Iran has said it could suspend a part of its uranium-enrichment program and is ready to resume nuclear talks with the major powers, a possible sign that Tehran has been rattled by the scale of international sanctions launched against it. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 11:20 PM

Anna Chapman, the Russian spy, infiltrated herself into Americans society by using networking skills, newly uncovered video footage shows. www.telegraph.co.uk | 7/28/10 11:17 PM

Sanofi-Aventis is likely to make a formal takeover offer to Genzyme's board in coming days, in an effort to win enough support from Genzyme directors for a deal that could eventually be valued at about $20 billion. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 11:15 PM

Theo Albrecht, one of two reclusive brothers who founded Aldi, the German discount supermarket giant, and helped revolutionize shopping world-wide, died Saturday, the company said. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 11:10 PM

Diego Maradona has accused Argentina football chief Julio Grondona of lying and team manager Carlos Bilardo of treason in a bitter tirade against the two men he believes plotted his sacking as national coach.

"Grondona lied to me. Bilardo betrayed me," said an emotional Maradona in his first news conference since his colourful and controversial reign as Argentina coach came to an abrupt end on Tuesday.

www.france24.com | 7/28/10 10:48 PM

French police detained a couple after the bodies of eight new-born babies were found in a house and in the garden of another home in a northern village, officials said Wednesday.

If the details of the case are confirmed, it could make it the worst such case in France for more than 25 years.

Police with sniffer dogs were continuing their search in Villers-au-Tertre, in the north of France, after arresting the pair, both in their mid-40s, on Tuesday.

www.france24.com | 7/28/10 10:47 PM

Shares in Canada's Research in Motion surged Wednesday on reports the BlackBerry maker plans to release a new smartphone next week to rival Apple's iPhone.

RIM shares gained 4.19 percent in New York to close at 55.41 dollars.

The Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM is holding a press event in New York on Tuesday but has declined to specify what it is about.

Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya said, however, RIM is likely to unveil the new BlackBerry 6 mobile operating system and a BlackBerry 9800 touchscreen smartphone.

www.france24.com | 7/28/10 10:47 PM

For the second time in as many days, British Prime Minister David Cameron has uttered blunt criticism of a country formed when Britain withdrew from empire six decades ago.

thelede.blogs.nytimes.com | 7/28/10 10:44 PM