Newsletter BOX: Morning Digest: Philippine aircraft attack rebels in bid to end standoff in city

09/16/2013

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Philippine aircraft attack rebels in bid to end standoff in city

By Erik de Castro ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine forces launched air strikes on Monday to root out rogue Muslim rebels from a southern city, stepping up efforts to end more than a week of clashes that have killed scores of people..

Chemical weapons deal wins time for Syria's Assad but at a cost

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons bargain with Russia and the United States offers another political and military lifeline to the Syrian president, just two years after he was dismissed in Washington as a "dead man walking"..

Stocks & bonds rally, dollar dips as Summers steps aside

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar slid while bonds and shares rallied on Monday after the withdrawal of Lawrence Summers from the race to head the Federal Reserve suggested a more gradual approach to tightening monetary policy..

Miss New York is first Indian-American to win Miss America

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) - Nina Davuluri won the 2014 Miss America pageant on Sunday, becoming the first Indian-American to wear the crown, which went to Miss New York for the second year in a row..

Big brother Peyton in control in 'Manning Bowl'

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Big brother got the better of little brother in what may have been their last showdown as Peyton Manning steered the Denver Broncos to a 41-23 pounding of Eli Manning and the New York Giants on Sunday..

Gang held over 'audacious plot' to take over Santander UK computers

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Friday they had smashed an "audacious" and sophisticated plot to take control of the bank Santander UK's computer systems and steal millions of pounds..

Scientists confirm Voyager 1 probe is in interstellar space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Scientists have been debating for more than a year whether NASA's 36-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system and become the first human-made object to reach interstellar space..

UK government tax adviser quits after giving avoidance tips

LONDON (Reuters) - A tax adviser to the British government has been forced to resign after he was recorded giving tips at a conference on how to pay less tax and "keep money out of the Chancellor's grubby mitts", a Treasury minister said..