Morning Digest: North Korea leader makes surprise China visit: sources

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Good Morning Bit, THU 26 Aug 2010    North Korea leader makes surprise China visit: sources Drug hitmen dump 72 bodies at Mexican ranch Wall Street futures signal flat to higher open Google to allow phone calls from Gmail Space-based detector could find anti-universe Mickelson adjusts aim at number one Woods Ex-wife of Tiger Woods breaks silence Police guard home of woman who put cat in bin Late credit card payments declining Tiger's next chapter Letter from a trapped miner TOP NEWS North Korea leader makes surprise China visit: sources August 26, 2010 05:32 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is visiting powerful ally China possibly with his son and heir apparent, South Korean government sources said, ahead of a meeting next month that may settle his succession. Full Article WORLD NEWS Drug hitmen dump 72 bodies at Mexican ranch August 25, 2010 10:39 PM ET MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican marines found 72 corpses at a remote ranch near the U.S. border, the Mexican navy said on Wednesday, the biggest single discovery of its kind in Mexico's increasingly bloody drug war. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street futures signal flat to higher open August 26, 2010 05:22 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures signaled a flat to slightly higher open for Wall Street on Thursday, following a late rebound in the previous session, with the S&P 500 futures up 0.1 percent, while the Dow Jones industrial average futures and Nasdaq futures traded flat by 0857 GMT (4:57 a.m. EDT). Full Article INTERNET NEWS Google to allow phone calls from Gmail August 25, 2010 06:31 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc said users of Gmail will now be able to call telephones directly from their email, putting it in direct competition with Web calling service Skype and more traditional operators such as AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Space-based detector could find anti-universe August 25, 2010 02:48 PM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - A huge particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year could find evidence for the anti-universe often evoked in science fiction, physicists said on Wednesday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Mickelson adjusts aim at number one Woods August 25, 2010 10:10 PM ET PARAMUS, New Jersey (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson said on Wednesday he hoped adjustments off the tee would help him achieve his long-held goal of overhauling Tiger Woods as world number one this week at the Barclays tournament. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Ex-wife of Tiger Woods breaks silence August 25, 2010 07:19 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The now ex-wife of Tiger Woods has broken the silence she maintained through the torrid sex scandal that engulfed their marriage, saying she has been through "hell." Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Police guard home of woman who put cat in bin August 25, 2010 01:22 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The home of a woman filmed picking up a cat and throwing it into a rubbish bin is under police guard in Britain after her actions sparked outrage from animal lovers and even death threats. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers