Hamas Probe Leads to American FirmsAmerican investigators, cooperating in a probe of the assassination of a Palestinian leader in Dubai, have identified a handful of U.S.-based companies believed to have been used to transfer money to suspects in the case.Read Article    

 Al Gore will not be prosecuted over masseuse allegations Al Gore, the former Vice President, will not be prosecuted over allegations by a masseuse that he groped and assaulted her in his Oregon hotel room in 2006, the county prosecutor has confirmed. Read Article    

 Facebook rage of Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning Exclusive: Prime suspect in Afghan war leaks rages against US Army.  Read Article     

 Arizona immigration law blocked by judge in temporary victory for Obama Ruling marks success for Obama administration to maintain federal control of immigration policy  Read Article    

 Britain to be the biggest country in Europe by 2050 Official forecast predicts that Britain's population will swell from 62.2 million to 77 million - an increase of 24 per cent - overtaking both France and Germany. Read Article    

 Drug Use, Poor Discipline Afflict Afghan ArmyThe U.S. strategy for leaving Afghanistan is heavily dependent on building capable Afghan military and police forces that can take over, but U.S. soldiers complain of a trigger-happy attitude, general carelessness and the use of drugs within those forces. Read Article    

  Taxes: A Defining IssueBarack Obama knows taxes define worldview. The GOP should offer voters an alternative.Read Opinion 

 Ruling Against Arizona Is a Warning for Other StatesBy JULIA PRESTON A federal judge in Arizona on Wednesday broadly vindicated the Obama administration’s high-stakes move to challenge that state’s tough immigration law and to assert the primary authority of the federal government over state lawmakers in immigration matters. The ruling by Judge Susan R. Bolton, in a lawsuit against Arizona brought on July 6 by the Justice Department, blocked central provisions of the law from taking effect while she finishes hearing the case. But in taking the forceful step of holding up a statute even before it was put into practice, Judge Bolton previewed her opinions on the case, indicating that the federal government was likely to win in the end on the main points. The decision by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to throw the federal government’s weight against Arizona, on an issue that has aroused passions among state residents, has irritated many state governors, and nine states filed papers supporting Arizona in the court case. But Judge Bolton found that the law was on the side of the Justice Department in its argument that many provisions of the Arizona statute would interfere with federal law and policy. Gov. Jan Brewer said the state would appeal the decision. Although Judge Bolton’s ruling is not final, it seems likely to halt, at least temporarily, an expanding movement by states to combat illegal immigration by making it a state crime to be an immigrant without legal documents and by imposing new requirements on state and local police officers to enforce immigration law. “This is a warning to any other jurisdiction” considering a…

 Al Gore questioned over sexual assault allegations Police question former vice-president over claims by masseuse. Read Article   

 Clooney's girlfriend named in sex and drugs scandal Elisabetta Canalis named in scandal involving high-class prostitutes Read Article