North Korea has installed cycle lanes on major thoroughfares running through Pyongyang in an apparent bid to cut ...
• pa Quarter of Crufts dogs 'overweight' One in four dogs at Crufts is overweight, according to veterinary experts. Researchers said that with canine obesity now a common medical disorder, it is "di...
• ap Trial opens for journalists charged with defaming Thai navy PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — Testimony has started in a criminal defamation lawsuit the Thai navy has filed against a small news website over a report it posted a...
• ap House GOP unveils short-term highway funding extension WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans called for a brief extension of highway and mass transit funding Monday night to prevent a reduction in scheduled constru...
• pa Funeral directors 'face MND risk' Funeral directors who embalm bodies may be at heightened risk of m otor neurone disease from using formaldehyde, scientists have warned. Research carried out...
• ap Documents: US agents knew of 'El Chapo' escape plots in 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The weekend disappearance of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from a maximum security prison should have come as little surprise to Mexican author...
• reuters Palmeiras sign Paraguay's Barrios By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO, July 13 (Reuters) - Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios has joined Palmeiras and become the Sao Paulo side's 24th new signing this yea...
• ap Road to top of mountain, site of disputed telescope, reopens HONOLULU (AP) — The road to the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island has been reopened. It had been closed after hundreds of protesters flocked to Maun...
• reuters NZ say did everything by the book for Olympic qualifying AUCKLAND, July 14 (Reuters) - New Zealand Football (NZF) maintain they went by the book in ensuring all members of their men's under-23 team were eligible to...
• reuters VIETNAM PRESS-Vinacomin plans $1.8 bln thermal power plant - Vietnam Economic Times State-run mining group Vinacomin plans to build a $1.8 billion 1,200-megawatt thermal power plant in Vietnam's central region under an agreement signed betwe...
• ap UN report: 15,000 civilians killed in Iraq in 16 months UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The conflict in Iraq has taken a terrible toll on civilians with nearly 15,000 killed and 30,000 wounded during a 16-month period endin...
• reuters China's June bank lending quickens, beating expectations BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - China's banks made 1.27 trillion yuan ($204.57 billion) worth of new loans in June, according to Reuters calculations based on f...
• ap Little Pluto bigger than scientists thought as flyby looms CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Little Pluto is a little bigger than anyone imagined. On the eve of NASA's historic flyby of Pluto, scientists announced Monday t...
• reuters Draft deal calls for UN access to all Iran sites -source By Louis Charbonneau and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - A draft nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers calls for U.N. inspectors to have...
• reuters INDONESIA PRESS-Govt to hold "beauty contest" for high-speed train project - Jakarta Globe The Indonesian government will hold a "beauty contest" to select the operator of a planned high-speed train service from Jakarta to Bandung in West Java, Jak...
• reuters China's June bank lending quickens, beating expectations BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - China's banks made 1.27 trillion yuan ($204.57 billion) worth of new loans in June, according to Reuters calculations based on f...
• reuters Greek PM Tsipras faces party revolt over bailout deal By Paul Taylor and Renee Maltezou BRUSSELS/ATHENS, July 13 (Reuters) - Greece's leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces a showdown with rebels in his ow...
• reuters Games-A star is born as Saraiva claims Pan Am bronze By Steve Keating TORONTO, July 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian pixie Flavia Lopes Saraiva charmed the crowd on the way to winning a bronze medal in the artistic gym...
• reuters Argentine championship results and standings July 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Monday Monday, July 13 Velez Sarsfield 2 Tigre 2 Aldosivi 1 Ro...
• afp YouTube seeing "accelerating" growth despite strong competition Google-owned YouTube is seeing "accelerating" growth despite competition from Facebook and others in video, YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki said Monda...
• afp New York reaches $5.9m settlement in chokehold death New York has reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of a black man who died after being placed in a chokehold, sparking a bitter nationwide debate...
• reuters Mexico says complicity led to escape of drug lord Guzman MEXICO CITY, July 13 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities must have colluded with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to enable the drug lord to escape from a maximum secur...
• afp North Korea announces criminal amnesty North Korea, whose notorious prison camps have been condemned by global rights groups, announced Tuesday an amnesty for convicted criminals to coincide with ...
• reuters Barge set to begin clearing Alaska coastline of tsunami debris By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, July 13 (Reuters) - An Alaska environmental agency said on Monday it was ready to permanently haul off hundreds of tons of debris scat...
• ap Lawyer: Man charged in kidnapping will plead not guilty SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The attorney of a disbarred Harvard-trained lawyer charged with the kidnapping for ransom of a California woman says his client will ple...
• afp Bangladesh fury as teen's fatal beating is posted online Bangladesh police were hunting a group of attackers who lashed a 13-year-old boy to a stake and then beat him to death, filming the onslaught on a smartphone...
• ap Son of Boston police captain charged in terror bomb plot BOSTON (AP) — The son of a Boston police captain has been arrested in an FBI sting and accused of plotting to commit terrorist acts in support of the Islamic...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - China - July 14 SHANGHAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Tuesday. Reuters has not checked the stor...
• reuters VIETNAM PRESS-Saigon Securities plans to lift foreign ownership cap - Vietnam Economic Times Saigon Securities, a leading stock brokerage firm in Vietnam, will seek shareholders' approval to raise the foreign ownership cap to 100 percent in line with...
• ap VA says it may shut down hospitals to close $2.5B budget gap WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs may have to shut down some hospitals next month if Congress does not address a $2.5 billion shortfall fo...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Hong Kong - July 14 HONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not ...
• ap Ala. lieutenant appeals firing over tie to Confederate group ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials say a police lieutenant who was fired over ties to a neo-Confederate group is appealing. Anniston Civil Service Board...
• reuters Brazilian Congress passes financial fair play law By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO, July 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's Congress passed a fiscal responsibility law for soccer clubs on Monday, slightly watering down one p...
• afp FBI probing drug baron's threat against Trump: aide The FBI is investigating an alleged threat against US presidential contender Donald Trump from a Mexican drug kingpin on the run from jail, his campaign said...
• reuters PHILIPPINES PRESS-ADB, Philippine loan pipeline worth $1.42 bln in 2016, 2017 - Business Mirror The Philippine government and the Asian Development Bank will be processing as much as $1.42 billion worth of loans in 2016 and 2017, the Business Mirror rep...
• reuters Defeated Australia turned down post-match beer with England LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) - A sore and defeated Australia turned down an invitation from England to share a post-match beer after the tourists' humbling loss...
• afp Signs grow Iran nuclear deal in view at last Marathon talks between Iran and major powers towards a historic nuclear deal ran into the early hours Tuesday as signs grew that an agreement might be immine...
• reuters High-profile Tibetan monk dies in prison in China By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING, July 13 (Reuters) - A Tibetan monk who was one of China's most prominent political prisoners has died in jail, a relative said on Mon...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Tuesday - 14 July 2015 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. GREECE STRIKES FINANCIAL RESCUE DEAL Now it's up...
• reuters THAILAND PRESS-Regulatory relief for car makers in sight-Bangkok Post The Thai government has pledged to tackle what it deems obstacles to trade and investment as it seeks to spur car shipments in the second half, the Bangkok P...
• ap Marijuana opponents using racketeering law to fight industry DENVER (AP) — DENVER (AP) — A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industr...
• afp Enrique Iglesias to headline new US Latin festival Pop star Enrique Iglesias will headline a new festival of Latin American music and art near Los Angeles, organizers announced. The October 24-25 event at the...
• reuters Six powers conclude meeting at Iran nuclear talks, U.S. official VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Six major powers seeking to negotiate an agreement to limit the Iranian nuclear programme concluded a meeting that lasted just ov...
• ap Parents of woman shot at pier support strict immigration law SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The parents of a woman shot to death on a San Francisco pier said Monday in a cable television news interview that they support a propos...
• ap The Mirage volcano in Las Vegas to erupt less frequently LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Mirage volcano on the Las Vegas Strip is erupting less frequently, but not for any geological reason. The man-made volcano that has been...
• reuters U.S. presidential candidate Trump received threat from Mexican drug lord -aide WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - An aide to Donald Trump said on Monday the FBI is investigating threatening tweets to the U.S. Republican presidential candid...
• ap Police say vandalism at Florida church was a hate crime MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say the vandalism of a predominantly black church on Florida's Space Coast was a hate crime. Melbourne Police Department o...
• reuters Iran, six powers to hold comprehensive meeting at 0800 GMT - Fars VIENNA, July 14 (Reuters) - Iran and six major powers to hold a comprehensive meeting at 0800 GMT on Tuesday to discuss a possible final nuclear deal, which ...
• ap Federal trial in North Carolina voting rights case underway WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Lawyers and witnesses focused on whether Republican North Carolina state lawmakers and GOP Gov. Pat McCrory illegally weakened min...
• ap Pentagon announces plan aimed at lifting transgender ban WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military are outdated, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ...
• ap Judge is inclined to release video of police killing man LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge said Monday he was inclined to rule in favor of news media companies seeking video of a fatal police shooting of an unarme...
• reuters Blues legend B.B. King found to have died from natural causes LOS ANGELES, July 13 (Reuters) - Veteran blues musician B.B. King died of natural causes primarily stemming from Alzheimer's disease, Nevada officials said M...
• reuters Caribbean can lead CONCACAF again despite scandal - CFU president By Simon Evans MIAMI, July 13 (Reuters) - The Caribbean has been at the epicenter of the corruption scandal that has rocked FIFA, but the head of the region'...
• reuters Yemen fuel shortages could kill more than "bullets or bombs" as truce ignored By Kieran Guilbert LONDON, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fuel shortages in war-torn Yemen could cause more deaths than the continuing conflict, whic...