What's up today in India? "India, the land of Mohandas Gandhi, known for its Hindu belief in the sanctity of life, is anything but gun-shy. Rising incomes have made high-end weapons a new form of bling, and rising crime and memories of Mumbai's 2008 terrorist attack have left Indians eager to be armed and dangerous," The Los Angeles Times reports. There are still only 3 guns for every 100 people in India, compared to 89 for every 100 Americans, though. [LATimes, image of Indian gun factory via AP]

After Saudi Arabia demanded that Bashar al-Assad "stop the killing machine" in Syria and recalled its ambassador, Kuwait has followed suit, although with much softer language: "We have decided to recall our ambassador from Syria for consultations."

Now that everyone's calmed down after last year's Four Loko craze, it's time for scientific research! Of 11 case studies, "one kid was found on the subway tracks, another was unconscious at school." Yup. Sounds about right.

Police in London today arrested a "key figure" in connection with Rupert Murdoch's phone-hacking fiasco, and the Guardian confirms that it is former News of the World managing editor Stuart Kuttner who is in police custody.

July broke heat records in 11 American cities — five in Texas alone. August isn't looking much better: It'll be 109° in Dallas on Wednesday. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna vomit, drink a beer, and come back. [Weather]

Starting today, New Yorkers with Time Warner and Verizon FiOS cable can watch Al Jazeera English for 23 hours a day through a subletting deal the channel reached with a suburban New York channel, RISE. [NYT]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tentatively signed on to a debt-ceiling deal, likely drawing to a close an unnecessary and wholly embarrassing episode in American history. Here's an outline of the not-quite-finished deal, if you want to ruin your Sunday.

Brian Pollard of Kentucky received just a four-day jail sentence for a drunk driving-related crash that killed his passenger, because everyone forgot to tell the judge and prosecutor about the passenger, somehow. Pollard could face additional charges. [Image via AP]

Activists say 136 people were killed today in Syria, including 100 in the third-largest city, Hama—the subject of a "major assault" seemingly intended to "pre-empt" protests during Ramadan, which begins tomorrow. [AJE]

House Republicans proved that they hate Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D - Nev.) sufficiently by calling a vote and rejecting his debt ceiling proposal before the Senate even got a chance to vote on it. [NYT]

This is kind of sad: Alabama's most populous county could be forced to file for bankruptcy after accruing a $3 billion sewer debt. One could argue that Jefferson County's finances really did go down the shitter on this one.

The mysterious man imprisoned in Utah County jail for a month while refusing to reveal his identity has finally been identified. As God. Kidding! Actually, it's Philip Todd Beavers, 61, of Farmington, N.M., who lost his job in late June.

Deposed Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak is still in the hospital, still sad, and he's refused to eat anything for four days. Conveniently, his trial is set to begin on August 3rd. Pity the fallen strongman.

Yeah, it's gotten this bad: President Obama will address the nation at 9:00 ET tonight about the debt ceiling negotiations, bringing this fresh hell to your teevee screen! What can you do? The guy loves giving speeches.

A rep for Amy Winehouse, Chris Goodman said the singer was found dead by her personal security guard: "At this stage no one knows how she died. She died alone in bed." [TMZ]

The Norwegian man who has confessed to Friday's attacks that killed 93 people, Anders Behring Breivik, apparently plagiarized large portions of his 1,518-page manifesto from the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski. [via @lheron]

City workers, joined by hired helpers from Ohio, have successfully fixed the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant, thereby stopping the flow of raw sewage that was poopifying New York's Hudson and Harlem Rivers. You can swim now. [Image via Flickr]

Central Park set an all-time heat record today: 102 degrees. Newark also set an all-time heat record: 104 degrees. Show offs. [City Room]

Hitler's right-hand brah Rudolf Hess was dug up, cremated, and scattered in a lake. Neo-Nazis have been flocking to his grave in Wunsiedel, Germany since his 1987 suicide. Mayor Karl-Willi Beck called the move "the right thing to do." [NYT]

Rep. Allen West says he's apologized to DNC chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz for his totally hilarious email rant in which he called her "the most vile, unprofessional, and despicable member" of the House. But does he lie?