Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Suicide attack kills 6 Pakistani soldiers (AP)
• Kim's last gift to NKorea: loads of fish (AP)
• Alan Gross not part of Cuban prisoner amnesty (AP)
• Tear gas fired at protesters in China seaside town (AP)
• Obama on political high, but momentum hard to keep (AP)
• 3 US citizens among victims in Mexico bus attack (AP)
• SC voter ID law rejected by Justice Department (AP)
• Job growth is lifting hopes for consumer spending (AP)
• Palace says Prince Philip given heart stent (AP)
• Arizona coma patient now speaking, walking (AP)
• Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012 (Reuters)
• New U.N. draft resolution on Syria: bombs hit capital (Reuters)
• In ad for newsletter, Ron Paul forecast "race war" (Reuters)
• Consumer, business spending point to slower growth (Reuters)
• Analysis: What's the plan if North Korea collapses? (Reuters)
• Insight: Trenches and fear divide heart of Syria protest (Reuters)
• Pakistan army chief says coup fears "speculation" (Reuters)
• France recommends removal of suspect breast implants (Reuters)
• Has Obama’s ‘let’s talk’ approach worked with US adversaries? A report card. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Air Jordans: 'Sneakerheads' flock to grab retro kicks (VIDEO) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Senate leaders reach last-minute accord (AP)
• Berenson heads to NY for holidays (AP)
• Penn St. coach says he saw, reported molestation (AP)
• SEC charges ex-Fannie, Freddie CEOs with fraud (AP)
• Torrent of bad financial news flows out of Europe (AP)
• Report slams Dutch Catholic Church over sex abuse (AP)
• Jurors deadlock in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft (AP)
• Death of Florida A&M drum major ruled a homicide (AP)
• Rapper Slim Dunkin slain in Atlanta music studio (AP)
• Kobe Bryant's wife files for divorce (AP)
• Divided lawmakers muster modest tax deal (Reuters)
• Fitch: comprehensive euro zone deal "beyond reach" (Reuters)
• Olympus tells lenders cash crunch looms: report (Reuters)
• Suspected WikiLeaks source appears in court (Reuters)
• Silver Lake, Microsoft working on new Yahoo stake offer: source (Reuters)
• Moody's cuts Belgium ratings by 2 notches (Reuters)
• Fisher says more Fed easing is "wrong path" (Reuters)
• Mexico telecom regulator signs contracts to friends (Reuters)
• Subprime scandal: ex-Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac execs accused of fraud (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Barry Bonds isn't going to prison. Is he being punished enough? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Russians rally vs Putin, election fraud (AP)
• Echoes of 2007 color reactions to Va Tech shooting (AP)
• Gingrich comes to debate with front-runner status (AP)
• Obama decides high-profile issues ahead of 2012 (AP)
• 3 women accept Nobel Peace Prize (AP)
• Filipino militants free US teen after 5 months (AP)
• Conference in overtime on future of climate talks (AP)
• Another governor disgraced, a trust violated (AP)
• Saving the Amazon, from forest floor up (AP)
• Criticism of NBA squashing Paul trade pouring in (AP)
• Russians stage mass protests against Putin (Reuters)
• 47 arrested after police clear Boston protest camp (Reuters)
• Gingrich vs Romney rivalry in Iowa debate spotlight (Reuters)
• Olympus ousted CEO to visit Japan (Reuters)
• Nobel laureate slams poor support for Yemen revolt (Reuters)
• West warns Syria against storming rebel city (Reuters)
• China says already part of effort to help Europe (Reuters)
• Gingrich fuels more Mideast conflict: Palestinians (Reuters)
• Inside terror: Canadian charged in murder of 5 US soldiers in Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Chris Paul trade rejected: Was it really to save NBA parity? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Cain suspends campaign shifting GOP race (AP)
• AP Interview: Iraq PM confident in post-US future (AP)
• Obama pushes payroll tax cut extension (AP)
• As US leaves Iraq, AP men recall a war in pictures (AP)
• Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check `Asian' (AP)
• Candy, cash — al-Qaida implants itself in Africa (AP)
• Cutting deficits harder than just talking about it (AP)
• 85-year-old says she was strip searched at JFK (AP)
• Singer Mindy McCready's 5-year-old son in custody (AP)
• Report: Sandusky talks about Paterno, case (AP)
• Embattled Cain ends 2012 bid (Reuters)
• SAP to bid $40 a share for SuccessFactors (Reuters)
• Russians vote in election test for Vladimir Putin (Reuters)
• At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence (Reuters)
• A decade on, what can U.S. accomplish in Afghanistan? (Reuters)
• Exclusive: MF Global mixed funds, transferred abroad (Reuters)
• Italy's Monti seeks broad support for crisis measures (Reuters)
• In lead, Egypt Islamists tell rivals to accept vote (Reuters)
• Guantánamo for US citizens? Senate bill raises questions (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Hurricane-force Santa Ana winds: Another sign of global warming? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Obama, Chinese premier discuss economic topics (AP)
• Deficit gridlock looms, supercommittee deadlocked (AP)
• Egypt's Islamists confront military, vie for votes (AP)
• House says no to mandating balanced federal budget (AP)
• FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer (AP)
• GOP outsider Ron Paul gaining traction in Iowa (AP)
• Lana Wood on CNN: `I don't think Natalie fell' (AP)
• Star-studded sendoff at Heavy D funeral service (AP)
• British woman tries historic Antarctic crossing (AP)
• Iowa State stuns No. 2 Oklahoma State 37-31 in 2OT (AP)
• Democrats reject latest deficit-cutting plan (Reuters)
• Ex-Olympus VP questioned by Japanese prosecutors: media (Reuters)
• U.N. nuclear watchdog board rebukes defiant Iran (Reuters)
• U.S., China face off over sea dispute (Reuters)
• Seven banks sued over MF Global collapse (Reuters)
• Brussels seeks tight budget control, ECB impatient (Reuters)
• Eleven killed in Syria on eve of Arab deadline (Reuters)
• Analysis: Obama gambles on Myanmar reforms (Reuters)
• Occupy Wall Street at two months: Hundreds arrested across US (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Mayor's last-ditch effort to save Detroit would privatize 88,000 streetlights (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Media allowed into Japan's tsunami-hit nuke plant (AP)
• Week of turmoil leaves Penn State in a daze (AP)
• Venezuelan police free major leaguer Wilson Ramos (AP)
• Push for Pacific free trade block gains traction (AP)
• Troops and hoops for Obama, on a Navy warship (AP)
• Deaths at Occupy camps bring pressure for shutdown (AP)
• Mexico's top Cabinet secretary dies in crash (AP)
• Doctors: Test all kids for cholesterol by age 11 (AP)
• Source: Stern in talks with `America's Got Talent' (AP)
• Obama watches No. 1 Tar Heels beat Spartans 67-55 (AP)
• Obama seeks to hitch U.S. economy to Asian growth (Reuters)
• Italy's Berlusconi to resign, end scandal-hit era (Reuters)
• Insight: MF Global bust erodes trust in brokerages (Reuters)
• Mexican interior minister killed in helicopter crash (Reuters)
• Free trade gets boost at APEC from Japan (Reuters)
• Police investigate after shots fired near White House (Reuters)
• Venezuela rescues kidnapped baseball star Ramos (Reuters)
• MF Global fires brokerage staff en masse (Reuters)
• Penn State riot: If university can't fire Joe Paterno, is something wrong? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Sergeant seen as 'kill team' leader found guilty in Afghanistan atrocities (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Greek PM wins confidence vote, pledges transition (AP)
• Amid allegations against Cain, rivals ignore issue (AP)
• Colombia: Rebel leader died in combat with troops (AP)
• Authorities: Car strikes 3 at Occupy DC protest (AP)
• Ohio deputies faced charging animals during escape (AP)
• Fed-up consumers planning for 'Bank Transfer Day' (AP)
• First day of deliberations ends in Jackson case (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Book gives look at Giffords recovery (AP)
• Justin Bieber denies charges he fathered a child (AP)
• A 50-50 split may be best offer players get (AP)
• Greek PM wins vote, to meet president on coalition (Reuters)
• Groupon shares surge but concerns linger (Reuters)
• Colombia says FARC rebel leader killed (Reuters)
• MF Global CEO Jon Corzine quits as big bet fails (Reuters)
• Jobs report hints at some improvement (Reuters)
• Cain accuser complains of sex harassment incidents (Reuters)
• Exclusive: Gensler won't participate in MF Global review (Reuters)
• U.S. general relieved of duty over remarks on Karzai (Reuters)
• Pentagon vs. NRA: Will gun-rights law raise risk of soldier suicides? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Teflon candidate? Herman Cain poll numbers remain high, despite controversy. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Suicide bomber kills 13 Americans in Afghanistan (AP)
• Early storm pelts East Coast with wet, heavy snow (AP)
• Obama cites income gap to push stalled jobs bill (AP)
• GOP rivals focus on flat taxes, smaller government (AP)
• Qantas Airways grounds global fleet due to strikes (AP)
• Suicide bomber in Turkey kills 2, wounds 12 (AP)
• Tenn. protesters arrested for 2nd straight night (AP)
• Sugarland: `We are all changed' by collapse (AP)
• Clock this: UK may consider time zone switch (AP)
• Cards win World Series, beat Texas 6-2 in Game 7 (AP)
• Australia's Qantas grounds all flights over labor (Reuters)
• Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 U.S. troops (Reuters)
• Rare October snowstorm pelts the Northeast (Reuters)
• Portugal wants U.S. help in euro crisis: source (Reuters)
• Suicide bomber kills three in SE Turkey (Reuters)
• Europe bailout fund chief courts China (Reuters)
• MF Global aims for sale by Monday: source (Reuters)
• Israel kills top militants in Gaza base attack (Reuters)
• Obama's illegal-immigrant crackdown fills prisons with Hispanics (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Occupy Wall Street vs. Tea Party Google searches: Who wins? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Libya's new leaders to declare liberation Sunday (AP)
• Saudi heir's death brings conservative to fore (AP)
• Obama's foreign successes may help little in 2012 (AP)
• Iraq PM: Immunity issue scuttled US troop deal (AP)
• Official: EU banks have to raise $140 billion (AP)
• Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world (AP)
• Cain stumbling under glare of national spotlight (AP)
• Women making slow, sure strides in science, math (AP)
• Pete Seeger and pals attend NYC protest action (AP)
• Cards, Rangers looking for hits in World Series (AP)
• EU seeks to break deadlock over bolstering banks (Reuters)
• Libya's Jibril sees elections within eight months (Reuters)
• Households are paring debt: Fed's Duke (Reuters)
• Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S.: Karzai (Reuters)
• Obama touts foreign policy successes in Iraq, Libya (Reuters)
• Mideast power brokers call for "Marshall Plan" after unrest (Reuters)
• Gaddafi unburied as Libyans face test of new era (Reuters)
• Heavy fighting in Yemen after U.N. resolution (Reuters)
• Can Libya really be a 'model' for future US military action? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• ACLU: FBI guilty of 'industrial scale' racial profiling (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency (AP)
• Wall Street protesters thwart eviction attempt (AP)
• Prosecutor recounts killing spree at Calif. salon (AP)
• KC bishop charged for not bringing porn to police (AP)
• Court blocks Ala. from checking student status (AP)
• Big bucks: Romney, Perry top GOP fundraising race (AP)
• New iPhone launch turns into remembrance for Jobs (AP)
• Rapper Rick Ross reportedly hospitalized 2nd time (AP)
• Cards within win of pennant, beating Brew Crew 7-1 (AP)
• Stern doubts Christmas games if no deal Tuesday (AP)
• U.S. rejects plan to strengthen IMF in euro zone crisis (Reuters)
• Some U.S. officials question response to Iran plot (Reuters)
• Obama administration pulls part of healthcare law (Reuters)
• U.S. Catholic bishop charged in alleged porn cover-up (Reuters)
• Analysis: U.S. ducks recession for now, but Europe threatens (Reuters)
• Obama sends military advisers to central Africa (Reuters)
• Wall Street sit-in protest goes global (Reuters)
• U.S. budget gap widens, tops $1 trillion for third year (Reuters)
• Appeals court curtails Alabama immigration law, for now (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Herman Cain 9-9-9 sticker shock? 18% sales tax possible in some states. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but it's not enough (AP)
• Split in cultural conservatives could help Romney (AP)
• Arab uprisings' women celebrate Nobel recognition (AP)
• New prostate cancer test advice overturns dogma (AP)
• Feds announce Calif. pot dispensary crackdown (AP)
• Tennessee prison frees former death row inmate (AP)
• FBI searches for missing Mo. baby in Kan. landfill (AP)
• Mexican drug gangs competing for 'cartel cred' (AP)
• Threat averted: Fox renews 'Simpsons' for 2 years (AP)
• Carpenter outduels Halladay, Cardinals edge Phils (AP)
• Emails raise fresh questions on Obama energy loan (Reuters)
• Fitch cuts Italy, Spain ratings; outlook negative (Reuters)
• Job gains ease recession fears but still weak (Reuters)
• Nobel honors African, Arab women for peace (Reuters)
• UAW calls Chrysler meeting as bargaining resumes (Reuters)
• Germany, France split on bank aid before summit (Reuters)
• War drones keep flying despite computer virus (Reuters)
• After WikiLeaks, U.S. tries to shield classified data (Reuters)
• Is the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement being hijacked by newcomers? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Steve Jobs: what we can learn from how he lived (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• With al-Awlaki dead, al-Qaida lacks Western voice (AP)
• Afghan president says talks with Taliban useless (AP)
• Libyan fighters seal off Gadhafi hometown (AP)
• Early state GOP voters seek signs of electability (AP)
• Anti-terrorism success may not help Obama in 2012 (AP)
• Rescuers find 18 bodies in Indonesia plane crash (AP)
• Kenya: Alleged pirates abduct elderly Frenchwoman (AP)
• Plane hits Ferris wheel in Australia; no injuries (AP)
• NBA labor meetings to resume Saturday (AP)
• Rays rookie Moore dominates Texas in ALDS opener (AP)
• Exclusive: Democrats push tax hikes first in deficit talks (Reuters)
• NATO captures senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan (Reuters)
• China paper urges Europe get act together on debt crisis (Reuters)
• State job cuts on table at Greek loan talks (Reuters)
• U.S. struggles to chart fresh course with Pakistan (Reuters)
• Kodak denies bankruptcy plan but shares plummet (Reuters)
• Killer of governor of Pakistan's Punjab sentenced to death (Reuters)
• Yemen official decries U.S. call for Saleh to quit (Reuters)
• Listeria outbreak: Victims file lawsuits, but will they receive damages? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Terry Francona was no longer the right fit for these Red Sox (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• NTSB on scene of Nevada air crash that killed 3 (AP)
• Libyan fighters inch forward in Gadhafi hometown (AP)
• Eleanor Mondale, daughter of Walter Mondale, dies (AP)
• Former Illinois Sen. Charles Percy dies at 91 (AP)
• Obama: Pass jobs bill without 'division or delay' (AP)
• Iran: Court to commute sentences for 2 Americans (AP)
• States struggle for financing to meet road needs (AP)
• UBS trading losses fuel push for split banking (AP)
• Subtle acts reshape military society amid repeal (AP)
• Israelis get nude for art at lowest point on earth (AP)
• NTSB at scene of deadly Nevada air race crash (Reuters)
• EU ministers see need for stronger bank sector (Reuters)
• Gaddafi strongholds hold out against assaults (Reuters)
• U.S. accuses Pakistan of links to group behind Kabul (Reuters)
• Former Senator Charles Percy, a liberal Republican, dies (Reuters)
• Greek PM cancels U.S. trip as debt crisis deepens (Reuters)
• GM and UAW reach first labor deal since bankruptcy (Reuters)
• EU officials seek to dispel fears of credit crunch (Reuters)
• Why contract talks between UAW and Chrysler came to a halt (The Christian Science Monitor)
• A UN success story: Libya's seat turned over to interim government (The Christian Science Monitor)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Tropical Storm Lee begins pelting Gulf Coast (AP)
• Disasters in US: An extreme and exhausting year (AP)
• Hiring standstill points to growing recession risk (AP)
• Libyan intelligence documents show ties to CIA (AP)
• Congress returns, unpopular as well as divided (AP)
• NATO kills ex-Gitmo detainee in Afghanistan (AP)
• "Lone wolf" terror seen as biggest threat (AP)
• Theology a hot issue in 2012 GOP campaign (AP)
• Israeli rabbi pairs gays to lesbians (AP)
• Roddick tops Sock at US Open (AP)
• Obama ups pressure over transportation (Reuters)
• Documents show links between CIA, Libya spy unit (Reuters)
• Job growth stalls, fuels recession fears (Reuters)
• ECB's Trichet presses Italy on budget targets (Reuters)
• Tropical Storm Lee lumbers toward Louisiana coast (Reuters)
• Greek PM Papandreou rules out snap elections (Reuters)
• Apple hunted lost item - clue points to new iPhone (Reuters)
• Libyans say Gaddafi bastion may have given up (Reuters)
• Clegg visits London riot site (AFP)
• Debt crisis resists assault by ECB and global leaders (AFP)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Irene churns up coast, weaker but still ferocious (AP)
• Al-Qaida's No. 2 reported killed by US in Pakistan (AP)
• New York City braces for Hurricane Irene (AP)
• A look at Irene's wake — and what's ahead (AP)
• Libya's new masters face enormous hurdles (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: Obama faces trouble with key voters (AP)
• Before Jobs, Sam Walton and Bill Gates took exits (AP)
• Mexican army, feds raid casinos after arson attack (AP)
• Director Sofia Coppola weds in southern Italy (AP)
• California to face Japan for LLWS title (AP)
• Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York (Reuters)
• Obama visits response center as hurricane threatens (Reuters)
• Irene closes NY subways; airlines abandon Northeast (Reuters)
• Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli (Reuters)
• Urgent action needed to protect recovery: IMF chief (Reuters)
• Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week (Reuters)
• Obama and Merkel vow action on global economic woes (Reuters)
• Syrian authorities warn against protesting in capital (Reuters)
• Clegg visits London riot site (AFP)
• Debt crisis resists assault by ECB and global leaders (AFP)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Libya rebels take seaside city close to Tripoli (AP)
• Iran sentences 2 American men to 8 years in jail (AP)
• Israel apologizes to Egypt for soldier deaths (AP)
• Verizon workers going back to work, without deal (AP)
• In Iraq, youngest US troops bore the heaviest toll (AP)
• 2 women, 2 kids killed in Pittsburgh flash floods (AP)
• Months later, Giffords now knows who gunman killed (AP)
• Reuniting tornado victims with treasured photos (AP)
• Kardashian, Humphries to wed in evening ceremony (AP)
• Boomer Sooner! Oklahoma No. 1 in AP Top 25 (AP)
• Investors seeing gold in farmland, infrastructure (Reuters)
• Egypt recalls envoy in Israel over deaths (Reuters)
• Analysis: Diplomatic woes pile up for isolated Israel (Reuters)
• Verizon strike to end with bargaining pact (Reuters)
• Iran jails U.S. "hikers" as spies for 8 years (Reuters)
• Battle outside Tripoli as fighting spills to Tunisia (Reuters)
• Giffords now knows who died in Tucson shooting spree (Reuters)
• Norway massacre survivor returns to island (Reuters)
• Clegg visits London riot site (AFP)
• Debt crisis resists assault by ECB and global leaders (AFP)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Dems, GOP still at loggerheads as clock ticks (AP)
• Boehner, Obama relationship tested in debt fight (AP)
• Norway gunman's tale diverges sharply from reality (AP)
• 400 attend roller rink shooting victims' funeral (AP)
• NATO bombs Libyan state TV transmitters (AP)
• What led to `Project Gunwalker'? (AP)
• Lawyer: 2 Americans held in Iran could be released (AP)
• Tropical system leaves little rain in dry Texas (AP)
• Bush to be in NYC to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 (AP)
• Asomugha signing biggest of Eagles' bold moves (AP)
• Lawmakers race against clock on debt limit (Reuters)
• Moody's expects to affirm U.S. rating, negative outlook (Reuters)
• Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia (Reuters)
• UK police add computer probe to phone-hack inquiry (Reuters)
• Iraq says to buy 36 F-16 fighters from U.S (Reuters)
• Turkey's Gul says no crisis as top generals quit (Reuters)
• NY Post reporters told to preserve documents: memos (Reuters)
• Growth anemic, debt row poses recession risk (Reuters)
• US 'almost out of time' for debt deal: Obama (AFP)
• Three journalists killed in NATO raid: Libya (AFP)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Congress seeks debt solution, Obama goes to public (AP)
• 'We are sorry' Murdoch tells UK in full-page ad (AP)
• Casey Anthony's future uncertain as release nears (AP)
• Feds get a dose of kitchen-table economics (AP)
• Chavez heads to Cuba, says chemo to 'attack hard' (AP)
• Troops march in San Diego's gay pride parade (AP)
• Shooter in Afghan army uniform kills NATO trooper (AP)
• LA avoids feared 'Carmageddon' traffic jam (AP)
• 'Harry Potter' conjures first-day record of $92.1M (AP)
• NKoreans: Musk deer meds cause failed WCup tests (AP)
• Obama, lawmakers press ahead for elusive debt deal (Reuters)
• Light traffic in LA despite Carmageddon (Reuters)
• Murdoch says "sorry" as pressure mounts on UK police (Reuters)
• China slams U.S. "interference" after Obama meets Dalai Lama (Reuters)
• Court temporarily reinstates "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (Reuters)
• Heavy casualties reported in Libya fighting (Reuters)
• Heat wave plunges much of U.S. into a deep fryer (Reuters)
• Venezuela's Chavez heads to Cuba for chemotherapy (Reuters)
• Obama defies China warnings to host Dalai Lama (AFP)
• British government, police under pressure over Murdoch links (AFP)

Today's Headlines -- Saturday

• Former first lady Betty Ford dies at 93 (AP)
• Malaysia fires tear gas at protest, arrests 672 (AP)
• South Sudan becomes world's newest nation (AP)
• Ex-Cameron aide arrested in UK hacking scandal (AP)
• Kate and William land in Los Angeles for US trip (AP)
• Shuttle lifts off for last time; `Light this fire' (AP)
• Montana, Exxon Mobil split over river oil spill (AP)
• Weak hiring casts doubts on strength of rebound (AP)
• IMF agrees to give Greece $4.2 billion (AP)
• Nolan Ryan says fan's widow worried about son (AP)
• Former first lady Betty Ford dies, age 93 (Reuters)
• Murdoch flies to London to tackle phone-hack crisis (Reuters)
• IMF approves 3.2 billion euro loan tranche for Greece (Reuters)
• Dismal jobs picture complicates debt talks (Reuters)
• Analysis: Belt-tightening may squeeze economy, markets (Reuters)
• Exclusive: WikiLeaks loses Icelandic financial lifeline (Reuters)
• U.S. seeks to limit damage of Texas execution case (Reuters)
• BP wants future spill claims limited (Reuters)
• South Sudan day of freedom dawns (AFP)
• British PM promises inquiry into tabloid scandal (AFP)