(CBS News) Until today, few people outside of Missouri had ever heard of Todd Akin, the Republican candidate for Senate there, but Akin's remarks about rape have put him and the abortion issue in the national spotlight. Republicans and Democrats alike, … Kansas congressman apologizes for nude plunge in sea where Bible says Jesus ... - Washington Post
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A Kansas congressman's 10-second naked plunge into the sea where the Bible says Jesus walked on water prompted apologies Monday from him, head-shaking from other Republicans and the kind of international attention that no politician … Obama warns Assad U.S. could act
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. forces could move against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, President Barack Obama warned, notably if he deploys his chemical weapons against rebels trying to overthrow him. In some of his strongest language yet on Syria, on a day when U.N. observers pulled out after a fruitless bid for peace and Assad's forces mounted new attacks, the U.S. leader said Assad faced "enormous consequences" if he crossed a "red line" of even moving unconventional weapons in a threatening manner. … Japanese journalist killed covering fighting in Syria, body transferred to Turkey
TOKYO – The government says a Japanese journalist has been killed covering fighting in Syria.
Japanese journalist killed covering Syria fighting
The government says a Japanese journalist has been killed covering fighting in Syria.
Former champion Kuznetsova, top-20 players Kanepi, Pennetta withdraw from US Open
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and top-20 players Kaia Kanepi and Flavia Pennetta have pulled out of the U.S. Open.
Global shares firm on ECB hopes despite uncertainty
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shares edged up on Tuesday as investors held on to hopes the European Central Bank will act to soothe borrowing costs, even as officials denied a report about the shape of its planned bond buying strategy. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.2 percent while Japan's Nikkei stock average opened down 0.1 percent after rising to a three-month high on Monday. U.S. … Sharp to cut 8,000 jobs through plant sales: paper
TOKYO (Reuters) – Embattled TV maker Sharp Corp aims to cut 8,000 jobs or 15 percent of its global workforce, including 3,000 from the sale of two TV factories in China and Mexico to Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry , Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday. Sharp had previously announced it would cut its workforce by 5,000 positions. The Yomiuri report is the latest in a recent string on additional steps the troubled TV maker is expected to take to curb costs and satisfy its lenders. … Aussie general gets senior post at US Army Pacific
An Australian two-star general will become one of two deputy commanders of U.S. Army Pacific, which oversees more than 60,000 American soldiers in the Asia-Pacific region, Army Secretary John McHugh said Monday.
Well-armed Venezuela prisoners riot again, killing 25
YARE, Venezuela (Reuters) – Well-armed inmates in one of Venezuela's notoriously overcrowded prisons rioted over the weekend, killing 25 people, the government said on Monday. In familiar scenes for Venezuelans, relatives wept outside the Yare I complex in the central coastal state of Miranda, as sketchy details emerged of fighting among armed gangs in the prison. Prisons Minister Iris Varela told reporters that 25 people, including one visitor, died in the riot. "We will make them answer for this," she added, saying another 29 inmates and 14 visitors had been injured in the riot. … Tennis-Texas Tennis Open women's singles round 1 results
Aug 21 (Infostrada Sports) – Results from the Texas Tennis Open Women’s Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Marina Erakovic(New Zealand) beat Anne Keothavong(Britain)6-1 5-7 7-6(9) Pauline Parmentier(France) beat Irina Falconi(U.S.)6-1 6-4 Casey Dellacqua(Australia) beat Irina Begu(Romania)6-2 6-2 3-Roberta Vinci(Italy) beat Hsieh Su-Wei(Taiwan)6-2 6-2
Citi CEO knocks back calls for banks splits: FT
LONDON (Reuters) – Citigroup chief executive Vikram Pandit has rejected the idea of big banks being split up, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Vikram Pandit said Citi , formed through mergers such as the acquisition of Travelers in 1998, had already gone back to the basics of banking, and had sold most of the units from that deal. "What's left here is essentially the old Citicorp. That's a tried and proven strategy. Why did it work? Because it was a strategy based upon operating the business and serving clients and not a strategy based on dealmaking. … 
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