THE RACE: Romney-Ryan ticket struggles to quell controversies over Medicare ... - Washington Post
Romney raising cash from traditionally Dem cities - CBS News
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who is out-fundraising President Barack Obama by impressive margins, is attracting thousands of donors this summer from traditionally Democratic areas of the United States, collecting millions … Death of Ethiopia's strongman rattles volatile Horn
For the past two decades, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's iron-fisted rule was something Western nations depended upon in the volatile Horn of Africa region. Iran calls Israeli military threats propaganda
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran considers threats by Israel to bomb its nuclear installations more a propaganda drive than a genuine signal of imminent attack, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Wednesday. "It is our responsibility to take these threats seriously, but Israel is not in a position to do such a thing," said Salehi, according to the Iranian newspaper Entekhab. "If they really wanted to take such a step, they would not make so much noise about it. This is more a psychological and propagandistic move. … Police forces to consider G4S despite Olympics blunder
LONDON (Reuters) – Three British Police forces said on Wednesday they had agreed to continue exploring plans to outsource services to security group G4S after reviewing the firm’s ability to deliver in the wake of a botched London Olympics contract. Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police authorities have been considering jointly outsourcing services like human resources and finance to G4S to help tackle a 73 million pound shortfall in funding but were asked to review the plans after concerns arose around G4S’s Olympics performance. …
London FTSE closes down
Stocks in London closed down Wednesday, with miners the worst affected. Norway vows 'humane' conditions for mass killer
Those expecting Anders Behring Breivik to spend the rest of his days alone in a cramped cell will be disappointed when the far-right fanatic receives his sentence Friday for killing 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage last year. Belarus bans opposition leader from election
Election officials in authoritarian Belarus have banned a prominent opposition leader from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
U.N. chief to visit Iran, despite U.S., Israeli calls for boycott
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend a summit meeting of leaders of non-aligned developing nations in Tehran next week, defying calls from the United States and Israel to boycott the event, the United Nations confirmed on Wednesday. "With respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Secretary-General will use the opportunity to convey the clear concerns and expectations of the international community," U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said. "These include Iran's nuclear program, terrorism, human rights and the crisis in Syria. … Israel says a million Palestinians allowed over Ramadan
Israel allowed "more than a million" Palestinians through its roadblocks to pray at the mosques of Jerusalem and paddle in the Mediterranean over Ramadan, in what an Israeli official said was part of several measures aimed at rebuilding confidence between the sides. Egypt police warn anti-Morsi protesters
Egypt's interior ministry on Wednesday warned organisers planning a campaign of protests against President Mohamed Morsi on August 24 that it would respond "decisively" to any violence. Greece can stay afloat if tranche comes after October: Samaras
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greece can stay afloat if it receives its next tranche of aid later than October but will be broke if the money does not arrive, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said, as he launches a charm offensive seeking additional time for Athens to meet its bailout commitments. "Theoretically, we could bridge the time. But if we don't get the tranche at all, Greece is broke," Samaras told the Thursday edition of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. … SEC mandates company disclosures on mineral use
U.S. regulators mandated Wednesday that public companies must disclose information about their use of minerals from Congo, where militias linked to atrocities have profited from mining minerals used in electronics, jewelry and other goods.
Germany pursues Nazi charges against 87-year-old
The German special prosecutors’ office that pursues Nazi-era crimes said Wednesday it was recommending charges be filed against an 87-year-old man on allegations he served as an SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp complex.
Taiwan braces for Typhoon Tembin
Taiwan on Wednesday placed 48,000 soldiers on standby and evacuated 300 villagers areas as Typhoon Tembin bears down on the island. Japan's Aoh to defend WBC super feather title
Japan's Takahiro Aoh will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title against Gamaliel Diaz of Mexico in October, his gym announced on Wednesday. North Mali Islamists ban secular music on radio
Islamist extremists occupying northern Mali on Wednesday banned all music except the singing of Koranic verses on private radio stations, in line with sharia, the strict Islamic law they are enforcing. UN says Iran arms to Syria violate UN sanctions
The U.N. political chief says Iran’s delivery of weapons to the Syrian government is an apparent violation of U.N. sanctions banning arms exports by Tehran.
Pentagon eyes top Marine as Afghan commander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has recommended General Joseph Dunford, the No. 2 Marine officer, to lead the war effort in Afghanistan once the outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO troops rotates out of the post, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. The decision will ultimately rest with President Barack Obama and his nomination would need to be approved by Congress. Dunford, who served in the Iraq war, would replace General John Allen, who took over command of the Afghan mission in July 2011 and who is expected to become the next head of U.S. … Assange impact on British-Latin American ties seen limited
LONDON (Reuters) – Latin America has condemned Britain's threat to lift diplomatic protection from Ecuador's embassy to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, yet the damage to London's reputation is unlikely to endure, with Brazil key to where the row goes next. The spat over Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's London embassy since June, has come at a bad time for Britain, which is increasingly looking to fast-growing Latin America for commercial opportunities as Europe struggles with debt crises. … Britons shrug off nude photos of UK's Prince Harry
Britain's Prince Harry has been caught on camera doing something embarrassing -- again. British man who failed in attempt to overturn U.K.'s euthanasia ban dies of pneumonia
LONDON – Tony Nicklinson, paralyzed and unable to speak, found life so unbearable he wanted to die. On Wednesday, the 58-year-old Briton got his wish.
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