Top headlines:
Suspension for 'suicide' case GP: A Glasgow GP is suspended for six months by the General Medical Council after prescribing sleeping tablets to a suicidal patient. ›15:12, 24.07
Q&A: Hip Size and Breast Cancer Risk: A new study shows that having a mom with wide hips could be a risk factor for breast cancer. ›15:16, 8.10
Princess Diaries star had own diaries seized: The New York Daily News has reported that actress Anne Hathaway's diaries were confiscated by the FBI for possible use in the case against her ex-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri. ›21:12, 24.07
Interview: Susan Faludi on 9/11 Myths: In her new book, Susan Faludi examines the cultural impact of the 9/11 terror attacks. What she says about their effect on U.S. politics, feminism and the differences between American and European approaches to history. ›17:08, 8.10
Mercurio: Put extra emphasis on V.P. pick: to their tickets, could dramatically change the presidential campaign. ›16:36, 24.07
UK troops receive bravery awards: Dozens of soldiers and marines serving with UK forces in Afghanistan and Iraq receive bravery awards. ›00:50
Man blows up apartment spraying for bugs: A New Jersey man trying to exterminate insects in his apartment blew it up instead, the New York Daily News reported on Monday. ›18:41, 21.07
GM, utilities join to study electric cars impact: GM has joined with more than 30 U.S. utility companies to help work out electricity issues that will crop up when it rolls out new electric vehicles in a little more than two years. ›19:17, 23.07
Explorer to take 62,000-mile eco-trek: An adventurer is set to go on a four-year environmental outreach expedition, aiming to cover 62,000 miles, cross all the continents and oceans, and reach the North and South Poles. ›20:35, 21.07
Scientists discover Jupiter-sized planet: Scientists have discovered a new Jupiter-sized planet orbiting around a distant sun-like star. ›23:26, 24.07
U.S.: Fence will hurt life along border: The U.S.-Mexico border fence will make life harder on some farmers, damage wildlife habitat, and generally become an obstacle to border life, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged. ›20:12, 16.07
Terror Watch: Gonzales Lawyers Up: Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney to help him beat the rap. ›18:12, 10.10
U.S.: Warming worsens health 'disparities': Global warming will affect the health and welfare of every American, but the poor, elderly, and children will suffer the most, according to a new White House science report released Thursday. ›20:13, 17.07
See these must-visit spots before it's too late: Isn't it ironic that as it gets easier to travel around the world, there are fewer amazing things to see. The earth's most revered marvels are increasingly falling victim to overcrowding, global warming, and untrammeled development. ›13:47, 22.07
Shark spotting: Volunteers wanted to identify basking sharks off Cornwall ›01:05
'Megafish' explorers seek giant stingrays: A biologist is stalking a huge Cambodian stingray as part of a project that aims to document and protect freshwater giants on six continents. ›23:52, 19.07
Cavers chart unique 'snowy' river of crystals: Hundreds of feet beneath Earth's surface, a few seasoned cave explorers venture where no human has set foot. Their headlamps illuminate mud-covered walls, gypsum crystals and mineral deposits. ›15:48, 24.07
Gas prices dive as oil settles above $125: Energy market investors managed to win back modest gains Thursday following oil's big drop a day earlier, but again drive natural gas prices sharply lower as a three-week sell-off of that fuel continued unabated. ›20:20, 24.07
Brown set for union policy summit: MPs, party members and trade union activists gather in Warwick for Labour's National Policy Forum. ›03:20
Ansen on Lars and the Real Girl: Its not smutty, its not snide, its not creepybut what is it? ›16:02, 12.10
China gets OK to buy elephant ivory: The U.N. agency that monitors endangered species decided Tuesday that China may import elephant ivory in a one-off sale from African government stockpiles. ›17:33, 15.07
Source: Federal grand jury probing banks: A federal grand jury is investigating mortgage lenders Countrywide Financial Corp., New Century Financial Corp. and IndyMac Bancorp Inc., a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. ›19:03, 24.07
Karzai 'impeding Afghan drug war': An ex-US narcotics official accuses President Hamid Karzai of obstructing efforts to tackle the Afghan drugs trade. ›00:34
Calif. requires ships to cut pollution: California air regulators on Thursday approved the nation's toughest rules to reduce harmful emissions from ocean-going ships headed into the state's ports. ›23:01, 24.07
