Former I. Coast leader's aide charged
Ivory Coast charged a former minister close to ex-president Laurent Gbagbo with "violating state security" and remanded him in custody, following recent attacks against the army, his lawyer said. Rugby-Australia captain Pocock out for three months, Kepu injured
Aug 22 (Reuters) – Australia captain David Pocock will missthe remainder of the Rugby Championship after undergoing kneesurgery that is expected to keep him out of action for threemonths. The openside flanker, one of the finest players in worldrugby, also faces a race to be fit for the Wallabies tour ofEurope in November, where they will play France, England, Italyand Wales. Pocock injured his knee in Australia’s opening 27-19 defeatby New Zealand in the four-team tournament, also featuring SouthAfrica and Argentina, on Saturday. …
Japan exports slump on Europe, China; raise global demand worries
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's exports slumped the most in six months in July as sales to a debt-ridden Europe and a sluggish China dropped, adding to concerns over global demand after a string of dire trade figures from Asia's export engines. The 8.1 percent annual fall was far deeper than economists' median forecast of a 2.9 percent drop. A 25.1 percent plunge in exports to the European Union, the biggest such drop since Oct 2009, saw Japan post a record trade deficit with the region. … Sweden unlikely to extradite Assange to US: Australia
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was unlikely to be extradited from Sweden to the United States if there was a risk of the death penalty or a military court, Australia's foreign minister said Wednesday. 
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