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All rights reservedSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:40:03 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifThe US space agency NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will make a wide detour to explore a "cool" geographical hot spot on Mars, scientists said Friday.http://news.yahoo.com/mars-rover-takes-cool-detour-nasa-204220876.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:40:03 -0400AFPmars-rover-takes-cool-detour-nasa-204220876<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-media-slams-government-over-coal-findings-093418112.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZCyAL_uzc2UV0k.ZZV1RDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345282367041-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Coal miners in Godavarikhani, some 250 kilometers east of Hyderabad, in 2010" align="left" title="Coal miners in Godavarikhani, some 250 kilometers east of Hyderabad, in 2010" border="0" /></a>Indian media on Saturday slammed the embattled government after a damning report by the country&#039;s auditor estimated that the exchequer lost billions of dollars by failing to auction valuable coal mining rights.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indian-media-slams-government-over-coal-findings-093418112.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:34:18 -0400AFPindian-media-slams-government-over-coal-findings-093418112<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indian-media-slams-government-over-coal-findings-093418112.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZCyAL_uzc2UV0k.ZZV1RDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345282367041-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Coal miners in Godavarikhani, some 250 kilometers east of Hyderabad, in 2010" align="left" title="Coal miners in Godavarikhani, some 250 kilometers east of Hyderabad, in 2010" border="0" /></a>Indian media on Saturday slammed the embattled government after a damning report by the country&#039;s auditor estimated that the exchequer lost billions of dollars by failing to auction valuable coal mining rights.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-drone-kills-six-militants-pakistan-officials-093014647.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yZOLaeRqV6ZZuuOUOnhwgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345282151080-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Locals gather by the coffins of people allegedly killed in a drone attack in 2011 in North Waziristan" align="left" title="Locals gather by the coffins of people allegedly killed in a drone attack in 2011 in North Waziristan" border="0" /></a>A US drone attack Saturday killed at least six people in a remote Pakistani tribal town near the Afghan border as local people celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, security officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-drone-kills-six-militants-pakistan-officials-093014647.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:30:14 -0400AFPus-drone-kills-six-militants-pakistan-officials-093014647<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-drone-kills-six-militants-pakistan-officials-093014647.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yZOLaeRqV6ZZuuOUOnhwgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345282151080-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Locals gather by the coffins of people allegedly killed in a drone attack in 2011 in North Waziristan" align="left" title="Locals gather by the coffins of people allegedly killed in a drone attack in 2011 in North Waziristan" border="0" /></a>A US drone attack Saturday killed at least six people in a remote Pakistani tribal town near the Afghan border as local people celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, security officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>Luxembourg's prime minister says Greece won't leave the 17-nation eurozone ? arguing that an exit wouldn't be politically feasible and would carry unforeseeable risks.http://news.yahoo.com/juncker-greece-wont-leave-eurozone-092308507.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:23:56 -0400Associated Pressjuncker-greece-wont-leave-eurozone-092308507<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-wants-risky-pick-play-safe-075300266.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vPzbDsJj3l53W7tLYiljNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c1473a94270b8e17180f6a7067001fbd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney wants running mate Paul Ryan to play it safe.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romney-wants-risky-pick-play-safe-075300266.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:23:39 -0400Associated Pressromney-wants-risky-pick-play-safe-075300266<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-wants-risky-pick-play-safe-075300266.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vPzbDsJj3l53W7tLYiljNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c1473a94270b8e17180f6a7067001fbd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during a campaign stop at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)" border="0" /></a>Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney wants running mate Paul Ryan to play it safe.</p><br clear="all"/>BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian state television said on Saturday Vice President Farouq al-Shara had never considered leaving Syria, a statement apparently aimed at denying reports that he had defected. "Farouq al-Shara has never thought for a moment about leaving the country," it quoted a statement from Shara's office as saying. The statement came two days after a cousin of Shara announced his defection, and overnight reports that Shara had tried to defect to neighboring Jordan. (Editing by Louise Ireland)http://news.yahoo.com/syria-says-vice-president-not-considered-leaving-092005195.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:20:05 -0400Reuterssyria-says-vice-president-not-considered-leaving-092005195Svetozar Gligoric, a legendary Serbian and Yugoslav chess player and one of the world's top players in the 20th century, has died. He was 89.http://news.yahoo.com/serb-chess-master-svetozar-gligoric-dies-aged-89-091631204.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:16:31 -0400Associated Pressserb-chess-master-svetozar-gligoric-dies-aged-89-091631204A bomb in a busy Afghan market killed four people on Saturday in the western province of Herat, an official said, the latest attack targeting civilians in the decade-long war.http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-afghan-bazaar-kills-4-people-073741253.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:06:19 -0400Associated Pressbomb-afghan-bazaar-kills-4-people-073741253<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/budget-breather-greece-spur-economic-recovery-report-090501551.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lP8gxPDMk1Jw5bSgVZ1s_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T090501Z_1_CBRE87H0P8Q00_RTROPTP_2_GREECE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Greek PM Samaras addresses a parliamentary group in Athens" align="left" title="Greek PM Samaras addresses a parliamentary group in Athens" border="0" /></a>ATHENS (Reuters) - Finance ministry officials in Greece have calculated that the debt-stricken country&#039;s economy will recover faster and its debt be more sustainable if it is given two more years to reduce its budget deficit, a Greek newspaper reported on Saturday. The estimate chimes with the view of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras who has tried, unsuccessfully, to win such an extension in the past and is expected to refloat the proposal next week with the leaders of France and Germany as well as with Jean-Claude Juncker, the Eurogroup chief. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/budget-breather-greece-spur-economic-recovery-report-090501551.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 05:05:01 -0400Reutersbudget-breather-greece-spur-economic-recovery-report-090501551<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/budget-breather-greece-spur-economic-recovery-report-090501551.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lP8gxPDMk1Jw5bSgVZ1s_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T090501Z_1_CBRE87H0P8Q00_RTROPTP_2_GREECE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Greek PM Samaras addresses a parliamentary group in Athens" align="left" title="Greek PM Samaras addresses a parliamentary group in Athens" border="0" /></a>ATHENS (Reuters) - Finance ministry officials in Greece have calculated that the debt-stricken country&#039;s economy will recover faster and its debt be more sustainable if it is given two more years to reduce its budget deficit, a Greek newspaper reported on Saturday. The estimate chimes with the view of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras who has tried, unsuccessfully, to win such an extension in the past and is expected to refloat the proposal next week with the leaders of France and Germany as well as with Jean-Claude Juncker, the Eurogroup chief. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/last-un-observers-start-leaving-syria-084149512.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kDeDmt1GY8r4ViFUSFvP0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/424c242226198917180f6a7067003ed7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Syrian man walks by a building destroyed in an airstrike in Aleppo city, Syria, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Rebel footholds in Aleppo have been the target of weeks of Syrian shelling and air attacks as part of wider offensives by President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime. Rebels have been driven from some areas, but the report of clashes near the airport suggests the battles could be shifting to new fronts. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)" align="left" title="A Syrian man walks by a building destroyed in an airstrike in Aleppo city, Syria, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Rebel footholds in Aleppo have been the target of weeks of Syrian shelling and air attacks as part of wider offensives by President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime. Rebels have been driven from some areas, but the report of clashes near the airport suggests the battles could be shifting to new fronts. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)" border="0" /></a>A United Nations spokeswoman says the last U.N. observers still in Syria have started to leave the country as their mission officially ends at midnight Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/last-un-observers-start-leaving-syria-084149512.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:44:04 -0400Associated Presslast-un-observers-start-leaving-syria-084149512<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/last-un-observers-start-leaving-syria-084149512.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kDeDmt1GY8r4ViFUSFvP0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/424c242226198917180f6a7067003ed7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Syrian man walks by a building destroyed in an airstrike in Aleppo city, Syria, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Rebel footholds in Aleppo have been the target of weeks of Syrian shelling and air attacks as part of wider offensives by President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime. Rebels have been driven from some areas, but the report of clashes near the airport suggests the battles could be shifting to new fronts. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)" align="left" title="A Syrian man walks by a building destroyed in an airstrike in Aleppo city, Syria, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Rebel footholds in Aleppo have been the target of weeks of Syrian shelling and air attacks as part of wider offensives by President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime. Rebels have been driven from some areas, but the report of clashes near the airport suggests the battles could be shifting to new fronts. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)" border="0" /></a>A United Nations spokeswoman says the last U.N. observers still in Syria have started to leave the country as their mission officially ends at midnight Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/walker-takes-1-shot-lead-3rd-round-wyndham-083255682--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fBoljy51sQgr847kRABTLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca3c374826478a17180f6a7067005be5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jimmy Walker hits from the ninth fairway during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" align="left" title="Jimmy Walker hits from the ninth fairway during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" border="0" /></a>Jimmy Walker didn&#039;t go to the U.S. Open. Instead, he went to the doctor.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/walker-takes-1-shot-lead-3rd-round-wyndham-083255682--spt.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:32:55 -0400Associated Presswalker-takes-1-shot-lead-3rd-round-wyndham-083255682--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/walker-takes-1-shot-lead-3rd-round-wyndham-083255682--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fBoljy51sQgr847kRABTLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca3c374826478a17180f6a7067005be5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jimmy Walker hits from the ninth fairway during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" align="left" title="Jimmy Walker hits from the ninth fairway during the second round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" border="0" /></a>Jimmy Walker didn&#039;t go to the U.S. Open. Instead, he went to the doctor.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hall-famer-murray-settles-insider-trading-case-203722608--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3SHyTdVRsnDMokbmR9UJ9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b9580fc126c88c17180f6a7067006086.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, former Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray speaks at a ceremony to unveil a statue in his likeness before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals in Baltimore. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Murray has agreed to settle federal civil charges of profiting in stock trades by using confidential information passed to him by a former teammate. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, former Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray speaks at a ceremony to unveil a statue in his likeness before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals in Baltimore. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Murray has agreed to settle federal civil charges of profiting in stock trades by using confidential information passed to him by a former teammate. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)" border="0" /></a>Eddie Murray made big money in baseball with his powerful swing from both sides of the plate.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hall-famer-murray-settles-insider-trading-case-203722608--finance.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:26:32 -0400Associated Presshall-famer-murray-settles-insider-trading-case-203722608--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hall-famer-murray-settles-insider-trading-case-203722608--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3SHyTdVRsnDMokbmR9UJ9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b9580fc126c88c17180f6a7067006086.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, former Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray speaks at a ceremony to unveil a statue in his likeness before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals in Baltimore. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Murray has agreed to settle federal civil charges of profiting in stock trades by using confidential information passed to him by a former teammate. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, former Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray speaks at a ceremony to unveil a statue in his likeness before a baseball game between the Orioles and the Kansas City Royals in Baltimore. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Murray has agreed to settle federal civil charges of profiting in stock trades by using confidential information passed to him by a former teammate. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)" border="0" /></a>Eddie Murray made big money in baseball with his powerful swing from both sides of the plate.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mine-bloodbath-shocks-post-apartheid-africa-082527381.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XstBx172HBLOax2KUne5bg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T082751Z_1_AJOE87H0NIK00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-SAFRICA-LONMIN-20120818.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South Africa&#039;s President Jacob Zuma chats with one of the injured miners during a courtesy visit in a hospital outside a South African mine in Rustenburg" align="left" title="South Africa&#039;s President Jacob Zuma chats with one of the injured miners during a courtesy visit in a hospital outside a South African mine in Rustenburg" border="0" /></a>MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut to the quick of South Africa&#039;s psyche on Friday, with searching questions asked of its post-apartheid soul. Newspaper headlines screamed &quot;Bloodbath&quot;, &quot;Killing Field&quot; and &quot;Mine Slaughter&quot;, with graphic photographs of heavily armed white and black police officers walking casually past the bloodied corpses of black men lying crumpled in the dust. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mine-bloodbath-shocks-post-apartheid-africa-082527381.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:25:27 -0400Reutersmine-bloodbath-shocks-post-apartheid-africa-082527381<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mine-bloodbath-shocks-post-apartheid-africa-082527381.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XstBx172HBLOax2KUne5bg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T082751Z_1_AJOE87H0NIK00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-SAFRICA-LONMIN-20120818.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South Africa&#039;s President Jacob Zuma chats with one of the injured miners during a courtesy visit in a hospital outside a South African mine in Rustenburg" align="left" title="South Africa&#039;s President Jacob Zuma chats with one of the injured miners during a courtesy visit in a hospital outside a South African mine in Rustenburg" border="0" /></a>MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut to the quick of South Africa&#039;s psyche on Friday, with searching questions asked of its post-apartheid soul. Newspaper headlines screamed &quot;Bloodbath&quot;, &quot;Killing Field&quot; and &quot;Mine Slaughter&quot;, with graphic photographs of heavily armed white and black police officers walking casually past the bloodied corpses of black men lying crumpled in the dust. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration, criticized for not doing enough to boost trade with Africa in the face of rising competition from China, has taken steps in recent months to address those concerns and plans to do more. After decades of poor performance, Africa is now home to some of the world's fastest-growing economies and China has been signing contracts to lock in long-term access to the continent's huge resources. "Trade and investment is a critical component of the president's vision for the next five years of U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/us-says-stepping-trade-activity-africa-082447657--sector.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:24:47 -0400Reutersus-says-stepping-trade-activity-africa-082447657--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-mursi-accused-stifling-dissent-media-crackdown-082106388.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqiUcN7_TTmSiH3nPtiCUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T093004Z_1_AJOE87H0QE700_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-EGYPT-MEDIA-20120818.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Egypt&#039;s President Mohamed Mursi attends the OIC summit in Mecca" align="left" title="Egypt&#039;s President Mohamed Mursi attends the OIC summit in Mecca" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (Reuters) - A media crackdown in the first month of Mohamed Mursi&#039;s rule has raised fears Egypt&#039;s Islamist president is moving to stifle criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood. This week, formal accusations by state prosecutors were filed against two journalists, while an issue of the newspaper al-Dostour was confiscated by the state&#039;s censorship unit - disappointing those who believed last year&#039;s overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak would lead to greater media freedom. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-mursi-accused-stifling-dissent-media-crackdown-082106388.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:21:06 -0400Reutersegypts-mursi-accused-stifling-dissent-media-crackdown-082106388<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-mursi-accused-stifling-dissent-media-crackdown-082106388.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PqiUcN7_TTmSiH3nPtiCUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T093004Z_1_AJOE87H0QE700_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-EGYPT-MEDIA-20120818.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Egypt&#039;s President Mohamed Mursi attends the OIC summit in Mecca" align="left" title="Egypt&#039;s President Mohamed Mursi attends the OIC summit in Mecca" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (Reuters) - A media crackdown in the first month of Mohamed Mursi&#039;s rule has raised fears Egypt&#039;s Islamist president is moving to stifle criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood. This week, formal accusations by state prosecutors were filed against two journalists, while an issue of the newspaper al-Dostour was confiscated by the state&#039;s censorship unit - disappointing those who believed last year&#039;s overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak would lead to greater media freedom. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The United States said Friday that it did not believe in "diplomatic asylum" after Ecuador offered to let WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stay indefinitely in its embassy in London.http://news.yahoo.com/us-rejects-diplomatic-asylum-assange-203859803.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:21:02 -0400AFPus-rejects-diplomatic-asylum-assange-203859803KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's security services have freed a resident of the United States who was re-arrested just after being released in one of the first trials of people detained in anti-government protests, his lawyer said on Friday. The United States had demanded the release of Radwan Daoud who was re-arrested by security agents on Monday, the same day a judge found him not guilty of the most serious charges against him, which included forming a terrorist organisation. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sudan-frees-us-resident-washington-demands-release-081928603.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:19:28 -0400Reuterssudan-frees-us-resident-washington-demands-release-081928603<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ebola-outbreak-kills-one-infects-three-dr-congo-081854976.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RWHEGo4hJgOSA5phnM2M3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T093301Z_1_AJOE87H0QJ300_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-CONGO-DEMOCRATIC-EBOLA-20120818.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Doctors work in a laboratory on collected samples of the Ebola virus at the Centre for Disease Control in Entebbe" align="left" title="Doctors work in a laboratory on collected samples of the Ebola virus at the Centre for Disease Control in Entebbe" border="0" /></a>KINSHASA (Reuters) - An outbreak of Ebola has killed one person and is believed to have infected three others over the last week in northeastern Congo, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday. The outbreak is in Isiro, a busy town in Democratic Republic of Congo&#039;s Oriental province, which shares a border with Uganda, but the strain of the deadly disease is different to the one that killed 16 there last month, MSF said. Ebola is transmitted to humans from monkeys and birds and causes massive bleeding in victims, with mortality rates as high as 90 percent. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ebola-outbreak-kills-one-infects-three-dr-congo-081854976.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:18:54 -0400Reutersebola-outbreak-kills-one-infects-three-dr-congo-081854976<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ebola-outbreak-kills-one-infects-three-dr-congo-081854976.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RWHEGo4hJgOSA5phnM2M3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T093301Z_1_AJOE87H0QJ300_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-CONGO-DEMOCRATIC-EBOLA-20120818.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Doctors work in a laboratory on collected samples of the Ebola virus at the Centre for Disease Control in Entebbe" align="left" title="Doctors work in a laboratory on collected samples of the Ebola virus at the Centre for Disease Control in Entebbe" border="0" /></a>KINSHASA (Reuters) - An outbreak of Ebola has killed one person and is believed to have infected three others over the last week in northeastern Congo, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday. The outbreak is in Isiro, a busy town in Democratic Republic of Congo&#039;s Oriental province, which shares a border with Uganda, but the strain of the deadly disease is different to the one that killed 16 there last month, MSF said. Ebola is transmitted to humans from monkeys and birds and causes massive bleeding in victims, with mortality rates as high as 90 percent. ...</p><br clear="all"/>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces discovered the remnants of a rocket on Friday near the border with Egypt, two days after two explosions shook the area in a suspected cross-border shooting. A military spokesman said "the remains of a rocket were found in the hills near Eilat", a southern Red Sea resort town wedged between Jordan and Egypt. The site where the shrapnel was found was closer to the Egyptian frontier, which has grown tense with a rise in rocket strikes and other violence since Israel's ally, Hosni Mubarak, was toppled by a popular revolt last year. ...http://news.yahoo.com/israel-finds-rocket-shrapnel-near-egypt-border-081741917.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:17:41 -0400Reutersisrael-finds-rocket-shrapnel-near-egypt-border-081741917<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/somali-president-hits-back-against-un-graft-charges-081714714.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cnq05eKHq.F62WTv9OkFjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T093436Z_1_AJOE87H0QLP00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-SOMALIA-PRESIDENT-CORRUPTION-20120818.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Somalia&#039;s President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed looks on during visits to Afgoye and Elasha Biyaha, outside of the capital Mogadishu" align="left" title="Somalia&#039;s President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed looks on during visits to Afgoye and Elasha Biyaha, outside of the capital Mogadishu" border="0" /></a>MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia&#039;s president dismissed a U.N. report that accused senior leaders of corruption and defended his record as he campaigned for re-election in a landmark vote. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who took over as head of a Western-backed transitional government in 2009, also promised he would step down if he lost - in an apparent answer to some critics who are concerned he could be planning to cling on to power. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/somali-president-hits-back-against-un-graft-charges-081714714.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 04:17:14 -0400Reuterssomali-president-hits-back-against-un-graft-charges-081714714<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/somali-president-hits-back-against-un-graft-charges-081714714.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cnq05eKHq.F62WTv9OkFjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T093436Z_1_AJOE87H0QLP00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-SOMALIA-PRESIDENT-CORRUPTION-20120818.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Somalia&#039;s President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed looks on during visits to Afgoye and Elasha Biyaha, outside of the capital Mogadishu" align="left" title="Somalia&#039;s President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed looks on during visits to Afgoye and Elasha Biyaha, outside of the capital Mogadishu" border="0" /></a>MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia&#039;s president dismissed a U.N. report that accused senior leaders of corruption and defended his record as he campaigned for re-election in a landmark vote. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who took over as head of a Western-backed transitional government in 2009, also promised he would step down if he lost - in an apparent answer to some critics who are concerned he could be planning to cling on to power. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:http://news.yahoo.com/guest-lineups-sunday-news-shows-183815643.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 03:58:49 -0400Associated Pressguest-lineups-sunday-news-shows-183815643After forming close to shore, Tropical Storm Helene headed north along Mexico's Gulf coast early Saturday posing a threat to areas where thousands of people were still recovering from flooding spawned last week by Hurricane Ernesto.http://news.yahoo.com/tropical-storm-heads-landfall-mexican-coast-052720656.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 03:47:27 -0400Associated Presstropical-storm-heads-landfall-mexican-coast-052720656As hundreds of residents in Washington and California were allowed to return to homes once threatened by major wildfires, people in two rural Idaho towns were told to evacuate as a massive blaze neared.http://news.yahoo.com/wash-residents-home-near-fire-still-edge-072729432.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 03:44:50 -0400Associated Presswash-residents-home-near-fire-still-edge-072729432Vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan is telling seniors they have nothing to worry about when it comes to Medicare and Social Security if his Republican Party wins the White House.http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-takes-medicare-mother-campaign-trail-074319716.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 03:43:19 -0400Associated Pressryan-takes-medicare-mother-campaign-trail-074319716During this summer's national political conventions, workers in downtown Tampa and Charlotte will face throngs of pedestrians snaking through intersections, evening commutes snarled by street closures and the threat of unruly protesters.http://news.yahoo.com/convention-host-cities-gear-traffic-071339454.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 03:17:14 -0400Associated Pressconvention-host-cities-gear-traffic-071339454<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/africa-police-insist-mine-shooting-self-defence-065635600.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TLikjiPL1FnjguH_T8cROg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345272572954-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police forensic experts work at the scene of the shooting" align="left" title="Police forensic experts work at the scene of the shooting" border="0" /></a>South African police insisted they acted in self-defence in the shooting of 34 miners at a platinum plant as President Jacob Zuma vowed to uncover the cause of the killings in the deadliest protest since apartheid.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/africa-police-insist-mine-shooting-self-defence-065635600.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 02:56:35 -0400AFPafrica-police-insist-mine-shooting-self-defence-065635600<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/africa-police-insist-mine-shooting-self-defence-065635600.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TLikjiPL1FnjguH_T8cROg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345272572954-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police forensic experts work at the scene of the shooting" align="left" title="Police forensic experts work at the scene of the shooting" border="0" /></a>South African police insisted they acted in self-defence in the shooting of 34 miners at a platinum plant as President Jacob Zuma vowed to uncover the cause of the killings in the deadliest protest since apartheid.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-threat-ecuador-experts-see-mistake-174628250.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ol8uE8LO68oBHJiWH7HYnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6e57181726748b17180f6a7067001dfb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London. It has been two months since Assange ducked into Ecuador&#039;s London embassy to seek political asylum, and as the stalemate over Assange settled in Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, it appeared London&#039;s veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador&#039;s embassy and drag Assange out has backfired ? drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London. It has been two months since Assange ducked into Ecuador&#039;s London embassy to seek political asylum, and as the stalemate over Assange settled in Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, it appeared London&#039;s veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador&#039;s embassy and drag Assange out has backfired ? drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" border="0" /></a>It was a warning meant to remind Ecuador that Britain&#039;s patience has limits. But as the stalemate over Julian Assange settled, it appeared London&#039;s veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador&#039;s embassy and drag Assange out has backfired ? drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uk-threat-ecuador-experts-see-mistake-174628250.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 02:35:53 -0400Associated Pressuk-threat-ecuador-experts-see-mistake-174628250<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-threat-ecuador-experts-see-mistake-174628250.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ol8uE8LO68oBHJiWH7HYnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6e57181726748b17180f6a7067001dfb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London. It has been two months since Assange ducked into Ecuador&#039;s London embassy to seek political asylum, and as the stalemate over Assange settled in Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, it appeared London&#039;s veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador&#039;s embassy and drag Assange out has backfired ? drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, arrives at the Supreme Court in London. It has been two months since Assange ducked into Ecuador&#039;s London embassy to seek political asylum, and as the stalemate over Assange settled in Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, it appeared London&#039;s veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador&#039;s embassy and drag Assange out has backfired ? drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" border="0" /></a>It was a warning meant to remind Ecuador that Britain&#039;s patience has limits. But as the stalemate over Julian Assange settled, it appeared London&#039;s veiled threat that it could storm Ecuador&#039;s embassy and drag Assange out has backfired ? drawing supporters to the mission where the WikiLeaks founder is holed up and prompting angry denunciations from Ecuador and elsewhere.</p><br clear="all"/>A Pakistani official says a suicide car bomber has killed five security troops at a road checkpoint in the country's volatile southwest.http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-car-bomber-kills-5-pakistani-troops-062321036.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 02:23:21 -0400Associated Presssuicide-car-bomber-kills-5-pakistani-troops-062321036US regulators are investigating claims Deutsche Bank and other global banks funneled billions of dollars for Iran, Sudan and other sanctioned nations, The New York Times reported Saturday.http://news.yahoo.com/deutsche-bank-us-laundering-probe-052336012.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 01:23:36 -0400AFPdeutsche-bank-us-laundering-probe-052336012<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-release-video-ark-patrol-car-shooting-195637138.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g1Uh12FYBT26Kpo1RF1vAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d753bae53c4d9117180f6a706700517b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son&#039;s honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn?t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son&#039;s honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn?t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)" border="0" /></a>Police video recorded the night a young man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn&#039;t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/police-release-video-ark-patrol-car-shooting-195637138.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:40:00 -0400Associated Presspolice-release-video-ark-patrol-car-shooting-195637138<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-release-video-ark-patrol-car-shooting-195637138.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g1Uh12FYBT26Kpo1RF1vAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d753bae53c4d9117180f6a706700517b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son&#039;s honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn?t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2012 file photo, Teresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is hugged by supporters following the candlelight vigil held in her son&#039;s honor at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Police video recorded the night Chavis Carter was fatally shot in a patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn?t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said. (AP Photo/The Jonesboro Sun, Krystin McClellan, File)" border="0" /></a>Police video recorded the night a young man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn&#039;t resolved questions about whether he shot himself in the head as officers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fire-evacuees-wash-california-return-home-235845734.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/frUPOrsUgPvzjXl4egk74Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db7567520db57717180f6a706700501b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, flames surround a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it&#039;s 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, flames surround a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it&#039;s 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>Hundreds of people in Washington and California who fled encroaching flames from wildfires were allowed to return to their homes Friday, and in Washington many were to find out whether their property was spared by a huge blaze that burned out of control for much of the week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fire-evacuees-wash-california-return-home-235845734.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:39:14 -0400Associated Pressfire-evacuees-wash-california-return-home-235845734<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fire-evacuees-wash-california-return-home-235845734.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/frUPOrsUgPvzjXl4egk74Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db7567520db57717180f6a706700501b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, flames surround a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it&#039;s 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, flames surround a house on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. A spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources said the house survived the fire because of the defensible space around the structure with the placement of the driveway and the lack of trees and brush up against the house, preventing flames from reaching it. Firefighters are still working to control the Bridge Taylor Fire and said that it&#039;s 25 percent contained. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>Hundreds of people in Washington and California who fled encroaching flames from wildfires were allowed to return to their homes Friday, and in Washington many were to find out whether their property was spared by a huge blaze that burned out of control for much of the week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-wraps-whirlwind-first-week-vp-pick-041111376.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pEdgfXZ1EWz5iJBF7dw6sQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345259169378-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The anointment of Ryan as Romney&#039;s number two lit a spark under the Republican campaign" align="left" title="The anointment of Ryan as Romney&#039;s number two lit a spark under the Republican campaign" border="0" /></a>Paul Ryan returned to the state where he was launched into the political stratosphere as Mitt Romney&#039;s running mate, telling Virginia: &quot;It&#039;s not too late to get this right.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-wraps-whirlwind-first-week-vp-pick-041111376.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:11:11 -0400AFPryan-wraps-whirlwind-first-week-vp-pick-041111376<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-wraps-whirlwind-first-week-vp-pick-041111376.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pEdgfXZ1EWz5iJBF7dw6sQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345259169378-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The anointment of Ryan as Romney&#039;s number two lit a spark under the Republican campaign" align="left" title="The anointment of Ryan as Romney&#039;s number two lit a spark under the Republican campaign" border="0" /></a>Paul Ryan returned to the state where he was launched into the political stratosphere as Mitt Romney&#039;s running mate, telling Virginia: &quot;It&#039;s not too late to get this right.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-lawmakers-demand-bank-changes-libor-report-023238604--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_aXv3OmRK2LhmjbeJt_pFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345257094816-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Diamond quit along with chairman Marcus Agius and chief operating officer Jerry del Missier" align="left" title="Diamond quit along with chairman Marcus Agius and chief operating officer Jerry del Missier" border="0" /></a>The head of a British lawmakers&#039; inquiry into the Libor rate-rigging scandal has attacked ex-Barclays boss Bob Diamond for giving &quot;highly selective&quot; evidence, as its report was published Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/british-lawmakers-demand-bank-changes-libor-report-023238604--finance.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:04:19 -0400AFPbritish-lawmakers-demand-bank-changes-libor-report-023238604--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-lawmakers-demand-bank-changes-libor-report-023238604--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_aXv3OmRK2LhmjbeJt_pFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345257094816-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Diamond quit along with chairman Marcus Agius and chief operating officer Jerry del Missier" align="left" title="Diamond quit along with chairman Marcus Agius and chief operating officer Jerry del Missier" border="0" /></a>The head of a British lawmakers&#039; inquiry into the Libor rate-rigging scandal has attacked ex-Barclays boss Bob Diamond for giving &quot;highly selective&quot; evidence, as its report was published Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>Today is Saturday, Aug. 18, the 231st day of 2012. There are 135 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:01:26 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767MIAMI/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Obama administration's new policy to grant temporary legal status to millions of young illegal immigrants will end the immediate threat of deportation but may not give them the same privileges as legal residents. Within hours of the policy's going into effect on Wednesday, Arizona's Republican governor, Jan Brewer, issued an executive order denying public benefits such as driver's licenses to illegal immigrants who are given temporary legal status. ...http://news.yahoo.com/battle-far-over-immigrants-deferrals-040111687.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:01:11 -0400Reutersbattle-far-over-immigrants-deferrals-040111687The head of a second Christian conservative organization said Friday she was told by authorities that a note containing her group's contact information was found in the pocket of a man charged with opening fire at the Washington offices of another such group, wounding a security guard.http://news.yahoo.com/group-dc-gunman-may-targeted-too-031633742.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 00:00:19 -0400Associated Pressgroup-dc-gunman-may-targeted-too-031633742<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panama-spoils-ugandas-debut-llws-9-3-win-000030594--mlb.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/47zrwPS37sieQh6Fe8RKIw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fbedd2e73c239017180f6a706700fe0b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lugazi, Uganda&#039;s Felix Enzama, right, gets tangled up with Aguadulce, Panama&#039;s Edwin Nieto after Enzama stole second base in the third inning of a pool play baseball game at the Little League World Series, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in South Williamsport, Pa. Panama won 9-3. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" align="left" title="Lugazi, Uganda&#039;s Felix Enzama, right, gets tangled up with Aguadulce, Panama&

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