Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, talks about the Senate and House's inability to find a compromise for farmers. Chaffetz also shares his thoughts on the Romney-Ryan ticket. Surprising number of voters won't vote in Nov. This content comes from Closed … Hard hits follow Romney promise to elevate debate - The Associated Press
By By KASIE HUNT - 1 minute ago COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Just days ago, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stood with newly minted running mate Paul Ryan and promised a campaign focused on big ideas like "a positive governing agenda that will … Shooting wounds guard at Family Research Council - CNN
Washington (CNN) — Police are investigating what prompted a man to walk in to the lobby of the Family Research Council, a conservative policy organization, on Wednesday morning and open fire, wounding a security guard. The guard, who was shot in the … Ecuador says UK threatens to raid embassy over Assange - Reuters
By Jose Llangari | QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador said on Wednesday the British government had threatened to raid its embassy in London if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not handed over, and that Quito would make its decision on his asylum request on … Ecuador accuses Britain of threatening to storm its London embassy
QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuador’s foreign minister alleged Wednesday that Britain had threatened to storm his country’s London embassy to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation suspends Syria over crisis
MECCA (Reuters) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) suspended Syria's membership early on Thursday at a summit of Muslim leaders in Mecca citing President Bashar al-Assad's violent suppression of the revolt, it said in a closing statement. "The conference decides to suspend the Syrian Arab Republic membership in the OIC and all its subsidiary organs, specialized and affiliated institutions," the closing statement said. … U.S., Japan said discussing missile-defense ship upgrades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Japan are discussing system upgrades for a pair of Japanese destroyers to boost defenses against a ballistic missile attack, an executive at the Pentagon’s top contractor said Wednesday. The potential multimillion-dollar updates to two Atago-class guided-missile destroyers would provide cutting-edge “Aegis” ballistic missile defenses equivalent to those being added to U.S. Navy ships, said Nick Bucci, who heads such maritime programs at Lockheed Martin Corp. …
Britain 'determined' to deport Assange: Foreign Office
Britain on Wednesday said it was "determined" to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden to face sexual assault claims as Ecuador said it would reveal its decision over the WikiLeaks founder's asylum claim on Thursday. Lebanon kidnap fans fear of Syria spillover - Reuters
* Saudi Arabia, Gulf states tell citizens to quit Lebanon * Retaliatory kidnappings raise sectarian spectre over region * Syria air strike kills 30, UN probe finds "war crimes" By Dominic Evans and Hadeel Al Shalchi BEIRUT/ALEPPO, Aug 16 (Reuters) … War Ritual Aggravates Island Row - Wall Street Journal
AP Japanese veterans and their followers march to pay respects to the nation's war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday. Japanese clad in period military uniforms gathered at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo for the 67th anniversary of Japan's … China demands Japan release activists over island protest - Reuters India
By James Pomfret and Linda Sieg | HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) – China demanded Japan immediately and unconditionally free 14 Chinese activists held over a protest landing on disputed islands on Wednesday, as tensions between Tokyo and its neighbours … Syrian warplanes bomb rebel-held town, 20 killed - CBS News
AZAZ, Syria -- Syrian fighter jets screamed through the sky Wednesday over this rebel-held town, dropping bombs that leveled the better part of a poor neighborhood and wounded scores of people, many of them women and children buried under piles of … Shareholder, Agrium spar over value of retail arm
(Reuters) – Activist investor Jana Partners LLC, the biggest shareholder in Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc , chastised the company in a private meeting on Wednesday over a recent change in how it compares its retail performance against other companies. Jana, a New York-based hedge fund that owns a roughly 5 percent stake, believes that Agrium can create greater value for shareholders by separating its farm retailing network from its wholesale fertilizer production business. Agrium has rejected the idea. …
Israeli military: Blasts heard in southern city
The Israeli military says explosions have been heard in the southern city of Eilat, and it’s suspected that rockets were fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
Syrian warplanes bomb rebel-held town, 8 killed
The Syrian fighter jets swooped in low over the rebel-held town of Azaz Wednesday in two bombing runs that sent panicked civilians fleeing for cover and reduced homes to rubble. Associated Press reporters who witnessed the air raids near the Turkish border saw at least eight dead including a baby and dozens wounded, most of them women and children. Prime Minister unlikely to deregulate diesel - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh virtually ruled out diesel price deregulation for now as he referred to the government move to continue with diesel subsidy in districts that had a rain deficit of 50% or more. He also said taming inflation in … Strike on Iran's nuclear program could provoke bloody month-long war: Israeli ... - National Post
Actress Writes to Putin to Demand Vegan Meals for Jailed Punk Protesters - New York Times (blog)
By ROBERT MACKEY Last Updated, 5:23 pm While the prosecution of three members of a Russian protest band called Pussy Riot has raised concerns about freedom of speech and the growing influence of the Orthodox Church in Russia, an American actress has … Julian Assange: UK issues 'threat' to arrest Wikileaks founder - BBC News
Bomb explodes near hotel used by UN monitors, Syrian state TV reports - NBCNews.com
Syrian rebels attack the staff headquarters of the Syrian military in Damascus on Wednesday morning. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports. By NBC News and wire reports Updated at 6:20 am ET: A bomb exploded in Damascus on Wednesday near a hotel used by United … Why Iran, more than Russia, may obstruct US goals in Syria - Christian Science Monitor
The United States is increasingly realizing that as it seeks to end Syria's violence and drive President Bashar al-Assad from power, it may not be so much Russia that it has to confront, but Iran. Of the two it has been Russia on the international … 
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