GulfNews

Hurricane Bill Gathers Force Over AtlanticWall Street JournalThe first hurricane of the season gathered force far out over the Atlantic Ocean and appeared headed on a track that could take it near Bermuda by this weekend. The strengthening of Hurricane Bill, along with the arrival of rapidly …Bill could be major hurricane, edges closer to [...]

Newsweek

Afghanistan Hit by Attacks Ahead of ElectionNew York TimesKABUL, Afghanistan — An apparent suicide car bombing and two explosions rocked Kabul on Tuesday, and a suicide bomber killed three soldiers in the south of the country in what seemed further indications of …Deadly attacks rock Kabul pre-voteAFPKabul hit ahead of Afghan pollAljazeera.netTaliban attacks Nato, police [...]

Telegraph.co.uk

Health-care option: The 'Cooperative' approachNew York Daily NewsDo you think non-profit insurance co-ops are a better alternative to a public option? Yes, the less the government is involved the better. No, it just sounds more complicated than it needs to be. I think health care should be left alone …Obama's healthcare trade-offLos Angeles TimesAlternate Plan [...]

Telegraph.co.uk

Russia Says It Holds Hijackers of Cargo ShipNew York TimesMOSCOW — Unraveling a maritime mystery, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Russian forces had rescued the crew and arrested eight hijackers who commandeered a cargo ship which seemed to vanish without trace off Portugal last …Cargo ship 'was hijacked by pirates'CNN InternationalRussian navy arrests eight [...]

Washington Post

Bomber 'will die a convicted man'BBC NewsIt is not just the fate of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing that is in the hands of the Scottish justice secretary. It is a curiosity of devolution that Kenny MacAskill is also in a position to decide whether or not to …Lockerbie Convict Can Drop [...]