Freed medics describe Libyan captivity
Two Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian-born physician spoke to reporters in Sofia a day after being freed from eight years' captivity in Libya.
- Sarkozy heads to Libya to deepen political and commercial ties

Iraqi soccer celebration marred by violence
Gunfire erupted across Baghdad as Iraqis celebrated in the streets following their soccer team's historic Asian Cup semifinal victory on Wednesday, but deadly bombings soon marred the rare moment of unity.
- Soccer: Iraq and Saudi Arabia to meet in Asian Cup final

Hints of relief in European heat wave, but more flooding in Britain
Extreme heat has claimed at least 27 lives in Romania and may have contributed to about 500 deaths in Hungary.

House panel votes for contempt of Congress citations for 2 Bush aides
The 22-to-17 vote - which would sanction the White House chief of staff, Josh Bolten, and President George W. Bush's former legal counselor, Harriet Miers, for failure to comply with subpoenas on the firings of several federal prosecutors - advanced the citation to the full House.

In Japan's election, members of Abe's own party campaign against him,
Abe, who was wildly popular when he became prime minister last September but now is hobbling with approval ratings below 30 percent, could be forced to resign after a big defeat.

Rocket attacks kill 10 in northwest Pakistan
The four attacks early Wednesday in the city of Bannu come amid an escalating confrontation between Islamic militants and the U.S.-backed government of President Pervez Musharraf.

Siemens to sell auto-parts division and buy U.S. firm
Siemens will sell its automotive parts division to another German company, the tire maker Continental for $15.6 billion, and acquire Dade Behring Holdings, a U.S. maker of medical scanners, for $7 billion.

Amelia Gentleman: India forced to own up to a terrorist blemish
The news that Kafeel Ahmed, the man who mounted a failed attack on the Glasgow airport last month, is an born and bred Indian national who spent most of his life in India's flagship IT city, Bangalore, has triggered profound unease among politicians and security officials.

Lohan's arrest spells trouble for her upcoming movies and her career
Lindsay Lohan's arrest came at the worst possible time for TriStar Pictures,and may have made her uninsurable.
- Lindsay Lohan declares her innocence in e-mail