Gold rises for seventh day after Fed stimulus surprise - Reuters
By Amanda Cooper | LONDON (Reuters) – Gold rose for a seventh day on Thursday after minutes from the US Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting gave an unexpectedly clear signal that the central bank may take additional measures to boost the … Obama campaign to start accepting text message donations - Reuters
By Alina Selyukh | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a US election dominated by multimillion-dollar donations, Democratic President Barack Obama's campaign is about to give small donors a new weapon by starting to accept text message donations for the first … Syrian Forces Renew Raids on Damascus Suburbs - New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Government forces supported by tanks raided a suburb on the outskirts of Damascus on Thursday, opposition activists said, killing 15 people a day after opponents of President Bashar al-Assad reported a widening campaign by the … Romney doesn't lead Republicans, he follows them - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board JEWEL SAMAD/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSERepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at LeClaire Manufacturing in Bettendorf, Iowa, on Aug. 22, 2012. It is tempting to think that Mitt Romney is a … It's official, Wisconsin: You're a swing state - CBS News
(CBS News) In the wake of Mitt Romney's decision to tap Janesville, Wis., native Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate, President Obama's longtime lead over Mitt Romney in the Badger State has evaporated: The president's six-point advantage has shrunk to … Shock, horror! Scandal-loving British newspapers steer clear of naked Prince Harry photos
but British newspapers aren’t running the pictures.
Ethiopia: Leader's swearing in delayed for funeral
Ethiopia has postponed the emergency session of parliament to swear in a new prime minister. Iran ships up to 2 million barrels of fuel oil bound for Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Iran has started moving nearly two million barrels of fuel oil to Singapore in the first such shipment since June, according to an Iran-based port source and Reuters shipping data on Thursday. Asia's top marine fuel trading hub secured exemption from U.S. financial sanctions on Iran late in June, after authorities leaned on oil companies operating in the city state to cut dealings with Iran. Although Singapore had been left off the first list of nations exempted from U.S. sanctions, it secured the reprieve after showing a significant dip in oil imports from Tehran. … Retailers report surprise sales drop in August - CBI survey
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported an unexpected drop in sales in August, a survey by business lobby CBI showed on Thursday, indicating that the Olympics failed to give shops the much needed boost. Most British retailers have been struggling because consumers have been reluctant to spend as rising prices, tax increases and high unemployment are hurting their spending power. The reported sales balance of the CBI's monthly distributive trades survey fell to -3 compared to economists' forecasts for an increase to +15. … Day of mourning in S. Africa after mine shooting
Grieving families are mourning at memorial services for 34 striking miners killed by police as a nation in shock asks who gave the orders and who must be blamed.
S. Korea court upholds abortion punishment
South Korea's top court Thursday struck down a challenge calling for an end to tough legal punishments for midwives and others administering illegal abortions. One dead as Syria fallout leads to sectarian Lebanon clashes
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Sporadic clashes erupted for a fourth day in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Thursday, breaching a truce agreed by local political leaders less than 24 hours earlier in a bid to halt fighting fuelled by tensions in neighboring Syria. The sectarian clashes began after gunmen in a nearby Sunni area shot dead an Alawite man. Nine others were wounded in the subsequent fighting. … Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy traumatized: activist
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani Christian girl detained on accusations of defaming Islam was too frightened to speak in a prison where she is being held in solitary confinement for her safety, an activist who said he visited her said on Thursday. Religious and secular groups worldwide have protested over the arrest last week of Rimsha Masih, accused by Muslim neighbors of burning Islamic religious texts. The case has put another spotlight on Pakistan’s anti-blasphemy law, which rights groups say dangerously discriminates against the conservative Muslim country’s tiny minority groups. …
Jordan pulls 3 Paralympians out over sex allegations
Three members of the Jordanian Paralympic team accused of sex offences at a pre-Games training camp in Northern Ireland have been withdrawn from the event, an official said. Jordan pulls 3 squad members out of Paralympics
Jordan pulled three squad members accused of sexual assault in Northern Ireland out of the 2012 London Paralympics on Thursday, sports officials in Amman said.
Egypt court remands newspaper editor in custody
An Egyptian court remanded editor Islam Afifi in custody on Thursday as he went on trial on charges of spreading false news and inciting disorder in a case that has sparked US concern. Australia fighter jets first to get hi-tech U.S. jammers
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia will upgrade half of its frontline warplanes with sophisticated American jammers to become the first nation outside of the United States to use the system, the country’s defense minister said on Thursday. Australia is a close U.S. ally and last year agreed to host 2,500 U.S. Marines in the northern city of Darwin under President Barack Obama’s “pivot” to the Asia-Pacific. …
3 Jordanian squad members accused of sexual assault pulled out of Paralympics
AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan has pulled three squad members accused of sexual assault in Northern Ireland out of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
UK newspapers steer clear of naked Harry photos
The prince has no clothes -- but British newspapers aren't running the pictures. 
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