China police shoot dead fugitive killer: Xinhua
Police on Tuesday shot dead an armed robber known as China's most dangerous man and suspected of killing nine people, the official Xinhua news agency reported. World Chef: Sushi chef finds success in Australian country town
SYDNEY (Reuters) – When Masaaki Koyama opened his sushi shop in Geeveston, a small town in southern Tasmania that survives mainly on lumber and apple growing, he had to step outside to offer samples to locals to encourage them to try his hand-made sushi rolls. Now, three years later, his name is so well known on Australia’s most southern island state that customers form snake-like, endless queues to buy his tasty delights. Part of the success is the attraction of watching Koyama make some of the hundreds of rolls of sushi he prepares every day. …
British army will take two-year hit from Olympics: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s armed forces will take two years to recover from their involvement in the Olympic Games because the high number of personnel deployed at short notice were taken away from normal duties, the army’s chief planner for the Games told the Guardian newspaper. Wing Commander Peter Daulby, who was put in charge of the army’s Olympic planning 18 months ago, said the capability to send 18,000 troops to the Games highlighted the danger of “pulling the military down.” “We were originally planning to provide niche capabilities. …
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RPT-India yoga guru arrested in anti-graft march on parliament - Reuters
(Repeats with no changes to text) By Satarupa Bhattacharjya NEW DELHI Aug 13 (Reuters) – An Indian guru known to millions from a television show on Hinduism and yoga was arrested at a protest against corruption near the parliament on Monday, … OIC summit opens in Makkah today President Zardari in Jeddah to attend meet - The News International
JEDDAH: The two-day summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation convened by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is opening in Makkah today (Tuesday) to discuss the challenges facing the Muslim Ummah and to further strengthen the unity and solidarity … Uganda Searches for Officers in Missing Helicopters - Wall Street Journal
By NICHOLAS BARIYO An injured crew member is strapped to a stretcher at the site of one copter's crash-landing near Mount Kenya. KAMPALA, Uganda--Rescue teams were searching Monday for at least 10 Ugandan air force officers after three of its … What exactly has Egyptian President Morsi done? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor
It will be some weeks before the dust settles and strong assessments of the significance of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's reshuffle of the country's military brass this weekend become possible. One point that was made over eight months ago by … Israel and Iran - New York Times
Iran Quake Victims Criticize Relief - Wall Street Journal
By FARNAZ FASSIHI BEIRUT--Residents of the northwestern Iranian province struck by twin earthquakes over the weekend criticized the government on Monday for what they called an inadequate relief effort and said the number of casualties is much higher … Gillard Refugee Backflip Wins Australia Opposition Support - Businessweek
By Jason Scott on August 13, 2012 Australia is poised to reopen an asylum-seeker processing center in Nauru after the opposition said it supports the policy backflip by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who's betting the move will help her boost flagging … Syria expected to dominate Islamic summit - CNN
(CNN) — A Tuesday summit in the Islamic holy city of Mecca will bring together the biggest ally of the Syrian government and its top regional antagonists, with the country's increasingly bloody civil war topping the agenda. The two-day Organization of … Flaws studied in Norway massacre response - Newsday
World Newsday > News Print Aa Flaws studied in Norway massacre response Published: August 13, 2012 9:12 PM By KARL RITTER AND BJOERN H. AMLAND. The Associated Press OSLO — A year after a far-right militant's bomb and gun attacks exposed flaws in … 
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