Italy passes austerity measures | The Italian parliament has approved an austerity package worth more than $32bn, aimed at cutting the country's budget deficit and reassuring financial markets. | The lower house of parliament approv... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)Al Jazeera
Sarkozy Toughens on Illegal Roma | PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the expulsion of illegal Roma and itinerant immigrants and the dismantlement of their camps in a move that has been labeled by human rights groups... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)The New York Times
Heat Wave Batters Russia | RYBKHOZ, Russia — Ivan Tyurkin trudged along a pier and surveyed the breeding ponds all around him. He did not need a thermometer to know that the water was treacherously tepid. Dead trout, dr... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)The New York Times HealthPhotosRussiaWeatherWikipedia: Heat wave
Baghdatis returns to winning ways | Los Angeles: Third-seeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis had low expectations for this week's LA Open but gave himself a welcome boost by beating American wildcard Ryan Sweeting 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the se... (photo: GFDL / Regan Murphy)Gulf News PhotosSportTennisUSWikipedia: Marcos Baghdatis
Heat Wave Batters Russia | RYBKHOZ, Russia — Ivan Tyurkin trudged along a pier and surveyed the breeding ponds all around him. He did not need a thermometer to know that the water was treac... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)The New York Times HealthPhotosRussiaWeatherWikipedia: Heat wave