Undocumented youths lined up Wednesday to take advantage of a new federal policy aimed at allowing many of them to avoid deportation and obtain work permits. Under the new policy, more than 1.2 million young illegal immigrants who were brought to the … Ryan VP pick can't derail Romney tax return questions - NBCNews.com
US factory output increases, builder confidence rises, helping economy look more resilient
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy looked more resilient Wednesday after reports showed factories produced more goods in July and homebuilders grew more confident in the housing recovery.
Canada panel to study U.S. NTSB's Enbridge spill report
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Regulators examining Enbridge Inc’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast will consider a harsh U.S. assessment of the company’s handling of a huge Michigan oil spill in hearings after the project’s critics feared they would not. The Joint Review Panel has asked Enbridge to provide the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s report into the 2010 rupture of Line 6B near Marshall, Michigan, which derided the company’s early response to the incident that became the costliest onshore oil spill in U.S. history. …
CAW sees wages increases unlikely in Ford talks
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian Auto Workers union will seek creative ways to sweeten compensation for its members because Ford Motor Co is unlikely to agree to annual wage increases in contract talks, the union’s president said on Wednesday. The CAW, which began formal talks with Ford Canada on Wednesday after starting negotiations the previous day with General Motors Corp and Fiat SpA’s Chrysler , is seeking to claw back concessions it made in 2009 to help keep automakers afloat during the recession. …
Ten injured in clashes between Gabon opposition, police
Clashes broke out Wednesday in Gabon's capital Libreville when police broke up an unauthorised protest in support of the country's main opposition leader, leaving at least 10 people injured. Centuries-old Eid festival cancelled in Nigeria
Nigeria on Wednesday cancelled a centuries-old Eid festival known for its elaborate horse pageant, officially due to the emir's health, but residents suspected worsening violence was to blame. Uganda marathon winner gets $80,000, home for parents
Recently-crowned Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich returned home Wednesday to a rapturous welcome in Uganda, an $80,000 cheque and a pledge that his parents will get a new house. Iraq bombings and shooting kill 10 people: officials
Four bombings and a shooting killed 10 people and wounded 36 others in Iraq on Wednesday, security and medical officials said. Iraq car bombs, blast kill 9, wound 34: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two car bombs and a third blast killed at least nine people in Iraq on Wednesday, officials and security sources said, the latest in a spate of attacks raising fears of a return to widespread violence. The first bomb hit a commercial district in the town of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, just after locals had gathered to break their Ramadan fast, said the sources. Two people were killed and nine injured in the town in the central province of Diyala, police and hospital sources said. …
Rev. Sun Myung Moon hospitalized with pneumonia
Unification Church founder the Rev. Sun Myung Moon is being treated in an intensive-care unit at a hospital in Seoul for pneumonia.
Uganda president reappoints officials accused of graft
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni reappointed three senior government officials on Wednesday 10 months after they stepped down over corruption allegations, a move analysts said undermined the veteran leader’s promises to fight graft. Corruption is rife in the east African country which is on the cusp of an oil boom. Museveni, in power since 1986, has come under increasing pressure from donors and watchdogs to stamp out graft. …
Saudi Arabia orders its citizens to leave Lebanon
Saudi Arabia has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, citing fear of kidnappings by Shiites angry over rebels in Syria taking prisoners from Lebanon and Iran. Prince Philip, 91, hospitalized over bladder infection - USA TODAY
Rugby-Nonu replaces injured Smith for All Blacks
Aug 16 (Reuters) – Centre Ma’a Nonu replaces the injuredConrad Smith in New Zealand’s team to play Australia in theopening Rugby Championship test in Sydney on Saturday, the NewZealand Rugby Union said on Thursday. Nonu will partner Sonny Bill Williams in the centres,outside scrumhalf Aaron Smith and fit-again flyhalf Dan Carter. Lock Luke Romano plays his second test alongside SamWhitelock with Kieran Reed at number eight and captain RichieMcCaw and Liam Messam the two flankers. “Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup contest brings two challenges,”New Zealand coach Steve Hansen said. …
Egypt general's paper offers insight into thinking
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s new second-in-command of the military has said that U.S. troops should be withdrawn from the Middle East while any democratization in the region should come from within and have religious legitimacy, according to a paper he wrote in 2005. Though published before U.S. President Barack Obama was elected, the document written while newly appointed Chief of Staff Sidki Sobhi was studying in the United States offers a rare insight into the thinking of a top officer in the traditionally opaque Egyptian army. …
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