Two men wearing suicide vests blew themselves up near a U.S. base in the Afghan capital early Wednesday, killing two Afghan guards in what looked like a thwarted attempt to attack the American base, police said. Clinton presses on with Israel-Hamas truce efforts
The U.S. secretary of state is pressing on with efforts to wring an elusive deal from Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers to halt the latest violence convulsing the region. Australia reopens asylum seeker detention in Papua New Guinea
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia sent the first group of asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea’s remote Manus island on Wednesday, adding a second Pacific nation to its toughened refugee policy designed to stop a steady flow of refugee boats. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen also announced new rules for asylum seekers who make it to Australia’s mainland, saying they could be kept on rolling temporary visas for up to five years, even if they are accepted as refugees. …
China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet
Hundreds of Chinese Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who’s been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitter about the pivotal Communist Party congress.
Australia's Watson misses 2nd South Africa test
ADELAIDE (Reuters) – Australia's Shane Watson has failed to prove his fitness for the second test against South Africa and was left out of an unchanged team for the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. The 31-year-old all-rounder missed the drawn first test in Brisbane with a calf injury but had hoped to play as a specialist batsman in the second, which starts on Thursday. "Once we got here our intent was to give Watto every chance as a very important player and vice captain of the team, but unfortunately we've run out of time," Australia captain Michael Clarke told reporters at Adelaide Oval. … 
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