LONDON — The XXX Olympiad ended Sunday with a blowout of British pop and circumstance, a closing-ceremony-cum-after-party offering a final dose of eccentricity to 17 days that saw the rise of girl power in sports, the coupling of Olympic solemnity … How Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan has reshaped presidential campaign - Washington Post
We're 48 hours into the Paul Ryan era. Roughly two days after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plucked Ryan from near-total wonk obscurity -- those who knew his name before this past weekend generally resided at think tanks in Washington … Struggling to define the Syrian opposition - CNN (blog)
By Elise Labott In the weeks before he defected from Syria, then-Prime Minister Riad Hijab put feelers out to contacts in the United States and other governments. In addition to ensuring his family got out of the country, Hijab wanted guarantees that … Man shot by NYPD had history of arrests - San Francisco Chronicle
Ramdev announces protest outside Parliament, may be arrested - Hindustan Times
Speaking on fifth day of his agitation at Delhi's Ramlila Ground, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday asked his supporters to get ready to fight against black money and corruption. He told his supporters that they will march towards the parliament and … Gunmen kill Egyptian tribal leader and son in Sinai - Reuters
| AL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – A group of armed men shot dead a tribal leader and his son on Monday in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on the border with Israel, a security source said, as violence escalated on the sixth day of a military crackdown on militants … Has Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Staged a Coup Against the Military? - TIME
By Abigail Hauslohner / Cairo | @ahauslohner | August 12, 2012 | + From left: Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy and armed-forces chief Sami Anan are seen in Cairo. Morsy recently fired both men It would seem that … Today's Top Stories: Nation | World - NewsOK.com
ASHEVILLE, NC -- A spokesman for Billy Graham, shown right, said the 93-year-old evangelist has been admitted to a North Carolina hospital for an infection in his lungs. A joint statement Sunday from Graham's spokesman and Mission Hospital says Graham … Twin Earthquakes Shake Iran, Killing 300 - TIME
Two earthquakes struck northwest Iran on Aug. 11, killing an estimated 300, according to local media reports. Villagers and soldiers banded together to search for survivors, reportedly saving some 200 from the rubble. An Iranian resident from the … Drug caravan to visit more than 20 US cities - MiamiHerald.com
AP SAN DIEGO — A coalition calling for an end to the war on drugs began its monthlong campaign Sunday in San Diego that will take it to more than 20 US cities. More than 200 people gathered at a park on the US-Mexico border as part of a movement known …
Family murdered in central Mexico, three children among the dead
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A family of seven, including three young children, were found murdered with their throats slit in a ranch outside the Gulf port city of Veracruz, a local official said on Sunday. The bodies were discovered after neighbors noted an awful smell coming from the home outside the town of Manlio Fabio Altamirano, the Veracruz state attorney general’s office said in a statement. The state of decomposition suggested they had been murdered at least 72 hours before they were found. …
South Korea's Ryu wins Jamie Farr Classic
South Korea's Ryu So-yeon posted six consecutive birdies en route to a nine under 62 and a seven-shot victory at the LPGA Tour's Jamie Farr Toledo Classic. S.Koreans start 230 km swim to disputed islands
A team of South Koreans on Monday began a 230 kilometre (144 mile) relay swim from an eastern port to the Dokdo islands, in Seoul's latest assertion of its sovereignty over the outcrops claimed by Japan. Panel urges Australia to send boatpeople offshore
Australia should transfer asylum-seekers offshore to places such as Nauru and Papua New Guinea to deter boatpeople from risking their lives at sea, a government-ordered report recommended. Mali's president backs controversial PM
Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore has "renewed his confidence" in controversial transition prime minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, Traore's office announced. China's Li reaches Montreal final
China's Li Na won her semi-final match to book a berth in Sunday's final against Petra Kvitova at the $2.1 million WTA Tour Rogers Cup tournament. Taiwan vice president heads for US stopover
Taiwan's vice president left on Monday for a stopover in the United States on a trip considered a test of a "diplomatic truce" with China which has previously protested over such visits. Syrian rebels call for no-fly zone
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad need the protection of no-fly zones and safe havens patrolled by foreign forces near the borders with Jordan and Turkey, a Syrian opposition leader said. Battles raged on Sunday in the northern city of Aleppo, where tanks, artillery and snipers attacked rebels in the Saif al-Dawla district next to the devastated area of Salaheddine. Syrian civilians desperate to check on their homes pushed into fluid front lines around Salaheddine, even as sniper fire cracked out and rebels warned them to stay away. … 
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