AP - Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus on Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March the state-run news agency said.

AP - The leaders of the two parties backing Greece's coalition government made dramatic appeals to their deputies Saturday to back legislation that calls for harsh new austerity measures — essential if Greece is to get a new bailout deal worth euro130 billion ($171.6 billion) and stave off bankruptcy.