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Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret (AP) AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried (AP) AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

SKorea says NKorea fires 2 missiles off east coast (AP) AP - North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said.

Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president (AP) AP - The head of the Organization of American States says he has found no willingness in Honduras' interim government to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns (AP) AP - NAWA, Afghanistan ? U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001.

VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress (AP) AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.

MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis (AP) AP - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.

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Wim Wenders stops Pina Bausch movie (Reuters) Reuters - German director Wim Wenders has stopped production on the planned 3D dance film "Pina" following the death of the film's subject -- the legendary choreographer Pina Bausch.

Twilight Cast Reveals Breaking Dawn Details (E! Online) E! Online - After Robert Pattinson confirmed he was signed on for the fourth Twilight installment, Breaking Dawn, back in Cannes, we've all been dying for more juicy deets on the hypersexualized film. (More on exactly how much naughtier the flick will be, next week.)

Czech film fest opens with Milos Forman premiere (AP) AP - The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman.

Potter is back: box office big bucks assured (Reuters) Reuters - Boy wizard Harry Potter is back in cinemas later this month with the sixth installment of the movie franchise, and another box office bonanza looks assured for the Warner Bros. studio.

Belgian film offers complex portrait of Singing Nun (Reuters) Reuters - "Sister Smile," Stijn Coninx's film on the life of the Belgian "Singing Nun," Jeanine Deckers, owes much of its success in Belgium and France to star Cecile de France.

"Asteroids" lands at Universal (Reuters) Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids."

"Ice Age" heats up box office with record opening (Reuters) Reuters - "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" grossed a cool $13.8 million in North American theaters on Wednesday, marking Hollywood's biggest mid-week opening for an animated film.

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