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Turkish university students, hand-in-hand, chant nationalist slogans in Istanbul, during a protest against the separatist Kurdish rebel group of PKK.   (Photo by Murad Sezer / AP) Evacuation center closes at Qualcomm Stadium The NFL stadium where thousands of displaced residents sought refuge is closing as an evacuation center, a symbolic show of progress against wildfires still menacing Southern California. KCAL California fires worsened as red tape kept helicopters grounded ABC News Fire chief: 25,000-acre blaze was set CNN Rice: loophole allowed Blackwater to get off legal hook Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice conceded a loophole in U.S. law that allowed Blackwater USA employees to escape legal jeopardy for their actions in Iraq. San Francisco Chronicle Bush lashes out at unfazed Cuba President Bush said although Fidel Castro is no longer in power, true political change will not happen in Cuba until all members of the Castro regime are removed from office. ABC News   Iran defiant over new U.S. sanctions Iran has responded defiantly to new sanctions imposed by the U.S. targeting Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and three state-owned banks. BBC U.S. details Quds Force's 'lethal support' to Taliban CNN Syria razes suspected nuclear reactor Syria has razed a suspected nuclear reactor building that was bombed by Israeli aircraft, according to nuclear experts. Satellite images showed signs of a hasty clean-up of the site. Guardian Syria's mysterious nuclear plant ABC News General Martin Luther Agwai fears Darfur force will fail A 26,000-strong peacekeeping mission to Darfur risks failure unless donor countries come forward with desperately needed helicopters. Times Online U.K. warning to Darfur rebels BBC Witness to Khmer Rouge brutality to testify at trial He had a job to do. Under threat of death, within earshot of screams of torture: methodically photographing Khmer Rouge prisoners and producing a haunting collection of mug shots. International Herald Tribune   NATION GA court orders youth freed in consensual sex case Georgia's Supreme Court ordered the release of a young man who was imprisoned for having consensual oral sex with another teenager. MSNBC Staph infection kills 12-year-old boy A Brooklyn middle school student has died after contracting an infection caused by an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria, the city's Health Department said. Newsday Superbug death WCBS POLITICS India's Gandhi meets China's Hu and Wen India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi met with China's top leaders on a visit widely seen as a sign of improving relations between the world's two most populous nations. Al Jazeera India's missing girls BBC Democrats worry Bush setting up for a war with Iran Some Democratic presidential candidates are worried the White House has begun a march to war by declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorism supporter. Reuters Petraeus remains upbeat on Iraq MSNBC BUSINESS Oil keeps rising, briefly tops $92 a barrel Crude oil prices spiked above $92 a barrel in Asia on growing tensions in the Middle East and renewed concern about oil supplies. USA Today Oil prices top $90 to set new record NPR Microsoft reports 23 percent profit jump, raises outlook Microsoft posted a rise in quarterly profit, boosted by healthy demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its "Halo 3" video game. CNBC HEALTH Hysterectomy may boost incontinence risk Women who undergo hysterectomies for benign conditions more than double their risk of needing subsequent surgery for stress urinary incontinence, a new study finds. HealthDay House passes expanded kids' insurance The U.S. House passed an expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, despite a new veto threat and continued opposition from many Republican representatives. MarketWatch Aides say Bush would veto new bill Bloomberg SPORTS Sox advance to 2-0 in World Series Relying more on guile than pure gas, Curt Schilling pitched the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory and a 2-0 lead in the World Series over the suddenly stagnant Rockies. ESPN Rules on referees gaming to ease David Stern acknowledged that more than half of his 56 referees had violated NBA policies about gambling, but he said none will be punished because he felt the rules were outdated. Detroit Free Press RELIGION Christian foster parents condemn 'gay laws' A Christian couple who have taken in 28 children have been forced to give up being foster parents after they refused to promote homosexuality. Telegraph.co.uk RELIGION Catholic Church beatifies WWII objector A devout and defiant Austrian farmer beheaded by the Nazis in 1943 for deserting Hitler's army was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in the last major step before possible sainthood. San Jose Mercury News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: Pakistan's political turmoil Economist Editorial: Denying health care to America's children International Herald Tribune Editorial: War talk: grand bargains Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: A tax on carbon to cool the planet Christian Science Monitor Column: McCain, Giuliani like Gephardt, Kerry? Real Clear Politics Column: Subprime debacle New York Sun Column: Bush's hardline Cuba policy buys Castro more time Newsday Column: Is Hillary running away with the race? Salon.com   Site edited by: Yvonne Lee, nicole miller, Jim Scripps, Ritchelle Rala, Angela Leland and Josh Miles.   GOOD NEWS Program helps kids bike, walk to school When Amy Lovell dropped off her son at school, she had to make sure the fifth-grader didn't dash off without his French horn. It was strapped to the back of her bicycle with a rope. HappyNews.com Big moon no optical illusion There's a big moon rising. If Luna looked a little large recently, it was no optical illusion -- the night's full moon was the closest of the year. Seattle Post-Intelligencer WORLD Yemen frees a USS Cole bomber Yemen has set free one of the al-Qaida masterminds of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 that killed 17 American sailors, a senior security official said. TIME Special section: USS Cole interactive: ship terror CBS News Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet amid clashes in Gaza Israeli and Palestinian leaders renewed efforts today to narrow their differences ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference despite fierce clashes in Gaza. Guardian Iraqis try to defuse tension with Turkey A high-level Iraqi delegation met with Turkish officials to try to defuse tensions over Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. Associated Press Turkey: patience is running out Reuters ENVIRONMENT U.N. report: Humanity is putting Earth, and itself, at risk The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage to the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a United Nations report. International Herald Tribune Canada sets largest freshwater conservation area The largest freshwater marine protected area in the world is being set up off the northern shores of Lake Superior, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced. Environmental News Network LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Potter book conjures big auction price The first edition of the debut Harry Potter book was sold at auction in London for nearly 20,000 pounds, more than twice the expected price. AFP 'Potter' fans learn Dumbledore is gay NPR 'War and Peace' sparks a literary skirmish The opening paragraph of the Richard Pevear-Larissa Volokhonsky translation of "War and Peace" might take some readers by surprise: It's in French. NPR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Report says U.S. tops list of spam-offending countries The U.S. remains the world's biggest spammer, according to security firm Sophos, which released its quarterly report on the world's top spam-offending countries. CNET News Sexual orientation Is genetic in worms The sexual preferences of nematode worms can be changed by flipping a genetic master switch in their brains, a new study says. A worm's sex is determined by chromosomes found in its DNA. National Geographic Some Neanderthals were redheads Like bringing to life a naked mannequin, scientists are using genetic and physical evidence found in fossils to clothe the skeletal remains of our closest hominid relatives, the Neanderthals. LiveScience EDUCATION The science education myth Political leaders and academics often claim that the U.S. is falling behind in math and science education. They cite poor test results, declining rankings, and decreasing enrollment in the hard sciences. BusinessWeek A year of decision for 6 seniors Each fall, hundreds of thousands of high school seniors navigate an admissions process that begins with a list of colleges they think they might like and ends with a life-changing decision. Christian Science Monitor   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Captive shark had 'virgin birth' Female hammerhead sharks can reproduce without having sex, scientists confirm. BBC   Photo of the Day Cyclists ride past a traditional Chinese gateway during a foggy day in Beijing.   (Photo by Ng Han Guan / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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