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Rasim Ljajic, head of the Serbian council for cooperation with the tribunal shows an undated photo of Radovan Karadzic during press conference, in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Darko Vojinovic / 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

Karadzic 'flamboyant' fugitive

CNN

Lawyers watch case of business owner charged with manslaughter

Lawyers are closely watching the case of a swimming pool company president who was charged with second-degree manslaughter in a drowning case, saying it could change the legal landscape for business owners.

Hartford Courant

Obama visits Iraq's Anbar, former insurgent haven

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama traveled to Anbar province to meet Sunni Arab tribal leaders whose decision to fight al-Qaeda helped change the course of the conflict in Iraq.

Reuters

Barack who? Arabs weigh in.

Christian Science Monitor

Obama's Iraq tour

CBS News

Judge bars 'coerced' evidence at terror trial

The judge in the first U.S. war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden's former driver, ruling that he was subjected to "highly coercive" conditions.

Detroit Free Press

Mukasey calls on congress to clarify detainee rights

CBS News

Bulldozer driver shot dead in Jerusalem after ramming cars

A Palestinian bulldozer driver has gone on the rampage in Jerusalem, injuring at least 11 people including two children, before being shot dead by bystanders and police.

Times Online

NATION

Storm strengthens; hurricane warnings for Texas coast

Tropical Storm Dolly intensified in the western Gulf of Mexico, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said. A flurry of warnings were issued along the coasts of Texas and Mexico.

CNN

US could say hello to a Hurricane Dolly

YouTube

US warns Iran on nuclear deadline

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

BBC

POLITICS

Obama uses cash edge over McCain to hire campaign operatives

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is using his fundraising advantage over John McCain to build a network of campaign workers in states Republicans have dominated for decades.

Bloomberg

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

Obama and McCain diverge on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Obama is likely to return U.S. to role of "honest broker," analysts say, while McCain would be more likely to see fighting Islamic extremists as paramount.

Christian Science Monitor

McCain challenges Obama to see success of surge in Iraq

ABC News

BUSINESS

Apple ready for 'product transition'

Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer warns financial analysts of a "product transition."

CNET News

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

ENVIRONMENT

UK green lights massive wind farm

Plans to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm near Glasgow have been approved by Scottish ministers.

BBC

Sleek turbine harnesses wind to power homes

NPR

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

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

Muslim alternative to YouTube launches

MuslimChannels.tv aims to educate non-Muslims about Islam and provide an Internet site for Muslims to view videos without worrying about anti-Islamic tirades or sexually explicit content.

Press-Enterprise

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

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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

WORLD

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

China bus blasts 'deliberate'