By JULIE PACE, AP - 3 minutes ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney, seeking to refocus his presidential campaign on the economy after days of distraction, is promoting energy proposals aimed at creating more than 3 million new jobs and … Tropical Storm Isaac impacting cruise ships in Caribbean - USA TODAY
By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY Industry giant Carnival says the 2.974-passenger Carnival Valor, which set sail out of Miami on Saturday, will skip a call in Curacao today to stay ahead of the storm. The ship instead will visit Nassau in the Bahamas on Friday … Vietnamese bank faces run after tycoon's arrest
HANOI (Reuters) – A major Vietnamese bank founded by arrested tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien faced a run on deposits on Thursday, witnesses said, but the central bank has injected funds into the banking system and assured jittery residents their money is safe. Monday’s arrest of Kien, 48, sent shockwaves through the Communist-run country, triggering a 9.2 percent slide in the stock market this week and causing depositors to pull funds from Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), one of Vietnam’s biggest lenders, which Kien helped found in 1994. Withdrawals began on Tuesday when the arrest was made public. …
Colorado theatre shooting suspect in court again as prosecutors try to make case he is sane
DENVER – The suspect in last month’s Colorado theatre shooting that left 12 dead was expected to be in court again Thursday as prosecutors seek to show that he is sane.
Lawyer: Breivik won't appeal if declared sane
Anders Behring Breivik's defense lawyers say the confessed mass killer won't appeal if he's sentenced to prison but he will challenge any ruling that declares him insane. UK retailers say losers outnumbered winners during the London Olympics
LONDON – A business survey suggests that British retailers were among the losers during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Nigeria Islamists rule out peace talks, threaten media
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram ruled out on Thursday holding peace talks with the government and threatened to strike media houses it said fight the group “with the pen”. The local press and at least two foreign news organizations have reported that talks are going on between the government and the militants who have been staging an insurgency against it, citing unnamed sources. Information minister Labaran Maku declined comment on Wednesday on the talks, citing government instructions not to discuss the issue. …
Organizers meet to create $100b climate fund
Top-level government officials from around the world have begun three days of talks on how to set up a $100 billion a year fund to help poor countries cope with climate change.
Report: Greece ready to cash in on islands
Afraid of investing in Greek bonds? Invest in a Greek island instead.
Bahrain activist acquitted but remains in jail
A Bahrain appeals court on Thursday acquitted activist Nabeel Rajab, who had been sentenced to three months in jail for alleged insults issued via Twitter, but he must still serve a three-year term for taking part in protests, a judicial source said. Pathologist in Tomlinson G20 case struck off
The pathologist who conducted post-mortem tests on a man who died during the G20 protests in 2009 was struck off the medical register on Thursday. Iraq expects first F-16 fighter jets in 2013
Iraq expects to receive the first group of F-16 warplanes next year, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's spokesman said on Thursday, after US officials said the aircraft would not arrive until 2014. Cricket-Warner says Australia ready for trial by spin
DUBAI, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Australia are ready for a trial byspin during their tour of the United Arab Emirates, openingbatsman David Warner said on Thursday. Warner’s reputation, forged initially in Twenty20 cricket,is for blitzkrieg batting at the top of the order and he has astrike-rate in excess of 140 runs per 100 balls in that form ofthe game. But in the UAE, in limited-over games against Afghanistanand Pakistan and on pitches expected to help spin bowling, theleft-hander expects a completely different challenge. …
Syria blames rebels for journalist's death
A senior Syrian official has denied rebel claims that a Japanese journalist who died in the northern city of Aleppo this week was killed by government troops. Rights group says Thai army chief obstructs violence probe
BANGKOK (Reuters) – An international human rights group called on Thailand's army chief on Thursday to stop obstructing investigations into a crackdown on anti-government protesters in 2010 when 98 people were killed and more than 2,000 wounded. "Abuses by soldiers took place in full view of the Thai public and the world's media, yet the Thai army chief is now trying to intimidate investigators and critics into silence," said Brad Adams, Asia director at the New York-based Human Rights Watch. … TSX may open higher on FOMC minutes
(Reuters) – Canada's resource heavy index looked set to open higher after minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting indicated central bank might be ready for third round of stimulus "fairly soon" prompted an optimistic tone that outweighed poor economic data from China and Europe. TOP STORIES The Federal Reserve is likely to deliver another round of monetary stimulus "fairly soon" unless the economy improves considerably, minutes from the U.S. central bank's latest meeting suggested. … Man locks self in plane cockpit in Baton Rouge, later surrenders to authorities, faces charges
BATON ROUGE, La. – A passenger officials described as “distraught” when he shoved past crewmembers Wednesday and locked himself in a cockpit surrendered to authorities who cut the power so he couldn’t start the empty airplane.
Belgian paper: flaw in nuke plants found years ago
Cracks in the steel reactor vessels of two nuclear plants in the Belgium were first found in 1979, three years before they came online, a spokeswoman for the country’s nuclear regulatory agency confirmed Thursday.
Bahrain appeals court acquits protest leader of insulting PM
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahrain appeals court acquitted leading rights activist Nabeel Rajab on Thursday of insulting some Bahrainis in a tweet criticizing the veteran prime minister, his lawyer said, but he remains in jail over other convictions. Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based as a bulwark against Iran and any threats to oil shipping out of the Gulf, has been in turmoil for 18 months with majority Shi'ite Muslims agitating for democratic reforms in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. … In Venezuela race, Chavez has apparent money edge
Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles typically runs his presidential campaign by jogging through Venezuela's small towns, reaching out to supporters with both hands and climbing aboard the back of a flatbed truck to speak to hundreds of people. Vail Resorts' EpicMix adds racing feature to let visitors compare themselves to Lindsey Vonn
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Vail Resorts Inc. is adding another feature to its EpicMix application.
Syrian rebels advance in town along Iraqi border
Syrian rebels waged fierce battles with regime troops in a town along the Iraqi border on Thursday, capturing a string of security posts and the local police headquarters despite heavy government shelling and airstrikes by warplanes, activists said. 
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