>>> while campaigning in virginia today, vice president joe biden took aim at paul ryan 's record in another attempt to link the republican's controversial budget to mitt romney . >> congressman ryan has now given definition to governor romney 's vague … Apple-co-founder Steve Jobs' Palo Alto home burglarized - San Jose Mercury News
Not even the home of Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs has escaped a Bay Area-wide upswing in residential burglaries. But unlike a majority of those crimes, a suspect is in custody. The deceased Apple co-founder's home on Waverley Street in Palo Alto … Standard Chartered agrees $340m settlement with US regulator over Iran - The Guardian
Standard Chartered has fended off threats by a New York regulator to revoke its banking licence for alleged breaches of US sanctions but chief executive Peter Sands is under intense pressure after the bank agreed to pay a $340m (£220m) despite … Alexis Garcia: Paul Ryan Tackles Tough Problems - Fox News
Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate was shocking and yet expected. Expected because for months speculation has been swirling around the 42-year old Wisconsin congressman as a possible VP contender. Shocking because no one thought … Man Arrested In Burglary Of Steve Jobs House In Palo Alto - Forbes
Comic Con tackles fantasy football with huge convention
Fantasy football has an estimated 30 million players nationwide, a TV sitcom built around it and, now, its own convention produced by the same people who run Comic Con.
Kompany says Van Persie would improve City
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has no doubt the arrival of want-away Arsenal striker Robin van Persie would make the English Premier League champions a stronger side. Bank of Canada to buy back up to C$500 million in bonds
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada said on Tuesday it plans to buy back up to C$500 million ($505 million) from up to seven government bond issues in a cash management bond repurchase operation. For details, see: http://www.bankofcanada.ca//stats/cars/results/bd_regrepcm_10477_results_20120814_111500.html ($1 = $0.99 Canadian) (Reporting by Claire Sibonney)
Gunmen kill 8 in hail of bullets at Mexican strip bar
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – Suspected drug cartel gunmen stormed a strip bar and shot dead eight men in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey late on Monday in an apparent dispute over drug dealing. Four victims died on site in the Matehuala bar, a well-known drinking and topless dancing venue in the city center, and four more died later in the hospital, officials said on Tuesday. Six gunmen arrived in three vehicles, entered the bar and began shooting in the latest brutal incident in a wave of recent violence across Mexico that have been blamed on drug gangs. … Chile, India to hold free trade talks: official
Chile and India will begin negotiations on a free trade agreement at the end of the year, Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno said in a television interview Tuesday. Euro zone economy shrinks despite German growth
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) – The euro zone's debt-ravaged economy shrank in the second quarter, having flatlined in the first, despite continued German growth which economists said could soon be snuffed out. The 17-nation currency bloc contracted by 0.2 percent on the quarter, data showed on Tuesday. Germany eked out growth of 0.3 percent, marginally beating forecasts, but its forward-looking ZEW sentiment index slid for a fourth month running, undercutting even the lowest estimate in a Reuters poll. … 5 killed in attack on Yemen Defense Ministry
Five people died Tuesday when soldiers loyal to the son of Yemen's ousted president attacked the Defense Ministry in Sanaa, clashing with the guards, military officials said. U.S. does not believe Israel has decided on Iran strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday he did not believe that Israel had made a decision on whether to attack Iran over its nuclear program and added he thought there was still time for a deepening sanctions push. Panetta's comments at a Pentagon briefing follow intensifying debate in Israel on the prospects of going to war with Iran, which could easily drag the United States into any conflict. (Reporting by Phil Stewart) Kurdish rebels free Turkish lawmaker
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants on Tuesday freed a Turkish opposition lawmaker whose surprise abduction over the weekend raised fears of an escalating campaign of kidnapping and violence. Huseyin Aygun, who represents the southeast province of Tunceli region in parliament as a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), appeared in good health as he faced reporters on Tuesday night. “My two-day adventure in the mountains ended tonight. The people who carried this out said they were doing it to spread their political message. …
Chinese serial killer shot dead after massive manhunt
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police in the southwestern city of Chongqing shot dead a fugitive serial killer and armed robber on Tuesday after a massive manhunt aimed at reassuring people the government would continue a crime crackdown begun by sacked party boss Bo Xilai. Zhou Kehua, 42, who was responsible for nine deaths across several provinces, was finally cornered and shot dead at a Chongqing shoe factory around dawn, the official Xinhua news agency said, in a case which has gripped the country. …
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