WORLD LEADERS AT THE G8 SUMMIT DECLARE THAT GOVTS MUST COOPERATE ON CLOSING TAX LOOPHOLES *

G8 LEADERS SAY TAX AUTHORITIES SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHARE INFORMATION "TO FIGHT THE SCOURGE OF TAX EVASION" AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR COMPANIES TO "SHIFT THEIR PROFITS ACROSS BORDERS TO AVOID TAXES" *

MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES WOULD BE OBLIGED TO DECLARE HOW MUCH TAX THEY PAY IN EACH COUNTRY WHERE THEY OPERATE *

G8 PLANS WILL BE DEVELOPED AT A G20 SUMMIT LATER THIS YEAR *

HEAD OF THE NATL SECURITY AGENCY TELLS CONGRESS THAT THE GOVT'S SWEEPING SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS HAVE THWARTED SOME 50 TERRORIST PLOTS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING ONE TO BOMB THE NY STOCK EXCHANGE *

ARMY GEN KEITH ALEXANDER TELLS THE HOUSE INTEL COMMITTEE THAT THE TWO PROGRAMS THAT WERE RECENTLY DISCLOSED ARE CRITICAL IN THE TERRORISM FIGHT *

ALEXANDER SAYS THE PROGRAMS HELP THE INTEL COMMUNITY "CONNECT THE DOTS" *

CHRYSLER AGREES TO RECALL 2.7 MIL OLDER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND LIBERTY SUVS THAT COULD BE AT RISK OF A FUEL TANK FIRE *

RECALL AFFECTS GRAND CHEROKEES FROM 1993 THROUGH 2004 AND LIBERTYS FROM 2002 TO 2007 *

ACTION COMES AFTER THE AUTOMAKER INITIALLY REFUSED A GOVT REQUEST TO RECALL THE VEHICLES OVER CONCERNS THE GAS TANK COULD RUPTURE IF HIT FROM THE REAR AND CAUSE A FIRE *

TWO OF MUAMMAR QADDAFI'S ADULT CHILDREN MOVE FROM ALGERIA TO OMAN IN WHAT THE UN SAYS IS A VIOLATION OF ITS TRAVEL BAN *

AISHA AND MOHAMMED QADDAFI HAVE BEEN ON THE UN SANCTIONS BLACKLIST SINCE EARLY 2011 AND ARE SUBJECT TO AN ASSET FREEZE AND TRAVEL BAN *

BOTH FLED TO ALGERIA AFTER THE LATE LIBYAN LEADER WAS OUSTED LATER THAT YEAR *

SYRIAN WARPLANES STRIKE REBEL POSITIONS NEAR A MILITARY AIR BASE IN THE COUNTRY'S NORTH *

MEANWHILE, GOVT FORCES HAVE STEPPED UP ATTACKS AGAINST OPPOSITION FIGHTERS IN THE KEY PROVINCE OF ALEPPO *

OFFICIALS SAY THE VIOLENCE IS ALSO SPILLING OVER THE BORDER INTO LEBANON, WHERE CLASHES BETWEEN PRO-HEZBOLLAH GUNMEN AND FOLLOWERS OF A SUNNI CLERIC HAVE KILLED AT LEAST TWO *

U.S. OFFICIALS SET TO BEGIN FORMAL TALKS WITH THE TALIBAN AT THE GROUP'S NEW OFFICE IN QATAR *

SR OBAMA ADMIN OFFICIALS SAY THE TALIBAN'S MOVE TO OPEN A POLITICAL OFFICE TUES IN DOHA IS A STEPPING STONE TO A FULL RENOUNCEMENT OF AL QAEDA *

TALKS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS *

PRES OBAMA OPENS A 24-HOUR VISIT TO GERMANY ON TUES FOLLOWING TWO-DAY G8 SUMMIT IN NORTHERN IRELAND *

THE PRES IS EXPECTED TO MEET WITH GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL AND OTHER GOVT OFFICIALS AHEAD OF A SPEECH TOMORROW AT BERLIN'S BRANDENBURG GATE *

CO FIRE CREWS WORKING TO FULLY CONTAIN THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE IN STATE HISTORY *

THE BLACK FOREST FIRE HAS TORCHED 22 SQ MILES AND KILLED TWO PEOPLE SINCE IT ERUPTED A WEEK AGO *

FLAMES HAVE DESTROYED MORE THAN 500 HOMES *

IT REMAINS 85% CONTAINED *

IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THE WILDFIRE WAS SPARKED, BUT OFFICIALS BELIEVE IT WAS HUMAN-CAUSED *

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE SAYS A SWEEPING IMMIGRATION BILL WOULD CUT DEFICITS BY $197 BIL OVER 10 YEARS *

CBO SAYS THE BILL WOULD ADD $262 BIL IN NEW SPENDING AND TAX CREDITS OVER 10 YEARS WHILE INCREASING REVENUE BY $459 BIL *

THE MEASURE WOULD ALSO CUT DEFICITS BY $700 BIL IN THE FOLLOWING 10 YRS *

UNDER THE LEGISLATION, SOME 8 MIL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WOULD GAIN LEGAL STATUS *

MILITARY JUDGE REFUSES TO DELAY THE FT HOOD SHOOTING SUSPECT'S MURDER TRIAL *

ACTION COMES AFTER MAJ. NIDAL HASAN ASKED FOR A THREE-MONTH DELAY IN THE CASE TO PREPARE FOR HIS STRATEGY TO DEFEND HIMSELF IN COURT OVER THE 2009 MASSACRE THAT LEFT 13 DEAD *

HASAN FACES THE DEATH PENALTY OR LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE IF CONVICTED *

LEADERS OF THE G8 PUSHING FOR A NEGOTIATED AND PEACEFUL END TO SYRIA'S DEADLY CIVIL WAR *

DURING A SUMMIT IN NORTHERN IRELAND ON TUES, LEADERS OUTLINED A DECLARATION THAT CALLED FOR THE EXPULSION OF AL QAEDA-LINKED FIGHTERS FROM THE COUNTRY AND A FURTHER $1.5 BIL IN AID FOR REFUGEES *

SYRIA'S TWO-YEAR CIVIL WAR HAS LEFT AN ESTIMATED 80,000 DEAD *