AP - A Palestinian man plowed an enormous construction vehicle into cars, buses and pedestrians on a busy street Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding at least 45 before he was shot dead by security officers.
AFP - South African President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday rejected an EU position that it will only accept a Zimbabwean government led by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
AFP - Mongolia said Wednesday it had sent soldiers and border guards to help protect its capital amid fears of more confrontations following deadly protests over allegedly rigged elections.
Reuters - The United States will not allow Iran
to block the Gulf, the waterway that carries crude from the
world's largest oil exporting region, the U.S. Navy's Fifth
Fleet said on Wednesday.
Reuters - A helicopter belonging to U.S.-led
coalition troops was shot down by small-arms fire south of the
Afghan capital on Wednesday, but there were no serious injuries
to those on board, the U.S. military said.
Reuters - Seven women pile out of a
massive white Chevrolet Suburban and unload the vacuums, mops
and buckets of their trade. Gasoline may cost $4 a gallon, but
the Chevy's driver and business owner Leesa Baldwin has no
intention of downsizing to a smaller vehicle.
Reuters - A riot in Mongolia's capital over
alleged election fraud has killed five people, dampening hopes
for a period of stable government to develop the mining sector
and tackle inflation.
Reuters - The U.S. economy is facing a tough
second quarter and Europe will not be immune to the impact,
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was quoted as saying on
Wednesday.
Reuters - Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama promised a more active approach to
faith-based social programs on Tuesday in a bid to bolster his
support among evangelical and religious voters.
Reuters - South African President Thabo Mbeki said
on Wednesday that outside players like the European Union or
the African Union could not impose conditions for a solution to
the Zimbabwe crisis.
Reuters - An Illinois man suspected in a killing
spree in which eight people, ranging from a 2-year-old boy to a
93-year-old man, were beaten or hacked to death was captured by
police outside a bar, authorities said.
AP - Katie Hoff and Natalie Coughlin usually dominate their events in the pool. But the indefatigable teenager and the highly decorated Olympian rarely swim against each other.
AP - Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox's "24" may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.
AP - A last-minute no-interest financing offer and strong sales of some cars helped General Motors Corp. keep its U.S. sales over Toyota Motor Corp. last month, but it was still the worst June for the industry in 17 years and a harbinger of more misery ahead.
AP - The Pentagon has revised its policy for recruits who must get waivers for past bad behavior, but officials stopped short of eliminating waiver requirements for petty crimes, The Associated Press has learned.
