NORFOLK, Virginia (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will announce his choice of a vice presidential running mate on Saturday, his campaign announced on Friday night, and there was immediate speculation that Congressman Paul Ryan … Romney to announce VP Saturday - USA TODAY
By Jackie Kucinich, USA TODAY NORFOLK, Va. – Mitt Romney will announce his vice presidential choice on Saturday the campaign announced late Friday night. The announcement is scheduled to take place at during an event at the USS Wisconsin, … Romney to announce running mate Saturday at beginning of bus tour in Norfolk, Va.
WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s campaign says the presumed Republican presidential nominee will announce his running mate Saturday morning in Norfolk, Va.
Activists: Israeli forces enter Egypt for migrants
Israel has been sending soldiers into Egypt's Sinai desert to stop African migrants before they reach the border, handing them over to Egyptian forces, human rights groups charged in a report released Friday. Filipino miner rescued after 1 week underground
Rescuers who pleaded for help from tribal deity say they have saved a miner trapped for a week in a collapsed tunnel in the northern Philippines.
China trade decelerates in sign of global weakness
China's trade and domestic demand have weakened even faster than expected, adding to pressure on Beijing for a more aggressive stimulus to boost the world's second-largest economy out of its worst slump since the 2008 crisis. MEDAL COUNT
With only a few days of Olympic competition left, the United States and China are neck-and-neck in the hunt for gold medals.
SKorean president makes surprising visit to disputed islets, draws quick ... - Washington Post
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's president has made a surprise, election-year visit to islets also claimed by Japan, which quickly reasserted its sovereignty there, recalled its ambassador from Seoul and warned that the trip would worsen the … Egypt arrests nine over Sinai attack - Sydney Morning Herald
AP Egyptian troops and security forces have detained nine Islamic militants in northern Sinai believed to be behind a surprise attack last weekend that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers, a security official says. It was the first reported arrest in … US officials: al-Qaida gaining foothold in Syria - Haaretz
Mexico aims to reclaim spectrum in five months: minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico said on Friday it aims to recover an attractive broadcast spectrum held by private firms within five months and then resell it, a move that could break billionaire Carlos Slim's dominance of the telecoms industry. The government hopes to reclaim the 2.5 GHz band, which is ideal for servicing data-hungry devices like tablets and smartphones, and resell it to companies that could challenge Slim's America Movil. "We estimate the entire (recovery) process could take five months. … In China, a mother's plot to kill her son's tormentor - Globe and Mail
Now that the murder trial of Gu Kailai has ended, far more detailed accounts have emerged from inside the courtroom of the case that prosecutors built against Ms. Gu, the wife of one of China's most ambitious leaders. The accounts show her plotting … 'Weirdest Thing' Floats in South Pacific - Cleveland News - Fox 8
By Todd Sperry, CNN (CNN) -- Pumice, the lightweight stone used to smooth skin, is usually found in beauty salons, but on Thursday sailors from New Zealand's Royal Navy found nearly 10000 square miles of the lava rock bobbing on the surface of the South … UK expands support for al-Assad resistance - Globe and Mail
Afghan policeman turns gun on Marines, kills 3 - The Associated Press
By KAY JOHNSON, AP - 1 minute ago KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An Afghan police officer shot and killed three US Marines after sharing a meal with them before dawn Friday and then fled into the desolate darkness of southern Afghanistan, the third attack … Foreign Minister John Baird visits Syria's neighbours to ease tension - Globe and Mail
When he landed in Lebanon to start a Mideast tour on Friday, John Baird sent a message about Canada's dominant concern about conflict in Syria: the fear it might spread. Mr. Baird's three-day mission, including meetings in Beirut and Amman, … US, Israel at odds over Iran nuke program intelligence - ABC News
The White House expressed confidence Friday that American intelligence will know if Iran escalates its nuclear program in a sprint to build an atomic bomb--a day after Israel's defense minister warned that the allies might not know "in time" to prevent … The day it rained teddy bears in Belarus - Washington Post
ON JULY 4, a single-engine plane took off from Lithuania and flew southeast toward Minsk, the capital of neighboring Belarus. The plane crossed into Belarus without any interference. Once near Minsk, the plane began to jettison 879 plush teddy bears, … 
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