Iran exile website: Mousavi hospitalized for tests
An Iranian exile website is reporting the country’s main opposition leader has been hospitalized for heart tests.
Murder charges filed against 2nd man in slaying of 'Cathouse' prostitute, others in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma prosecutors on Thursday charged a second man with killing a prostitute featured on HBO’S “Cathouse: The Series” and three other people.
Tennis referee charged with killing husband, 80, headed from NYC to LA to face charge
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A professional tennis referee accused of beating her 80-year-old husband to death with a coffee mug was headed toward Los Angeles on Thursday to face a murder charge after her New York arrest.
Former US ambassador Crocker arrested in drunk driving, hit-and-run case; pleads not guilty
SPOKANE, Wash. – Ryan Crocker, the former U.S. ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, is facing hit-and-run and intoxicated driving charges in Washington state, authorities said Thursday.
Ecuador's Correa: re-election bid up to party, family
QUITO (Reuters) – President Rafael Correa of Ecuador said a decision on whether to run for re-election in February 2013 depends on the ruling party and his family, but that his responsibility was to guarantee that his "Citizens' Revolution" continues. In power since 2007, Correa has implemented reforms aimed at increasing state revenue from the Andean country's natural resources and fighting a political and economic elite he says monopolized power for decades and did little for the poor majority. … Samsung opens an Apple Store in Australia
Samsung (005930) may still be waiting to see whether or not a jury will find it guilty of design patent infringement, but the company isn't doing itself many favors with the public perception that it simply copies everything Apple (AAPL) does. The latest example comes via the Sydney Morning Herald, which took a little trip down to Samsung's newest flagship outlet in Sydney and found some striking similarities between it and Apple's retail store just down the street. Of course, this isn't the first time the striking similarities between Samsung's new retail shops and Apple Stores have been observed. The SMH reports that the new Samsung outlet is notable for its "smiling blue shirt-wearing sales staff, a minimalist design and smartphones Protest over Morocco king loyalty ritual highlights tensions
Morocco's annual ritual of loyalty to the king, seen by critics as outdated and degrading, took place this year after the rise to power of an Islamist-led government, and sparked reactions that highlight tensions within the kingdom. Enbridge to ration space on Spearhead, Ozark oil lines
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc said on Friday it will ration space on its Spearhead and Ozark pipelines next month as shippers looked to move more oil on the line than they could handle. Shippers looked to move more than 4.5 million barrels per day on the Cushing-to-Wood River, Illinois, Ozark line in September. The line will move 225,120 bpd next month so the shippers will only be able to move 4.5 percent of nominated volumes. …
Bahrain appeals court acquits protest leader of Twitter insult
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahrain appeals court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a rights activist over a tweet involving the prime minister, his lawyer said, but he remained in jail for other offences. Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based as a bulwark against Iran and any threats to Gulf oil shipping, has been in turmoil for 18 months with majority Shi'ite Muslims agitating for democratic reforms in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. … Feared Mexican Zetas Leader Z-40 now top target
A split in the leadership of Mexico’s violent Zetas cartel has led to the rise of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, a man so feared that one rival has called for a grand alliance to confront a gang chief blamed for a new round of bloodshed in the country’s once relatively tranquil central states.
Canada eyes reciprocity, public opinion in CNOOC-Nexen deal
(Reuters) – Public opinion and reciprocity will be important issues for Canada as it weighs whether to allow the $15 billion bid by Chinese oil company CNOOC Ltd for Nexen Inc , Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters during a tour of the Canadian Arctic, Harper said the deal had big implications for the Canadian economy. …
Anglo American, Codelco make peace over copper
Chile’s state-owned copper company Codelco and British firm Anglo American PLC have settled their long-running conflict over control of a promising copper mine with a multi-billion dollar deal that includes major new Japanese investments in Chile.
Clinton urges Egypt, Israel to talk on Sinai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Egypt's foreign minister to keep lines of communication open with Israel amid tensions over an Egyptian push against militants in the neighboring Sinai desert, the State Department said on Thursday. Clinton spoke with Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Wednesday and stressed the importance of acting transparently as Cairo deploys aircraft and tanks in Sinai, for the first time since a 1973 war with Israel, to pursue Islamist militants blamed for killing 16 border guards in an August 5 attack. … Turkish troops kill 21 PKK militants in clashes
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish soldiers killed five Kurdish rebels who attacked state buildings in a town in southeast Turkey on Thursday evening, bringing to 21 the number of militants killed since they launched a deadly bomb attack on an army convoy a day earlier. The clashes underscore a growing cycle of violence in the remote, mountainous province of Hakkari bordering Iraq and Iran – a development which Turkish officials and analysts are linking to the conflict in nearby Syria. … 
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