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About 1,000 Dutch soccer fans were presented with an odd conundrum when they tried to watch their national team's game in Stuttgart, Germany. They were ordered to give up their pants -- or they would not be allowed into the viewing area. The problem involved beer sponsorship.

In the second of two conversations, two Marines discuss their time in Iraq and leadership in a lengthening war. Maj. Michael Zacchea and Lt. Seth Moulton trained Iraqi troops with limited resources except their own Marine training.

Ted Scambos has been keeping an anxious eye on Antarctica's massive ice sheets, watching for signs that they could be melting. His colleague Mark Serreze is watching ice at the other pole. They've come up with the same finding: The planet's ice is in jeopardy.

Residents of Nanjie village have almost no money and virtually no private possessions, yet their village is the wealthiest in China's Henan Province. Everything in Nanjie is collectively owned, and the government redistributes everything -- from food, housing and health care to cell phones and broadband -- more or less equally.

General Motors posted a second-quarter loss of $3.2 billion Wednesday -- but company officials say the loss includes more than $4 billion in special one-time charges related to downsizing. The news sent shares of GM to a 10-month high. From member station WDET in Detroit, Jerome Vaughn reports.

Israel's security Cabinet authorizes another call-up of army reserves. But Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also decided against expansing ground operations. There has been a lull in the fighting in southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops have sustained heavy casualties in combat with Hezbollah guerrillas.

The Republican-led House rejects any timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq, and passes a non-binding resolution formally declaring Iraq as one of the theaters in the war on terrorism.

In the former Soviet republic of Georgia, clashes have broken out between government forces and paramilitaries loyal to a local warlord. Georgia claims the rebellion is inspired by its neighbor Russia as a plot to destabilize the country. Russia denies the claim.

Youth Radio's Anyi Howell would like to nominate a tune for the title "Song of the Summer": "Crazy," by Gnarls Barkley. It may not be the No. 1 hit, but it's the song that seems to be everywhere right now.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) have signed a pact that makes the United Kingdom and the state of California partners in the battle against global warming. After meeting with business leaders at the Port of Long Beach on Monday, they agreed to share technology and research.