Morning Digest: Afghan massacre suspect upset at fourth tour: lawyer

Click to View in Browser 03/16/2012 Afghan massacre suspect upset at fourth tour: lawyer SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians was upset at having to do a fourth tour of duty in a war zone and was likely suffering from stress after seeing colleagues wounded, his defense lawyer said on Thursday.. Children killed in bus crash flown back to Belgium SION, Switzerland/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian military aircraft began returning home the bodies of 22 children and six adults killed in a bus crash in Switzerland on Friday as the country prepared to observe a minute's silence to remember the victims.. Stock index futures signal flat Wall Street open (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a flat open for equities on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 staying almost unchanged.. Betty White tops, Tyler Perry drops in celebrity poll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Betty White, the 90-year-old queen of comedy, remained the star with the most audience appeal in 2011 while cross-dressing Tyler Perry of the "Madea" films suffered a setback in a new celebrity poll on Thursday.. Mavericks floor determined Bobcats (Reuters) - The Dallas Mavericks survived a late claw-back by the league-worst Charlotte Bobcats to give the NBA champions a 101-96 victory on Thursday.. Next star authors could be found online HELSINKI (Reuters) - For novelists, the days of sending manuscripts to dozens of publishers and anxiously awaiting a reply may soon be over.. Common medicines may cut cancer drug potency: study (Reuters) - Many patients taking a widely prescribed class of oral cancer drugs are also using a variety of medications that could reduce the effectiveness of the cancer treatment or increase its toxic side effects, according to research by Medco Health Solutions Inc.. No joke: Italy lawyers strike for better pay, job security ROME (Reuters) - This is not a lawyers joke. Italian lawyers have gone on strike - again - and they say that in their struggle for better working conditions and pay they are looking for inspiration to none other than Mahatma Gandhi, the little lawyer who liberated India.. Related Video Cameron visits World Trade Center site in New York Panetta attempts damage control with Afghanistan's Karzai Great Debate A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend