Headlines from June 12, 2007

Factional fighting in Palestine increases as Prime Minister's home and President's office both struck by grenades.
Mudslides plus shoddy construction blamed for deaths of over 100 Bangladeshis yesterday.
North Carolina State Bar to bring ethics charges against prosecutor in Duke lacrosse case.
Just two weeks before he leaves office, Tony Blair burns most every bridge with the British media.
Old-fashioned anecdotes from old-fashioned presidential speeches.
Fourth annual World Naked Bike Ride protests global dependency on car culture, underwear.
Milan starting to look like Los Angeles when it comes to air pollution levels.
How to tank up in Baghdad.
TMN's Paul Ford on wrestling Harper's archives into submission.
"When people hear the word 'folk' they think of weird men with beards and bells." Britain's Folk Camp breaks down stereotypes, starting with bells and ending with teetotaling.
Authorities cracking down on holiday house rentals in Spain, possibly because mummified tenants are staying past their lease.
In today's Gallery, Coke Wisdom O'Neal boxes up his family and looks into your medicine cabinet.
FBI's lone counter-terrorism jet slowly becoming the Director's personal taxi.
"Looking something like a home pregnancy test," bear test tests for bear bile.
U.S. Embassy in Tirana denies Bush's wristwatch was pocketed by cheering crowd. (Judge for yourself.)
Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
Federal appeals court says the president can't declare civilians "enemy combatants," can't hold them indefinitely.
Sudan flatly denies genocide, threatens to deny the world Coca-Cola.
When breakthroughs appear just in time to stall stem-cell bills, how much politiking is behind their publication?
Op: Let's reject presidential candidates who prefer "spiritual truths" to scientific ones.
Metaphors about the mind.
Five airlines involved in midair "near-misses" last month over New York, as compared to three incidents last year.
Passenger air traffic to jump 78 percent by 2025--and the 1950s system overseeing it needs an upgrade.
Desperate to avoid immigration, Japan urges elderly to continue working; South Korea urges bosses to buy fewer shots.
Economic analysis of Damien Hirst's $100 million skull (cheaper editions also available).
Almost two-thirds of unwanted pregnancies end in abortion; in Hollywood glitter films, almost zero.
Today's long read: The killing of Hariri and the aftermath. Also: Variations on the Six Day War.
"Influential amusement" and other ways to spread the word with water parks.
Dozen coaster riders stalled upside-down after amusement park blows a fuse.
Engineer finds greener way for Hindus to recycle bodies; Google snags road-pissers, art directors in city photos.
Videos: World's fastest-talking man and woman.
What happens when your "one-dimensional narrative of tragedy and redemption" shows up on Dr. Phil.
The Andrew Womack "Goodbye New York" letters get outed.
Take the Pliny Challenge and win a copy of TMN's Anthony Doerr's new book.