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The parent company of one of the nation's largest airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday morning. AMR Corporation, which runs American Airlines and American Eagle, said that bankruptcy is in the best interest of the companies and its stakeholders. The companies say the Chapter 11 process will enable them to continue conducting normal business operations while they restructure their debts.

People described by state media as "students" broke into the British embassy in Tehran and reportedly threw stones and "petrol bombs." The incident comes days after Britain supported tighter sanctions on Iran. TV footage showed Iranian riot police gradually clearing the protesters away.

Also making headlines: Plans to pull 40,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012; Cain's latest accuser not surprised he denies having an affair.

Anders Behring Breivik had been delusional for a long time before the July 22 attacks, two psychiatrists tell an Oslo court after examining the confessed killer. Their recommendation could lead to him going to a psychiatric ward.

The candidate has told staff that new allegations about an affair (which he denies) have taken a toll on his family. And while he plans to keep campaigning, he's also "reassessing" the effort.

An accident caused a 20-ton spill of yeast extract in England. Some people loved it, while others hated it.

Thanhha Lai's novel for young people, Inside Out & Back Again, conveys the wonders of being rescued in 1975 during an operation led by the USS Kirk. Last year, NPR shared other tales of that operation from refugees and U.S. sailors.

Founded in the 1970s in India to eliminate needless blindness, Aravind Eye Care has grown to 4,000 beds in seven hospitals — and its surgeons are among the most efficient in the world. The hospital system conducts 300,000 surgeries a year, and about half are free.

American Airline's parent company AMR has filed for bankruptcy protection. American will continue to operate its flights as usual. The airline will use bankruptcy to off-load some of the debt that is weighing it down.

Across debt-ridden Greece, people are turning to a simpler form of commerce, using both formal and informal systems of bartering as a means to make ends meet. In places such as the fishing village of Volos, swapping goods and services is also fostering a new sense of community.