By SARA MURRAY Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan greet supporters prior to speaking during a campaign rally at Absolute Style furniture company in High Point, NC MOORESVILLE, NC--The crowds at Romney rallies swelled to the thousands and … Englishman Chris Wood wins $1-million Thailand Open
Englishman Chris Wood secured the first win of his professional career on Sunday with a two-shot victory in the rain-interrupted $1-million Thailand Open, breaking the hearts of home fans. Residents describe moments of terror and panic as quakes hit Iran, death toll over 250
TEHRAN, Iran – Residents of the zone in northwestern Iran hit by powerful twin earthquakes described moments of terror and panic with birds crowing loudly in warning seconds before the ground shook. As the death toll rose Sunday to more than 250 with entire villages levelled, rescuers called off searches for survivors and turned their attention to caring for the 16,000 people left homeless.
Israel tests SMS missile alerts as Iran chatter grows
Israel on Sunday began testing an SMS system for warning the public of an imminent missile attack as chatter over a possible strike on Iran dominated the Israeli press headlines. Mexican mayor-elect, campaign manager found shot to death
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An opposition politician elected in Mexico’s July 1 vote and his campaign manager were found shot to death in a truck early Sunday morning in the central state of San Luis Potosi, which has seen a spike in drug gang-related violence in the past week. Edgar Morales, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who won the mayoral race in Matehuala, and Juan Hernandez were ambushed by gunmen after leaving a birthday party in the town, the state attorney general’s office said in a statement. …
Egypt's president cancels amendments that gave military power, names vice ... - Fox News
CAIRO - Egypt's Islamist president ordered his defense minister and chief of staff to retire on Sunday and canceled the military-declared constitutional amendments that gave top generals wide powers. It was not immediately clear whether the decision … Nigerian troops kill 20 Boko Haram Islamists: military
Nigerian troops on Sunday killed 20 suspected Boko Haram Islamists in the restive north-eastern city of Maiduguri, but lost one soldier while two others were injured, a senior officer said. Liu Xiang surgery 'very successful'
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang has had "very successful" surgery on the injury that dashed his Olympic hopes and put his career in doubt, a senior official said on Sunday. Wiggins, track stars blaze gold trail for Britain
Of the many abiding images from the Olympics' cycling events, Bradley Wiggins sitting proudly on the throne at Hampton Court Palace waiting for gold could not have been more symbolically appropriate. Bolt, Phelps, Farah and beating heart of London
Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Mo Farah delivered the signature performances of the Olympics as Great Britain shrugged off its grim economic worries to stage a memorable, record-breaking showpiece. Britain basks in Olympic glory, but for how long?
Britain basked Sunday in the feelgood factor of its most successful ever Olympics performance in a Games that it organised to widespread acclaim, but the time to capitalise on it could be short. Women make mark on the Olympics like never before
Women made their mark on the Olympics like never before in London, the first Games ever to feature women in all 204 national teams and all 26 sports. Gunmen execute eight Shiites in north Iraq: officials
Gunmen allegedly affiliated with Al-Qaeda executed eight young Shiites but spared Sunnis after rounding up a group of men near a northern Iraqi town, a police official and a local politician said. Bangladeshi U.N. peacekeeper killed in Sudan's Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – One international peacekeeper from Bangladesh was killed on Sunday when unknown gunmen opened fire on a U.N. police station in Sudan’s Darfur region, the United Nations and African Union-led peacekeeping force there said. Gunmen surrounded the police station inside Otash camp in Nyala and opened fire, the United Nations/African Union-led (UNAMID) force said in a statement, adding that another peacekeeper had been wounded. Nyala, the biggest city in Darfur, has been the scene of anti-government protests. …
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