Commuters talk on mobile phone inside a Metro station after Delhi Metro rail services were disrupted following power outage in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. A massive blackout hit northern and eastern India on Tuesday afternoon, leaving 600 million people without electricity in one of the world’s most widespread power failures. The outage came just a day after India’s northern power grid collapsed for several hours leaving cities and villages across eight states powerless.(AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
1. RENEWED CLASHES REPORTED IN SYRIA’S LARGEST CITY
The battle stretches into its 11th day – longer than the rebel assault on the capital Damascus that was crushed in July.
2. DREW PETERSON’S MURDER TRIAL BEGINS
Opening statements begin at 10 a.m. in the case against the ex-police officer accused of killing his third wife.