Updated at 1:58 pm ET (CBS/AP) LONDON – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Thursday that the UK will not allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange safe passage out of the country. The announcement came hours after Ecuador granted Assange … Romney Says He Paid at Least 13% in Income Taxes - New York Times
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Ecuador Grants Assange Asylum, Riling UK - Wall Street Journal
By JEANNE WHALEN and PAUL SONNE LONDON--Ecuador granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, setting the stage for a standoff between the Andean nation and the UK, which vowed to extradite Mr. Assange to Sweden to face … Romney says his tax rate was at least 13% in last 10 years - Los Angeles Times
GREER, SC -- Trying to defuse Democratic criticism of his refusal to release more tax returns, Mitt Romney said Thursday that he paid a federal tax rate of at least 13% in each of the last 10 years, and his wife, Ann, said there would be no further tax … Trading halts in battle for Tiger Beer brewer
Singapore conglomerate Fraser and Neave (F&N) and Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) both requested trading halts Friday as a multi-billion-dollar battle for the makers of Tiger Beer heated up. Japan police to hand pro-China group to immigration
All 14 pro-China activists arrested after sailing to an island disputed with Japan will soon be in immigration custody as Tokyo prepares their immediate deportation, police said Friday. N.Korea Olympic squad returns to heroes' welcome
North Korea's Olympic squad has returned home to a heroes' welcome, with cheering crowds lining the streets and the cabinet hosting a celebration banquet, according to the official news agency. Asian stocks up on US housing data, Cisco earnings
Encouraging signs about the U.S. housing market and strong earnings from U.S. tech giant Cisco helped lift Asian stock markets higher in early trading Friday. Murray out in Cincinnati, Federer cruises
Olympic champion Andy Murray was sent crashing out of the Cincinnati Masters, falling 6-4, 6-4 to French lucky loser Jeremy Chardy. Bahrain activist sentenced to 3 years for protests
A three-year prison sentenced handed down Thursday to a prominent Bahraini human rights activist for instigating and participating in several anti-government rallies prompted rare criticism from the United States and sparked clashes in the streets of the Gulf nation’s capital.
Police in South Africa shoot dead several striking miners (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
South African police opened fire on striking miners armed with machetes and sticks at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine on Thursday, killing at least a dozen men in scenes that evoked comparisons with apartheid-era brutality. In the incident, filmed by … Will WikiLeaks founder Assange go free? - Christian Science Monitor
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange might live as a free man in Ecuador -- if he can ever get out of England. Shortly after the Andean nation granted Assange asylum Thursday, UK authorities said he would not be allowed to leave Ecuador's London embassy, … At least 60 killed in suspected massacre in Syria - Los Angeles Times
BEIRUT -- At least 60 charred bodies were found Thursday in a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus in what activists described as another massacre committed by government forces. The bodies, all with their hands tied behind their backs, … Moors murderer Brady reveals victim's location - reports
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain's infamous Moors Murderers, Ian Brady, has revealed information about where one of his young victims is buried, British media reported on Friday. Brady disclosed the whereabouts of 12-year-old Keith Bennett, the only body never found, to a long-term visitor to the psychiatric hospital where he is serving his life sentence, reports said. A 49-year-old woman had been arrested in South Wales on suspicion of preventing the burial of a body without lawful exercise, according to reports, citing police. … Britain's Moors murderer Brady reveals victim's location: reports
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain's infamous Moors Murderers, Ian Brady, has revealed information about where one of his young victims is buried, British media reported on Friday. Brady disclosed the whereabouts of 12-year-old Keith Bennett, the only body never found, to a long-term visitor to the psychiatric hospital where he is serving his life sentence, reports said. A 49-year-old woman had been arrested in South Wales on suspicion of preventing the burial of a body without lawful exercise, according to reports, citing police. … Kidnappings rooted in rough world of Lebanon clans
The al-Mikdad clan that is behind a wave of abductions of Syrians in Lebanon is a powerful Shiite Muslim family that has its roots in the eastern Bekaa Valley, where government control is weak and tribes hold sway, backed by their own personal militias. 
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