Death toll at 105 in India train bombings  —  BOMBAY, India - Seven bombs hit Bombay's commuter rail network during rush hour Tuesday evening, killing at least 105 people and wounding more than 300 in what authorities called a well-coordinated attack.  —  India's major cities were put …

In Big Shift, U.S. to Follow Geneva Treaty for Detainees  —  WASHINGTON, July 11 — In a sweeping change of policy, the Pentagon has decided that it will treat all detainees in compliance with the minimum standards spelled out in the Geneva conventions, a senior defense official said today.

Syd Barrett dies aged 60  —  Syd Barrett, the former lead singer of Pink Floyd and one of the key figures of the 60s, has died at the Cambridgeshire home to which he retreated as a recluse more than 30 years ago.  —  The Guardian has learned that the singer, 60, who suffered …

The GOP's Looming Battle  —  As it looks beyond the elections of 2006, a Republican Party known for ideological solidarity is on the cusp of a far more searching philosophical battle than are the Democrats, historically accustomed to bruising fights over the finer points of political theory.

Smaller Budget Deficit Projected  —  Tax Cuts Credited; Long-Term Outlook Still Seen as Bleak  —  The Bush administration is planning to trumpet today a midyear revision of its budget estimates projecting that a recent surge in tax revenue will help to shrink this year's federal deficit below $300 billion …

MSNBC's Star Carves Anti-Fox Niche  —  Keith Olbermann, in his office: "You don't punch down.  If you're in my position, you punch upwards."  —  He is either the leading man of MSNBC or its leading agent provocateur, but Keith Olbermann has no problem embracing either role.

Memo to the NYT: We're Not Buying It  —  I went to this evening's rally protesting the New York Times and its publishing of a legal secret government program designed to track the movements of terrorists in order to capture them.  It happened across the street from the Times' office at 229 West 43rd Street.

Lawmaker Criticized for PAC Fees Paid to Wife  —  In the past two years, campaign and political action committees controlled by Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.) paid ever-larger commissions to his wife's one-person company and spent tens of thousands of dollars on gifts at stores …

Religion Taking A Left Turn?  —  Conservative Christians Watch Out: There's A Big Churchgoing Group Seeking Political Power  —  (CBS) At a church in Washington, hundreds of committed Christians met recently and tried to map out a strategy to get their values into the political debate.

Taliban use beheadings and beatings to keep Afghanistan's schools closed  —  The letter pinned overnight to the wall of the mosque in Kandahar was succinct.  "Girls going to school need to be careful for their safety.  If we put acid on their faces or they are murdered then the blame will be on their parents."

Bring Back the Neocons  —  So look where President Bush's decision to sideline the neoconservatives has gotten him.  Instead of worrying about America, Iran now holds the upper hand, choosing which U.N. officials will inspect it as America begs Tehran to accept an offer of negotiations and …

Aggression Under False Pretenses  —  GAZA, Palestine — As Americans commemorated their annual celebration of independence from colonial occupation, rejoicing in their democratic institutions, we Palestinians were yet again besieged by our occupiers, who destroy our roads and buildings …

The UW 9/11 denialist appears on "Hannity and Colmes."  —  The day the university announced its decision to permit Kevin Barrett to teach the one course he was hired to teach, he appeared on "Hannity and Colmes," introduced by Alan Colmes as "University of Wisconsin professor Kevin Barrett."

Bush Job Approval Edges Up to 40%  —  First time since February that Bush approval in the 40% range  —  PRINCETON, NJ — President George W. Bush's job approval rating has edged up slightly higher in Gallup's latest poll, and is now at 40% for the first since early February.