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  • FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 file photo, US hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal, attend their trail at the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iran. The website of Iran's state TV reported Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 that two American hikers held in Iran have been sentenced to 8 years in jail each. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)
    Iran: Lawyer for 2 Americans will appeal sentences AP - 1 hr 22 mins ago

    The lawyer for two American men arrested more than two years ago in Iran and convicted on charges that include espionage said Sunday he will appeal the verdict and his clients' eight-year prison sentences. More Â»Iran: Lawyer for 2 Americans will appeal sentences

    FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 file photo, US hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal, attend their trail at the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iran. The website of Iran's state TV reported Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 that two American hikers held in Iran have been sentenced to 8 years in jail each. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)

    The lawyer for two American men arrested more than two years ago in Iran and convicted on charges that include espionage said Sunday he will appeal the verdict and his clients' eight-year prison sentences.

  • File-- In this March 2008 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi , left, gestures with Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, during the opening session of the Arab Summit in Damascus, Syria. When Bashar Assad inherited power in Syria in 2000, he was seen by many as a youthful new president in a region of aging dictators, a fresh face who could transform his father's stagnant dictatorship into a modern state. Now this once-popular image of Assad, as a reformer constrained by members of his late father's old guard, has vanished in the aftermath of one of the bloodiest government backlashes of the Arab Spring. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, file)
    Syria hits point of no return amid broad isolation AP - 1 hr 0 mins ago

    When Bashar Assad inherited power in Syria in 2000, many saw him as a youthful new president in a region of aging dictators — a fresh face who could transform his father's stagnant dictatorship into a modern state ready to … More Â»Syria hits point of no return amid broad isolation

    File-- In this March 2008 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi , left, gestures with Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, during the opening session of the Arab Summit in Damascus, Syria. When Bashar Assad inherited power in Syria in 2000, he was seen by many as a youthful new president in a region of aging dictators, a fresh face who could transform his father's stagnant dictatorship into a modern state. Now this once-popular image of Assad, as a reformer constrained by members of his late father's old guard, has vanished in the aftermath of one of the bloodiest government backlashes of the Arab Spring. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, file)

    When Bashar Assad inherited power in Syria in 2000, many saw him as a youthful new president in a region of aging dictators — a fresh face who could transform his father's stagnant dictatorship into a modern state ready to engage with the world.

  • Survivors  and their relatives  of the July 22 attack visit the island of Utoya in Norway Saturday Aug. 20 2011.  Up to 1,000 survivors and relatives were expected on Utoya island, accompanied by police and medical staff, to face the painful memories of the shooting spree by a right-wing extremist. (AP Photo/Cornelius Poppe, Scanpix)  NORWAY OUT
    Norway remembers 77 killed in massacre AP - 54 mins ago

    Flags flew at half-staff as people lay flowers and children blew soap bubbles outside the cathedral in Norway's capital Sunday to pay tribute to the 77 people killed in last month's bombing and shooting massacre by a right-wing … More Â»Norway remembers 77 killed in massacre

    Survivors  and their relatives  of the July 22 attack visit the island of Utoya in Norway Saturday Aug. 20 2011.  Up to 1,000 survivors and relatives were expected on Utoya island, accompanied by police and medical staff, to face the painful memories of the shooting spree by a right-wing extremist. (AP Photo/Cornelius Poppe, Scanpix)  NORWAY OUT

    Flags flew at half-staff as people lay flowers and children blew soap bubbles outside the cathedral in Norway's capital Sunday to pay tribute to the 77 people killed in last month's bombing and shooting massacre by a right-wing extremist.

  • A train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il runs in Russia's Far East on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Kim arrived in Russia on Saturday and will meet with President Dmitry Medvedev during a visit expected to last a week, the Kremlin said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
    North Korean leader visits Russian power plant AP - 1 hr 12 mins ago

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Il toured a hydroelectric plant Sunday as his train traveled through Russia's Far East on his first visit to the Cold War-era ally in nine years. More Â»North Korean leader visits Russian power plant

    A train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il runs in Russia's Far East on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Kim arrived in Russia on Saturday and will meet with President Dmitry Medvedev during a visit expected to last a week, the Kremlin said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Il toured a hydroelectric plant Sunday as his train traveled through Russia's Far East on his first visit to the Cold War-era ally in nine years.

  • FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2011 photo, Verizon workers picket outside one of the company's central offices in Philadelphia.  The Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers issued a statement saying they have agreed to come back to work while they continue to negotiate with Verizon Communications Inc. About 45,000 Verizon landline workers from Massachusetts to Virginia went on strike on Aug. 7, fighting management demands for contract givebacks. At issue is the company's declining landline business in an age of mobile phones. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
    Verizon workers return to work, without a deal AP - 15 hrs ago

    Thousands of striking Verizon workers will return to work starting Monday night, though their contract dispute with the telecom company isn't over yet. More Â»Verizon workers return to work, without a deal

    FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2011 photo, Verizon workers picket outside one of the company's central offices in Philadelphia.  The Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers issued a statement saying they have agreed to come back to work while they continue to negotiate with Verizon Communications Inc. About 45,000 Verizon landline workers from Massachusetts to Virginia went on strike on Aug. 7, fighting management demands for contract givebacks. At issue is the company's declining landline business in an age of mobile phones. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

    Thousands of striking Verizon workers will return to work starting Monday night, though their contract dispute with the telecom company isn't over yet.

  • A man wearing a shirt slamming the San Francisco 49ers was seriously wounded as gunfire erupted in the parking lot after the team's NFL preseason game, while another man sustained lesser injuries in an earlier shooting, police said.

  • In this photo taken Aug. 11, 2011, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) smiles in the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Oakland Raiders in Oakland, Calif. The  Cardinals and Fitzgerald have agreed to an eight-year deal that could pay the star receiver as much as $120 million, making it one of the richest deals in the NFL. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

    The Arizona Cardinals and Larry Fitzgerald have agreed to an eight-year deal that could pay the star receiver as much as $120 million, making it one of the richest deals in the NFL.

  • Libyan people gather after hearing the news of the uprising in Tripoli near the courthouse in Benghazi

    TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they had seized control of pockets of Tripoli after a night of fighting, while allied forces advanced on the capital on Sunday, predicting a final showdown with Muammar Gaddafi.

  • U.S. Vice President Biden and China's Premier Wen smile during their meeting at Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing

    CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday rejected views that American power is waning and said Washington would never default, wrapping up a China visit that has played down tensions between the world's two biggest economies.

  • A striking Verizon worker walks the picket line in front of a Verizon wireless store in New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - About 45,000 Verizon Communications employees are set to end a two-week strike and return to work by Tuesday after the telephone company and unions said they reached an agreement to resume bargaining.

  • American hikers Shane Bauer (L) and Josh Fattal and their translator attend the first session of their trial in Tehran

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - The lawyer for two Americans convicted of spying in Iran said on Sunday he would appeal the eight-year sentence which dashed their families' hopes for their freedom after more than two years already spent in Tehran's most notorious jail.

  • The Egyptian national flag can be seen on the roof of the Egypt embassy in Tel Aviv

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Israel sought on Sunday to defuse a diplomatic crisis over the killing of five Egyptian security personnel during an Israeli operation against cross-border raiders, but crowds of Egyptians protested at the Israeli embassy in Cairo overnight.

  • Republican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry leaves a campaign stop at Harvey's Bakery and Coffee Shop in Dover

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans still hoping that another candidate will jump into the presidential race and give the party a better chance of defeating President Barack Obama in 2012 may need to get over it.

  • HP Invent logo is pictured in front of Hewlett-Packard international offices in Meyrin near Geneva

    NEW YORK (Reuters)- The sudden demise of Hewlett-Packard Co's WebOS TouchPad after just seven weeks on shelves was a reminder of how tech giants have failed so far to take a bite out of Apple Inc's iPad.

  • A U.S. Postal Service vehicle navigates amid the storm-damaged Alberta community near Tuscaloosa

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In just a few weeks, the U.S. Postal Service expects to be insolvent, barring intervention by a divided Congress bogged down by partisan sniping.

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