Morning Digest: U.S. considers air strikes on Iraq, holds talks with Iran

	Click to View in Browser 06/17/2014 U.S. considers air strikes on Iraq, holds talks with Iran MOSUL Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama considered options for military action to support Iraq's besieged government on Monday but made no decision on the U.S. response to a Sunni militant onslaught that has threatened to tear the country apart.. Ukrainian forces, rebels clash near Russian border KIEV (Reuters) - About 30 Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists near Ukraine's eastern border with Russia early on Tuesday, the border guard service said.. M&A talk lifts stocks, Iraq tensions ease slightly LONDON (Reuters) - A bout of mergers and acquisitions gave European stocks a shot in the arm on Tuesday, while commodity and emerging market investors were somewhat calmed by the absence of an escalation in the Iraq crisis overnight.. Comic Tracy Morgan improving after crash, out of critical condition (Reuters) - Comedian Tracy Morgan's health was upgraded to fair condition on Monday as he continued to show signs of improvement after being badly injured in a highway crash earlier this month, a publicist for the star said.. Germany mark World Cup century in style, U.S. upset Ghana MANAUS Brazil (Reuters) - Germany marked their 100th World Cup game in style on Monday by thumping shambolic Portugal 4-0 in the midday sun to confirm their billing as title contenders while the United States snatched a win over Ghana.. In China, LinkedIn must beat local rivals, win over 'loser' workforce to avoid Google syndrome BEIJING (Reuters) - After taking a social media drubbing in the West for accepting self-censorship in China, jobs networking site LinkedIn Corp faces bigger obstacles to growth in a market it is counting on - local rivals and a unique workforce mindset.. Warm blooded or cold? Dinosaurs were somewhere in between WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The hot question of whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded like birds and mammals or cold blooded like reptiles, fish and amphibians finally has a good answer.. In France, woman sang during throat surgery to save voice PARIS (Reuters) - A professional singer said on Monday she sang through a throat surgery carried out under hypnosis in France to ensure that doctors did not harm her vocal cords.. Related Video Twin tornadoes touch down in Nebraska Guatemalan migrant: "We're trying to go where God will allow us to" Great Debate Gazprom/Ukraine dispute is proxy for Putin's whims Obama's impossible choices on Iraq 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