Iraq rebels seize northwest town in heavy battle
MOSUL/BAGHDAD - Sunni insurgents seized a mainly ethnic Turkmen city in northwestern Iraq on Sunday after heavy fighting, solidifying their grip on the north after a lightning offensive that threatens to dismember Iraq. Full Article | Video
Medtronic to buy Covidien for $42.9 billion, rebase in Ireland
- U.S. medical device maker Medtronic Inc said on Sunday it had agreed to buy Covidien Plc for $42.9 billion in cash and stock and move its executive base to Ireland in the latest transaction aiming for lower corporate tax rates abroad.
San Antonio Spurs clinch NBA title
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs delivered a decisive end to LeBron James' two-year reign atop the basketball world by routing the Miami Heat 104-87 to win the NBA Finals four games to one. Full Article
Israel expands hunt for missing teens
RAMALLAH West Bank - Israeli forces searching for three teenagers believed to have been kidnapped swept into a second West Bank city on Monday, touching off street confrontations in which they killed a Palestinian, witnesses and hospital officials said. Full Article
Fed in focus as investors seek reassurance
MADRID - Investors will look to the Federal Reserve for reassurance in the coming week, with little economic data to assuage their concerns over the strength of the global recovery, amid signs Iraq may be sliding into civil war. Full Article
Bending it no more, Beckham hits the road
LOS ANGELES - Retiring from professional football in 2013 after 22 years on the field, David Beckham decided to travel with three friends on motorcycles across Brazil, traversing the Amazon to meet an indigenous Brazilian tribe. Full Article
Fabien Cousteau speaks out from underwater
June 15 - "Could we go more? Yes, of course," says Fabien Cousteau, as he attempts to break his grandfather's record number of days spent living underwater. Gavino Garay reports.
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Markets tense over Iraq conflict
As Sunni Islamist fighters sweep through northern Iraq and close on its biggest oil refinery, oil futures spike higher on worries over supply. Video
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