Daily Star Lebanon Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit | By Agence France Presse (AFP) and The Daily Star | Friday, July 30, 2010 | - Powered by | Salah Nasrawi | Associated Press | CAIRO: Arab nations on Thursday backed the Palestinian president’s ... (photo: AP / Nasser Shiyoukhi)
Al Jazeera Italy passes austerity measures | The Italian parliament has approved an austerity package worth more than $32bn, aimed at cutting the country's budget deficit and reassuring financial markets. | The lower house of parliament approv... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
The New York Times Heat Wave Batters Russia | RYBKHOZ, Russia — Ivan Tyurkin trudged along a pier and surveyed the breeding ponds all around him. He did not need a thermometer to know that the water was treac... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev) HealthPhotosRussiaWeatherWikipedia: Heat wave