* Ryan's domestic focus suggest Romney sees economy as main campaign issue *Romney supporters say Ryan's foreign experience no less than Obama's in 2008 Experts see Obama VP Biden as set to attack Ryan on foreign policy * Romney supporters say Ryan's … Egypt's President Morsy removes military chief Tantawi - Jerusalem Post
Two earthquakes in Iran kill 300 and injure 5000 - Reuters
* Two quakes hit northwest Iran near city of Tabriz * Quakes were 6.4 and 6.3 in magnitude * 36000 people given emergency shelter By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Overcrowded hospitals in northwest Iran struggled to cope with thousands of … US basketball team defeats Spain to win Olympic gold medal - MiamiHerald.com
Miami Heat's LeBron James' three-pointer late in fourth-quarter helps seal the victory in a close game with Spain. BY MICHELLE KAUFMAN LONDON - Anyone who thinks NBA players don't care about winning an Olympic gold medal didn't see the US megastars … Massive blaze hits east London; Olympics are safe
Firefighters battled a massive blaze at an east London recycling center Sunday as the city prepared for the closing ceremony of the Olympics. Officials said the blaze was the biggest they'd seen in the city for years, but that the games would in no way be affected. At Least 300 Dead in Iran Earthquakes - New York Times
Egypt's Morsi replaces military chiefs in bid to consolidate power - Washington Post
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With scratches on his nose and a nearly blackened right eye, Pau Gasol trudged off the court with a silver medal around his neck. Again. Afghan officials met with jailed Taliban leader
Afghan government representatives have met with a top-ranking Taliban member in his prison cell in Pakistan, an official said Sunday, suggesting a small step toward reopening stalled peace talks with the insurgent group. City battle back to down Chelsea in fiery clash
Manchester City underlined their determination to retain the Premier League title as the champions warmed up for the new season with a hard-fought 3-2 win over 10-man Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday. Sinai peacekeepers deny their forces were attacked - Los Angeles Times
CAIRO — The international peacekeeping force long assigned to the Sinai peninsula to oversee the decades-old peace agreement between Israel and Egypt denied reports Sunday that its troops had been fired on by armed men. "There was no attack and no … FINAL PREPS
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Former yak-herder is first Tibetan medallist
A former yak-herder who did not even see the Olympics on TV until 2008 has become the Games' first ever Tibetan medallist, reports said Sunday. Egypt's president retires defense minister
Egypt's Islamist president ordered the retirement of the defense minister and chief of staff on Sunday and canceled the military-declared constitutional amendments that granted the top generals wide powers previously reserved for the head of state. Bangladeshi peacekeeper killed in Sudan's Darfur
Gunmen on Sunday shot and killed a Bangladeshi policeman serving with the African Union-UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region, the mission said, adding to a recent surge of violence. Yonemitsu ends Japan men's wrestling gold drought
Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu ended Japan's 24-year wait for an Olympic men's wrestling gold medal when he beat India's Sushil Kumar in the 66kg freestyle final on Sunday. Bomb kills three soldiers in Pakistan's Waziristan
A remote-controlled bomb attack on Sunday killed three soldiers in Pakistan's troubled Waziristan district, where Islamabad has resisted US pressure to launch a full-scale offensive against an insurgency. Joy for Uganda as marathon win ends gold drought
Crowded around television sets, cheering Ugandans celebrated as compatriot Stephen Kiprotich claimed an unexpected gold medal in the Olympic Games men's marathon Sunday. Bannister hopes Games help UK racial tolerance
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain's most revered athletes, Roger Bannister, said the success of the London Games had helped restore a sense of national pride and greater tolerance in multi-racial Britain. The 2012 Olympics were held a year after riots swept through Tottenham in north London, initially sparked by the police shooting of a 29-year-old black man, and then spread to other cities across Britain. Bannister, who won fame in 1954 by running the first sub-four-minute mile, said the Olympics and the success of British team had given people a reason to celebrate and come together. … Israel sniper to get 45 days over Gaza war shooting
An Israeli soldier implicated in the killing of two Gaza women carrying a white flag faces a 45-day jail term under a plea bargain approved by a military court on Sunday, local media said. Morsi scraps 'déclaration' granting powers to Egypt army
President Mohamed Morsi decided on Sunday to scrap a constitutional document which handed sweeping powers to Egypt's military, his spokesman Yasser Ali said. 
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