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- PUBLIC EYE'S WEEK IN REVIEW
Welcome to motherhood
Maggie Gyllenhaal had an early taste of what it's like to be a famous new mom when some paparazzi reported a fake fire at the actress' apartment block – just so she'd come out into the street with her baby.
- THE LIST
Most romantic stars
Premiere magazine chose these actors as the most romantic movie stars of all time.
- This day in history: 1983
- Iran nuclear talks end in stalemate
GENEVA – International talks on Iran's nuclear ambitions ended in deadlock yesterday, despite the Bush administration's decision to reverse policy and send a senior U.S. official to the table.
 2008 VOTE: PRESIDENT
Obama gets tour of strife in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama got his first look at deteriorating conditions in war-torn Afghanistan yesterday, meeting with U.S. military commanders and local officials and touring part of the country by helicopter on the first day of a highly anticipated visit to the Middle East and Europe that drew a fresh rebuke from Republican rival John McCain.
- Biologist is on the trail of world's monster fish
SAMUT SONGKRAM, Thailand – Rushing across a temple parking lot, British angler Rick Humphreys yells, “We've got a fish.”
- Photo radar system to start spotting Arizona speeders in coming months
PHOENIX – Motorists speeding on Arizona highways face the prospect of getting citations generated from photo enforcement cameras starting as soon as September, now that a company has been picked to run the system.
- Elite search team finds no sign of adventurer Steve Fossett
CARSON CITY, Nev. – A team of elite athletes and expert mountaineers has ended a weeklong hunt for Steve Fossett, finding no sign of the missing adventurer or his plane but eliminating miles of rugged terrain from areas that still must be searched.
- REGION UPDATE
Crews try to prevent fires from spreading
SACRAMENTO – Cooler weather has allowed fire crews to corral wildfires across California, but a handful of stubborn, hard-to-reach mountain blazes yesterday kept residents from returning home.
- Longtime synagogue contends with Unruly neighbor
LOS ANGELES – The only synagogue on the Venice Beach boardwalk has weathered 80 years' worth of oscillating economies, winos, shamans and aggressive panhandlers, disintegration of its own community and surf seekers on all manner of speeding wheels.
- As gas prices climb, police park squad cars, explore other options
SUWANEE, Ga. – People around here are seeing a lot more of Officer Robert Stewart.
- Tropical storm Carolina-bound
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first tropical storm to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, sent outer bands of intermittent rain lashing the eastern Carolinas late yesterday, as forecasters predicted it could dump several inches in drought-stricken North Carolina.
- Faulting his boss, deputy special counsel quits
WASHINGTON – The second-in-command at the government's top whistle-blower office has quit in a dispute with his boss, whom he accused of putting “political agendas and personal vendettas” ahead of the agency's mission and independence.
- NATION UPDATE
Pa. mystery woman partially eviscerated
PITTSBURGH – An autopsy on a woman's body found in an apartment linked to a mystery newborn revealed that the woman was partially eviscerated and her uterus was cut open, authorities said yesterday.
- 1976 air piracy figure paroled, will be deported back to Croatia
NEW YORK – A Croatian terrorist has been granted parole and will be deported to his homeland after serving 30 years of a life prison term for hijacking an airliner and planting a bomb that killed a New York City police officer.
- McCain spent $26 million last month
WASHINGTON – Faced with a spending cap for his fall campaign, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is aggressively spending more money than he is raising during summer months and methodically reducing his cash reserves.
- Afghan troops kill nine Taliban fighters in clash
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Afghan troops fought with Taliban insurgents attacking a supply convoy for NATO troops, killing nine militants, officials said yesterday. Roadside bombs killed a NATO soldier in a separate convoy and four policemen.
- Obama arrives in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama arrived today in Afghanistan.
- Attacks target aid workers, jeopardizing food relief in Somalia
NAIROBI, Kenya – At a time of drought, skyrocketing food prices, crippling inflation and intensifying street fighting, many of the aid workers whom millions of Somalis depend on for survival are fleeing their posts – or in some cases the country.
- WORLD UPDATE
Picasso print found; suspect arrested
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Police have arrested a suspect in the heist of two Pablo Picasso prints from a museum in Sao Paulo and recovered one of the works, police and a museum official said yesterday.
- Confidence vote could unravel India's coalition government
NEW DELHI, India – A deepening friendship with the Bush administration has pushed the government of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the brink of its demise.
- Police chief in Mexico fired; videos show torture training
MEXICO CITY – A police chief in Guanajuato state was fired Friday following the release of two police training videos that show officers practicing torture techniques, local media reported.
- The Week in Mexico
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., was awarded Mexico's highest honor for his work defending the rights of immigrants during his decades in Congress.
- Sunni bloc ends its political boycott
BAGHDAD – Iraq's largest Sunni political bloc rejoined the government yesterday after a nearly yearlong boycott, a move that could help bridge the country's sectarian divide.
- General: Al-Qaeda may shift resources
BAGHDAD – After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaeda may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where U.S. casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said yesterday.
- Smugglers exploit refugees desperate for Europe
ISTANBUL, Turkey – In the depths of despair, Suzan doused herself and her 14-year-old daughter with gasoline and prepared to set them both on fire.
- Iraqi PM urges U.S. withdraw troops ASAP
BERLIN – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said U.S. troops should leave Iraq “as soon as possible,” according to a magazine report, and he called presidential candidate Barack Obama's suggestion of 16 months “the right time frame for a withdrawal.”
- Daily developments
Iraqi officials say they have approved plans to build a five-star hotel in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone.
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