Egypt calls for release of kidnapped diplomat ABC Online - 31 (Web promotion)

Egypt calls for release of kidnapped diplomat ABC Online - 31 (Web promotion)

Egypt calls for release of kidnapped diplomat
ABC Online - 31 minutes ago The Egyptian Government has called on gunmen who kidnapped the country's new ambassador to Iraq to release him. Witnesses say Ihab al-Sharif was abducted in the capital, Baghdad. They say the new Egyptian

When to Give Up a Source
TIME - 3 hours ago In surrendering a reporter's notes, Time Inc.'s top editor says the rule of law trumps the promise of confidentiality. Where does journalism go from here? For journalists, confidential sources can be as essential as ink.

US troops press search for missing combat team
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago KABUL US aircraft blasted militant positions in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday as American troops searched for a sixth day for a team of missing Special Forces soldiers, the police said. One of the missing soldiers was rescued, CNN reported on Sunday.

Nasa's big bang for Fourth of July
Times Online - 38 minutes ago BARRING any last-minute glitches, America will kick off its Independence Day celebrations this morning with a spectacular intergalactic fireworks display courtesy of Nasa as a spacecraft smashes into an onrushing comet.

Running from the Rays
TIME - 3 hours ago No other director does foreboding with the finesse of Steven Spielberg. He gets a puzzle ticking in your head with a thick carpet of clouds, then allows you an anticipatory shudder at an eerie lightning storm.

Troubling Questions Surround Idaho Case
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press Writer. A day after missing 8-year-old Shasta Groene turned up with a registered sex offender at a Denny's restaurant in her hometown, investigators struggled with

Fossett, Co-Pilot Recreate Historic Flight
Newsday - 56 minutes ago By SHAWN POGATCHNIK. CLIFDEN, Ireland -- Commemorating a record-setting flight 86 years ago, adventurer Steve Fossett and his copilot successfully flew a biplane across the Atlantic and landed Sunday on an

Mortal Enemies No More
TIME - 3 hours ago After the Supreme Court ruled in MGM v. Grokster that file-sharing services can be sued for promoting illegal downloads, Mashboxx, a start-up run by Grokster's ex-president, partnered with Sony BMG Music Entertainment, whose CEO Andrew Lack, below, spoke