JANESVILLE, Wis.– Mitt Romney has made his first presidential-level decision, picking Paul Ryan, the 42-year-old, seven-term Congressman from southern Wisconsin, as his running mate. The choice offers the first real hints about what kind of president … Iran earthquake kills at least 87, over 400 hurt - USA TODAY
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 87 people and injured over 400 others in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said. Iran's main news channel said the quake hit the towns of Ahar, Haris and Varzaqan in East Azerbaijan … Romney's choice of Ryan reshapes race for White House - Reuters
* Choice of congressman aimed at energizing conservatives * Democrats relish battle over Ryan budget * Romney kicking off four-state bus tour By Steve Holland NORFOLK, Virginia, August 11 (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney … Gabon fighter makes Olympic history
Anthony Obame made Olympic history on Saturday by winning Gabon's first ever medal when he reached the men's taekwondo heavyweight final, guaranteeing him at least silver. Swazi king ends forum with no reform commitment
Swazi King Mswati III on Saturday closed a forum where his subjects called for democratic reforms, promising "expert" reviews but making no formal commitments. New York raids its attic and finds historical artifacts now on free display in Capitol
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York state has raided its attic and found American history.
Vietnam jails second dissident blogger in a week
A Vietnamese blogger who posted online calls for democracy has been jailed for five years, official media said Saturday, the second web dissident imprisoned this week in an ongoing crackdown on activists. Mute Indian stranded in Pakistan desperate for home
When South Asia's nuclear rivals celebrate 65 years of independence next week, a deaf and mute Indian woman stranded in Pakistan will be thinking of only one thing: how to get home to see her family. Truth as elusive as militants in Egypt's Sinai
As the sun set over his desert village in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Abu Asma sat down to break his Ramadan fast when he heard gunfire from the army outpost down the road. He ignored it, and then a bullet hit his little brick home. Nigeria security forces raid bomb factory in Kano
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian security forces discovered a bomb-making factory on Saturday in Kano, a northern city that has been plagued by an Islamist insurgency, the secret service said. Boko Haram, a group styled on the Taliban, is waging an insurgency against President Goodluck Jonathan’s government with the avowed aim of carving an Islamic state out of Nigeria, a country of more than 160 million split roughly equally between Christians and Muslims. …
Mexicans celebrate Olympic soccer gold medal
Jubilant Mexicans celebrated their 2-1 Olympic gold medal soccer win over Brazil Saturday, waving flags and chanting in plazas and streets across the country. Iran hit by two strong earthquakes, killing more than 40 people - The Guardian
Two strong earthquakes have struck northwest Iran, killing between 40 and 50 people and injuring 400, according to Iranian media. The Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) quoted the head of the government's emergency centre, Gholamreza Masoumi, … Reedie hails London as triumph of imagination
The London Olympics have been a triumph of the imagination, says Craig Reedie, the main architect behind the city's innovatively successful Games. Six men killed while swimming in north Iraq
Gunmen killed six young Arab men while they were swimming in a predominantly Turkmen town in north Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said. Iran earthquake kills at least 87, over 400 hurt
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake killed at least 87 people and injured over 400 others in northwestern Iran on Saturday, state TV said.
Myanmar gives green light for aid to Rohingya: OIC
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Saturday announced it has received a green light from Myanmar to assist Muslim Rohingya displaced by sectarian violence. CHEERING A TIBETAN
Tibetan exiles are out to support what is believed to be the first Tibetan athlete to compete in the Olympics. The Chinese are supporting her, too.
Spain win Elliot after Aussie skipper dunked
WEYMOUTH (Reuters) – Spain won the women's match racing gold on Saturday after Australia lost their skipper overboard in the most dramatic racing conditions of the two-week Olympic sailing regatta. Olivia Price, 20, slipped from the back during a tacking maneuver in winds up to 27 knots during the third of five head-to-head races with the Spanish, costing Nina Curtis and Lucinda Whitty valuable minutes as they hauled her back on board. In any other Olympic class, Australia's mishap would have meant a capsize but the heavy 6-metre Elliot keelboat stayed upright. … 
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