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News - Latest News & Headlineshttp://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifWorld pays tribute as 'improving' Mandela turns 95<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steadily-improving-mandela-celebrates-95th-birthday-065251492.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S9e_vbwmFp_xZm1GAB.OzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T120141Z_1_AJOE96H0XEU00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-MANDELA-20130718.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>Thousands of South Africans sing "Happy Birthday" to the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/steadily-improving-mandela-celebrates-95th-birthday-065251492.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 08:01:41 -0400Reuterssteadily-improving-mandela-celebrates-95th-birthday-065251492<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steadily-improving-mandela-celebrates-95th-birthday-065251492.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S9e_vbwmFp_xZm1GAB.OzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T120141Z_1_AJOE96H0XEU00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-MANDELA-20130718.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>Thousands of South Africans sing "Happy Birthday" to the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.</p><br clear="all"/>Sandusky son requests to change name<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/sandusky-name-change-155725805.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MJZao_bS1GSpoSsO7BF6zA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/499b382607c9ed18370f6a7067008253.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" border="0" /></a>An adopted son of disgraced former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has filed papers to have his name and the names of his family changed. Matt Sandusky, one of Jerry Sandusky's six adopted children, filed a formal name change request in Centre County Court in Bellefonte, Pa., on Tuesday, a little over a [...]</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/sandusky-name-change-155725805.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 11:57:25 -0400blogs/news/sandusky-name-change-155725805<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/news/sandusky-name-change-155725805.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MJZao_bS1GSpoSsO7BF6zA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/499b382607c9ed18370f6a7067008253.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" border="0" /></a>An adopted son of disgraced former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has filed papers to have his name and the names of his family changed. Matt Sandusky, one of Jerry Sandusky's six adopted children, filed a formal name change request in Centre County Court in Bellefonte, Pa., on Tuesday, a little over a [...]</p><br clear="all"/>Mandela Day celebrations around the world<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-day-celebrations-around-world-162239634.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6NBEHB8xM1AUZiTw9QRqiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/58636f51084cef18370f6a706700eaa9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An electronic billboard announces Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday in New York's Times Square, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Mandela's birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" align="left" title="An electronic billboard announces Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday in New York's Times Square, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Mandela's birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? The world is celebrating Nelson Mandela Day with acts of community service and messages of goodwill to the former South African president who remains hospitalized on his 95th birthday. Here are some of the international events:</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-day-celebrations-around-world-162239634.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:33:02 -0400Associated Pressmandela-day-celebrations-around-world-162239634<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-day-celebrations-around-world-162239634.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6NBEHB8xM1AUZiTw9QRqiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/58636f51084cef18370f6a706700eaa9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An electronic billboard announces Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday in New York's Times Square, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Mandela's birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" align="left" title="An electronic billboard announces Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday in New York's Times Square, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Mandela's birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? The world is celebrating Nelson Mandela Day with acts of community service and messages of goodwill to the former South African president who remains hospitalized on his 95th birthday. Here are some of the international events:</p><br clear="all"/>10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-see-week-top-ap-photos-170136692.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e833TW9bbEH162tzs4fepA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f890455e083def18370f6a7067004421.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sunlight shines through a window as a man reads the Quran waiting for the time to break his fast at a mosque in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Gembong Nusantara) AP10ThingsToSee" align="left" title="Sunlight shines through a window as a man reads the Quran waiting for the time to break his fast at a mosque in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Gembong Nusantara) AP10ThingsToSee" border="0" /></a>Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-see-week-top-ap-photos-170136692.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:01:59 -0400Associated Press10-things-see-week-top-ap-photos-170136692<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-see-week-top-ap-photos-170136692.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e833TW9bbEH162tzs4fepA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f890455e083def18370f6a7067004421.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sunlight shines through a window as a man reads the Quran waiting for the time to break his fast at a mosque in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Gembong Nusantara) AP10ThingsToSee" align="left" title="Sunlight shines through a window as a man reads the Quran waiting for the time to break his fast at a mosque in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Gembong Nusantara) AP10ThingsToSee" border="0" /></a>Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.</p><br clear="all"/>Perry signs sweeping Texas abortion restrictions<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/perry-signs-sweeping-texas-abortion-restrictions-170013000.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AZk4vJxpcj8HBZSmsJk7.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5668543d088ef018370f6a706700fc78.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lenell Ripley, second from left, cries as she demonstrates with other abortion rights supporters outside the Capitol auditorium in Austin, Texas, Thursday July 18, 2013. Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday that could shutter most of the clinics in the nation's second most populous state. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM" align="left" title="Lenell Ripley, second from left, cries as she demonstrates with other abortion rights supporters outside the Capitol auditorium in Austin, Texas, Thursday July 18, 2013. Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday that could shutter most of the clinics in the nation's second most populous state. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM" border="0" /></a>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday that could shutter most of the state's clinics that provide the procedure, a final step for the Republican-backed measure after weeks of sometimes raucous protests at the state Capitol.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/perry-signs-sweeping-texas-abortion-restrictions-170013000.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:41:17 -0400Associated Pressperry-signs-sweeping-texas-abortion-restrictions-170013000<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/perry-signs-sweeping-texas-abortion-restrictions-170013000.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AZk4vJxpcj8HBZSmsJk7.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5668543d088ef018370f6a706700fc78.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lenell Ripley, second from left, cries as she demonstrates with other abortion rights supporters outside the Capitol auditorium in Austin, Texas, Thursday July 18, 2013. Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday that could shutter most of the clinics in the nation's second most populous state. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM" align="left" title="Lenell Ripley, second from left, cries as she demonstrates with other abortion rights supporters outside the Capitol auditorium in Austin, Texas, Thursday July 18, 2013. Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday that could shutter most of the clinics in the nation's second most populous state. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM" border="0" /></a>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday that could shutter most of the state's clinics that provide the procedure, a final step for the Republican-backed measure after weeks of sometimes raucous protests at the state Capitol.</p><br clear="all"/>Upbeat health report for Mandela on 95th birthday<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-health-report-mandela-95th-birthday-184329811.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tYnIg5n0bTIh1kvRUnu6dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fce1db7c0847ef18370f6a7067006006.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" align="left" title="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Hospital visitors say Nelson Mandela smiled and nodded Thursday ? his 95th birthday ? and South Africans celebrated upbeat reports about the former president's health after weeks of worrying that he was on the verge of death.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-health-report-mandela-95th-birthday-184329811.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:43:29 -0400Associated Pressupbeat-health-report-mandela-95th-birthday-184329811<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/upbeat-health-report-mandela-95th-birthday-184329811.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tYnIg5n0bTIh1kvRUnu6dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fce1db7c0847ef18370f6a7067006006.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" align="left" title="Children stand next to a birthday cake to mark former South African President Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday outside his home in Johannesburg, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? Hospital visitors say Nelson Mandela smiled and nodded Thursday ? his 95th birthday ? and South Africans celebrated upbeat reports about the former president's health after weeks of worrying that he was on the verge of death.</p><br clear="all"/>Russian opposition leader sentenced to 5 years<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wwQEgbjGJgBTTmPS7luzDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7badfa450722ea18370f6a70670062ed.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, embraces his wife Yulia at a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)" align="left" title="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, embraces his wife Yulia at a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)" border="0" /></a>KIROV, Russia (AP) ? Alexei Navalny, the most charismatic and creative of Russian opposition leaders who challenged the Kremlin with exposures of high-level corruption and biting satire, was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday in a verdict that fueled street protests near Red Square and drew condemnation from the West.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:20:32 -0400Associated Pressrussian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wwQEgbjGJgBTTmPS7luzDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7badfa450722ea18370f6a70670062ed.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, embraces his wife Yulia at a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)" align="left" title="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, embraces his wife Yulia at a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition's leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)" border="0" /></a>KIROV, Russia (AP) ? Alexei Navalny, the most charismatic and creative of Russian opposition leaders who challenged the Kremlin with exposures of high-level corruption and biting satire, was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday in a verdict that fueled street protests near Red Square and drew condemnation from the West.</p><br clear="all"/>Pakistan to try to mend fences with Afghanistan<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-try-mend-fences-afghanistan-173905354.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rY5icAt9b9nzBUlS8px4Jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/abdc4eed08c3f118370f6a70670093bc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo shows the new office of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar after the opening of the office. Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)" align="left" title="FILE - This Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo shows the new office of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar after the opening of the office. Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)" border="0" /></a>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) ? Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-try-mend-fences-afghanistan-173905354.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:47:03 -0400Associated Presspakistan-try-mend-fences-afghanistan-173905354<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-try-mend-fences-afghanistan-173905354.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rY5icAt9b9nzBUlS8px4Jg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/abdc4eed08c3f118370f6a70670093bc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo shows the new office of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar after the opening of the office. Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)" align="left" title="FILE - This Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo shows the new office of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar after the opening of the office. Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)" border="0" /></a>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) ? Pakistan is sending a top official to the Afghan capital this weekend to try to mend fences with its uneasy neighbor, and hanging in the balance are U.S. efforts to arrange peace talks with the Taliban.</p><br clear="all"/>Dell delays vote on buyout, sign it lacks support<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-delays-vote-buyout-sign-lacks-support-131703626.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5SOdZV51LHyv25VDNTCoOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a90ceafae9e8da17370f6a706700887f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, Dell CEO Michael Dell smiles at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. Dell Inc. is making a late push to win shareholder support for founder Michael Dell?s plan to take the slumping computer maker private, an indication that the scheduled vote, Thursday, July 18, 2013, could be close. Supporters of the $24.4 billion buyout believe Dell Inc. stands a better chance of turning around if it can make long-term strategic decisions without worrying about meeting Wall Street?s quarter-to-quarter expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, Dell CEO Michael Dell smiles at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. Dell Inc. is making a late push to win shareholder support for founder Michael Dell?s plan to take the slumping computer maker private, an indication that the scheduled vote, Thursday, July 18, 2013, could be close. Supporters of the $24.4 billion buyout believe Dell Inc. stands a better chance of turning around if it can make long-term strategic decisions without worrying about meeting Wall Street?s quarter-to-quarter expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" border="0" /></a>ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) ? Dell has delayed Thursday's vote on founder Michael Dell's plan to take the slumping computer maker private in a sign the board needs more time to rally support.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dell-delays-vote-buyout-sign-lacks-support-131703626.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:40:38 -0400Associated Pressdell-delays-vote-buyout-sign-lacks-support-131703626<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dell-delays-vote-buyout-sign-lacks-support-131703626.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5SOdZV51LHyv25VDNTCoOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a90ceafae9e8da17370f6a706700887f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, Dell CEO Michael Dell smiles at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. Dell Inc. is making a late push to win shareholder support for founder Michael Dell?s plan to take the slumping computer maker private, an indication that the scheduled vote, Thursday, July 18, 2013, could be close. Supporters of the $24.4 billion buyout believe Dell Inc. stands a better chance of turning around if it can make long-term strategic decisions without worrying about meeting Wall Street?s quarter-to-quarter expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 file photo, Dell CEO Michael Dell smiles at Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco. Dell Inc. is making a late push to win shareholder support for founder Michael Dell?s plan to take the slumping computer maker private, an indication that the scheduled vote, Thursday, July 18, 2013, could be close. Supporters of the $24.4 billion buyout believe Dell Inc. stands a better chance of turning around if it can make long-term strategic decisions without worrying about meeting Wall Street?s quarter-to-quarter expectations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)" border="0" /></a>ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) ? Dell has delayed Thursday's vote on founder Michael Dell's plan to take the slumping computer maker private in a sign the board needs more time to rally support.</p><br clear="all"/>Barbie fights for her life<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MKX8TFzg.zbDjOv9INnSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e25056608d8f218370f6a7067008c7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? As far as catfights go, this is a doozy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:36:19 -0400Associated Pressbarbie-fights-her-life-191137087<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/barbie-fights-her-life-191137087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5MKX8TFzg.zbDjOv9INnSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e25056608d8f218370f6a7067008c7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2007, file photo, Barbie dolls are seen at the Barbie Store in Buenos Aires. As Mattel reported on July 17, 2013, Barbie is suddenly facing a popularity contest as the most popular doll on the Market. Instead, Mattel?s Monster High dolls, have exploded in popularity since being introduced in 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? As far as catfights go, this is a doozy.</p><br clear="all"/>Italy: ex-CIA Milan chief detained in PanamaROME (AP) ? A former CIA base chief in Italy who was convicted in the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a street in Milan has been detained in Panama, the Italian justice ministry said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/italy-ex-cia-milan-chief-detained-panama-175753431.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:28:53 -0400Associated Pressitaly-ex-cia-milan-chief-detained-panama-175753431Internet shows its muscle by making Emmy history<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/internet-shows-muscle-making-emmy-history-191014180.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nJ65tzUxMXjyeH9QKBcDdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a0e3f26b07d5ed18370f6a7067003d77.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards," an adaptation of a British classic. The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" align="left" title="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards," an adaptation of a British classic. The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The Emmy Awards are television's biggest celebration of itself, but this year's ceremony will face an intruder: "House of Cards," the first online series to nab a top nomination with its best drama series bid Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/internet-shows-muscle-making-emmy-history-191014180.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:09:22 -0400Associated Pressinternet-shows-muscle-making-emmy-history-191014180<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/internet-shows-muscle-making-emmy-history-191014180.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nJ65tzUxMXjyeH9QKBcDdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a0e3f26b07d5ed18370f6a7067003d77.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards," an adaptation of a British classic. The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" align="left" title="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards," an adaptation of a British classic. The program was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The Emmy Awards are television's biggest celebration of itself, but this year's ceremony will face an intruder: "House of Cards," the first online series to nab a top nomination with its best drama series bid Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>Artists celebrate Mandela with paintings<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sIg8uqTO7Ta9QhZf2nPqUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e24e551a06e3e918370f6a706700a29a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists are celebrating the 95th birthday Thursday of the anti-apartheid leader, who remains hospitalized although his condition has improved.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:35:21 -0400Associated Pressartists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sIg8uqTO7Ta9QhZf2nPqUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e24e551a06e3e918370f6a706700a29a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists are celebrating the 95th birthday Thursday of the anti-apartheid leader, who remains hospitalized although his condition has improved.</p><br clear="all"/>Online series 'House of Cards' makes Emmy history<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OKEDTewkA05bIULM.Tuw6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6a1af1840808ee18370f6a706700f685.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Actors Aaron Paul, left, and Neil Patrick Harris announce nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)" align="left" title="Actors Aaron Paul, left, and Neil Patrick Harris announce nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Netflix's "House of Cards" made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television's leading awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 12:49:08 -0400Associated Pressonline-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OKEDTewkA05bIULM.Tuw6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6a1af1840808ee18370f6a706700f685.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Actors Aaron Paul, left, and Neil Patrick Harris announce nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)" align="left" title="Actors Aaron Paul, left, and Neil Patrick Harris announce nominations at the 65th Primetime Emmy Nominations Announcements at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Thursday, July 18, 2013, in North Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Netflix's "House of Cards" made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television's leading awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.</p><br clear="all"/>Mandela 'steadily improving' on 95th birthday<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday-050940812.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mRlenXAQgowW2K8SuLPjZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/043a6f29066be718370f6a706700b6da.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A portrait representing former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed on the windows of a building as lights inside the building reflect in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" align="left" title="A portrait representing former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed on the windows of a building as lights inside the building reflect in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday-050940812.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 08:11:35 -0400Associated Pressmandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday-050940812<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday-050940812.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mRlenXAQgowW2K8SuLPjZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/043a6f29066be718370f6a706700b6da.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A portrait representing former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed on the windows of a building as lights inside the building reflect in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" align="left" title="A portrait representing former South African President Nelson Mandela is displayed on the windows of a building as lights inside the building reflect in downtown Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 18, 2013. South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? South Africa celebrated Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday with acts of charity on Thursday, a milestone capped by news that the former president's health was improving after fears that he was close to death during ongoing hospital treatment.</p><br clear="all"/>Italy: convicted ex-CIA chief detained in PanamaROME (AP) ? The Italian justice ministry says a former CIA station chief who was convicted in the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a street of Milan has been detained in Panama.http://news.yahoo.com/italy-convicted-ex-cia-chief-detained-panama-172532662.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 13:25:32 -0400Associated Pressitaly-convicted-ex-cia-chief-detained-panama-172532662
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