Updated at 11:50 am ET (CBS/ AP) Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, a conservative Republican candidate for the US Senate, sparked a furor and earned a rebuke from Mitt Romney's campaign after saying that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in "a … Tony Scott's death treated as suicide; autopsy planned - Los Angeles Times
After nearly 80 years, Augusta National finally has women in green jackets _ 2 ... - Washington Post
NEW YORK -- For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of its all-male membership, invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza … Romney raps Obama for attacks on GOP tax plans - The Associated Press
Pope to visit Lebanon despite Syria conflict: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict's trip to Lebanon next month will go forward as planned, the Vatican said on Monday, even as fighting rages in neighboring Syria. Benedict's visit to Lebanon is scheduled for September 14-16. But escalating violence in Syria and sectarian tensions in Lebanon prompted speculation last week that the pontiff might be forced to postpone the trip. "The preparations for the visit are going ahead without any uncertainty on the part of the Vatican," Federico Lombardi, spokesman for the Holy See, told reporters. … ICC rejects Gbagbo jurisdiction challenge
International Criminal Court judges have rejected arguments by former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo that they lack the jurisdiction to try him on charges of crimes against humanity.
Iraqis wait to see gains from country's oil boom
Iraq is fast becoming an oil producing powerhouse, but you'd never know that by looking at the faded Unknown Soldier gas station in downtown Baghdad. There's no repair garage or mini-mart, just a cramped office with tattered vinyl couches. Horns blare as a string of waiting cars backs up into busy Sadoun Street, slowing traffic. London's FTSE 100 closes down slightly
Shares in London closed down slightly Monday as traders anticipated a return to more typical levels of trading after a quieter summer period. The hills are alive with sound of yodeling, as Austria opens path for hikers with a voice
yodeling.
Striking SAfrican miners remain defiant
Striking miners remained defiant Monday, four days after police shot to death 34 of their compatriots, with at least half the strikers staying off the job and dozens of others singing in a paddy wagon on their way to court. Canada's DHX Media to buy Cookie Jar Entertainment
(Reuters) – DHX Media Ltd, which produces entertainment shows for kids, said it will buy privately held Cookie Jar Entertainment for C$46 million ($46.6 million) in cash and stock to help it expand its content library by more than three times. Shares of DHX, whose shows include Franny’s Feet, Animal Mechanicals and Kid vs Kat, jumped 23.68 percent to C$1.41 on Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. DHX will pay Cookie Jar 36 million shares, C$5 million in cash and assume debt of C$66 million. …
Compass Minerals' salt miners strike in Canada
(Reuters) – Compass Minerals International Inc said union workers went on strike on Monday at its Goderich mine in Ontario, Canada. Compass, which also operates salt mines in the United States and Britain, said production at Goderich, which is around 7.5 million tons per year, will be temporarily reduced due to the strike. The Kansas-based company said the strike was called by the local branch of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, which represents 380 workers at the Goderich mine. …
Argentina wants foreigners, 16-year-olds to vote
Argentina is rethinking what it means to be a citizen, proposing radical changes that would have both foreigners and 16-year-olds vote to determine who should run the country. Federal judge dismisses Lance Armstrong's suit against USADA
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A federal judge in Austin, Texas, has thrown out Lance Armstrong’s lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, an attempt to stop the drug case against the seven-time Tour de France winner.
New finds deepen Canadian body parts mystery
TORONTO (Reuters) – Human body parts found at two sites at opposite ends of Toronto may come from the same female victim, given the “obvious similarities” between the two grisly discoveries, Canadian police said on Monday. Pete Brandwood, from Peel Regional Police, told a news conference that body parts found in eastern Toronto over the weekend were human and could be from the same victim as a head, two hands and a foot found to the west of the city last week. “Investigators are convinced that there are obvious similarities between the body parts in our investigation … …
Six S. Africa mine victims still unidentified
Six of the 34 people shot dead by South African police in an illegal miners' strike have not yet been identified, four days after the deadliest crackdown since apartheid, the government said Monday. Car of Egyptian diplomat blown up in Libya's Benghazi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A car belonging to an Egyptian diplomat was blown up near his home in the eastern Libyan city Benghazi on Monday, a day after two people in the capital Tripoli in bombings authorities blamed on supporters of the country’s deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi. Security sources told Reuters a homemade device exploded underneath the vehicle of the Egyptian consulate’s first secretary Abdelahim Rifai. No one was hurt in the attack. The sources described the blast as a “criminal act”. …
Bank of Canada apologizes for banknote after racism accusations
OTTAWA (Reuters) – In an unusual move, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney apologized on Monday for bank note changes that prompted critics to accuse the central bank of racism. The initial design for the new C$100 note featured a picture of an Asian woman but this was scrapped after focus groups expressed concern Asians should not be the only ethnic group represented. When the bill was released into circulation last year, the Asian woman had been removed and replaced by a woman who looked to be Caucasian, prompting complaints from Chinese groups and media commentators. … Pakistani Taliban threatens attacks on military
The Pakistani Taliban on Monday warned the country's military it had set up a "suicide bombers squad" to hit troops if an offensive is launched in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan. Holiday over for France's Hollande as hard times bite
PARIS (Reuters) – As post-election euphoria wanes, French President Francois Hollande returns from vacation under pressure to show that beyond dismantling the legacy of his predecessor he can act decisively at home while grappling with recession in Europe. Awaiting him are the crisis that still haunts the euro zone, fragile relations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French political opponents who accuse him of sunning himself on the beach while Syria slides into chaos. … 6 dead in earthquake on northern Indonesian island
The death toll rose to six on Monday from a powerful weekend earthquake in Indonesia as rescuers reached mountainous villages that had been cut off by landslides, officials said. At least 43 others were injured, including eight in critical condition. Quebec opposition parties take aim at foreign mining firms
(Reuters) – Quebec’s two main opposition parties, seeking to replace the struggling Liberal government in a Sept 4 election, said on Sunday that foreign mining firms should pay more for the right to operate in the resource-rich Canadian province. Polls show the separatist Parti Quebecois is well ahead of Premier Jean Charest’s Liberals, who are almost neck-and-neck with the right-leaning Coalition for the Future of Quebec (CAQ). …
"Abusive" Chavez set for Venezuela vote shock: rival
GUIGUE, Venezuela (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez's abuse of state resources for his re-election campaign and lack of personal contact with Venezuelans will cost him dearly at the October 7 vote, his opposition rival says. In an interview on his campaign bus, Henrique Capriles contrasted Chavez's reliance on TV appearances with his own tireless crisscrossing of the country and said the president's use of public funds made it a David versus Goliath election clash. … SAfrican miners have another day to return to work
The platinum mine where police shot and killed 34 striking workers said strikers have until Tuesday to return to work or get fired, extending its ultimatum the day after it resumed operations Monday with only a fraction of its workforce. 
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