Senate panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt

Senate panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt
Chicago police get high marks for NATO protests
Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit
US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments
April inflation hits lowest in more than two years
Iran signals wider UN access as nuclear talks loom
MPs scared of News International - Watson
Security concerns divert flight to Maine airport
Oil near 2012 low, closes at $91.66
Neill misses in penalty-kick drama as Al-Ahli advance
Loach breaks out the kilts at Cannes
Facebook settles lawsuit over "Sponsored Stories"
Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era
SEC, FINRA call for Facebook review, pressure builds
NKorea vows to push ahead with nuclear program
Defense says Muslim soldier never built bomb
US home sales up across the country, hopeful sign
SAP says it will buy Ariba for $4.5B
Man pleads guilty to trespassing on Mount Rushmore
'A woman who. ...': Romney's stories court females
Pearl Jam, Skrillex to perform at Philly festival
Tunisia to extradite ex-Libyan prime minister
Aunt: Suspect in NJ tourist killings mentally ill
Israel wary of expected Iran nuclear deal
Iran's "gay" Eurovision jibes strain Azerbaijan ties
White House says U.S. will keep pressure on Tehran
IAEA chief says close to deal with Iran
APNewsBreak: NKorea upgrading rocket launch site
Ryan Crocker, ambassador to Afghanistan, to leave
Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syria kidnapping
Cuba's first daughter has gone beyond Castro name
Kolkata beat Delhi to reach IPL final
Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96
Warriors to unveil plans to move to San Francisco
NFL passes new pad rules for players
Suspect in NJ tourist killings unfocused in court
New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales
Aereo wins partial victory in broadcasters' suit
Exclusive: Housing chief leaves Morgan to launch buy-to-rent fund
2 charged in killings of 2 USC students from China

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A Senate panel has approved a foreign aid budget for next year that cuts U.S. assistance to Pakistan and Egypt.

Chicago police get high marks for NATO protests

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The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most of those who clashed with protesters have been alive.

Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit

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The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his fellow world leaders.

US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments

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Uncle Sam may not want you after all.

April inflation hits lowest in more than two years

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LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation fell to its lowest in more than two years in April, raising the prospect that the Bank of England will be able to inject more stimulus later this year to support the economy. The Office for National Statistics said consumer price inflation eased to 3.0 percent in April from 3.5 percent in March, freeing BoE Governor Mervyn King from the obligation to write an explanatory letter to finance minister George Osborne. ...

Iran signals wider UN access as nuclear talks loom

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Iran made the first move Tuesday in attempts to gain an edge in nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers: It agreed in principle to allow U.N. inspectors to restart probes into a military site suspected of harboring tests related to atomic weapons.

MPs scared of News International - Watson

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LONDON (Reuters) - MP Tom Watson, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch who played a prominent role in exposing phone hacking at his British newspaper business, said on Tuesday politicians had been scared of being targeted by the media mogul's tabloids. Watson, a member of the opposition Labour Party, said ministers and members of Parliament (MPs) had been unwilling to take on Murdoch's News International because of its "mystique" and the threat of "ridicule and humiliation. ...

Security concerns divert flight to Maine airport

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A US Airways jetliner that diverted to Maine because a passenger passed a note saying she had a surgically implanted device is back on its way to North Carolina.

Oil near 2012 low, closes at $91.66

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Oil prices dropped near their lows for the year following warnings of a "severe recession" in Europe and an apparent easing of tensions over Iran's nuclear program.

Neill misses in penalty-kick drama as Al-Ahli advance

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Former Australia skipper Lucas Neill missed a penalty in a dramatic Asian Champions League quarter-final shoot-out that saw his Emirati Al-Jazira club crash out to Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia.

Loach breaks out the kilts at Cannes

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British director Ken Loach's new movie "The Angels' Share" is set in Scotland — the perfect excuse to bring out the kilts in Cannes.

Facebook settles lawsuit over "Sponsored Stories"

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc. has agreed to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that alleged the site's "Sponsored Stories" feature publicized users' "likes" without compensation or the ability to opt out, according to a court document filed on Tuesday. The terms of the settlement are not spelled out in the document, which was filed in a San Jose, California, federal court. (Reporting By Dan Levine; Editing by Gary Hill)

Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era

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Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing.

SEC, FINRA call for Facebook review, pressure builds

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(Reuters) - Two top U.S. financial regulators called for a review of the initial public offering of Facebook last week, putting fresh pressure on the company, its embattled lead underwriter and the Nasdaq. After Friday's nearly flat close and Monday's 11 percent plunge, Facebook shares were down 8 percent at $31.28 in late afternoon trading on heavy volume of 88 million shares. At that price the company has shed more than $17 billion in market capitalization from its $38-per-share offering price last week. ...

NKorea vows to push ahead with nuclear program

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North Korea on Tuesday vowed to push ahead with its nuclear program because of what it called U.S. hostility, as an outside analysis of satellite images suggested it has ramped up work at its nuclear test site over the past month.

Defense says Muslim soldier never built bomb

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A Muslim soldier was stopped just hours before completing assembly of a bomb that he planned to detonate at a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops, prosecutors said during opening statements Tuesday at his federal trial.

US home sales up across the country, hopeful sign

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Americans are buying more homes in every region of the country, the latest indication that the housing market could be on the mend.

SAP says it will buy Ariba for $4.5B

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Business software maker SAP AG says it will buy spending-management software company Ariba Inc. for about $4.51 billion.

Man pleads guilty to trespassing on Mount Rushmore

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A man caught trying to climb Mount Rushmore National Memorial pleaded guilty to federal charges of trespass and failing to obey a lawful order, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

'A woman who. ...': Romney's stories court females

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Mitt Romney's courtship of female voters in his typical campaign speech sounds a bit like a movie's casting call.

Pearl Jam, Skrillex to perform at Philly festival

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Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D'Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the Made In America music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September.

Tunisia to extradite ex-Libyan prime minister

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Tunisia said Tuesday it will soon extradite Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi back to his homeland, after detaining the former Libyan prime minister for eight months.

Aunt: Suspect in NJ tourist killings mentally ill

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A woman arrested in the daytime stabbing deaths of two Canadian tourists laughed, frowned, grimaced and repeatedly asked where her lawyer was during a court appearance on Tuesday.

Israel wary of expected Iran nuclear deal

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel expressed deep suspicion on Tuesday about an expected deal between the U.N. nuclear agency and Iran, suggesting Tehran's aim was to wriggle out of sanctions rather than make real concessions ahead of wider atomic talks with world powers. "Iran has proven over the years its lack of credibility, its dishonesty. Telling the truth is not its strong side and therefore we have to be suspicious of them all the time and examine the agreement that is being formulated," Civil Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said on Israel Radio. ...

Iran's "gay" Eurovision jibes strain Azerbaijan ties

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BAKU (Reuters) - Iran has withdrawn its ambassador from Azerbaijan after clerics criticized Baku's hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest, further souring relations between the Islamic Republic and its secular neighbor. Iran's withdrawal of its ambassador, for consultations in Tehran, comes after months of accusations by the two countries of meddling in each other's affairs and as the western-allied, mostly Shi'ite Muslim Azerbaijan is about to host a hugely popular international talent show. ...

White House says U.S. will keep pressure on Tehran

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday called the U.N. nuclear watchdog's progress toward an agreement with Iran a step forward but said it would keep pressuring Tehran until it sees concrete actions on the Iranian nuclear program. "Promises are one thing, actions and fulfillments of obligations are another," White House spokesman Jay Carney said when asked about the International Atomic Energy Agency's announcement it was close to a deal to unblock monitoring of Iran's suspected work on atom bombs. ...

IAEA chief says close to deal with Iran

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VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog director said on Tuesday he expected to sign a deal with Iran soon to unblock an investigation into suspected work on atom bombs, potentially brightening prospects for big-power talks with Tehran to stop a drift toward conflict. Yukiya Amano was summarizing the outcome of rare talks he conducted in Tehran on Monday, two days before six powers meet Iran's security council chief in Baghdad to test Iranian willingness to curb its nuclear program in a transparent way. ...

APNewsBreak: NKorea upgrading rocket launch site

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Satellite imagery shows North Korea is upgrading its old launch site in the secretive country's northeast to handle larger rockets, like space launch vehicles and intercontinental missiles, a U.S. institute claimed Tuesday.

Ryan Crocker, ambassador to Afghanistan, to leave

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Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping down as ambassador to Afghanistan and retiring from the U.S. foreign service after a storied tenure in some of the world's most dangerous hotspots.

Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syria kidnapping

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The leader of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah appealed for calm Tuesday after people blocked roads and burned tires in Beirut to protest the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shiites in neighboring Syria.

Cuba's first daughter has gone beyond Castro name

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She has her uncle's penchant for speaking her mind. From her father, she inherited a disciplined tenacity.

Kolkata beat Delhi to reach IPL final

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Jacques Kallis and Sunil Narine shared four wickets to bowl Kolkata Knight Riders into the Indian Premier League final with a comfortable 18-run victory over Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday.

Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

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Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.

Warriors to unveil plans to move to San Francisco

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The Golden State Warriors are ready to announce what many have long suspected: The franchise wants to move back to San Francisco.

NFL passes new pad rules for players

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The NFL has made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players' union could oppose because the move was not collectively bargained.

Suspect in NJ tourist killings unfocused in court

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A woman arrested in the daytime stabbing deaths of two Canadian tourists in Atlantic City has appeared in court, where she laughed, frowned, grimaced and repeatedly asked where her lawyer was.

New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

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The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.

Aereo wins partial victory in broadcasters' suit

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Aereo, a startup that takes live TV broadcasts and sends them to mobile devices in New York for a monthly fee, has won a partial victory in court over the media companies that are suing it.

Exclusive: Housing chief leaves Morgan to launch buy-to-rent fund

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(Reuters) - Oliver Chang, head of U.S. housing strategy at Morgan Stanley, who has written more about foreclosed homes as an investment opportunity than any other Wall Street analyst, is leaving his firm to start his own buy-to-rent housing fund. Chang announced his decision on Monday in a resignation letter he submitted to Morgan Stanley obtained by Reuters. ...