By Brian K. Sullivan and Asjylyn Loder on August 23, 2012 Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to cross Hispaniola tomorrow, possibly without reaching hurricane level, as it travels west on a path watched by commodity markets and officials preparing for … Fox News poll: Race for the White House tightens - Fox News
Less than a week before the Republican convention begins, the race for the White House is a virtual tie. According to a Fox News poll of likely voters, the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan ticket receives the backing of 45 percent, while the Barack Obama-Joe … Todd Akin's remarks renew clash over language around rape - Washington Post
Nigerian union shelves strike over subsidy payment
Nigeria's main oil workers union NUPENG on Thursday shelved a planned strike to protest the refusal of government to pay subsidy claims to indicted petrol importers after talks in the nation's capital. Italy's instability deepened by "pigsty" law
ROME (Reuters) – So bad it is universally known as the "pigsty", Italy's electoral law is at the center of political instability that is stoking fears the euro zone's third-largest economy could topple into a Greek-style debt crisis. Market jitters over whether Italy is heading for a default that would probably destroy the euro have been aggravated by uncertainty over what will happen when respected technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti steps down for elections next spring. … US looks at new early-warning radar for Japan: officials
US and Japanese officials are considering deploying a new US early-warning radar to Japan to help counter possible missile threats from North Korea, officials said Thursday. 
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