AP - Bobby Murcer succeeded Mickey Mantle, played in pinstripes with Don Mattingly and watched proudly from the broadcast booth when the New York Yankees returned to power.
AP - An education-advocacy group will begin airing ads this week seeking to nudge Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama on ways to improve the standing of U.S. schools compared with other industrialized nations.
AP - President Bush on Saturday tried to pin the blame on Congress for soaring energy prices and said lawmakers need to lift long-standing restrictions on drilling for oil in pristine lands and offshore tracts believed to hold huge reserves of fuel.
AP - Pakistan's top diplomat said Saturday there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed in to search for the al-Qaida leader.
AP - North Korea on Sunday rejected a proposal to resume stalled reconciliation talks with South Korea, while Seoul denounced the communist regime for the shooting death of a tourist that heightened tension between the divided nations.
AP - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Australia on Sunday, saying he wants to use his visit to raise awareness about global warming and address the crisis of clergy sexual abuse.
AP - Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft's latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a "take or leave it" proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise.
AP - Barack Obama said Saturday there is "little doubt we've moved into recession," underscoring the country's need for a second economic stimulus package, swift steps to shore up the housing market and a long-term energy policy to reduce reliance on foreign oil imports.
AFP - North Korea agreed on Saturday to completely disable its main nuclear facilities by the end of October and to allow thorough site inspections to verify that all necessary steps had been taken.
AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a strong comeback on the international stage Saturday as President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed him to France and announced he would soon pay a visit to Damascus.
Reuters - "Do you know who these men
are?" a U.S. Marine asks residents, gesturing to Afghan border
police near the recently captured town of Garmsir. But the
answer is always "no," no one has ever seen the force before. -- read full article
Reuters - Zimbabwe on Saturday welcomed the
failure of a Western-backed U.N. Security Council resolution to
impose sanctions over its violent presidential elections,
calling it a victory over racism and meddling in its affairs.
Reuters - World Bank President Robert Zoellick
said on Saturday he expected food prices to remain above 2004
levels until at least 2012 and energy prices would also remain
high and volatile.
Reuters - North Korea pledged on Saturday to
complete steps to disable its nuclear facilities by the end of
October, at six-country talks aimed at disarming the communist
state in return for aid and better diplomatic relations.
