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

Despite cost concerns, British authorities say they are ahead of schedule and IOC indicated its satisfaction with the progress www1.voanews.com | 7/28/10 10:34 PM

Samuel Kunz is accused of aiding in the murders of 430,000 Jews at the Belzec death camp during World War II, and with shooting 10 people himself during his time there.

www.nytimes.com | 7/28/10 10:26 PM

The former Soviet republic's 28-year-old minister for economic development insists that a photograph posted online does not show her dancing at a strip club in Canada five months ago.

thelede.blogs.nytimes.com | 7/28/10 10:18 PM

Neo-Nazis hack into the website of Germany's Buchenwald concentration camp, defacing it with fascist slogans and symbols. www.bbc.co.uk | 7/28/10 10:11 PM

For a collection of clubs from European football's most far-flung outposts the UEFA Champions League doesn't begin a couple of months from now—it begins much earlier. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 10:10 PM

Facebook launched a trial version on Wednesday of a much-anticipated new service which allows members to pose questions to other users of the 500-million-strong social network.

"Facebook Questions," as the beta, or test, product is called, lets members "tap into the collective knowledge" of other members, Facebook's director of product management Blake Ross said.

Ross noted that Facebook members routinely pose questions to their network of Facebook friends.

www.france24.com | 7/28/10 10:07 PM

Hospitals in El Salvador have been overwhelmed by an unexpected rise in respiratory diseases including pneumonia and dengue fever, health authorities said Wednesday.

"We've got our hospital network and neighborhood health clinics working at full capacity... with a huge increase these past few weeks in patients with respiratory ailments and possible dengue," Deputy Health Minister Eduardo Espinoza told reporters.

www.france24.com | 7/28/10 10:07 PM

Revelations in the documents prompt parliamentary demands in Berlin and London for expanded inquiries that some analysts say could increase pressure in Europe for accelerated troop withdrawals.

www.nytimes.com | 7/28/10 9:55 PM

Banks had trouble raising money to lend in the aftermath of the sovereign debt crisis, the European Central Bank said.

www.nytimes.com | 7/28/10 9:40 PM

Elisabetta Canalis named in scandal involving high-class prostitutes. www.telegraph.co.uk | 7/28/10 9:39 PM

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered authorities to expel Gypsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps, amid accusations that his government is acting racist in its treatment of the group known as Roma.

www.topix.net | 7/28/10 9:23 PM

Senator John Kerry put the New Start arms control treaty with Russia on his panel’s schedule for next week but then backed off and said he might not call a vote after all.

www.nytimes.com | 7/28/10 9:20 PM

The ECB set big increases to the discounts it will impose on low-rated and illiquid bonds when it accepts them as collateral for its lending operations. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 8:54 PM

An explosion at an Orthodox church in southern Ukraine kills an 80-year-old woman, officials say. www.bbc.co.uk | 7/28/10 8:42 PM

Russian Internet firm Digital Sky Technologies has hired investment banks to organize an initial public offering in 2011, a person familiar with the plans said. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 8:40 PM

Russia's spies get star treatment and heroes' welcome behind the scenes www1.voanews.com | 7/28/10 8:04 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. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 7/28/10 7:45 PM

Court in the city Komsomolsk-on-Amur ordered ban in response to government lawsuit against Internet provider Rosnet www1.voanews.com | 7/28/10 7:28 PM

A suspected former Nazi death camp guard is charged over the killing of 430,000 Jews in World War II, German prosecutors say. www.bbc.co.uk | 7/28/10 7:22 PM

Mr. Albrecht, with his brother Karl, used lessons learned in the lean years of postwar Germany to build an international grocery empire, died Saturday in Essen, Germany.

www.nytimes.com | 7/28/10 7:20 PM

Suspect was arrested as part of a joint US-Slovenian probe into the Mariposa virus www1.voanews.com | 7/28/10 7:16 PM

The government plans to sell only minority stakes in the companies, retaining control while letting investors share a larger part of the risks and profits. www.nytimes.com | 7/28/10 7:10 PM

The worst smog to hit Moscow in almost a decade has sent pollution soaring 10 times above safe levels, an air monitoring service said on Wednesday, as firemen reported success extinguishing peat fires causing the smoke. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 7/28/10 7:01 PM

A former Nazi death camp guard has been charged with participating in the murder of 430,000 Jews and other crimes during the Third Reich. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 7/28/10 6:54 PM

Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting, making it Spain's first major region to ban the deadly, centuries-old ballet between matador and beast after heated debate that pitted animal rights against a pillar of traditional culture. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 7/28/10 6:48 PM

French police arrest a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies are found in a village in northern France, officials say. www.bbc.co.uk | 7/28/10 6:42 PM

The Northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia has outlawed bullfighting, becoming the country's first mainland region to do so after a heated debate that pitted animal rights against the idea of preserving a pillar of traditional culture. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 6:39 PM

Italian scientists are to try to establish whether there really is such a phenomenon as 'Stendhal Syndrome' - the giddiness and confusion supposedly caused when one looks at great works of art. www.telegraph.co.uk | 7/28/10 6:27 PM

Couple arrested after the bodies of eight babies are found in a house and garden in a village in northern France. www.telegraph.co.uk | 7/28/10 6:21 PM

The Vatican has been accused of hypocrisy after Swiss Guards launched a crackdown on tourists wearing skimpy clothing. www.telegraph.co.uk | 7/28/10 6:21 PM

The U.K. prime minister asked India to lower barriers to foreign investment and pushed to further expand trade relations to create jobs in both countries. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 5:31 PM

Resolution seeks new dialogue on Kosovo, but does not call for reopening of status talks on its former province www1.voanews.com | 7/28/10 5:30 PM

Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered authorities to expel gipsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps amid accusations the government is acting in a racist manner. www.telegraph.co.uk | 7/28/10 5:16 PM

A cyber mastermind from Slovenia who is suspected of creating a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide and orchestrating other huge cyberscams was arrested and questioned, police said today.

www.topix.net | 7/28/10 5:13 PM

Cigarette maker BAT beat expectations with its first-half results and forecast another year of good growth in both profit and dividends despite expecting a tougher second half. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 4:50 PM

BRUSSELS - Europe continues to constitute the epicenter of Act II of the global financial crisis, which has now mutated into a sovereign-debt crisis within the eurozone. www.mmegi.bw | 7/28/10 4:25 PM

Moscow is engulfed by the worst smog in almost a decade, as the Russian capital swelters in a record heat wave. www.bbc.co.uk | 7/28/10 4:22 PM

The former German football captain, Lothar Matthaeus, is fighting demands from his estranged wife that he pays for a breast enlargement reversal. www.telegraph.co.uk | 7/28/10 4:02 PM

Russia announces plans for its biggest privatisation since the 1990s - which it hopes will raise about $30bn. www.bbc.co.uk | 7/28/10 4:00 PM

Households and small businesses across Central and Eastern Europe are sinking under the weight of foreign-currency debts. online.wsj.com | 7/28/10 11:15 AM

BRUSSELS - Europe continues to constitute the epicenter of Act II of the global financial crisis, which has now mutated into a sovereign-debt crisis within the eurozone. www.mmegi.bw | 7/26/10 4:14 PM

Rebecca Rethwisch's three older sisters had all traveled to Europe with the school's orchestra in past years.

www.topix.net | 7/22/10 4:17 AM