1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?> 2<rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:ynews="http://news.yahoo.com/rss/"> 3<channel> 4<title>Yahoo! News: Top Stories</title> 5<copyright>Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright> 6<link>http://news.yahoo.com/i/716</link> 7<description>Top Stories</description> 8<language>en-us</language> 9<lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:44:50 GMT</lastBuildDate> 10<ttl>5</ttl> 11<image> 12<title>Yahoo! News</title> 13<width>142</width> 14<height>18</height> 15<link>http://news.yahoo.com/i/716</link> 16<url>http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif</url> 17</image> 18<item> 19<title>Obama: Iraq now needs a political solution 20 (AP) 21</title> 22 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_mi_ea/obama</link> 23 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/obama</guid> 24<source>AP</source> 25<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:40:46 GMT</pubDate> 26<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_mi_ea/obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.f23635e276994d6ebdce6cc7a19bf12f.obama_2008_jorh113.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=T08CvB509WMr5rbAsOEPXw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, flanked by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks during a news conference at the citadel in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0" /></a>AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Tuesday that security in Iraq has improved and that the United States urgently needs to turn its attention to Afghanistan.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 27<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.f23635e276994d6ebdce6cc7a19bf12f.obama_2008_jorh113.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=T08CvB509WMr5rbAsOEPXw--" type="image/jpeg" height="130" width="95"/> 28<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_mi_ea/obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.f23635e276994d6ebdce6cc7a19bf12f.obama_2008_jorh113.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=T08CvB509WMr5rbAsOEPXw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., center, flanked by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., left, and Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks during a news conference at the citadel in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 29<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 30</item> 31<item> 32<title>Texas, Mexico prepare for Tropical Storm Dolly 33 (AP) 34</title> 35 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather</link> 36 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/tropical_weather</guid> 37<source>AP</source> 38<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate> 39<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.4e87799dc914408ca4b11669afc1bfa4.tropical_weather_ny109.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=QEeoUG4SRZ.jl1XO..2kYQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="This satellite image provided by the NOAA shows Tropical Storm Dolly as it approaches the Coasts of Texas and Mexico at 4:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday July 22, 2008. Forecaster say the storm may reach hurricane strength later this week. (AP Photo/NOAA)" border="0" /></a>AP - Texas mobilized National Guard troops and residents along the Gulf Coast near the Mexican border were buying plywood, flashlights and gasoline as Tropical Storm Dolly gained strength Tuesday over the Gulf on its way to becoming a hurricane before it hits land.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 40<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.4e87799dc914408ca4b11669afc1bfa4.tropical_weather_ny109.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=QEeoUG4SRZ.jl1XO..2kYQ--" type="image/jpeg" height="81" width="130"/> 41<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.4e87799dc914408ca4b11669afc1bfa4.tropical_weather_ny109.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=QEeoUG4SRZ.jl1XO..2kYQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="This satellite image provided by the NOAA shows Tropical Storm Dolly as it approaches the Coasts of Texas and Mexico at 4:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday July 22, 2008. Forecaster say the storm may reach hurricane strength later this week. (AP Photo/NOAA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 42<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 43</item> 44<item> 45<title>Wachovia loses $8.9B, cuts 6,350 workers, dividend 46 (AP) 47</title> 48 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_wachovia</link> 49 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/earns_wachovia</guid> 50<source>AP</source> 51<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:08:35 GMT</pubDate> 52<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_wachovia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.7432469fb83e463e95efe0f4791e6d35.earns_wachovia_nccb202.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=8NXefLIzU43Dy_2Lcu4N0w--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Customers use an ATM outside a Wachovia branch bank in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, July 18, 2008. Wachovia says it lost $8.86 billion in the second quarter, hurt by a big goodwill charge and an increase in reserves for bad loans as mortgage defaults soar. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wachovia Corp. reported a surprisingly large second-quarter loss Tuesday, deflating Wall Street's hopes that the nation's big banks are weathering the credit crisis well. The nation's fourth-largest bank by assets said it lost $8.86 billion, is slashing its dividend and eliminating 10,750 positions after losses tied to mortgages soared.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 53<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.7432469fb83e463e95efe0f4791e6d35.earns_wachovia_nccb202.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=8NXefLIzU43Dy_2Lcu4N0w--" type="image/jpeg" height="89" width="130"/> 54<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_ge/earns_wachovia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.7432469fb83e463e95efe0f4791e6d35.earns_wachovia_nccb202.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=8NXefLIzU43Dy_2Lcu4N0w--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Customers use an ATM outside a Wachovia branch bank in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, July 18, 2008. Wachovia says it lost $8.86 billion in the second quarter, hurt by a big goodwill charge and an increase in reserves for bad loans as mortgage defaults soar. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 55<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 56</item> 57<item> 58<title>Karadzic hid in plain sight with false identity 59 (AP) 60</title> 61 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_eu/serbia_karadzic</link> 62 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/serbia_karadzic</guid> 63<source>AP</source> 64<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:41:29 GMT</pubDate> 65<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_eu/serbia_karadzic"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.0828cf03701c43dfa38dc6af5846868a.serbia_karadzic_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=hrHuAJdq0AiV7QMBkuY.tw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="This two picture combination shows: on the left, Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic in an April 1996 file photo during the Bosnian Serb assembly session in Pale, some 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Sarajevo, and on the right, Karadzic in an undated photo released by Belgrade's 'Healthy Life' magazine Tuesday July 22, 2008, made at an undisclosed location in Belgrade with glasses, long white hair and a beard. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Radovan Karadzic grew a long, white beard to conceal his identity and even managed to openly practice alternative medicine while in hiding, officials said Tuesday in revealing details of the war crimes fugitive's capture after a decade on the run.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 66<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.0828cf03701c43dfa38dc6af5846868a.serbia_karadzic_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=hrHuAJdq0AiV7QMBkuY.tw--" type="image/jpeg" height="84" width="130"/> 67<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_eu/serbia_karadzic"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.0828cf03701c43dfa38dc6af5846868a.serbia_karadzic_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=hrHuAJdq0AiV7QMBkuY.tw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="This two picture combination shows: on the left, Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic in an April 1996 file photo during the Bosnian Serb assembly session in Pale, some 16 kilometers (10 miles) east of Sarajevo, and on the right, Karadzic in an undated photo released by Belgrade's 'Healthy Life' magazine Tuesday July 22, 2008, made at an undisclosed location in Belgrade with glasses, long white hair and a beard. (AP Photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 68<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 69</item> 70<item> 71<title>Palestinian in construction truck rams cars 72 (AP) 73</title> 74 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_attack</link> 75 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/israel_attack</guid> 76<source>AP</source> 77<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:27:52 GMT</pubDate> 78<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_attack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.876f6e394d1c4fd99dc968c9c8cf1448.aptopix_mideast_israel_palestinians_jrl116.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=BKl0Z7hQFd8cZzjayN_J1g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="An Israeli security force officer stands guard next to a front-end loader as the Palestinian driver sits dead in his seat at the scene of an attack in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 22 2008. A Palestinian from East Jerusalem rammed a construction vehicle into three cars and a city bus in downtown Jerusalem on Tuesday, wounding four people before he was shot dead, in a chilling imitation of a similar attack that took place in the city earlier this month. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Palestinian rammed a construction truck into three cars and a bus near the Jerusalem hotel where Barack Obama is supposed to stay Tuesday, injuring four people before an Israeli civilian shot and killed the attacker, police and witnesses said.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 79<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.876f6e394d1c4fd99dc968c9c8cf1448.aptopix_mideast_israel_palestinians_jrl116.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=BKl0Z7hQFd8cZzjayN_J1g--" type="image/jpeg" height="92" width="130"/> 80<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_attack"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.876f6e394d1c4fd99dc968c9c8cf1448.aptopix_mideast_israel_palestinians_jrl116.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=BKl0Z7hQFd8cZzjayN_J1g--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Israeli security force officer stands guard next to a front-end loader as the Palestinian driver sits dead in his seat at the scene of an attack in Jerusalem, Tuesday, July 22 2008. A Palestinian from East Jerusalem rammed a construction vehicle into three cars and a city bus in downtown Jerusalem on Tuesday, wounding four people before he was shot dead, in a chilling imitation of a similar attack that took place in the city earlier this month. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 81<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 82</item> 83<item> 84<title>Stocks mixed as investors weigh Wachovia, oil drop 85 (AP) 86</title> 87 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street</link> 88 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/wall_street</guid> 89<source>AP</source> 90<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:39:44 GMT</pubDate> 91<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080717/capt.67c4d8330eab4bb6a13155186fa37bb4.wall_street_nybm105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=f60JuDsA_zTcfi2biE5d9Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Trader Tommy Kalikas talks on his phone as he checks his digital notepad during early trading at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday July17, 2008.Stocks mostly rose Thursday as investors parsed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. that gave investors some reassurance about the health of the economy. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wall Street traded mixed Tuesday after another dive in oil prices blunted the impact of discouraging quarterly results from Wachovia Corp. and other blue chip names.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 92<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080717/capt.67c4d8330eab4bb6a13155186fa37bb4.wall_street_nybm105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=f60JuDsA_zTcfi2biE5d9Q--" type="image/jpeg" height="86" width="130"/> 93<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080717/capt.67c4d8330eab4bb6a13155186fa37bb4.wall_street_nybm105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=f60JuDsA_zTcfi2biE5d9Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Trader Tommy Kalikas talks on his phone as he checks his digital notepad during early trading at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday July17, 2008.Stocks mostly rose Thursday as investors parsed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and United Technologies Corp. that gave investors some reassurance about the health of the economy. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 94<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 95</item> 96<item> 97<title>Judge nixes some evidence in bin Laden driver case 98 (AP) 99</title> 100 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver</link> 101 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver</guid> 102<source>AP</source> 103<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:45:10 GMT</pubDate> 104<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.876bb34a03124401bca32fe228a23fe1.correction_guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver_ny116.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=Cmwz1gGI9TLPSpTMjhXS9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Salim Ahmed Hamdan is seen in this undated file photo. The first Guantanamo war crimes trial began Monday, July 21, 2008, with a not guilty plea from Salim Hamdan,a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/Photo courtesy of Prof. Neal Katyal/file)" border="0" /></a>AP - The judge in the first American war crimes trial since World War II barred evidence that interrogators obtained from Osama bin Laden's driver, ruling he was subjected to "highly coercive" conditions in Afghanistan.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 105<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.876bb34a03124401bca32fe228a23fe1.correction_guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver_ny116.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=Cmwz1gGI9TLPSpTMjhXS9Q--" type="image/jpeg" height="130" width="89"/> 106<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.876bb34a03124401bca32fe228a23fe1.correction_guantanamo_bin_laden_s_driver_ny116.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=Cmwz1gGI9TLPSpTMjhXS9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="photo" title="Salim Ahmed Hamdan is seen in this undated file photo. The first Guantanamo war crimes trial began Monday, July 21, 2008, with a not guilty plea from Salim Hamdan,a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/Photo courtesy of Prof. Neal Katyal/file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 107<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 108</item> 109<item> 110<title>Treasury: Swift support needed for mortgage giants 111 (AP) 112</title> 113 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_ge/mortgage_crisis</link> 114 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/mortgage_crisis</guid> 115<source>AP</source> 116<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:29:07 GMT</pubDate> 117<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_ge/mortgage_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080720/capt.b6073ceddb2f4e0496332ad6ab7d45a5.paulson_economy_wx110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1s5xxvABk6Qf48.MZJnDoQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by CBS, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington, Sunday, July 20, 2008. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)" border="0" /></a>AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Congress needs to quickly approve a support package for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make sure the two mortgage giants maintain their critically important role in housing finance.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 118<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080720/capt.b6073ceddb2f4e0496332ad6ab7d45a5.paulson_economy_wx110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1s5xxvABk6Qf48.MZJnDoQ--" type="image/jpeg" height="86" width="130"/> 119<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_bi_ge/mortgage_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080720/capt.b6073ceddb2f4e0496332ad6ab7d45a5.paulson_economy_wx110.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1s5xxvABk6Qf48.MZJnDoQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo provided by CBS, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington, Sunday, July 20, 2008. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 120<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 121</item> 122<item> 123<title>'Batman' star Christian Bale accused of assaulting mom, sister 124 (AP) 125</title> 126 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_en_mo/people_christian_bale</link> 127 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/people_christian_bale</guid> 128<source>AP</source> 129<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:38:29 GMT</pubDate> 130<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_en_mo/people_christian_bale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.db725e9b42ed4f3cab523a0fa9d5cbbd.britain_dark_knight_ljr108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=GAM.CQiISyJrXpj4q5L4GA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="In this July 21, 2008 file picture, British actor Christian Bale arrives for the European Premiere of 'The Dark Knight', in central London. The actor was to be questioned by police over allegations he assaulted his mother and sister the night before the European premiere of his film, 'The Dark Knight', British media reported Tuesday, July 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Batman star Christian Bale was arrested Tuesday over allegations of assaulting his mother and sister, police and British media said.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 131<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.db725e9b42ed4f3cab523a0fa9d5cbbd.britain_dark_knight_ljr108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=GAM.CQiISyJrXpj4q5L4GA--" type="image/jpeg" height="91" width="130"/> 132<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_en_mo/people_christian_bale"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.db725e9b42ed4f3cab523a0fa9d5cbbd.britain_dark_knight_ljr108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=GAM.CQiISyJrXpj4q5L4GA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this July 21, 2008 file picture, British actor Christian Bale arrives for the European Premiere of 'The Dark Knight', in central London. The actor was to be questioned by police over allegations he assaulted his mother and sister the night before the European premiere of his film, 'The Dark Knight', British media reported Tuesday, July 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 133<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 134</item> 135<item> 136<title>Campillo pitches Braves past Marlins 4-0 137 (AP) 138</title> 139 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbn_braves_marlins</link> 140 <guid isPermaLink="false">ap/20080722/bbn_braves_marlins</guid> 141<source>AP</source> 142<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:30:45 GMT</pubDate> 143<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbn_braves_marlins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080721/capt.ff16af73126241c3bc632828cf61dc79.braves_marlins_baseball_mds101.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=og8IFbqQr47Fnn_M4gJQYg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Atlanta Braves' Jorge Campillo pitches against the Florida Marlins in the first inning of a baseball game in Miami, Monday, July 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rookie Jorge Campillo pitched seven innings and two relievers completed a two-hitter to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 4-0 Monday night.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 144<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080721/capt.ff16af73126241c3bc632828cf61dc79.braves_marlins_baseball_mds101.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=og8IFbqQr47Fnn_M4gJQYg--" type="image/jpeg" height="130" width="92"/> 145<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbn_braves_marlins"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080721/capt.ff16af73126241c3bc632828cf61dc79.braves_marlins_baseball_mds101.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=og8IFbqQr47Fnn_M4gJQYg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="Atlanta Braves' Jorge Campillo pitches against the Florida Marlins in the first inning of a baseball game in Miami, Monday, July 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 146<media:credit role="publishing company">(AP)</media:credit> 147</item> 148<item> 149<title>Karadzic arrested in Serbia, worked as doctor 150 (Reuters) 151</title> 152 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc</link> 153 <guid isPermaLink="false">nm/20080722/warcrimes_karadzic_dc</guid> 154<source>Reuters</source> 155<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:12:08 GMT</pubDate> 156<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080721/i/r137988734.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=m87p.N9Q6xBmaGRNSM3XnQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is seen in a 1993 file photo. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan 157Karadzic, indicted for genocide in the Bosnia war, was captured 158in disguise near Belgrade after 11 years on the run and had 159been working as a doctor, Serbian officials said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 160<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080721/i/r137988734.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=m87p.N9Q6xBmaGRNSM3XnQ--" type="image/jpeg" height="97" width="130"/> 161<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/ts_nm/warcrimes_karadzic_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080721/i/r137988734.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=m87p.N9Q6xBmaGRNSM3XnQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is seen in a 1993 file photo. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 162<media:credit role="publishing company">(Reuters)</media:credit> 163</item> 164<item> 165<title>Wachovia, other banks post dismal results 166 (Reuters) 167</title> 168 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/bs_nm/banks_results_dc</link> 169 <guid isPermaLink="false">nm/20080722/banks_results_dc</guid> 170<source>Reuters</source> 171<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:53:18 GMT</pubDate> 172<description>Reuters - Wachovia Corp led several large 173U.S. banks in posting weak second-quarter results on Tuesday, 174as soaring losses from mortgages and other debt led to large 175write-downs.</description> 176</item> 177<item> 178<title>Bulldozer on Jerusalem rampage before Obama visit 179 (Reuters) 180</title> 181 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/ts_nm/palestinians_israel_dc</link> 182 <guid isPermaLink="false">nm/20080722/palestinians_israel_dc</guid> 183<source>Reuters</source> 184<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:44 GMT</pubDate> 185<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/ts_nm/palestinians_israel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080722/i/r2282326804.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=oaYwsIvtlhAaJ_uFhrMVEg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Israel's President Shimon Peres attends a ceremony welcoming him to the southern town of Sderot October 31,2007. REUTERS/Amir Cohen" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into 186vehicles on a busy Jerusalem street on Tuesday, ahead of a 187visit by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, 188and wounded 16 people before being shot dead.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 189<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080722/i/r2282326804.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=oaYwsIvtlhAaJ_uFhrMVEg--" type="image/jpeg" height="89" width="130"/> 190<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/ts_nm/palestinians_israel_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080722/i/r2282326804.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=oaYwsIvtlhAaJ_uFhrMVEg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Israel's President Shimon Peres attends a ceremony welcoming him to the southern town of Sderot October 31,2007. REUTERS/Amir Cohen" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 191<media:credit role="publishing company">(Reuters)</media:credit> 192</item> 193<item> 194<title>U.S. offers farm subsidy cut, is asked for more 195 (Reuters) 196</title> 197 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/pl_nm/trade_wto_dc</link> 198 <guid isPermaLink="false">nm/20080722/trade_wto_dc</guid> 199<source>Reuters</source> 200<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:43:06 GMT</pubDate> 201<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/pl_nm/trade_wto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080721/capt.cps.nbc74.210708182706.photo00.photo.default-376x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=CuaLF_RKkg5yNjyveIfr.g--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy opens the session at the trade organisation headquarters in Geneva. The United States and European Union took aim at emerging economies at crucial WTO trade talks, warning them to open up their markets if the seven-year Doha Round is to succeed.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The United States offered on Tuesday to 202cut its ceiling on trade-distorting farm subsidies to $15 203billion in a bid to close world trade talks this year, but 204leading developing countries said it was not enough.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 205<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080721/capt.cps.nbc74.210708182706.photo00.photo.default-376x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=CuaLF_RKkg5yNjyveIfr.g--" type="image/jpeg" height="130" width="95"/> 206<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/pl_nm/trade_wto_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080721/capt.cps.nbc74.210708182706.photo00.photo.default-376x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=CuaLF_RKkg5yNjyveIfr.g--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy opens the session at the trade organisation headquarters in Geneva. The United States and European Union took aim at emerging economies at crucial WTO trade talks, warning them to open up their markets if the seven-year Doha Round is to succeed.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 207<media:credit role="publishing company">(Reuters)</media:credit> 208</item> 209<item> 210<title>Storm Dolly to become hurricane, heads for Texas 211 (Reuters) 212</title> 213 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/ts_nm/storm_dolly_dc</link> 214 <guid isPermaLink="false">nm/20080722/storm_dolly_dc</guid> 215<source>Reuters</source> 216<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:14:14 GMT</pubDate> 217<description>Reuters - Tropical Storm Dolly intensified over 218the warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico as it bore down 219on southern Texas on Tuesday, but forecasters don't expect it 220to reach catastrophic strength before hitting land near the 221Mexican border on Wednesday.</description> 222</item> 223<item> 224<title>Obama visits Iraq's Anbar, former insurgent haven 225 (Reuters) 226</title> 227 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/pl_nm/iraq_dc</link> 228 <guid isPermaLink="false">nm/20080722/iraq_dc</guid> 229<source>Reuters</source> 230<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:51:29 GMT</pubDate> 231<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/pl_nm/iraq_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbi93.220708174624.photo03.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bBa_FpkH9YND8xzDD0Aoow--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this handout photograph provided by the Anbar Province Governorate, US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama listens to Anbar Province Governor Maamoun Sami Rashid al-Alwani during their meeting in Ramadi, 100 west of Baghdad. Obama said after a high-profile tour to Iraq that he wanted US troops out in 2010 but stressed that the country also need a political solution to the conflict.(AFP/Anbar Province Governate-HO)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate 232Barack Obama traveled to Anbar province on Tuesday to meet 233Sunni Arab tribal leaders whose decision to fight al Qaeda 234helped change the course of the conflict in Iraq.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 235<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbi93.220708174624.photo03.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bBa_FpkH9YND8xzDD0Aoow--" type="image/jpeg" height="86" width="130"/> 236<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/pl_nm/iraq_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbi93.220708174624.photo03.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bBa_FpkH9YND8xzDD0Aoow--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this handout photograph provided by the Anbar Province Governorate, US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama listens to Anbar Province Governor Maamoun Sami Rashid al-Alwani during their meeting in Ramadi, 100 west of Baghdad. Obama said after a high-profile tour to Iraq that he wanted US troops out in 2010 but stressed that the country also need a political solution to the conflict.(AFP/Anbar Province Governate-HO)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 237<media:credit role="publishing company">(Reuters)</media:credit> 238</item> 239<item> 240<title>Rice in Singapore for N.Korea talks 241 (Reuters) 242</title> 243 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/pl_nm/asean_korea_north_dc</link> 244 <guid isPermaLink="false">nm/20080722/asean_korea_north_dc</guid> 245<source>Reuters</source> 246<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:18:10 GMT</pubDate> 247<description>Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza 248Rice arrived in Singapore on Tuesday for six-party talks over 249North Korea's weapons program that China said would push 250forward the process of denuclearization.</description> 251</item> 252<item> 253<title>Alternative energy a popular stop in U.S. campaign 254 (Reuters) 255</title> 256 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/pl_nm/usa_politics_energy_dc</link> 257 <guid isPermaLink="false">nm/20080722/usa_politics_energy_dc</guid> 258<source>Reuters</source> 259<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:21:03 GMT</pubDate> 260<description>Reuters - A small green clearing on a 261hilltop beside the Ohio River doesn't seem like much of 262campaign stop, but John Baardson knows the scent of alternative 263energy and undecided voters will lure America's presidential 264contenders before long.</description> 265</item> 266<item> 267<title>Serbia captures fugitive wartime leader Karadzic 268 (AFP) 269</title> 270 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/ts_afp/warcrimesictyserbiabosnia</link> 271 <guid isPermaLink="false">afp/20080722/warcrimesictyserbiabosnia</guid> 272<source>AFP</source> 273<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:08:16 GMT</pubDate> 274<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/ts_afp/warcrimesictyserbiabosnia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbi68.220708170723.photo05.photo.default-428x512.jpg?x=108&y=130&q=85&sig=fbhAgWDXN9Q0SFwkc8x_cA--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="This recent handout photo released on July 22 in Belgrade shows top war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men. Karadzic has been arrested on genocide charges while practising medicine under a fake name in Belgrade, officials said.(AFP/HO)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men, was arrested on genocide charges while practising medicine under a fake name in Belgrade, officials said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 275<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbi68.220708170723.photo05.photo.default-428x512.jpg?x=108&y=130&q=85&sig=fbhAgWDXN9Q0SFwkc8x_cA--" type="image/jpeg" height="130" width="108"/> 276<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/ts_afp/warcrimesictyserbiabosnia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbi68.220708170723.photo05.photo.default-428x512.jpg?x=108&y=130&q=85&sig=fbhAgWDXN9Q0SFwkc8x_cA--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="photo" title="This recent handout photo released on July 22 in Belgrade shows top war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men. Karadzic has been arrested on genocide charges while practising medicine under a fake name in Belgrade, officials said.(AFP/HO)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 277<media:credit role="publishing company">(AFP)</media:credit> 278</item> 279<item> 280<title>Zimbabwe rivals set to begin negotiations 281 (AFP) 282</title> 283 <link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/ts_afp/zimbabwepolitics</link> 284 <guid isPermaLink="false">afp/20080722/zimbabwepolitics</guid> 285<source>AFP</source> 286<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:21:44 GMT</pubDate> 287<description><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/ts_afp/zimbabwepolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbh62.220708141759.photo00.photo.default-512x321.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=RxKG2mj9eN4s_Y0kpMZVIg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (left) shakes hands with Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai after the signing of a deal paving the way for full-scale talks on July 21. Negotiators from Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling party are due to hold a first round of talks in South Africa aimed at putting an end to the country's months-long political crisis.(AFP/Desmond Kwande)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Negotiators from Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling party were due to hold a first round of talks in South Africa on Tuesday aimed at putting an end to the country's months-long political crisis.</p><br clear="all"/></description> 288<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbh62.220708141759.photo00.photo.default-512x321.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=RxKG2mj9eN4s_Y0kpMZVIg--" type="image/jpeg" height="81" width="130"/> 289<media:text type="html"><p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/ts_afp/zimbabwepolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbh62.220708141759.photo00.photo.default-512x321.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=RxKG2mj9eN4s_Y0kpMZVIg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (left) shakes hands with Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai after the signing of a deal paving the way for full-scale talks on July 21. Negotiators from Zimbabwe's opposition and ruling party are due to hold a first round of talks in South Africa aimed at putting an end to the country's months-long political crisis.(AFP/Desmond Kwande)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/></media:text> 290<media:credit role="publishing company">(AFP)</media:credit> 291</item> 292</channel> 293</rss> 294<!-- server fe12.news.mud.yahoo.com --> 295 296<!-- fe12.news.mud.yahoo.com uncompressed Tue Jul 22 08:53:10 PDT 2008 --> 297
