Earl becomes major hurricane, could swipe U.S. east | MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl strengthened to a major Category 3 storm on Monday as it lashed the Caribbean's northern Leeward Islands on a track that could see it swiping the U.S. East Coast in ... (photo: AP / Andres Leighton)The Star
China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy | SHANGHAI — After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to governm... (photo: AP / Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning Worldwide via Color China Photo)The New York Times
