Newsletter BOX: Morning Digest: Wave of car bombings target Iraqi Shi'ites, killing 55

07/29/2013

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Wave of car bombings target Iraqi Shi'ites, killing 55

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seventeen car bombs exploded in Iraq on Monday, killing at least 55 people in predominantly Shi'ite areas in some of the deadliest violence since Sunni insurgents including al Qaeda stepped up attacks this year..

Spain to mourn train crash victims; driver freed pending trial

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain was to hold a memorial service on Monday for the 79 people who died in the country's worst rail disaster in decades, hours after the driver of the train was freed pending trial on charges of reckless homicide..

Dollar under pressure as central bank meetings loom

LONDON (Reuters) - Expectations that the Federal Reserve will reaffirm its commitment to keeping U.S. interest rates near zero left kept the dollar at a five-week low on Monday, while concerns about China's stuttering economy pressured commodity markets..

'Wolverine' claws past ghosts to claim weekend box office crown

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman as Marvel Comics' sharp- clawed superhero, slashed its way to $55 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales to claim the box office crown in a summer that hasn't been kind to some other big-budget action films..

U.S. beat Panama to win CONCACAF Gold Cup

(Reuters) - The United States capped off a dominant tournament performance with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Panama on Sunday to capture the CONCACAF Gold Cup championship..

Amazon unveils new hiring spree ahead of Obama visit

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new hiring spree on Monday ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama to one of the Internet retailer's giant distribution warehouses this week..

Paleontologists discover dinosaur tail in northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A team of paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a 72 million-year-old dinosaur tail in a desert in northern Mexico, the country's National Institute for Anthropology and History (INAH) said on Monday..

Russia's Putin gets big fish, quality time with protege PM

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin landed a giant pike and then shared the delicacy with Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev, who many say is battling for survival, as both men were pictured together on relaxed weekend fishing expedition..