Hurricane Isaac, currently a tropical storm brewing southeast of Puerto Rico, is on track to hit Florida the same day that Mitt Romney and 50000 Republican delegates, journalists, protestors and guests descend on Tampa for the Republican National … Man who shot John Lennon denied parole for 7th time - CNN International
(CNN) — Mark David Chapman, the man convicted of killing former Beatle John Lennon, has been denied parole for a seventh time, according to the New York Department of Corrections. He was last up for parole in 2010, when he was told his "discretionary … Author of bin Laden raid insider account ID'd, could face legal trouble - Fox News
The author of a recently announced insider account of the raid that killed Usama bin Laden has been identified to Fox News as a 36-year-old former Navy SEAL Team 6 member from Alaska who also played a role in the high-profile rescue of an American … Poll shows Obama with small lead in swing states - Janesville Gazette (blog)
Uganda faces pressure to pull troops from Somalia
A Ugandan activist group is threatening demonstrations if the country’s military doesn’t withdraw its troops from Somalia, where they form the bulk of an African Union peacekeeping force.
Prince Harry challenges USA's Ryan Lochte in Las Vegas pool party swim race
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The London Olympics may be over, but Britain’s Prince Harry isn’t letting the U.S. get away with the swimming gold that easily.
Forty-four killed since July in Niger floods: UN
At least 44 people have been killed by severe flooding that has affected Niger since mid-July, the UN's humanitarian affairs office said Thursday, while scores of thousands are homeless. Pakistan blasphemy suspect 'denied meeting with lawyer'
A lawyer for a young Pakistani Christian girl arrested on blasphemy charges in a poor suburb of Islamabad claimed Thursday he had been refused a meeting with her. National Cathedral gets $5 million from Lilly Endowment to help repair earthquake damage
WASHINGTON – The Washington National Cathedral has received a $5 million gift from the Lilly Endowment Inc. for restoration of damage caused by last year’s 5.8-magnitude earthquake.
Slightly more Americans sought unemployment aid last week, a sign hiring may remain modest
WASHINGTON – The number of people seeking first-time unemployment benefits rose a slight 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 372,000, evidence that the job market’s recovery remains modest and uneven.
Australian gov't says mineral price boom is over
Australia’s resources minister says the mineral price boom that has saved the country from recession has ended.
Press avoid nude Harry photos after hacking scandal
As naked photos of Britain's Prince Harry flooded the Internet, royal officials could only watch in horror — but at least they could stop the usually raucous British press from publishing them. Philippine police arrest 350 in China phone scam
Philippine police said they arrested more than 350 people on Thursday over a major telephone scam that swindled people out of millions of dollars in Taiwan and mainland China. US new-home sales rise in July to match a 2-year high, latest sign of housing recovery
WASHINGTON – Sales of new homes in the U.S. rose 3.6 per cent in July to match a two-year high reached in May, the latest sign of a steady recovery in the housing market.
Russia's own rights ombudsman says female punk rock band verdict excessive
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia's human rights ombudsman on Thursday called the prison sentences handed down to three women from punk band Pussy Riot "excessive" and warned that the case was igniting dangerous tensions within society. The trio were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred by a Moscow court on August 17 after belting out a profanity-laced anti-Putin song on the altar of Moscow's main cathedral in February. … Dravid replacement Pujara hits century for India
HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara, brought in as a replacement for Rahul Dravid, struck his maiden test century to put India in command on the opening day of the first test against New Zealand on Thursday. Pujara's unbeaten 119 took the hosts to 307 for five at the close after winning the toss. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (29) was the other not-out batsman. Batting in the number three spot vacated by the recently-retired Dravid, the 24-year-old Pujara displayed a cool temperament akin to his predecessor as he came in for his fourth test match and his first since January 2011. … Photographs of a naked Prince Harry romping in Las Vegas draw questions about royal security
LONDON – They were embarrassing, silly, and raunchy. But were they a security breach?
As Aleppo battle rages, a new brigade joins the fight
At a desk and surrounded by wide-eyed children, Abu Maryam almost looks like the teacher he was training to be before he decided to form his own brigade in the Free Syrian Army. We can win without Kevin Pietersen, says Cook
England one-day captain Alastair Cook has insisted that there is life after Kevin Pietersen, as his side aim to get revenge over South Africa without the controversial batsman. Pakistan summons US diplomat to protest drones
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to protest recent drone strikes targeting militants in the country’s northwest tribal region near the Afghan border.
Mai Mai chief ready for war against DR. Congo rebels
Janvier Karairi, leader of a militia force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, says that the government and the army have come begging his help in defeating a local Tutsi rebellion. Israel angered by South African move on settlement goods
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel accused South Africa on Thursday of behaving like an apartheid state by requiring Israeli goods made by West Bank settlers to be labeled as originating from occupied Palestinian territory. The rhetoric is likely to strain Israel’s relations with South Africa, whose ruling African National Congress fought to end the apartheid regime. The ANC had strongly backed the Palestinian cause while Israel was one of the few countries to have strong ties with South Africa’s white-minority government, which relinquished power in 1994. …
Hippo stuck in SAfrica swimming pool
A hefty hippo chased away from his herd at a South African game reserve has found a refreshing place to relax: the lodge’s swimming pool. Now it’s stuck there.
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