By Michael C. Bender on August 23, 2012 (Corrects spelling of storm name in first paragraph. For more on the campaign, see ELECT.) Florida Governor Rick Scott said his fellow Republicans will decide whether to call off the party's national convention … First Lady urges Democrats to get to the polls 'on Nov. 2' - Hot Air
Much was made yesterday over the president's seeming inability to spell the state name Ohio. As The Hill reports: President Obama needed a do-over to spell 'Ohio' correctly on the campus of Ohio State University this week. Although Obama and several …
Clashes between security forces and Kurd rebels kill 9
Fresh violence between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels in the restive southeast left at least nine dead on Thursday, eyewitnesses told AFP. UFC 151 show is cancelled after Dan Henderson injured, Jon Jones declines replacement fight
UFC 151 has been cancelled after light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson was sidelined with a knee injury and champion Jon Jones declined a replacement fight with Chael Sonnen.
Deeper Asian splits possible after South China Sea spat: Indonesia
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Deeper divisions could open up between Southeast Asian states and Beijing unless they do a better job of handling disputes such as a recent quarrel over the South China Sea, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Thursday. Marty Natalegawa said Jakarta was trying to restore harmony after unprecedented arguments over the sea prevented a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) last month from issuing a joint communique, the first time this had happened in the 10-member bloc's 45-year history. "That's not good … … British police arrest man in hacking probe
British police on Thursday arrested a man as part of their ongoing phone-hacking investigation into alleged breaches of privacy. Ecuador's Correa see no end to Assange impasse with UK
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa doubts Britain and Sweden will change their tough stance on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, especially since they are negotiating with a small, poor country like his. Ecuador's leftist leader told Reuters in an interview on Thursday that he remained open to talks over the fate of the former computer hacker, who has been holed up at the Ecuadorean embassy in London for more than two months. Britain says it is determined to extradite Assange to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over allegations of rape and sexual assault. … Newcastle youngsters survive Greek test
Missing several of their regular faces, Newcastle United survived sweltering conditions to hold Greek side Atromitos to a 1-1 draw in their Europa League play-off round first-leg on Thursday. Over 100 tanks seized from pro-Kadhafi militia: ministry
More than 100 tanks have been seized from a militia loyal to Libya's ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi that posed as "revolutionaries" in the region of Tarhuna, the interior ministry said on Thursday. Bahrain appeals court acquits protest leader of Twitter insult
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahrain appeals court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a rights activist over a tweet involving the prime minister, his lawyer said, but he remained in jail for other offences. Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based as a bulwark against Iran and any threats to Gulf oil shipping, has been in turmoil for 18 months with majority Shi'ite Muslims agitating for democratic reforms in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. … Syria's Armenians flee to ancestral homeland
As the passengers from battle-ravaged Aleppo disembarked at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport, tearful relatives gripped them tightly in emotional embraces. S.African miners haunted by police shooting
This week's mourning for 34 miners shot dead by South African police has stirred painful memories among surviving miners, a week after bullets rained down on them. Merkel and Hollande unite in tough message for Greece
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande presented a united front towards Greece on Thursday, telling Athens it should not expect leeway on its bailout agreement unless it sticks to tough reform targets. The German and French leaders met in Berlin to fine-tune their message to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who begins a charm offensive in Berlin and Paris this week in the hope of persuading Europe's big powers that Greece deserves patience. … AP IMPACT: With war, Syrians in constant flight
Civil war has chased Fatima Ghorab and her brood of some two dozen women and children across Syria in search of safe havens that keep disappearing in the booms of artillery shells. They now shelter in an unfinished apartment in this Aleppo suburb, crowded into two rooms with a few plastic chairs and some thin mattresses. If their neighbors didn't bring them bread, they'd have none. 
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