Reuters - Eight small bombs exploded in
quick succession across the south Indian IT city of Bangalore
on Friday, killing a woman and wounding at least 15 people,
police said.
Reuters - Legislation to rein in excessive
energy speculation failed a key procedural vote on Friday to
move forward in the Senate, and now lawmakers will set aside
the bill to consider other legislation.
Reuters - The United States expanded sanctions
against President Robert Mugabe's government on Friday,
increasing pressure on the Zimbabwean leader as his party
discusses a power-sharing deal with the opposition.
Reuters - Troubled global trade talks showed signs
of progress on Friday after crunch negotiations among seven key
countries, ministers and officials said.
Reuters - Consumer sentiment rebounded in July
from a 28-year low and business investment rose unexpectedly
last month, according to data on Friday that showed rare signs
of resilience for the U.S. economy.
Reuters - U.S. retail gasoline prices have
fallen more than 10 cents per gallon in a week and could fall
another 25 cents by the end of summer, a sign the worst is over
for U.S. motorists this vacation season.
Reuters - U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama
said on Friday Iran should not wait for the next administration
to halt its uranium enrichment program.
AP - Brett Favre told the Green Bay Packers he plans to report to training camp this weekend, the NFL Network reported Friday, in a move perhaps designed to force the team to quickly trade the three-time MVP. -- read full article
AP - AOL is shutting three data-storage services, including one of the Internet's earliest photo-sharing sites, as it seeks to cut costs and focus resources on its advertising opportunities. -- read full article
AP - Sales of new homes fell in June for the seventh time in the past eight months, but the decline was less than had been expected, raising faint hopes that the nation's severe housing recession could be approaching a bottom.
AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Friday that Barack Obama's policies would have led to defeat in both Iraq and Afghanistan and possibly pushed the entire Middle East into war, stepping up his criticism of his Democratic rival.
AP - The first of 200 ships idled by a massive oil spill began crawling down the Mississippi River Friday after the Coast Guard reopened the waterway to traffic, but it could be days before all of the ships are cleared.
AP - The Senate cleared the last hurdle Friday to passing a housing rescue aimed at sparing hundreds of thousands of homeowners from foreclosure and bolstering troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
AP - Oil prices sank to their lowest point in weeks Friday as investors questioned whether crude has cooled enough to reflect a serious deterioration in demand. Prices at the pump eased to nearly $4 a gallon and the AAA auto club said that could drop another quarter by Labor Day.
