Sunday, July 24, 2011

Norway suspect wanted European anti-Muslim crusade (AP)

Norway suspect wanted European anti-Muslim crusade (AP)

Norway suspect wanted European anti-Muslim crusade (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:35 PM PDT

EDS NOTE: IMAGE HAS BEEN DIGITALLY ALTERED BY THE ORIGINAL SOURCE TO REMOVE THE BACKGROUND - This image shows Anders Behring Breivik from a manifesto attributed to him that was discovered Saturday, July 23, 2011. Breivik is a suspect in a bombing in Oslo and a shooting on a nearby island which occurred on Friday, July 22, 2011. The Norwegian news agency NTB said Breivik wrote a 1,500-page manifesto before the attack in which he attacked multiculturalism and Muslim immigration. The document, which contained this and other photos, also described how to acquire explosives. (AP Photo/via Scanpix)AP - The man blamed for killing at least 93 people during terrorist attacks on Norway's government headquarters and an island retreat for young people wanted to trigger an anti-Muslim revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said Sunday.

Boehner: GOP ready to act alone on debt deal (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:37 PM PDT

In this photo provided by ABC News U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner talks about the debt-ceiling on ABC's 'This Week' Sunday, July 24, 2011, in Washington. Congressional leaders in Washington planned to work on a fiercely hot Sunday to try to reach a bipartisan accord to avert a debt-ceiling crisis on Aug. 2. (AP Photo/ABC, Fred Watkins)AP - With bipartisan debt-limit talks deadlocked, House Republicans and Senate Democrats readied rival emergency fallback plans Sunday in hopes of reassuring world financial markets the U.S. government will avoid an unprecedented default.

Couples wed on 1st day gay marriage is legal in NY (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Phyllis Siegel, 76, right, kisses her wife Connie Kopelov, 84, after exchanging vows at the Manhattan City Clerk's office with New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn in attendance, back left, on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect, on Sunday, July 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Appleton, Pool)AP - Hundreds of gay couples dressed in morning suits, gowns and T-shirts recited vows in emotion-choked voices and triumphantly hoisted their long-awaited marriage certificates on Sunday as New York became the sixth and largest state to recognize same-sex weddings.

NKorean official to go to US for nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:57 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pauses during the Joint Commission Meeting Indonesia-U.S. in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Sunday, July 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - A senior North Korean official will visit the United States this week to discuss the possible resumption of long-stalled international negotiations on ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday.

Afghan insurgents hang 8-year-old boy (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:26 PM PDT

Burqa-clad Afghan women walk in on a road in Panjshir valley. NATO troops on Sunday handed control of the Panjshir valley, a fiercely anti-Taliban province, to Afghan forces in the last of a series of security transitions.(AFP/Shah Marai)AP - Insurgents in southern Afghanistan hanged an 8-year-old boy six days after they abducted him, the Afghan government said Sunday.

Winehouse's mother: 'She seemed out of it' (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:58 AM PDT

A picture of singer Amy Winehouse is seen stuck to an address sign as a car drives past it near the residence of Winehouse in Camden Square, north London, Sunday, July 24, 2011. Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday, July 23, 2011 in her London home. She was 27.(AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Amy Winehouse's mother said the singer seemed unwell a day before she died, a British newspaper reported Sunday, while her family mourned the loss of "a wonderful daughter, sister, niece" and more tributes flowed in from fans and fellow performers.

Ancient bell found in Jerusalem Old City sewer (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:52 AM PDT

A gold bell is displayed at the offices of IAA, Israel's Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 24, 2011. The tiny golden bell preserved for two millennia underneath Jerusalem is ringing again, having been discovered by Israeli archaeologists excavating a Roman-era sewer. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - A tiny golden bell pulled after 2,000 years from an ancient sewer beneath the Old City of Jerusalem was shown Sunday by Israeli archaeologists, who hailed it as a rare find.

Producers: Kurt, Finn, Rachel not done with `Glee' (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Actor Darren Criss arrives at a panel for the movie 'Glee' at the Comic-Con International 2011 convention held in San Diego Sunday, July 24, 2011. The annual comic book and popular arts convention attracts over 100,000 people and runs through Sunday July 24. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - "Glee" stars Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith will appear in future seasons of the hit show.

'Captain America' knocks Harry from No. 1 spot (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:16 PM PDT

Actor Chris Evans, who stars in Paramount Pictures and Marvel's 'Captain America: The First Avenger,' speaks to journalists before a showing of the movie during Comic Con Thursday, July 21, 2011, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - In a battle of summer movie heroes, Captain America topped Harry Potter this weekend at the box office.

Players' executive committee to meet Monday (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:17 PM PDT

DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFLPA, arrives at the NFL Players Association offices in Washington, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. An end to the NFL lockout appears close, with both sides preparing to vote on a proposed deal once it is finalized. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - A vote on a settlement to the lockout is what every NFL fan wants. Nobody is sure when that might happen.

Norway mourns victims of anti-Islam "Crusader" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Flowers are left outside the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington in tribute to the victims of the Utoya island shootings and Oslo bomb Sunday, July 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Reuters - Norway mourned on Sunday 93 people killed in a shooting spree and car bombing by a Norwegian who saw his attacks as "atrocious, but necessary" to defeat liberal immigration policies and the spread of Islam.

Analysis: Brutal attack tests Norwegian society (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:56 AM PDT

A Norwegian flag is placed amongst floral tributes outside the Oslo cathedral July 24, 2011. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Before Friday's deadly attacks by a Norwegian on a self-styled mission to save European "Christendom" from Islam, it was not uncommon to see Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg taking public transport to work and senior ministers walking in Oslo without bodyguards.

U.S. officials scramble for debt deal, markets on edge (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Reuters - White House officials and Republican leaders scrambled on Sunday to reassure global markets the United States would avert a debt default, but the two sides gave no sign they were moving closer to a deal.

New York state celebrates first same-sex marriages (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Same-sex couple Mishan Moore (L), 39, wipes a tear as her partner Jacqueline Rodriguez, 34, looks on during their wedding ceremony at Queens Borough Hall in New York July 24, 2011. Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers are getting ready to say Reuters - Wedding fever hit New York on Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up to be married on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal in the state.

China sacks 3 senior officials after train crash (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Rescuers carry out rescue operations after two carriages from a bullet train derailed and fell off a bridge in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province July 23, 2011. REUTERS/China DailyReuters - China sacked three senior railway officials Sunday after a collision between two high-speed trains killed at least 35 people and raised new questions about the safety of the fast-growing rail network.

U.S. airlines fight prospect of higher security fees (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. airlines are fighting the prospect of sharply higher passenger security fees that could be part of any deficit-reduction plan.

Amy Winehouse family pleads for "privacy and space" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Reuters - The family of Amy Winehouse sought "privacy" from the public eye on Sunday, one day after the young, beehive-haired soul singer's untimely death, which sent fans rushing to download her songs in remembrance.

Congress "nutters" risk global finance: UK minister (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 05:05 AM PDT

Britain's Business Secretary Vince Cable speaks during a question and answer session at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Sheffield, northern England March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisReuters - Right-wing "nutters" in the United States Congress holding up a deal to prevent a catastrophic debt default are a greater risk to the global financial system than problems in the euro zone, a British minister said Sunday.

Norway suspect faces court, police defend arrest delay (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Flowers, candles, and messages are left in honor of the victims of the July 22 shooting spree at a Labour Party youth summer camp on the island of Utoeya. Suspected Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik faces justice Monday, after Oslo police defended the hour it took to reach the island where most of his 93 victims died in a hail of bullets.(AFP/Jonathan Nackstrand)AFP - Self-confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik faces justice Monday, after Oslo police defended the hour it took to reach the island where most of his 93 victims died in a hail of bullets.

US rushes to avert disastrous default (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 12:16 PM PDT

US Speaker of the House John Boehner arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. The White House and top lawmakers hurriedly hunted Sunday for a deal to stop the world's richest country from an unthinkable and ruinous default on its debt just hours before Asian markets were to open.(AFP/Getty Images/Win McNamee)AFP - The White House and top lawmakers scrambled Sunday for a deal to stop the world's richest country from an unthinkable and ruinous default on its debt, hours ahead of the opening of Asian financial markets.
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