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Syrian leader Assad's planes pound vital prize of Aleppo

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ALEPPO, Syria - President Bashar al-Assad's forces used artillery, planes and a helicopter gunship to pound rebel positions in Syria's biggest city, witnesses said, in a battle that could determine the outcome of the 17-month uprising. | Video

Loughner to plead guilty in Arizona shooting spree

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PHOENIX - Jared Loughner, the man accused of killing six people and wounding then-U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords in 2011, is set to plead guilty in a Tucson court on Tuesday, a person familiar with the case said.

Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny addresses a news conference after an European Union leaders summit in Brussels June 29, 2012.  REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet

Ireland finds sweet spot in euro zone turmoil

Anaemic growth and slow progress towards stabilizing its debt have been enough to turn Ireland into the poster child for the periphery, the subject of a stream of praise from euro zone leaders scrambling for a good news story.  Full Article 

Children watch television powered by solar energy at Meerwada village of Guna district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh June 18, 2012. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Off-grid power shines in India solar village

MEERWADA, India - Life in the remote Indian village of Meerwada used to grind to a halt as darkness descended. Kids strained to see books under aged kerosene lamps, and adults struggled with basic chores. The arrival of solar power changed all that.   Full Article | Slideshow 

The entrance to the City of New York Rikers Island Correction Department facility is seen in the Queens borough of New York May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Goldman "Rikers bond" to help city jails program

Goldman Sachs will invest nearly $10 million in a New York City jails program using a financial instrument in which private investments fund social services, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.  Full Article 

China's Ye Shiwen poses with her gold medal after winning the women's 200m individual medley final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 31, 2012.   REUTERS/David Gray

Women pushing to close gender gap

There's plenty of evidence to show the gender gap exists, and has done ever since women have competed alongside men in international sporting events. Yet the gap has been narrowing over the decades. So will women one day catch the men?  Full Article 

This artist's concept depicts the rover Curiosity, of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, as it uses its Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument to investigate the composition of a rock surface. REUTERS/ NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout

Rover to probe whether Mars was life-friendly

PASADENA, California - NASA plans to follow up a decade-long search for Mars' lost water with a mission to learn whether the Red Planet once harbored other ingredients necessary for life.  Full Article | Related Story 


Golden day for hosts as Phelps bows out

Three athletics golds crowned host nation Britain's best Olympic day for over a century after the greatest swimmer of all time won again in the pool.

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