The nation's punishing drought is pushing corn prices to record levels as the government predicted Friday that this season's yield will fall 15.5% to its lowest since 1995. In cutting its estimate for the corn crop, the US Department of Agriculture … Romney says attacks on business, taxes a diversion - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican candidate Mitt Romney says attacks on business and taxes are just diversions from discussing issues and positions in the presidential race. Romney's personal taxes and his business activities have come under intense … U.S. Syria policy in shambles a year after Obama told Assad to step down - Kansas City Star
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 18 last year, President Barack Obama issued a statement that for the first time demanded that Syrian leader Bashar Assad step aside. Similarly worded statements came from Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the … Whistle-blower in Chinese murder case may face trial - Los Angeles Times
BEIJING -- The flamboyant police official who blew the whistle onChina's most sensational murder case by fleeing to a US Consulate appears headed for prosecution himself. Four underlings of the official, Wang Lijun, went on trial Friday on charges of … After Sinai Killings, Cairo Tightens Grip on a Neglected Region - New York Times
EL-ARISH, Egypt -- The new police chief peered through the black grill of a holding cell and asked a baby-faced prisoner inside when he had gotten there. The young man -- he might have been a teenager -- had been detained in the previous day or two as … Wall Street Week Ahead: Bulls, bears and wallflowers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It's another one of those moments that always follow a big move in the stock market: Either you're a believer – or you're not. Right now, the market has its fair share of both. The S&P 500 is up 12 percent so far this year. Through July, it had its best first seven months since 2003 and its second- best seven-month run since 1998. That sounds like a bull market. But there is clearly a disconnect between the way markets have performed and the high level of caution among many investors. … Hope, gloom as Kenyans eye slender medal haul
In a photograph studio in Kenya's bustling capital, a line of nearly empty frames are lined up: gold, silver and bronze coloured, it was hoped they would be filled each time a Kenyan won an Olympic medal. 
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