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| Rescuers say 37 dead in Italy bus plunge Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 10:35 PM PDT  A tour bus returning from a pilgrimage plunges 100 feet off a highway into a ravine. Full Story | Top |
| Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume after three years Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 05:44 PM PDT  By Arshad Mohammed and Ori Lewis WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians plan to resume peace negotiations this week for the first time in nearly three years after an intense effort by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to bring them back to the table. The talks are scheduled to resume in Washington on Monday evening and Tuesday and will be conducted by senior aides to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the State Department said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Spanish train driver charged with 79 counts of homicide Monday, Jul 29, 2013 12:29 AM PDT  By Tracy Rucinski SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain was to hold a memorial service on Monday for the 79 people who died in the country's worst rail disaster in decades, hours after the driver of the train was freed pending trial on charges of reckless homicide. The ceremony takes place at 1900 (1 p.m.ET) in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, a world-famous pilgrimage city in northwestern Spain where the high-speed train derailed. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, several ministers and the King's children Prince Felipe and Infanta Elena will attend. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pigs smart as dogs? Activists pose the question Monday, Jul 29, 2013 12:45 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — There's extensive evidence that pigs are as smart and sociable as dogs. Yet one species is afforded affection and respect; the other faces mass slaughter en route to becoming bacon, ham and pork chops. Full Story | Top |
| Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 10:44 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists in recent years, police said. One expert noted the crime follows recent jail escapes by members of the notorious "Pink Panther" jewel thief gang. Full Story | Top |
| Spanish train crash driver charged provisionally Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:13 PM PDT  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — The driver of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed killing 79 people was provisionally charged Sunday with multiple cases of negligent homicide. Full Story | Top |
| Hoosier Ryan Newman wins Brickyard 400 at Indy Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 07:14 PM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A born and bred Hoosier, Ryan Newman spent his childhood racing everywhere from Anderson to Winchester and every short track he could find in a state mad about racing. Full Story | Top |
| Pope draws 3M to Mass as Brazil trip closes Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:09 PM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent ended Sunday after a marathon weeklong visit to Brazil that drew millions of people onto the sands of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach and appeared to reinvigorate the clergy and faithful alike in the world's largest Catholic country. Full Story | Top |
| Cambodian opposition challenges election results Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 09:41 PM PDT  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's opposition party said Monday it would challenge the results of a general election in which it made impressive gains even though the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen retained power. Full Story | Top |
| Fla. apartment gunman described as lonely, angry Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 04:00 PM PDT  HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at his South Florida apartment building, killing six people, was a lonely man who spoke about having pent up anger, those who knew him said Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| 2nd body found in NY river where best man fell in Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 03:06 PM PDT  PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A day after a bride-to-be was pulled dead from the Hudson River, the body of her fiance's best man was found a mile downstream Sunday, the second victim of a nighttime crash involving a speedboat and a barge north of New York City. Full Story | Top |
| US announces resumption of Mideast talks Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 02:09 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. on Sunday announced the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks following years of stalemate, after Israel's Cabinet agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks. Full Story | Top |
| Morsi backers defiant in face of Egypt govt threat Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 05:10 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Escalating the confrontation after clashes that left 83 supporters of Egypt's ousted Islamist president dead, the interim government moved Sunday toward dismantling two pro-Mohammed Morsi sit-in camps, accusing protesters of "terrorism" and vowing to deal with them decisively. Full Story | Top |
| 10 Things to Know for Monday Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 06:08 PM PDT  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: Full Story | Top |
| New Zealand probes report it spied on journalist Sunday, Jul 28, 2013 07:32 PM PDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's government says the defense force is investigating a report it collected phone metadata to spy on a journalist in Afghanistan who was freelancing for U.S. news organization McClatchy. Full Story | Top |
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