Updated: 8:39 am ET (CBS News) In his solo first interview since tapping Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney on Wednesday attempted to create daylight between his plan for Medicare and his running mate's controversial budget proposal, … Lebanese clan claims kidnap of 20 Syrians
A large Lebanese Shiite clan said on Wednesday it has kidnapped at least 20 Syrians to try to secure the release of a family member abducted near Damascus this week. Bolton says Fabrice Muamba has retired after suffering cardiac arrest during game
BOLTON, England – Bolton says that midfielder Fabrice Muamba has retired from football after suffering a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup game against Tottenham in March.
Israel protests EU 'settlement' listing for part of city
Israel's foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned an EU decision to effectively label parts of an Israeli town as a settlement, in a new list of locales not entitled to European tariff exemptions. Call to free Ethiopia's jailed Muslim protesters
Muslim leaders in Ethiopia jailed as part of a "brutal crackdown" must be released immediately, the US-based Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, a demand dismissed by the government. Asian island dispute flares on WWII anniversary
Regional tensions flared on the emotional anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender as activists from China and South Korea used Wednesday's occasion to press rival sea territory claims, prompting 14 arrests by Japanese police. Critic of Jordan's king faces possible prosecution
A prominent Jordanian political analyst and government critic says he may face prosecution and even jail for inciting revolt and defaming Jordan’s King Abdullah II.
Israel chief sees long war in case of Iran strike
Israel’s outgoing civil defense chief says an attack on Iran’s nuclear sites would likely trigger a war that could last for a month and kill hundreds of Israelis.
Activists report clashes in Syrian capital
Syrian troops and rebels clashed inside Damascus for a second day on Monday, causing plumes of black smoke to drift over the city's skyline in some of the worst violence in the tightly controlled capital since the country's crisis began 16 months ago. Canada home sales flat in July from June
TORONTO (Reuters) – Sales of existing homes in Canada was little changed in July from June, the Canadian Real Estate Association said on Wednesday, in another sign the country’s long-running real estate boom is starting to moderate. The industry group for Canadian real estate agents said sales activity was off 0.01 percent in July from June. Actual sales for July, not seasonally adjusted, were up 3.3 percent from a year earlier. (Reporting by Claire Sibonney; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Ugandans welcome home Olympic champion marathoner, celebrate first win in 40 years
KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda’s only medal winner at the London Olympics cried tears of joy as he was welcomed home by hundreds of people delighted by the African country’s first gold since the 1972 games in Munich.
British economy remains on course for more stimulus
Britain's recession-hit economy remained on course for more cash stimulus despite an improved employment backdrop, minutes from the Bank of England's latest monetary policy meeting showed Wednesday. Deutsche Bank eyes help for Lloyd ship fund: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank may provide financing for a struggling ship fund run by investment manager Lloyd Fonds AG , two people familiar with the plans said on Wednesday. The Hamburg-based investment manager has said it wants to bring 16 ships into a special vehicle for problem financing and hopes this will make it easier to find further financing for its fleet. …
Scouts to light mountain flames for Paralympics
Scouts will light flames on the highest mountains in each of the four home nations of Britain next week to spark the torch relay for the London Paralympics, organisers said Wednesday. Germany arrests four men suspected of busting Iran embargo
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police have arrested four men suspected of delivering valves for a heavy water reactor to Iran, breaking an embargo on such exports to the Islamic Republic imposed over its disputed nuclear program. Prosecutors said some 90 customs officers arrested the men, a German and three with dual German-Iranian citizenship, at their homes in the northern cities of Hamburg and Oldenburg and the eastern town of Weimar, and searched flats and offices. …
Roma trapped in misery as France demolishes camps
The camps weren’t much to begin with: They had no electricity or running water. Grocery carts served as makeshift grills. Rats ran rampant and fleas gnawed on young and old alike.
UAE awards fuel deals for its future nuclear plant
The United Arab Emirates has awarded six fuel contracts valued at $3 billion for its first nuclear power plant, expected to start up by 2017.
Indian PM urges steps to boost economy
India's national security is at risk if urgent steps are not taken to boost economic growth, attract new investment in infrastructure and legislate against corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday. Free Syrian Army rejects claim that it bombed UN observers' Damascus hotel - Christian Science Monitor
o A daily summary of global reports on security issues. Syrian rebels are claiming responsibility for a massive explosion today near a hotel in downtown Damascus that United Nations observers have been using, but they say that the bomb was a strike … 
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