05-Aug-2013 20:15

Syria: Bashar al-Assad vows to stamp out 'terror' with iron fist - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10222325/Syria-Bashar-al-Assad-vows-to-stamp-out-terror-with-iron-fist.html

Bomb-shell Beauty Queen: Miss Utah Contestant Arrested For Throwing What? - Mediaite :: http://www.mediaite.com/online/bomb-shell-beauty-queen-miss-utah-contestant-arrested-for-throwing-what/

Al Qaeda threat: 19 US diplomatic sites to remain closed through next weekend ... - Christian Science Monitor :: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2013/0805/Al-Qaeda-threat-19-US-diplomatic-sites-to-remain-closed-through-next-weekend-video

Turkey's former military chief sentenced to life in prison - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-turkey-former-military-chief-sentenced-20130805,0,472046.story

MLB suspends players involved in Biogenesis scandal - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/2013/08/05/mlb-suspends-players-involved-biogenesis-scandal/LH3KWWhTxM6aOVz98pzW2O/story.html

Venice crash: Death of Italian newlywed tragic, LA mayor says - Los Angeles Times :: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-venice-boardwalk-crash-death-italian-newlywed-tragic-mayor-says-20130805,0,4881537.story

RNC wants networks to drop programs about Hillary - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/08/05/hillary-clinton-gop-2016-debates-nbc-cnn/2619313/

Whitey Bulger was no Robin Hood, but one of the most vicious, violent criminals ... - Boston.com :: http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/08/05/prosecutor-whitey-bulger-one-the-most-vicious-violent-criminals-ever-walk-streets-boston/3DSiGH67Nt9xS8UNKdcLzI/story.html

A Taste Test for the World's First Test-Tube Hamburger - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-05/a-taste-test-for-the-worlds-first-test-tube-hamburger

Christie, Clinton top 'hot politician' list - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/08/05/chris-christie-hillary-clinton-quinnipiac-university-poll/2618635/