| Is Israel Losing The Media War?
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 Israel's military capabilities are far superior to those of militants in the Gaza Strip, but it may be losing the war on a different front. HuffPost Live asks whether, and if so why, Israel may be losing the media war. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, contributing editor at New York Magazine, told HuffPost Live's Ricky Camilleri that unlike during previous confrontations between Gaza and Israel, he thinks the stories that are coming out about the Middle East now are mostly being told from the perspective of Palestinians. "It certainly feels to me like this story is being told much more through ...
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| First bodies brought home to Netherlands
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 The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, as the conflict flared yet again near the Malaysian airliner's crash site. Uniformed Dutch military personnel solemnly...
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| Donald Sterling sues wife, NBA and commissioner
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 Donald Sterling has filed a new civil lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking damages from his wife, the NBA and NBA commissioner Adam Silver in their attempt to sell the the L.A. Clippers for $2 billion to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
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| Scientific Evidence That Your Dog Gets Jealous
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 Image: Shutterstock Any dog owner who has spent a weekend caring for a friend's dog will know this to be true, but scientists have shown it to be so: Your dog gets jealous when you play with other dogs. Dog jealousy is something that you've probably seen often. Its origins date back to Charles Darwin, who once wrote that "everyone has seen how jealous a dog is of his master's affection, if lavished on any other creature. This shows that animals not only love, but have desire to be loved." Well, despite all the anecdotal evidence we've seen throughout the annals of history, there was no experimental evidence to show this was true. Now, we have it. In a new study published in PLOS ONE, researchers found that dogs get jealous when their owners play with some strange dog. Or, in this case, a stand-in for a strange dog. Christine Harris and Caroline Prouvost of the University of California San Diego modified an experiment used to test infants for jealousy (in that one, mothers played with a doll). Check out ...
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| Gazans Seek Refuge in a Christian Church
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 During a brief lull in the fighting today, we were able to visit a devastated neighborhood and the church where those driven from their homes hope they can find safety.
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| 2014 Commonwealth Games Opens At Celtic Park In Glasgow
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 The opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games is under way in Glasgow, with Scottish comedian Karen Dunbar welcoming the sporting nations to Scotland. An audience of around 40,000 have gathered at Celtic Park to witness the arrival of the Queen's baton and mark the official start of the 11-day competition. Dunbar, wearing a kilt, told the cheering crowd: "Welcome to Scotland." In the opening act, Glasgow-born Dr Who actor John Barrowman and Dunbar, star of the comedy sketch show Chewin' The Fat, sang "Welcome to Scotland" and took viewers on a trip round Scotland with a colourful ...
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| Grand Prairie police searching for robbery suspects
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 Grand Prairie police are searching for men suspected of robbing a convenience store on July 15. The men went in to the store in the 3500 block of South Carrier Parkway, near the President George Bush Turnpike and …
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