Republican leaders are focused on a Tuesday afternoon deadline, hoping that Rep. Todd Akin (Mo.), the embattled Senate candidate who used the phrase "legitimate rape" in talking about abortion and pregnancy, will heed their calls to get out of the race … Taliban propaganda coup as it his US top military officer's aircraft - Telegraph.co.uk
Two insurgent rockets hit Bagram Airfield as the C-17 transporter was parked overnight and one caused shrapnel damage to its door. Gen Martin Dempsey, the visiting chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his team were asleep in quarters away from … Assange asylum seen as travesty of justice in Sweden - Reuters
* Sweden angered by Assange flight * Women's claims seen belittled by WikiLeaks head * Nordic nation has strong human rights record By Patrick Lannin and Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM, Aug 21 (Reuters) – While WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange battles to stay … Obama Cleared the Way For Romney's Campaign Cash Advantage - Fox News
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian Leader, Dies at 57 - New York Times
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's technocratic but repressive prime minister, who lifted his country from the ruins of civil war and transformed it into one of Africa's fastest-growing economies and one of the United States government's closest … O'Donnell: Akin's comment cost him $10 million - CBS News
Why the West backed Ethiopia's Meles Zenawi - BBC News
Best Buy Hits Nine-Year Lows as Profit Drops - Wall Street Journal
Ministers convince mine officials: No firing of striking workers as nation ... - Washington Post
MARIKANA, South Africa -- Two men who survived a mass shooting by police that killed 34 striking miners say a traditional healer told the strikers that police bullets would not harm them if they used traditional medicine, a South African newspaper … Todd Akin's Rape Comments May Have Repercussions for Mitt Romney - ABC News
In the midst of a presidential election centered on the economy, rape and pregnancy have suddenly become issues of national discussion, a development that could hurt Republican Mitt Romney. The furor over Rep. Todd Akin's remark that victims of … NKorea completes key step in reactor construction
A new satellite image shows North Korea has completed a key step in the construction of a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex, though it may take several more years before it is fully operational, an analyst said Tuesday. As Syria burns, black humour thrives
Faced with a bloody conflict that has gripped their country for the past 17 months, many Syrians have opted for humour as a weapon to mock both Bashar al-Assad's regime and their own daily struggles. Cuba convicts 12 of corruption in nickel industry
Cuba has sentenced a dozen people to prison for corruption, including high-ranking government officials and employees of a jointly run Cuban-Canadian nickel operation.
Madeleine Albright ready to play drums at Monk Institute gala honouring her 'jazz diplomacy'
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is ready, if invited, to play the drums next month when she’ll be honoured for her “jazz diplomacy” at a gala concert at the Kennedy Center.
Britain to get superfast 4G Internet by year-end
Britain will have access to superfast 4G mobile Internet services by the end of the year, communications watchdog Ofcom said on Tuesday after approving its launch by telecoms providers Orange and T-Mobile. Death toll from bomb in Turkey rises to 9
A 12-year-old girl became the ninth victim Tuesday of a bomb blast in Turkey's southeast, which has highlighted fears that Kurdish rebels seeking self-rule are becoming emboldened by moves toward autonomy by the Kurdish minority in war-torn Syria. Israeli chief rabbi seeks to help smooth German controversy over legal status of circumcision
BERLIN – Israel’s chief rabbi is in Germany for talks aimed at smoothing over a controversy over the legality of circumcising young boys.
Iran unveils upgraded short-range ballistic missile, says it can strike land, sea targets
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s president on Tuesday unveiled an upgraded version of a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile just weeks after it was test-fired, the country’s state-media reported.
Artists transform Hadrian's Wall into string of light as part of Britain's Olympian arts fest
LONDON – A group of American artists is using 450 balloons and thousands of light emitting diodes to turn the 2,000-year-old Hadrian’s Wall into the world’s longest work of art.
Maine windjammer offers trip along coast with no itinerary but plenty of scenery
CAMDEN, Maine – Capt. Barry King is wrapping up his “welcome aboard” speech in the galley of the schooner Mary Day when he gets around to the question everyone has regarding the trip’s itinerary.
Police 'did everything' to avoid mine killings: minister
South Africa's police minister on Tuesday said his officers who shot dead 34 striking mineworkers last week had done everything in their power to prevent the slaughter. Hackers target website of Russian court that jailed Pussy Riot
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The website of a Moscow court that convicted three members of punk band Pussy Riot to two years in jail each for belting out a profanity-laced anti-Kremlin song inside a cathedral was hacked on Tuesday. A slogan denouncing President Vladimir Putin was posted on the site as was an appeal for the trio's release along with a video clip of one of the band's latest anti-Putin songs and a clip by Bulgarian singer Azis, local media reported. … Team of doctors set up secret Syria field hospital
An international team of doctors turned a villa under construction in Syria into a secret field hospital, spending two months treating wounded who sometimes traveled two days for help, a small group of physicians said Tuesday upon their return. U.S., Japan follow EU into WTO litigation against Argentina
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States and Japan have launched complaints at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Argentina’s import licensing rules, which they say discriminate against foreign goods, the trade body said on Tuesday. The complaints follow similar litigation brought by the European Union in May. About 20 countries have criticised Argentina’s rules at the WTO, contributing to a sharp worsening of its international trade relationships since President Cristina Fernandez decided to seize control of oil firm YPF from its parent, Spain’s Repsol, in April. …
Afghan rocket strike hits top US general's plane
Insurgents fired rockets into an American base in Afghanistan early Tuesday, damaging the parked plane of the visiting chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff, the U.S. military said. The general was safe in his quarters at the time and later left the country aboard another aircraft. 26 alleged neo-Nazis on trial in Germany
Twenty-six alleged neo-Nazis are on trial in Germany on accusations they were responsible for a spate of attacks on leftists in western Germany.
Violence grips Aleppo as Moscow tells West not to meddle
Heavy shelling and fighting erupted across swathes of Syria's second city of Aleppo on Tuesday, as both the regime and rebels claimed they were gaining ground in the key northern battleground. Israel says Egypt violating peace treaty by moving tanks into demilitarized Sinai
JERUSALEM – Israeli officials say Egypt is violating their 1979 peace treaty by deploying tanks in the demilitarized Sinai desert, which borders Israel.
Diana Nyad calls off 4th attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida, cites storms, jellyfish stings
KEY WEST, Fla. – Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has ended her fourth bid to swim from Cuba to Florida after four days of storms, jellyfish stings and shark threats.
US still has key Iraq role after troop exit: Dempsey
Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted Washington still had an important role to play in Iraq, where he landed on Tuesday, eight months after American troops departed. 
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