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| More than 40 injured in Swiss train wreck Monday, Jul 29, 2013 12:16 PM PDT  At least four people sustain serious injuries in the head-on crash near Bern. Full Story | Top |
| Estimate of French diamond heist balloons to $136 million Monday, Jul 29, 2013 12:25 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Wearing a scarf to mask his face, the gunman held up at least three security guards and then fled the luxury Cannes hotel roughly a minute later with $136 million in diamond jewelry, more than twice the initial estimated worth of the loot. Full Story | Top |
| Terminally ill woman gets dream wedding Monday, Jul 29, 2013 09:30 AM PDT  Jen Bulik, a 35-year-old who was recently diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, got the wedding of her dreams over the weekend — thanks in large part to the generosity of strangers. Full Story | Top |
| Kerry names Martin Indyk to shepherd Mideast talks Monday, Jul 29, 2013 11:58 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday appointed a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, to shepherd Israeli-Palestinian peace talk as senior negotiators from the two sides prepared to sit down together for the first time in years. Full Story | Top |
| FBI raids rescue 105 kids forced into prostitution Monday, Jul 29, 2013 09:25 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities rescued 105 children who were forced into prostitution and arrested 150 pimps and others in a three-day law enforcement sweep in 76 American cities, the FBI said Monday. The victims, almost all girls, range in age from 13 to 17. Full Story | Top |
| EU diplomat tries to mediate in Egypt's tensions Monday, Jul 29, 2013 11:51 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Europe's top diplomat urged Egypt's interim government to reach out to the Muslim Brotherhood as she worked Monday to mediate an end to the country's increasingly bloody crisis, while the mainly Islamist protesters calling for the return of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi massed for more protests. Full Story | Top |
| Wave of car bombings in Iraq kills at least 58 Monday, Jul 29, 2013 11:02 AM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — More than a dozen explosions, mainly from car bombs, ripped through marketplaces, parking lots, a cafe and rush-hour crowds in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 58 people and pushing the country's death toll for the month of July toward the 700 mark, officials said. Full Story | Top |
| Hudson's Bay buying Saks for about $2.4 billion Monday, Jul 29, 2013 11:33 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Don't let the global economy fool you: Luxury is hardly dead. Full Story | Top |
| Witness: Paterno said Penn St. erred on Sandusky Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:25 AM PDT  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Bus crash in southern Italy kills 38 people Monday, Jul 29, 2013 05:56 AM PDT  ROME (AP) — An Italian tour bus plowed through cars, crashed through the side wall of a highway bridge and plunged into a ravine, killing at least 38 people, authorities said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Mideast talks to resume amid deep skepticism Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:02 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian teams flew to Washington on Monday to end five years of diplomatic stalemate and prepare for a new round of Mideast peace talks, though optimism was in short supply after two decades of failed attempts to reach a deal. Full Story | Top |
| Thumbnails of Israeli, Palestinian negotiators Monday, Jul 29, 2013 09:55 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli and Palestinian delegates sitting down for preliminary peace talks in Washington are veterans of on-and-off negotiations that began more than two decades ago. The chief Palestinian negotiator has joked that he has spent more time with an Israeli negotiator than with his own wife. Such familiarity could be seen as a blessing or a curse, assuring a smooth return to talks or blocking creativity. Full Story | Top |
| EU diplomat in Egypt to mediate amid high tensions Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:46 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Europe's top diplomat urged Egypt's government to reach out to the Muslim Brotherhood as she worked Monday to mediate an end to the country's increasingly bloody crisis, while the mainly Islamist protesters calling for the return of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi massed for more protests. Full Story | Top |
| NZ disputes report that it spied on journalist Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:18 AM PDT  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Monday disputed a newspaper report saying its military conspired with U.S. spy agencies to monitor a freelance journalist in Afghanistan, a report that has provoked concerns over how surveillance programs revealed by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden might be used to spy on reporters. Full Story | Top |
| Bradley Manning's Wikileaks case verdict coming Tuesday Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:16 AM PDT  By Medina Roshan (Reuters) - The verdict in the court-martial of Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, accused of the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history, will be read on Tuesday, the presiding judge said on Monday. Manning, who is accused of spilling secrets to the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website, is charged with 21 criminal counts, the most serious of which, aiding the enemy, carries a life sentence. Judge Colonel Denise Lind, who presided over Manning's court-martial in Fort Meade, Maryland and began deliberations on Friday, said she plans to read the verdict at 1 p.m. ... Full Story | Top |
| Philadelphia row house collapses, injuring eight Monday, Jul 29, 2013 10:48 AM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A row house collapse Monday severely damaged neighboring houses and hurt eight people, including a baby and a critically injured contractor. Full Story | Top |
| Did Poland house secret CIA jail? Monday, Jul 29, 2013 08:01 AM PDT  European court takes up 2nd case that could reveal more. Full Story | Top |
| Photos: Egypt unrest incurs diplomatic rebuke to back off the Brotherhood Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:58 AM PDT  Egypt's interim President Adli Mansour (R) meets with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton at El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo July 29, 2013. Ashton became the first senior overseas envoy to visit Egypt's new rulers since the weekend killing of at least 80 supporters of the country's deposed Islamist president. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) Full Story | Top |
| FBI arrests 150 in child prostitution ring Monday, Jul 29, 2013 11:08 AM PDT  Agents rescue 105 children during the operation at truck stops, motels and casinos. Full Story | Top |
| Photos: 50 tons of spilled oil ruin beloved Thai beach Monday, Jul 29, 2013 08:34 AM PDT  Thai soldiers in white biohazard suits take part in a clean-up operation at Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet, Rayong July 29, 2013. Crude oil that leaked from a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend has reached a Thai tourist resort, pipeline operator PTT Global Chemical Pcl said on Monday. Around 50,000 litres of crude oil poured into the sea on Saturday around 20 km (12 miles) off the coast of Rayong, southeast of the capital Bangkok. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) Full Story | Top |
| After Asiana crash, use GPS, not eyeballs Monday, Jul 29, 2013 12:30 PM PDT  Aviation authorities tell foreign airlines: Use computers to land at San Francisco's SFO. Full Story | Top |
| Obama lunches with Hillary Clinton; what's on menu? Monday, Jul 29, 2013 12:02 PM PDT  Is 2016 on the menu as President Barack Obama hosts Hillary Clinton for lunch? Full Story | Top |
| Nazi war criminal's 100th birthday sparks Rome protests Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:33 AM PDT  ROME (Reuters) - Dozens of demonstrators, including members of Rome's Jewish community, protested outside the apartment building where the former SS officer responsible for one of Italy's worst wartime massacres celebrated his 100th birthday on Monday. Erich Priebke, a former SS captain, lives under house arrest in the Italian capital after being sentenced to life imprisonment in 1998 for the massacre in the Ardeatine Caves near Rome where 335 civilians were killed in March 1944. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pope on gay priests: 'Who am I to judge?' Monday, Jul 29, 2013 05:36 AM PDT  ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) — Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. Full Story | Top |
| Exclusive: Signs of declining economic security Monday, Jul 29, 2013 03:36 AM PDT  Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey ... Full Story | Top |
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