Gunmen kill 20 Shiite Muslims forced off buses in northern Pakistan: official
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A Pakistani official says gunmen forced 20 Shiite Muslims off buses in northern Pakistan and killed them.
Research: Butterflies mutated, ecology damaged by Fukushima N-leak, but humans relatively safe
TOKYO – Radiation from the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant following last year’s tsunami caused mutations in some butterflies and damaged the local environment though humans seem relatively unaffected, researchers say.
Over 40 civilians killed in airstrike in northern Syria, says Human Rights Watch
BEIRUT – Syrian government airstrikes on a residential neighbourhood in a rebel-held town killed over 40 people and wounded at least 100 others including many women and children, international watchdog Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
Residents of 2 Idaho towns pack up, begin evacuating as massive wildfire nears
FEATHERVILLE, Idaho – Lorie Winmill grew teary as she loaded her vehicle and prepared her 4-year-old granddaughter to stay with relatives as a wildfire burned closer to this small town in central Idaho.
On eve of promised Assange asylum decision, Ecuador bristles at British 'threat'
QUITO, Ecuador – In the two months since Julian Assange ducked into Ecuador’s London embassy to seek political asylum, President Rafael Correa has been consistently deferential to Britain while insisting on his right to protect what he sees as a free speech advocate facing persecution.
Thousands 'displaced' in Philippine fighting
The United Nations said Thursday deadly clashes between soldiers and a Muslim rebel group in the violence-plagued southern Philippines had displaced up to 45,000 people. ECB chief salutes "oustanding" ton-up Strauss
England captain Andrew Strauss was hailed as an "outstanding leader", as he became only the ninth England player to appear in 100 Tests when leading the side against South Africa at Lord's on Thursday. Winning ticket sold at Michigan gas station in $337 million Powerball drawing
LAPEER, Mich. – A winning ticket in the $337 million Powerball drawing has been sold at a gas station in Michigan.
Thailand holds peace talks with Muslim insurgents
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand said on Thursday talks were under way with members of insurgent groups in the south of the country, where thousands of people have been killed since 2004 in violence blamed on Muslim separatists. The government has ruled out peace talks in the past, most recently in April, but Yutthasak Sasiprapa, a deputy prime minister in charge of security in the south, confirmed there had been a change of heart. “Right now we are holding peace talks with different insurgent groups but we are still not clear what they want,” he told reporters. …
Opel in talks to reduce hours at 2 German plants
General Motors’ Opel subsidiary says it’s in talks with unions to reduce work hours at two major plants in Germany as it struggles with a drop in demand for its vehicles.
Canada police charge man for Facebook massacre threats
Canadian federal police announced Thursday the arrest of a North Vancouver man for threatening to massacre theatergoers in a copycat of the recent bloodbath at a cinema in Colorado.
Iraq blasts, shootings kill 18, wound scores - Reuters
China Calls on Japan to Release Arrested Island Activists - Businessweek
By Takashi Hirokawa on August 16, 2012 China called on Japan to release Hong Kong activists who landed on an island claimed by both countries, amid reports they may be deported. China's Ministry of Commerce is "highly concerned" about the detention of … Lebanese Shiite clan vows to abduct more Syrians - CBS News
BEIRUT -- A spokesman for a powerful Shiite Muslim clan has vowed to abduct more Syrian nationals in retaliation for the seizure of a Lebanese Shiite man in Syria this week. Tensions from the civil war in Syria have spilled over into Lebanon and armed … Thousands flee in India after Muslim attack rumour
Thousands of Indians from the northeast of the country have fled southern cities after rumours they would be attacked by Muslims in reprisal for recent ethnic violence, officials said Thursday. Pussy Riot trial sets tone for Putin presidency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Whatever verdict a Russian court delivers on Friday for the women from punk band Pussy Riot who taunted the Kremlin from a church altar, President Vladimir Putin has signaled he is no more willing to brook dissent as he begins a third term. The trial has caused an international outcry and crushed Western and opposition hopes that former KGB officer Putin might allow more political freedom and give courts more independence in the first few months of his new term. “Essentially, it is not three singers from Pussy Riot who are on trial here. …
Olympic star Chad Le Clos says yes to schoolgirl's dance
South African swimming hunk and Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos made a girl's day by agreeing to go to her school dance when she wooed him with a poster at a Johannesburg airport. South Africa win toss and bat against England
South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat against England in the third and final Test at Lord's here on Thursday. Asia's new delicacy: Africa's lion bones
Lion bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian traditional medicine, driving up exports from South Africa to the East and creating new fears of the survival of the species. Concept owner of Swedish flat-pack furniture giant Ikea to launch budget hotel chain
STOCKHOLM – Best known for its flat-pack furniture, Ikea is now planning to launch a budget hotel chain in Europe.
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