Morning Digest: Libya's ruling council hands over power to new assembly

	Click to View in Browser 08/9/2012 Libya's ruling council hands over power to new assembly TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's ruling council handed over power to a newly elected national assembly on Wednesday in the North African country's first peaceful transition of power in its modern history but which comes amid heightened violence.. Syria rebels say fighting army in Salaheddine ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they had regained control over parts of a strategic district of Aleppo on Thursday after countering a sustained assault by President Bashar al-Assad's forces seeking to retake Syria's biggest city.. Stock index futures signal slight gains PARIS (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.02 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.49 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.23 percent at 5:07 a.m. EDT.. Writer says bin Laden film, trailer not politically motivated WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Hollywood studio this week released a trailer for a film dramatizing the hunt for Osama bin Laden, but the film's screenwriter said the trailer was not meant to boost the campaign of President Barack Obama, who ordered the May 2011 commando raid in which bin Laden was killed.. Bolt eyes double delight after U.S. close on China LONDON (Reuters) - United States won the latest battles in their fierce track rivalry with Jamaica on Wednesday while Usain Bolt cruised through to the 200 meters final where he will aim to prove once and for all he is an Olympic "legend".. Google bolsters voice search app for iPhone SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc showed off enhancements to its voice-based search technology for Apple Inc's iPhone and said it was testing a new service that will combine its Web-based email with its search engine.. Plane uses ice runway to evacuate American from Antarctic outpost (Reuters) - An Australian aircraft has made a rare mid-winter emergency flight to Antarctica involving landing on an ice runway to evacuate a member of a U.S. government expedition in apparent need of urgent surgery, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday.. Underground sect found after nearly a decade in Russia's Kazan * Some 70 people, 20 children found in unheated, unlit cells. Related Video Bad news for News Corp Mortar fire at a funeral in Syria Great Debate Don't go overboard banning military contractors Medal-less Lolo Jones has nothing to be ashamed of A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend