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Bush, Fukuda lay out goals for G-8 summit in Japan (AP)

US President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush, right, wave on Air Force One after their arrival at New Chitose Airport near Sapporo, Japan, Sunday, July 6, 2008. Bush is attending the G8 summit meeting at the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

AP - Global challenges like soaring oil prices and the Earth's rising temperature await President Bush at a summit of top industrialized nations, but first he set out to soothe emotions on a sensitive Japanese issue that's entangled in the nuclear standoff with North Korea.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:43:48 GMT

G-8 summit draws grab-bag of activists, causes (AP)

Protesters, holding images of G-8 summit leaders, march through a street during a demonstration against the upcoming summit in Sapporo, Japan, Saturday, July 5, 2008. The annual G-8 summit starts from July 7 in Toyako, Hokkaido. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

AP - Battling maternal mortality, demanding clean water and urging the destruction of capitalism might not seem to have much in common — unless you're at a summit of the world's top industrialized nations.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:18:05 GMT

Panda moved after China quake gives birth to twins (AP)
AP - A panda who was relocated after China's deadly earthquake damaged her home gave birth to twin cubs on Sunday, a state news agency said.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:41:56 GMT

U.S. removes uranium stockpile from Iraq (AP)

In a Monday June 9, 2003 file photo, UN inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) work at the nuclear facility in Tuwaitha, Iraq, 50 kms east of Baghdad. The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday, July 5, 2008, to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, file)

AP - The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:33:04 GMT

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Venus beats Serena in Wimbledon final (AP)
Thrilled as she was to win her fifth Wimbledon singles championship, Venus Williams dialed down her celebration. No hopping in place and skipping to the net after match point, the way she's done so often on that Centre Court lawn. No giddy laughter and whoops of joy, as she's let out in the past. This title was different from her previous successes at the grass-court Grand Slam.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:32:53 PDT

Kyle Busch wins wild finish at Daytona (AP)
Kyle Busch fell a lap down at Talladega and came back to win. So when a steering problem dropped him to the back of the field at Daytona, he didn't panic.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:34:57 PDT

Rivera, Yankees hold off Red Sox 2-1 (AP)
Mariano Rivera was on the ropes, and the Boston Red Sox were poised to earn a memorable comeback victory. That's when the New York Yankees closer found his classic form again. Rivera pitched himself in and out of trouble Saturday, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning and preserving a 2-1 victory.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:56:56 PDT

Ankiel's hit in 9th lifts Cards by Cubs (AP)
St. Louis manager Tony La Russa wasn't too optimistic as the Cardinals entered the ninth inning trailing the Chicago Cubs by two runs Saturday afternoon. With Chicago closer Kerry Wood out on the mound to begin the inning, La Russa figured his club was in trouble. "I didn't like our chances," La Russa said.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:07:50 PDT

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Postbank sale may fail over target price: report (Reuters)

A woman walks past a Postbank branch in Frankfurt, Germany, June 17, 2004. (Alex Grimm/Reuters)

Reuters - The sale of Germany's biggest retail bank Deutsche Postbank could fail because the price potential bidders are willing to pay does not meet the expectations of the lender's parent, Deutsche Post, a German magazine reported on Saturday.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:02:52 GMT

Auto sector woes could spur deals: Renault CEO (Reuters)

Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA's Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn listens to a question during a news conference in Yokohama, south of Tokyo June 25, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)

Reuters - A current slump in the global automotive sector could give fresh impetus to plans for consolidation within the industry, the head of French carmaker Renault said on Saturday.

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:04:33 GMT

Hyundai cuts, Kia lifts domestic sales target (Reuters)
Reuters - Hyundai Motor Co (005480.KS), South Korea's top auto maker, said on Sunday it had cut its local sales target for this year by 6 percent as record-breaking oil prices are hitting consumer sentiment in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:35:13 GMT

BCE buyers finalize funding (Reuters)

A sign is seen outside the offices of BCE Inc., Canada's largest telecoms group, in Montreal, May 21, 2008. (Shaun Best/Reuters)

Reuters - Announcing what it said were "essential milestones" allowing the world's largest leveraged buyout to go ahead, BCE Inc said on Friday that its buyers had finalized funding and were sticking to their C$34.8-billion ($34.1 billion) purchase price.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:01:01 GMT

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Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing (AP)

US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain speaks during a press conference at the Federal Police building in Mexico City on July 3, 2008. White House hopefuls Barack Obama and McCain marked the US Independence Day holiday Friday with parades, picnics and odes to patriotism.(AFP/Alfredo Estrella)

AP - John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. The GOP presidential candidate trails Democrat Barack Obama in polls, organization and money while trying to succeed a deeply unpopular fellow Republican in a year that favors Democrats.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:48:28 GMT

Obama: Media response to Iraq remarks overblown (AP)

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., talks to reporters in his campaign charter en route to St. Louis, Mo., Saturday, July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

AP - Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:49:28 GMT

TV's 'The Bachelor' weds in California (AP)

In this May 26, 2007 file photo, the star of the ABC-TV reality show 'The Bachelor', Andrew Firestone, left, and Ivana Bozilovic pose for photos at the 10th annual Tiger Jam at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Firestone married Serbian model and actress Ivana Bozilovic Saturday July 5, 2008, the couple told Usmagazine.com in a statement. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

AP - "The Bachelor" is a bachelor no more. Andrew Firestone, star of the ABC-TV reality show, married Serbian model and actress Ivana Bozilovic Saturday, Firestone's publicist Alisha Mahon told The Associated Press.

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:54:27 GMT

AP Exclusive: US removes uranium from Iraq (AP)