Rue d'Assas, Paris, France, 2007-10-04. Detail of a shop window (formerly occupied by "La Semaine de Paris" news magazine) designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens in 1930. The stained-glass is the work of Louis Barillet.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has chosen Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. She would be the first woman to serve on a Republican presidential ticket.
AFP - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's anti-corruption drive has claimed another scalp with news Friday of the arrest of an ex-governor who allegedly embezzled millions of dollars of state funds.
AP - The NBA officially handed over the Seattle franchise to Oklahoma City about two months ago, and three trucks arrived downtown at headquarters on Friday.
