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Residents of Sarajevo celebrate in the streets the news that Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic was arrested in Belgrade. (Photo by Hidajet Delic / AP)

Karadzic, Bosnian Serb wartime leader, is arrested

Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader, was arrested by Serbian security forces after spending 13 years in hiding to avoid charges of genocide over the murder of almost 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica.

Bloomberg

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Serbia captures fugitive Karadzic

BBC

Indian parliament opens debate ahead of confidence vote

The future of India’s coalition government and a controversial nuclear deal with the United States were hanging in the balance as parliament opened debate ahead of a key confidence vote.

Pakistan Dawn

Nuclear arms debate leaves Indian government on verge of collapse

Guardian

Israelis, Palestinians look to Obama with hope, skepticism

As Barack Obama heads into the world's most complicated region in a bid to establish his foreign-policy credentials as a presidential hopeful, Israelis and Palestinians are voicing a mixture of hope, skepticism and curiosity.

McClatchy Newspapers

Barack who? Arabs weigh in.

Christian Science Monitor

Iraqi government backs Obama's troop withdrawal plan

Guardian

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In Baghdad, More Good News for Obama

Newsweek

Mukasey calls on congress to clarify detainee rights

CBS News

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Guantanamo: Beyond the law

McClatchy Newspapers

Salmonella found in Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper

Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled by a small Texas produce shipper.

USA Today

NATION

US warns Iran on nuclear deadline

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned that Iran may face further United Nations sanctions.

BBC

Bin Laden driver pleads not guilty

The former driver for Osama bin Laden, Salim Hamdan, pleaded not guilty to terrorism-related charges as the first trial under the military commissions got under way in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Monsters and Critics

New legal plan for Guantánamo detainees

International Herald Tribune

Tropical storm Dolly prompts hurricane watches in Texas, Mexico

Tropical Storm Dolly barreled toward the Texas coast, drawing strength from warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico and spurring hurricane watches that covered hundreds of miles of U.S. and Mexican shoreline.

Bloomberg

US could say hello to a Hurricane Dolly

YouTube

POLITICS

McCain opinion article rejected by New York Times

Republican presidential candidate John McCain's campaign said a McCain opinion article about Iraq offered to The New York Times as a rebuttal to Democrat Barack Obama had been rejected.

Reuters

Read what McCain wrote

CNN

McCain challenges Obama to see success of surge in Iraq

ABC News

Picking a No. 2 in the Internet age

More than ever, vice presidential wannabes must maneuver between groveling and remaining cool.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Can Yang and Icahn work together?

In an odd twist in the battle for Yahoo Inc., Jerry Yang and Carl Icahn must now figure out how to work together.

MarketWatch

Icahn's move to join Yahoo's board

Financial Times

Retailers warned discounting can hurt their brand

Retailers are advised to resist the urge to immediately slash prices when the economy is in a recession and instead ask whether discounts will produce new loyal customers.

New Zealand Herald

SPORTS

Harrington climbs to No. 3 in rankings

After successfully defending his title at the British Open, Padraig Harrington jumped 11 spots to No. 3 in the latest world rankings, a career-high for the Irishman.

Sports Network

Saints acquire Shockey for draft picks

Sean Payton's persistence finally won out. The New Orleans Saints acquired Jeremy Shockey for a second- and a fifth-round draft pick in 2009.

ESPN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists tap the ocean for energy

A sea of potential is lurking just beneath the waves. Scientists are looking to the ocean and its inhabitants for a little alternative energy inspiration.

MSNBC

Facebook sues 'copycat' German social networking site

Facebook has sued a German social networking site, saying the site stole its look and feel by creating a clone site and merely replacing a blue background with a red one, according to a report.

InformationWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope's Mass inflames row over abuse

The Pope held a secret Mass with four victims of sexual abuse, raising criticism that he thereby excluded hundreds of abuse survivors and their families.

Sydney Morning Herald

New pastor welcomed to Mount Zion

Following a two-year search, Mount Zion Baptist Church, a 118-year-old house of worship in Seattle, welcomed Rev. Aaron Williams as its new leader.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Christopher Beam):

Obama's former adviser on the humanitarian consequences of withdrawal

Slate

Blog:

Food prices will remain high

ABC News

Editorial:

Full speed ahead on new energy

Christian Science Monitor

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Leaders of the free world

Salon.com

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We support free expression

USA Today

Editorial:

The pros and cons of an eco-nightclub

Economist

Editorial:

Employers fighting immigration laws

International Herald Tribune

Column (Ruth Dailey):

Nothing funny about liberals' sensitivity

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (Christopher Hitchens):

Blind salamanders and Creationism

Slate

Editorial:

Food: a resource to manage wisely

Star Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

New programs target shaken-baby syndrome

Armed with data, researchers in North Carolina are teaching parents how to cope with crying babies instead of simply saying, "Don't shake your baby."

USA Today

Tomorrow's body armor could fight germs

Researchers plan to add germ-fighting to the list of Kevlar's virtues.

LiveScience

Walking helps seniors take aging in stride

A news study by researchers at the University of Georgia shows that older folks who kept up with a walking program for four months had "significant" health improvements over a group that didn't walk.

WebMD

WORLD

Madeleine police inquiry shelved

The probe into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been shelved and the suspect status of her parents lifted.

BBC

Zimbabwe leaders agree talks pact

President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have signed a deal outlining a framework for talks on Zimbabwe's political crisis.

BBC

Tsvangirai speaks to the BBC

BBC

Inside Zimbabwe

Times Online

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Man guilty of accosting Elie Wiesel

A San Francisco jury has found a 24-year-old man guilty of accosting Holocaust survivor and scholar Elie Wiesel in a hotel elevator.

San Jose Mercury News

Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson among Denver-bound stars

Several Hollywood A-listers are scheduled to attend the Democratic National Convention, where Sen. Barack Obama will be officially named the Democratic party's presidential nominee.

NY Daily News

How Batman broke the record

Holy gargantuan grosses, Batman! Hollywood has just ridden to the most lucrative movie-going weekend in film history on the cape of "The Dark Knight."

TIME

Batman on the big screen

Yahoo! video

ENVIRONMENT

California first state to adopt green building code

The California Building Standards Commission announced the unanimous adoption of a statewide “green” building code, the first in the nation.

Environmental News Network

Deadly Midwest fish virus may reach Mississippi River

Hemorrhagic septicemia, a deadly fish virus, has been discovered for the first time in southern Lake Michigan, raising concerns that the virus may migrate to the Mississippi River.

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Central Georgia schools bring back paddling

The Twiggs County school board reinstated its corporal punishment policy to allow students to be spanked to curb misbehavior.

Atlanta-Journal Constitution

Emory University signs 10 year deal valued at up to $10 million

Emory University signs a 10 year, up to $10 million deal with AtlantaNAP to provide backup services for the university and hospital systems.

MarketWatch

HEALTH

The never-ending diet wars

A new study reports that the Atkins diet can be just as healthy as a low-fat diet, but has some serious research flaws.

Newsweek

Fat-hungry brain

LiveScience

Too much, too little sleep linked to stroke risk

Postmenopausal women who slept more than nine hours a night had up to 70% higher risk.

U.S. News & World Report

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