gleans at 5:10 PM MT, 07/03

MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis

 

Blair's black eye at awards event
Tony Blair sported a faint black eye as he accepted an award earlier, after an a "gym-related accident".

 

MP's cuckold sign shocks Portugal
Portugal's economy minister quits after making a rude cuckold gesture at an opposition MP in parliament.

 

 

Around the horn
So what exactly does the cuckold sign mean?

 

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Danger zone
BBC visits Somalia's radical guerrillas al-Shabab

 

A sanctuary threatened The BBC's Gary Duffy assesses the future the Brazilian Pantanal, one of the World's largest freshwater wetlands.

 

Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD

 

 

Blonde who inspired Roddick to victory

 

Polo: you don’t have to be posh

The sport is not just for princes — and it’s looking for new blood. Our correspondent tries out a chukka

 

British make gains in Afghan flashpoint: military

AFP - ‎KABUL (AFP) — British forces said Friday they had successfully carried out one of their "most strategically significant" operations in the Afghan province ...

Video: US Marines capture Afghan district in major anti-Taliban offensive France 24

US Marines Encounter Tough Resistance in Afghanistan Offensive Washington Post

Senior British commander killed in Afghanistan PRESS TV

Bloomberg - The Associated Press

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