CARACAS (Reuters) – U.S. officials will be allowed access on Wednesday to an American citizen arrested in Venezuela on suspicion of being a mercenary, President Hugo Chavez said. Clearly implying a plot was afoot less than two months before a presidential election, the socialist leader has said the man was detained entering illegally from Colombia a week ago and sought to destroy some coordinates in a notebook at the time. Foes have scoffed at Chavez's statements, saying it is typical of him to invent tales of U.S.-backed aggression against him at election time. … Argentina tries ex-president on bribery charges
Argentine prosecutors put a former president on trial for bribery on Tuesday, accusing Fernando de la Rua of bribing senators for votes.
New Storm Hits North Philippines; At Least 2 Dead - TIME
By AP | August 14, 2012 | + (MANILA, Philippines) -- A second tropical storm in as many weeks battered the northern Philippines after making landfall Wednesday, killing at least two people, as forecasters warned that the still-reeling capital could see … Most of Syria out of Assad's control, says ex-PM - Christian Science Monitor
The regime of President Bashar Assad is near collapse and now controls only 30 percent of Syria, the country's former prime minister said Tuesday in his first comments since defecting to Jordan last week. The comments by Riyad Farid Hijab, … OIC to suspend Syria membership despite Iranian objections - Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS Saudi King Abdullah welcomes Muslim leaders to Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Mecca, seats Iranian President Ahmadinejad by his side in apparent conciliatory gesture. Leaders of Muslim countries are expected to suspend Syria's … Enlisting From Afar for the Love of Israel - New York Times
LOD, Israel -- Three days into Josh Warhit's first-ever visit to Israel, as a 16-year-old on a summer tour, war broke out in Lebanon, which transformed the group's itinerary -- and his life plan. On Tuesday, with talk rampant about the possibility of an … Brent slips below $114 as concern over potential Iran conflict eases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude futures slipped below $114 on Wednesday after settling at a three-month high as supply disruption worries eased after the United States said it did not believe Israel had made a decision on whether to attack Iran. Concern about the potential for a military conflict in the Middle East over Iran's disputed nuclear program has supported oil prices this year, pushing Brent to a high of more than $128 per barrel in March, despite a worsening demand growth outlook. A surprise jump in stockpiles in the United States is also weighing on prices. … India's PM forecasts GDP growth over 6.5 percent this year
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh forecast economic growth of more than 6.5 percent for this fiscal year on Wednesday, a more optimistic take than a recent spate of private projections that saw growth slowing to as low as 5.5 percent. "Last year our GDP grew by 6.5 percent. This year we hope to do a little better," Singh said in his annual Independence Day speech, promising that faster infrastructure development would boost growth. "Recently we have taken new measures to accelerate infrastructure development. … Seoul urges Japan to resolve wartime sex slavery issue
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on Wednesday made a fresh demand that Japan takes responsibility for wartime sex slavery amid an escalating territorial dispute between the two countries. 
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