Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

MOSCOW - Russia's navy arrested eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter near Sweden and forcing the crew to sail to West Africa, the defense minister said Tuesday. Full Story »

• Video: Missing ship located, crew alive: Russia CBC.ca
• Slideshow: Missing ship found off West Africa

SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp.'s souped-up Internet search engine gained a little more ground on industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. in July, according to data released late Monday. Full Story »

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. - A 53-year-old man charged with attempting to stalk Miley Cyrus is scheduled to head back to court on Tybee Island, where the teen superstar just finished shooting a movie on the Georgia coast. Full Story »

• Video: Ga. man charged with trying to stalk Miley Cyrus AP

WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals knew they needed to sign No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg, and they did. Full Story »

• Video: MLB: Strasburg Negotiations Yahoo! Sports

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber killed at least seven people in an attack on a Western military convoy in the Afghan capital on Tuesday and a Taliban rocket hit the presidential palace grounds two days before tense elections. Full Story »

• Video: Security major hurdle for Afghan polls AFP
• Slideshow: Afghanistan

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is counting down to its first space launch on Wednesday that will likely open the door to its nascent rocket program and rile neighbor North Korea, hit by U.N. sanctions after its own rocket launch in April. Full Story »

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said Tehran was ready for negotiations with the West on its disputed nuclear program based on mutual respect and without preconditions, state television reported on Tuesday. Full Story »

• Video: France urges Iran to drop charges against bailed teacher AFP
• Slideshow: Iran Nuclear Issues

MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, revved up quickly on Monday as it headed toward Bermuda, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Ana dissipated without threatening the U.S. Gulf oil patch. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

SEOUL (Reuters) - Former President Kim Dae-jung, a giant in South Korea's shift to democracy who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to forge a reconciliation with the prickly communist North, died on Tuesday at the age of 85. Full Story »

KUWAIT (Reuters) - U.S. authorities warned on Tuesday that American citizens in Kuwait remained at risk from terrorist attacks, following the arrest of an al Qaeda-linked network in the Gulf Arab state last week. Full Story »

• Video: Dozens die in Kuwait wedding fire Reuters

YANGON (Reuters) - State media in army-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday hailed the visit by a United States senator as a success and said it allowed the authorities to show their friendliness and respect for human rights. Full Story »

• Video: US man's 'regrettable' actions hurt Suu Kyi: Webb AFP

OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Voters in Japan flocked to rallies on Tuesday as official campaigning began in an election that is expected to see Prime Minister Taro Aso's party ousted for only the second time in its 54-year history. Full Story »

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia said Tuesday it had arrested eight men suspected of hijacking the Arctic Sea cargo ship whose sudden disappearance in July sparked an international mystery and a dramatic high seas chase. Full Story »