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Israeli PM agrees to release more Palestinians
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert waves as he leaves after a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Sunday July 13, 2008. Sarkozy met with some leaders ahead of a Union for the Mediterranean summit which will bring together leaders of 43 nations in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, some of whom have never before sat around a single table. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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AP - 18 minutes ago

PARIS - An Israeli government official says Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed to release an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners.

  • American actress Angelina Jolie and American actor Brad Pitt arrive for the premiere of the film 'Changeling' at the 61st international Cannes film festival, on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Angelina Jolie's doctor says the actress has given birth to a girl and a boy. Dr. Michel Sussmann told The Associated Press Sunday July 13, 2008 that Jolie, the babies and Jolie's partner, Brad Pitt, 'are doing marvelously well.' Sussmann confirmed a report in the local Nice Matin newspaper that Jolie gave birth to a boy, Knox Leon, and a girl, Vivienne Marcheline, by Cesarian section on Saturday night. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, FILE)
    Doctor: Angelina Jolie gives birth to twins AP - 57 minutes ago

    PARIS - The Brangelina twins are here: Angelina Jolie has given birth to a girl and a boy.

  • US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill answers questions after the six-party talks in Beijing. North Korea has agreed 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/Peter Parks)
    North Korea rejects proposal to resume talks AP - 56 minutes ago

    SEOUL, South Korea - 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.

  • In this artist's depiction provided by Northrop Grumman Corp., a KC-45A refuels a B-2 stealth bomber. The chief executive of EADS said Saturday July 12, 2008 he is confident his company and U.S. partner Northrop Grumman Corp. will win a disputed $35 billion Pentagon Air Force tanker contract when the bidding process reopens. (AP Photo/Northrop Grumman Corp, FILE)
    EADS CEO confident of winning US tanker contract AP - 49 minutes ago

    DOGMERSFIELD, England - The chief executive of EADS said he is confident his company and U.S. partner Northrop Grumman Corp. will win a disputed $35 billion Pentagon Air Force tanker contract when the bidding process reopens.

  • Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townsend, of the Who, perform at the VH1 Rock Honors “The Who” on Saturday July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
    The Who honored in Los Angeles AP - 52 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - The Who was celebrated at a special concert by a few bands outside of their generation.

  • Kyle Busch celebrates with his team after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LifeLock.com 400 auto race Saturday, July 12, 2008, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
    Busch passes Johnson late to take Chicagoland race AP - 51 minutes ago

    JOLIET, Ill. - Kyle Busch passed Jimmie Johnson after a restart on the next-to-last lap Saturday night to win his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season.

  • U.S. soldiers with Scout Company, 1st Battalion 30th Infantry Regiment stand silhouetted against the sun before an exercise in a range at Patrol Base Murray in the Sunni neighbourhood of Arab Jabour, south Baghdad in this October 20, 2007 file photo. (Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)
    U.S. and Iraq scale back security deal plans: W.Post Reuters - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have ended efforts to reach a formal security pact before President George W. Bush leaves office in favour of an interim deal, the Washington Post said on Sunday, citing senior U.S. officials.

  • A combination image showing the (L) Microsoft and Yahoo logos. (Sebastien Pirlet - L/Rick Wilking - R/Reuters)
    Yahoo rejects joint Microsoft, Icahn proposal Reuters - Sun Jul 13, 3:27 AM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Saturday rejected a proposal to sell its search business to Microsoft Corp and hand over the remainder of the company to activist investor Carl Icahn.

  • U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a campaign event in New York City, July 10, 2008. Obama said on Saturday he was confident 'prudent steps' by the U.S. government would stabilize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but it was necessary to see how it played before deciding on what steps to take. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
    Obama cautious on steps to help Freddie/Fannie Reuters - Sun Jul 13, 4:06 AM ET

    SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said on Saturday he was confident "prudent steps" by the U.S. government would stabilize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but that it was necessary to see how the situation developed before deciding on what steps to take.

  • Commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommitee on Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington May 20, 2008. Mullen, visited Pakistan on the weekend, fueling speculation that the United States was about to take action against militants in northwest Pakistan. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
    U.S. visit feeds Pakistani worry over U.S. attack Reuters - Sun Jul 13, 3:31 AM ET

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, visited Pakistan on the weekend, fueling speculation that the United States was about to take action against militants in northwest Pakistan.

  • Pope Benedict XVI smiles before leaving from Fiumicino airport in Rome, as he leaves for World Youth Day in Australia, July 12, 2008. (Max Rossi/Reuters)
    Pope says to speak out on Australia sex scandal Reuters - Sun Jul 13, 2:26 AM ET

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict arrived in Australia on Sunday for an international Catholic youth festival and promised to apologize for a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the church in the country.

  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrive at the Elysee Palace to meet with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, July 13, 2008. (Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)
    Olmert says Palestinian peace deal closer than ever Reuters - 9 minutes ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians have never been so close to a peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday following talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

  • Face covered Taliban militants exercise before they executed two Afghan women in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, July 12, 2008. Taliban fighters told Associated Press Television News that the two were executed for allegedly running a prostitution ring catering to U.S. soldiers and other foreign contractors at a U.S. base in Ghazni city. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Naikzad)
    Suicide blast kills over 20 Afghans, many children Reuters - 2 minutes ago

    KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a bazaar killed at least 17 civilians, most of them children, and four police on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, police said.

  • Angelina Jolie (L) and Brad Pitt arrive at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 15, 2008. Jolie has given birth to twins in southern France, People magazine reported on its Web site on Sunday. (Vincent Kessler/Reuters)
    Angelina Jolie gives birth to boy and girl Reuters - 7 minutes ago

    NICE, France (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, her doctor at a hospital in southern France said on Sunday.

  • (From left) Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Qatari Emir Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani and Lebanese President Michel Sleiman are seen at the Elysee palace in Paris on July 12. Sarkozy and 42 leaders have launched a union between Europe and its Mediterranean neighbours but tensions among Middle East countries could undermine the grand plan.(AFP/Eric Feferberg)
    Mediterranean, EU nations to boost ties with grand new union AFP - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

    PARIS (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and 42 leaders on Sunday launched a union between Europe and its Mediterranean neighbours amid hopes the grand plan will bring fresh impetus to Middle East peace efforts.

  • Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed to Sydney by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (right). The pope was in Sydney for one of the largest Christian gatherings on Earth, starting a visit set to be marked by his apology for sexual abuse by priests in Australia.(AFP/Greg Wood)
    Pope to apologise for abuse by priests in Australia AFP - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Sydney on Sunday for one of the largest Christian gatherings on Earth, starting a visit set to be marked by his apology for sexual abuse by priests in Australia.

  • Australian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force are seen on top of armoured vehicles in Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province, in 2007. A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded bazaar in southern Afghanistan, killing 24 people, police have said, in the latest in a series of Taliban-style attacks.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)
    Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills 24: police AFP - 57 minutes ago

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded bazaar in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 24 people, police said, in the latest in a series of Taliban-style attacks.

  • Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert shake hands upon their arrival at the Elysee palace in Paris. Israel and the Palestinians "have never been this close to an accord", Olmert said following talks with Abbas.(AFP/Gerard Cerles)
    Israel, Palestinians 'never as close' to peace deal: Olmert AFP - 37 minutes ago

    PARIS (AFP) - Israel and the Palestinians "have never been this close" to a peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday following talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Paris.

  • US actress Angelina Jolie is seen here at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008. Jolie has given birth to healthy twins, a boy and a girl, at a maternity clinic on the French Riviera, the hospital said.(AFP/File/Valery Hache)
    Twin baby joy for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie AFP - 17 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Maybe few expected the made-in-Hollywood romance between former wild child Angelina Jolie and heartthrob Brad Pitt to last, but three years on, new twins have made them proud parents of six kids.

  • A bank clerk counting US dollar notes. Federally-seized IndyMac Bank was due to reopen Monday after suffering one of the biggest bank closures in US history, as the troubled US mortgage industry struggles to stem further meltdown.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)
    US bank IndyMac seized amid intensifying crisis AFP - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Federally-seized IndyMac Bank was due to reopen Monday after suffering one of the biggest bank closures in US history, as the troubled US mortgage industry struggles to stem further meltdown.

  • Corporate raider Carl Icahn on "David Moore's Funny Business Show" in New York. Internet giant Yahoo has said it has rejected a "ludicrous" deal with Microsoft orchestrated by Icahn who is bent on overthrowing the struggling Internet search pioneer's board.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mat Szwajkos)
    Yahoo rejects a new Microsoft deal AFP - Sun Jul 13, 4:51 AM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Yahoo said Saturday it has rejected a "ludicrous" deal with Microsoft orchestrated by corporate raider Carl Icahn, who is bent on overthrowing the struggling Internet search pioneer's board.

Most Popular Top Stories

  • Dogs look out of their cages from a truck on a motorway on the outskirts of China's capital Beijing April 8, 2006. (Reinhard Krause/Reuters)
    Beijing takes dog off the menu for Olympics Reuters - Fri Jul 11, 12:40 AM ET

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has asked hotels and restaurants in the city to take dog meat off the menu for the duration of next month's Olympics and September's Paralympics.

  • A man holds the door for a woman as they enter an IndyMac Bank office building next to the corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California, July 8, 2008. (Danny Moloshok/Reuters)
    IndyMac seized as financial troubles spread Reuters - Sat Jul 12, 2:05 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators swooped in to seize mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp Inc on Friday after withdrawals by panicked depositors led to the third-largest banking failure in U.S. history.

  • A U.S. soldier of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armour Division takes a break in front of a banner with pictures of uncle (L) and father of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr after a joint patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Baghdad's Sadr City July 13, 2008. Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said on Saturday comments by Iraqi leaders calling for a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops added weight to his stand in favor of such a timetable. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (IRAQ)
    U.S. and Iraq scale back security deal plans: W.Post Reuters - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have ended efforts to reach a formal security pact before President George W. Bush leaves office in favour of an interim deal, the Washington Post said on Sunday, citing senior U.S. officials.

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

In this Dec. 21, 2006 file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre waves to spectators as he leaves the field following the Packers' 9-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings during an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis. The Green Bay Packers' general manager and coach don't plan to grant Brett Favre's request for his release. If he does rejoin the team, they told The Associated Press, it won't be as the starting quarterback. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, file)
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Packers GM, coach deny Favre's request for release

AP - Sat Jul 12, 8:12 PM ET

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Packers aren't about to let Brett Favre become a free agent. And while he's now free to return to Green Bay for another season, there's no guarantee he'll be the Packers' starting quarterback if he does.

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

EADS CEO confident of winning US tanker contract

In this artist's depiction provided by Northrop Grumman Corp., a KC-45A refuels a B-2 stealth bomber. The chief executive of EADS said Saturday July 12, 2008 he is confident his company and U.S. partner Northrop Grumman Corp. will win a disputed $35 billion Pentagon Air Force tanker contract when the bidding process reopens. (AP Photo/Northrop Grumman Corp, FILE)
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AP - 49 minutes ago

DOGMERSFIELD, England - The chief executive of EADS said he is confident his company and U.S. partner Northrop Grumman Corp. will win a disputed $35 billion Pentagon Air Force tanker contract when the bidding process reopens.

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