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Top stories include the uncertain fate of a Chinese dissident who changed his mind and wants to leave China, and Edward Munch's painting, 'The Scream' is sold at auction for nearly $120 million dollars.

Top stories include: an 'elegant solution' may be proposed for a Chinese dissident to leave China and study abroad; New York Yankees' star pitcher Mariano Rivera suffers a torn knee ligament, possibly ending his career.

Top stories include the death of Syria's defense minister in a suicide bombing; and Taliban insurgents attack a supply convoy of NATO trucks, destroying 22 of them.

Also: Syria's Assad appears on television; Philippines is pummeled by rain; alleged Arizona gunman expected to plead guilty.

Also: Mars rover pulls off high-wire landing; Egypt vows to crack down on "infidels;" Mitt Romney raised $101 Million in July.

Top stories include: the government reports the gross domestic product slowed slightly in the second quarter of this year; and a new set of derecho storms struck eastern states, causing some damage.

Top stories include a look at Spain's financial woes and the Pakistani supreme court disqualifed the country's prime minister from office, effective in mid-April.

Mastercard and Visa collect billions of dollars in fees each year from the nation's retailers. Merchants have long complained about the way those fees are determined. A lawsuit accusing Mastercard and Visa of antitrust violations is expected to go to trial in Brooklyn soon.

Prosecutors filed federal corruption charges against two former officials in the administration of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello. Some are saying Rossello should resign.

Hamas has endorsed a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, as it faces pressure from Arab countries and seeks to ensure its own survival.