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Pakistani tribal people show torn copies of Muslims holy book Quran after an attack on militants compound by government forces in Qambarkhel in Pakistan's tribal area of Khyber. (Photo by Mohammad Sajjad / AP)

Missile attack kills 8 in Pakistan

At least eight people were killed in a suspected missile attack on a central office of a militant organization in Pakistan's Khyber tribal district.

Monsters and Critics

Exploiting US divisions, al Qaida grows in Pakistan

Austin American-Statesman

Pakistan's Khyber offensive

YouTube

Army: Iraq occupation was understaffed

A study released by the Army found that "in the euphoria of early 2003," U.S.-based commanders did not send enough troops to handle the occupation.

CBS News

Mugabe faces pressure to share power from African leaders

Bloomberg

Zimbabwe's Mugabe: from liberator to pariah

NPR

A red tide in the Yellow Sea

Before it plays host to the Olympic sailing regatta, thousands of Chinese people and an armada of small boats are cleaning up algae that threatens Olympic competition.

International Herald Tribune

More than 1,400 blazes in Calif.

More than a thousand wildfires were burning in Northern California and there was no relief in sight for weary firefighters.

ABC News

UN strikes food deal with North Korea

The U.N. World Food Program says it has reached an agreement to greatly expand its work in North Korea, as a shipment of U.S. food aid arrived in the country.

BBC

NATION

Medical helicopters collide over Ariz.

A helicopter ferrying a patient from the Grand Canyon collided into another chopper carrying a patient near a northern Arizona hospital, leaving six dead and critically injuring a nurse.

USA Today

Mass. pioneering health plan turns 1

It's the one-year anniversary of the deadline for Massachusetts residents to carry health coverage. Since the program began, the percentage of uninsured adults has dropped by nearly half.

USA Today

Gas prices put chill on vacation season

Brutal gas prices and a stingy mortgage market add up to heavy weather for home sales and rentals.

CBS News

POLITICS

Obama to visit Middle East, Europe

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama announced plans for a midsummer trip that will take him to the Middle East and Europe for firsthand observation and consultations with foreign leaders.

San Jose Mercury News

Blog:

McCain, Obama walk 'base' tightrope

Baltimore Sun

Obama, McCain courting Latino voters

John McCain and Barack Obama are vying for the support of Hispanics by vowing to remake immigration policy, and sparring over their positions on the issue.

Hartford Courant

McCain pounds Obama for position flips

ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Google and 'Family Guy' creator come to an agreement

Google is experimenting with a new method of distributing original material on the Web, and some film financiers are betting millions that the company will succeed.

International Herald Tribune

Waterfalls are instant monuments for the New York harbor

Artist Olafur Eliasson's four massive waterfalls around the New York harbor are sublime. Yet the scale of the city dwarfs these feats of engineering.

Bloomberg

Waterfalls — in New York City

ABC News

Does having kids make you happy?

The most recent comprehensive study on the emotional state of those with kids shows the term "bundle of joy" may not be the most accurate way to describe our offspring.

Newsweek

ENVIRONMENT

G8 may invest billions to cut CO2

The group of eight wealthy nations are looking at investing more than $10 billion a year to support new technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, including carbon dioxide capture and storage.

Environmental News Network

Great Lakes deal almost ratified

A deal to govern nearly one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water is close to ratification at the state level, and supporters are plotting strategy for winning federal approval.

TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Rare Iraqi Jewish books surface in Israel

Some 300 rare and valuable books confiscated from Iraq's Jewish community by Saddam Hussein's regime have been secretly spirited into Israel.

European Jewish Press

Report: Two-thirds care for environment because it's God's creation

From Christians in Hawaii to Buddhists in Connecticut, and from Jews in New York to Muslims in Wisconsin, people of all walks of faith are finding ways to care for the environment.

USA Today

EDUCATION

Parents want more math for kids

A majority of Americans think schools are placing too much emphasis on the wrong subjects, and more than half think they're doing just a fair job in preparing children for the work force.

CBS News

Universities cutting tenure for teachers

Students at universities pay more for tuition but have greater odds of being taught by non tenured, less experienced faculty than students a decade ago.

Arizona Republic

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Oil speculators and the US consumers

USA Today

Column (Walter Shapiro):

Why Clinton voters will return to the fold

Salon.com

Column (Jennifer Ordoñez):

They can’t hide their pryin’ eyes

Newsweek

Column (Christopher Hitchens):

Send a book, build democracy

Slate

Column (Madeleine Bunting):

Pregnancy should be a cheer, not fear

Guardian

Blog:

McCain gets no endorsement from Grahams

CNN

Column:

The path through Pakistan to a shorter war on terror

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Daniel Gross):

This 'bid's' for you

Slate

Column (Nicholas Kristof):

If only Mugabe were white

International Herald Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

WORLD

US 'preparing the battlefield' in Iran

The Bush administration has launched a "significant escalation" of covert operations in Iran, journalist Seymour Hersh said.

CNN

Cost of a meal driven higher by hoarding

At least 29 countries have sharply curbed food exports in recent months, to ensure that their own people have enough to eat, at affordable prices.

International Herald Tribune

Israel swaps militants for remains

Israel agreed to swap five jailed Hezbollah militants, including a notorious terrorist, for the remains of two soldiers whose abduction sparked the 2006 invasion of Lebanon.

Times Online

Festive welcome awaits prisoners in Lebanese towns

Haaretz

BUSINESS

America's shrinking food packaging

Faced with a choice between raising prices or quietly putting fewer ounces in the bag, carton or cup, manufacturers are choosing the latter.

TIME

Election could delay Fed rate rise

The Federal Reserve may be hesitant to raise interest rates ahead of the U.S. election, although there is no hard evidence to support the widely held view that politics influences monetary policy.

Reuters

SPORTS

Jankovic dismissed in straight sets; Federer advances past Hewitt

Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic was ousted in the fourth round by Tamarine Tanasugarn, leaving the women's draw without its top three players.

Sports Illustrated

Torres' goal wins Euro 2008 for Spain

The festival of football finished in style, settled by stylish finisher Fernando Torres. In ending 44 years of hurt, Spain possessed too much heart and too much invention for Germany.

Telegraph.co.uk

Spain's winning goal

ESPN

No no-no

The Dodgers became the fifth team in modern major league history to win without getting a hit. However, because they didn't have to bat in the ninth, the game doesn't qualify as a no-hitter.

Sports Illustrated

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The miracle of life 520 light-years away

At this moment, in the constellation Taurus, a planet is forming in the dust and debris surrounding the star HL Tau. The protoplanet, named HL Tau b, may be the youngest yet discovered.

Popular Science

Windows XP begins its long goodbye

Barring a last-minute reprieve, Windows XP will start to fade away, when Microsoft stops selling the seven-year-old operating system to retailers and major PC makers.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Birds of a feather revealed in evolutionary tree

The world of birds is aflutter because a gene study shows that iridescent daytime hummingbirds evolved from drab nocturnal nightjars, and falcons are not closely related to hawks, among other things.

Telegraph.co.uk

HEALTH

Red wine may make meat healthier

Having a meaty meal? Drinking a little red wine may make it healthier, thanks to compounds in red wine, according to an Israeli study.

WebMD

Organ donation: an advancing science hindered by supply shortages

More than 98,000 Americans are clinging to life this very second, and their only chance for survival is a dead person's generosity.

U.S. News & World Report

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