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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Morning Digest: Aleppo rebels say they stand firm in "regime's grave"

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07/31/2012

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Aleppo rebels say they stand firm in "regime's grave"

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - The Syrian military has stepped up its campaign to drive rebels out of Aleppo, where fighters said they were holding firm, vowing to turn the country's largest city into the "regime's grave"..

Japan flags Chinese army's growing role as risk issue

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday flagged the Chinese army's growing role in shaping the country's foreign policy as a security risk, saying a sense of caution exists across East Asia about Beijing's apparent military expansion in the region..

Stock index futures signal small rise at open

PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to slight gains at the open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.17 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.22 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.28 percent at 0820 GMT..

Henson's early sketches of The Muppets up for auction

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A handwritten pitch and drawings for the television pilot episode of "The Muppet Show" by creator Jim Henson are among items being sold at an upcoming sale of Hollywood memorabilia, auction house Nate D. Sanders said on Monday..

Phelps seeks medal record as doping row flares

LONDON (Reuters) - Top swimmers cautioned against assumptions of doping as a debate over the astonishing performances of a Chinese swimmer threatened to overshadow Michael Phelps' bid to become the most decorated Olympian of all time on Tuesday..

Analysis: Critics assail 1980s-era hacking law as out of step

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 1984 U.S. anti-hacking law passed when computer crime was in its infancy is under fire for potentially going too far in criminalizing the actions of employees who violate workplace policies..

NASA rover closing in on Mars to hunt for life clues

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's Mars rover was on its final approach to the red planet on Sunday, heading toward a mountain that may hold clues about whether life has ever existed on Mars, officials said..

German trainee fined 227,000 euros for illegal Facebook party

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court has handed a 20-year-old apprentice a 227,000-euro ($280,000) bill to cover police costs after he organized an illegal party through the Facebook social network in the southern German town of Constance..