Newsletter BOX: Morning Digest: Gunmen in Pakistan kill nine in attack at mosque on Muslim holiday

08/9/2013

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Gunmen in Pakistan kill nine in attack at mosque on Muslim holiday

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen in Pakistan fired on the vehicle of a politician driving past worshippers leaving a mosque on a Muslim holiday on Friday, killing nine people and wounding 27 in the city of Quetta, police said..

U.S. drone kills three more Qaeda suspects in Yemen, strikes intensify

SANAA (Reuters) - A U.S. drone killed three suspected al Qaeda militants in east Yemen, a local official said, the third strike within 24 hours as Washington intensifies efforts to eradicate al Qaeda's Yemeni branch after recent warnings of possible attacks..

Global shares firm on better China outlook, Fed fears linger

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Friday as more evidence that China's economy has stabilized lifted sentiment, although uncertainty over the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy move limited gains..

Kings of Leon go 'young and fun' for new album 'Mechanical Bull'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock group Kings of Leon are getting less serious with age, as the band prepares to bring "young and fun" new music on Friday to their fans across the world in a quirky collaboration with comedian Fred Armisen..

Murray shocked by Gulbis in Montreal

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Andy Murray's U.S. Open preparations suffered a setback when he was upset 6-4 6-3 by an inspired Ernests Gulbis in the third round of the Rogers Cup on Thursday..

InterContinental to give websites more leeway in pricing row

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's InterContinental Hotels Group will give online travel agents Expedia.com and Priceline.Com Inc's Booking.com more leeway to cut room rates in a bid to assuage watchdog charges it was limiting competition..

U.S. military satellite, paid for by Australia, launched into orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday carrying a communications satellite for the U.S. military and its partners, including Australia, which paid for the spacecraft and launch services..

Fish-inspired vessel joins Brazil offshore oil boom

LONDON (Reuters) - A strange-looking vessel inspired by the exotic sucker fish is due to leave Norway for Brazil's giant offshore oilfields this week on a mission to revolutionize deep sea oil loading methods..