2 sheriff's deputies dead, 2 others wounded in shootout west of New Orleans
LAPLACE, La. – Two sheriff’s deputies in Louisiana were shot to death and two others were injured in an early morning shootout west of New Orleans, authorities said Thursday.
Aeroflot plane lands in Iceland after bomb threat en route from New York; no explosives found
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – An Aeroflot plane carrying 256 people from New York to Moscow made an unscheduled landing in Iceland on Thursday following a report of a bomb on board, authorities said. Police said no explosives were found after an extensive search.
Sinai a "nest of terrorists" says Israeli military source
If Egypt fails to restore order in the Sinai peninsula it could come to resemble the Afghan mountain hideouts which sheltered the Taliban and their Al-Qaeda allies, an Israeli military source warned on Thursday. Prince Philip to remain hospitalized, responding well to bladder infection treatment
LONDON – Prince Philip will likely remain hospitalized for a few more days while receiving treatment for a recurring bladder infection, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.
Decision on Berlin airport's delayed opening postponed
BERLIN (Reuters) – A decision on whether the opening of Berlin’s new airport needs to be delayed for a third time was postponed until next month, authorities said on Thursday, another embarrassing setback for what was meant to be a flagship project for Germany’s capital. After a meeting of the airport’s supervisory board, officials of the airport, owned by the states of Brandenburg and Berlin as well as the federal state, said a decision was now due on September 14 on whether it would open on March 17, 2013. …
Lexington-based maker of Town Branch bourbon joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky’s age-old bourbon sector welcomed a big-city newcomer to an exclusive club on Thursday, adding Lexington’s first new distillery in more than a century to the popular Kentucky Bourbon Trail of such venerable names as Jim Beam and Wild Turkey.
10-year-old boy dead, 6-year-old missing after being swept away in Yosemite's Merced River
FRESNO, Calif. – One boy died and another was missing after they were swept away along a popular but treacherous boulder-strewn stretch of the Merced River, Yosemite National Park officials said Thursday.
1 man dead after contracting rare, rodent-borne disease at Yosemite National Park
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Yosemite National Park officials say a man is dead and a woman is recovering after contracting a rare rodent-borne disease in a popular lodging area.
Libyan fighters join Syrian revolt against Assad
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Veteran fighters of last year’s civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under conditions far more dire than those in the battle against Muammar Gaddafi, a Libyan-Irish fighter has told Reuters. Hussam Najjar hails from Dublin, has a Libyan father and Irish mother and goes by the name of Sam. A trained sniper, he was part of the rebel unit that stormed Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli a year ago, led by Mahdi al-Harati, a powerful militia chief from Libya’s western mountains. …
Mine Strike Mayhem Stuns South Africa as Police Open Fire - New York Times
MARIKANA, South Africa -- The police fired on machete-wielding workers engaged in a wildcat strike at a platinum mine here on Thursday, leaving a field strewn with dead and wounded men and a nation stunned that what began as a fairly routine labor … Opening of Berlin's new airport may be pushed back again beyond March
BERLIN – The operators of Berlin’s new airport say they are considering whether to push back the planned opening in March.
Investors may stay cool on Canada oil stocks-analyst
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Global investors are likely to remain cool on Canada’s oil patch, despite expectations of rapid gains in output, as they worry about economic risks and a squeeze on pipeline capacity that will keep pressure on crude prices, an analyst said. Canadian energy shares, down 11 percent in the past year, face several months to a year of more weakness due to a combination of factors that also includes depressed natural gas prices, CIBC World Markets analyst Andrew Potter said in an extensive report into North American energy market conditions. …
Analysis: Qaeda fight could bog down Yemen reconstruction drive
DUBAI (Reuters) – Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s drive to restore order to Yemen after last year’s uprising against his predecessor risks being bogged down in a prolonged war with al Qaeda unless he moves swiftly on reconciliation talks and asserts control over the armed forces. Bickering between supporters and opponents of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the longstanding grievances of northern Shi’ite Muslim rebels and southern secessionists, and lawlessness in a country awash with arms, are just some of the obstacles to Hadi’s reconstruction aims. …
British PM's ex-media boss in court
LONDON (Reuters) – The former communications chief of British Prime Minister David Cameron appeared in court on Thursday, accused with six others over hacking the phones of Hollywood stars, politicians and crime victims. Andy Coulson, former editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, resigned from Cameron's staff last year amid a scandal that rocked Murdoch's media empire and raised questions over the prime minister's judgment Coulson is charged with conspiring with others to intercept voicemails. … Militants in Iraq strike with bombs and shootings, killing at least 28 and ... - Washington Post
BAGHDAD -- Insurgents unleashed a wave of attacks Thursday that killed 28 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq, the latest in a series of persistent strikes aimed at undermining the government's authority. The bomb and shooting attacks … Canada approves Midwest uranium mine
(Reuters) – The Canadian government has approved the environmental assessment of the Midwest uranium project in Saskatchewan after a six-year review on the impact of the joint venture owned by Areva SA and Denison Mines Corp . Canada’s environment minister, Peter Kent, said on Wednesday that the uranium mining and milling project was “not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.” Areva and Denison confirmed the approval on Thursday. Areva noted that numerous steps, including an updated feasibility study, will need to be taken before a production decision can be made. …
Political Asylum May Not Change Assange's Status - Voice of America
South African police open fire on striking mine workers, several injured
JOHANNESBURG – South African police opened fire Thursday on a crowd of striking workers at a platinum mine, leaving an unknown number of people injured and possibly dead. Motionless bodies lay on the ground in pools of blood.
Shell shuts oil station in Nigeria, activists report spill
Shell said Thursday it had shut down an oil processing facility in southern Nigeria over a pump failure, but denied reports that a significant amount of oil had spilled in the area. Ex-NBA star Yao in Kenya for poaching awareness
One of China's most visible stars wants his countrymen to know that their rising appetite for ivory is resulting in dead elephants across Africa. 
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