President Obama said Monday the US would reconsider its opposition to military involvement in the Syrian civil war if President Bashar Assad's beleaguered regime deploys or uses chemical or biological weapons. He called such action a "red line" for the … Pioneering comedian Phyllis Diller dies at age 95 - Reuters
By Steve Gorman | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian Phyllis Diller, the former housewife whose raucous cackle and jokes about her own looks made her one of America's first female stand-up comedy stars, died in her sleep on Monday at age 95, her longtime … GOP cuts support after Mo. lawmaker Akin's rape remarks - USA TODAY
WASHINGTON - Facing a growing controversy over his comments on the abortion rights of rape victims, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., is under heavy pressure from the senior ranks of the GOP to bow out of the race by Tuesday in order to nominate a candidate who … Appeals court blocks Alabama schools from checking citizenship of new students. - Washington Post
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal appeals court has blocked Alabama schools from checking on the citizenship status of new students. The provision was part of the state's tough new immigration law. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the … Augusta does the right thing ... but what took so long? - Los Angeles Times
My applause for the admission of the first two women to Augusta National Golf Club is tempered by a question. They're really going to wear the green jackets like Billy Payne promised? Are we sure they're not going to be asked to instead wear green … Obama urges Romney to follow father's lead and release more tax returns - The Guardian
Barack Obama has launched a strident attack on Mitt Romney's refusal to release more than two years of his tax returns, in a rare statement by the president on the issue. Taking questions from reporters in the White House briefing room, Obama brought … Apple sets record for company value at $624B - Businessweek
Ecuadoreans rally behind president over Assange asylum - Reuters
* Hundreds gather at Correa's presidential palace * Assange asylum helping leftist leader's image * Quito wants guarantees for Wikileaks founder's safety By Eduardo Garcia and Jose Llangari QUITO, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Ecuadoreans marched on … Handcuffed -- but he shot himself in head; ruling spurs outcry - Los Angeles Times
HOUSTON — Police in Jonesboro, Ark., have drawn scrutiny after a suspect handcuffed in a police car apparently managed to shoot himself in the head. Jonesboro police stopped Chavis Carter, 21, of Southaven, Miss., on July 28 while he was riding with … Ex-roommate: Man plotted dismemberment for years - MiamiHerald.com
Facebook director Thiel sold 20 million shares after lock-up
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc director Peter Thiel sold roughly 20 million shares in the Internet social networking company last week, cashing out the majority of his stake, according to a regulatory filing. Thiel sold his shares on Thursday and Friday, at prices ranging between $19.27 and $20.69 per share, as the first “lock-up” barring early investors and insiders from selling shares after the initial public offering was lifted. Facebook, founded by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard University dorm room, became the only U.S. …
Former Maltese PM Mintoff dies at 96
The government says former Maltese Prime Minister Dom Mintoff, who was in power when the island nation became a republic, died Monday. He was 96.
U.S. seizes $150 million from Lebanese bank in laundering scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities said on Monday that they had seized $150 million from a Lebanese bank suspected of being at the heart of international money-laundering schemes linked to the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah. In February 2011, the U.S. Treasury department designated the Lebanese Canadian Bank as a “primary money-laundering concern.” The privately owned bank was subsequently merged with the Lebanese subsidiary of Societe Generale. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the U.S. …
Arrest warrant issued for Mandela grandson: media
An arrest warrant was issued for a grandson of Nelson Mandela on Monday after he failed to appear in court for not paying maintenance to his first wife, local media reported. Mali announces new government 5 months after coup; some ministers close to coup leader
BAMAKO, Mali – Malian state television says the country has formed a new government five months after a military coup.
Malta's former prime minster Dom Mintoff dies at 96
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta’s former socialist prime minister Dom Mintoff died at his villa near Valletta on Monday. He was 96. Mintoff, known for his confrontational style and fiery speeches, dominated the political scene on the island for more than half a century before and after its independence from Britain. (Reporting by Chris Scicluna; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
Mali announces new gov't 5 months after coup
Malian state television says the country has formed a new government five months after a military coup.
Man United stunned by Everton in Premier League opener as Fellaini header clinches 1-0 victory
LIVERPOOL, England – Manchester United made a losing start to the Premier League season on Monday, crashing to a 1-0 defeat at Everton.
Japanese reporter killed in Syria's Aleppo, 3 missing: NGO
A female Japanese journalist was killed Monday while covering clashes in Syria's Aleppo, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that three other reporters were missing. Barnes & Noble takes Nook e-reader to Britain
Barnes & Noble on Monday announced it will release Nook tablets in Britain in the first move by the world's largest book seller to sell the e-readers outside the United States. Togo vows to block opposition's Tuesday protest
Togo's security minister on Monday vowed that an opposition rally planned for a key district in the capital would not take place, as authorities would block access to the area. Analysis: Afghanistan's peace hopes may rest on Taliban captive
KABUL (Reuters) – In the cloistered circles of the Taliban high command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar had no equal. As military chief of the hardline Islamic movement that once ruled Afghanistan and was ousted by a U.S.-led alliance, he oversaw the campaign of ambushes and roadside bombings that proved his fighters could threaten the most advanced armies. When the talismanic leader was caught in the Pakistani city of Karachi in 2010, some Afghan officials hoped the magnetism he forged in war would persuade his former comrades to start talking peace. …
Seven arrested over attack on East Jerusalem Arab
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Seven people, mostly Jewish youths, have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a Palestinian resident of Arab East Jerusalem, police said on Monday, in a case that has laid bare racial tensions in the divided city. Jamal Joulani was beaten unconscious by a gang as he walked through a square in West Jerusalem with relatives on Thursday night. The case provoked outrage in the city riven by decades of community and ethnic tensions where Jewish and Arab communities live alongside each other in adjacent neighborhoods but rarely mix. …
Court seen reinstating Romanian president in referendum ruling
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule on Tuesday that a referendum on whether to impeach suspended President Traian Basescu is invalid – a decision that would return him to office and probably prolong his power struggle with the prime minister. The battle pitting Basescu against Prime Minister Victor Ponta, who has led a campaign to unseat the president, is testing democracy in Romania two decades after the overthrow of communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu. …
Reports: 8 killed in bomb blast near police station in Turkey's southeast
ISTANBUL – A bomb concealed in a vehicle exploded near a police station in southeast Turkey on Monday night, Turkish media reported, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces.
Taiwan's China Airlines boosts Auckland flights
Taiwan's leading carrier China Airlines said Monday it will boost its service from Taipei to Auckland, introducing daily flights from October in a bid to tap New Zealand's growing tourism market. 
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