GOP Establishment's Shameless Attack on Nonpartisan Think Tank

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• GOP Establishment's Shameless Attack on Nonpartisan Think Tank
• Murder trial of Bo Xilai's wife begins
• Syrian troops push back rebels in Aleppo offensive
• North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N.
• Dreading The End Of The 2012 London Games? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Olympics Locations
• Dreading The End Of The 2012 Olympics? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Summer Olympics Locations
• BOJ Stands Pat
• North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N.
• Myanmar seeks to rejoin top rice exporters
• Ernesto crosses Yucatan and picks up strength
• HUGE HAUL
• Taliban threaten to kill 'liberal' Imran Khan
• Belgium Reactor Halted for Potential Cracks
• Beijing Reports Slowing Inflation
• MTN Seeks to Unlock Iran Earnings
• Bet on Platinum's Fall Is Anti-Euro Wager
• Korea Holds Steady on Rates
• Australia Broadband Plan Gets Shaky Start
• Canaccord Loss Narrows; 60 Workers Laid Off
• Banned Racewalker Admits to Doping

GOP Establishment's Shameless Attack on Nonpartisan Think Tank Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:55 PM PDT The GOP establishment is in full attack mode after a Tax Policy Center report concluded that Mitt Romney couldn't offset the effect of his proposed tax cuts by simply closing loopholes benefiting the rich. Either he would have to raise taxes on middle- and/or lower-income households, or his proposal will [...]

Murder trial of Bo Xilai's wife begins Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:45 PM PDT Wife of ousted Chinese politician stands trial for allegedly poisoning British former associate.

Syrian troops push back rebels in Aleppo offensive Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:20 PM PDT ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian troops and rebels fought over the country's biggest city Aleppo as President Bashar al-Assad's key foreign backer Iran gathered ministers from like-minded states for talks on Thursday about how to end the conflict. Assad's troops assaulted rebel strongholds in Aleppo on Wednesday in one of their biggest ground attacks since rebels seized chunks of Syria's biggest city three weeks ago. Late in the day, each side gave conflicting accounts of how they stood. ...

North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N. Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:12 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels after recent floods is possible, a U.N. official said on Thursday. North Korea's state media says the death toll from flooding between late June and the end of July has reached at least 169, with some 400 people missing and 212,200 homeless. ...

Dreading The End Of The 2012 London Games? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Olympics Locations Posted: 08 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT see photosLondon Legacy Development CorporationClick for full photo gallery: Dreading The End Of The 2012 Olympics? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Summer Olympics Locations London's 2012 Olympics have made for one wild ride. So the idea of the closing ceremonies happening in just a few days might have you [...]

Dreading The End Of The 2012 Olympics? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Summer Olympics Locations Posted: 08 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT Summer Olympics Sites To Visit Around the World

BOJ Stands Pat Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:05 PM PDT The Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged—as expected given the absence of any recent sharp fluctuations in the yen and a domestic economy that remains on a recovery track.

North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N. Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:12 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels after recent floods is possible, a U.N. official said on Thursday.

Myanmar seeks to rejoin top rice exporters Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:48 PM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - As Myanmar emerges from decades of isolation and oppression, it hopes to reclaim its nearly forgotten status as the world's biggest rice exporter. That's a tall order, but industry and government officials have begun drafting plans to revitalize the industry after years of neglect and military mismanagement. No country's appetite is quite like Myanmar's, which boasts the world's highest annual rice consumption at 210 kg (460 lb) per person. It makes up 75 percent of the country's diet, according to government statistics. That helps explains its economy. ...

Ernesto crosses Yucatan and picks up strength Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:17 PM PDT Tropical Storm Ernesto spun back over open water late Wednesday and began gaining strength after crossing Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where thousands of tourists and fishermen evacuated beach areas.

HUGE HAUL Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:10 PM PDT The Americans had a huge haul at Olympic Stadium, collecting seven athletics medals on Wednesday night.

Taliban threaten to kill 'liberal' Imran Khan Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:02 PM PDT Pakistani group vows to attack opposition leader if he holds protest in Waziristan against US drone strikes.

Belgium Reactor Halted for Potential Cracks Posted: 08 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT Belgium has halted one of its seven nuclear reactors on suspicion that one of its components might be cracked, the country's atomic power regulator said Wednesday.

Beijing Reports Slowing Inflation Posted: 08 Aug 2012 10:23 PM PDT China's consumer price index rose 1.8% in July from a year earlier, slower than a 2.2% on-year rise in June, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.

MTN Seeks to Unlock Iran Earnings Posted: 08 Aug 2012 04:08 PM PDT South African mobile-phone company MTN has entered talks with the U.S. in a bid to unlock its earnings in Iran.

Bet on Platinum's Fall Is Anti-Euro Wager Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:47 PM PDT Some hedge funds have found a new venue to wager on a worsening outlook for Europe: the platinum market.

Korea Holds Steady on Rates Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:37 PM PDT After last month's surprise cut, South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3%—but is widely expected to deliver fresh policy easing as early as next month to support growth.

Australia Broadband Plan Gets Shaky Start Posted: 08 Aug 2012 04:08 PM PDT The estimated cost of building Australia's national high-speed broadband network has risen, marking a wobbly start to a key policy initiative of a government that is struggling to survive.

Canaccord Loss Narrows; 60 Workers Laid Off Posted: 08 Aug 2012 03:53 PM PDT Canaccord Financial, Canada's largest independent brokerage, reported a narrower loss for its fiscal first quarter.

Banned Racewalker Admits to Doping Posted: 08 Aug 2012 06:53 PM PDT Italian racewalking champion Alex Schwazer admitted to taking performance enhancing drugs in the run-up to the London Olympics, leading to his exclusion from the Games.

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U.S. Sprinter Allyson Felix Wins Gold in 200 Meters

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• U.S. Sprinter Allyson Felix Wins Gold in 200 Meters
• Thirteen drug gang members jailed
• Sex games: It's on at the Olympics
• N.K. to Aussies: We're not 'naughty'
• N. Korea to Australian paper: We're not 'naughty,' you are
• Censure of Standard Chartered Draws Harrumphs in London
• Rebels ring city with bombs
• Sands CEO says Jewish group defamed him, seeks $60 million
• African leaders fail to agree on Congo force
• Gunmen kill family of five in Acapulco
• Samsung checks child labour claim
• Samsung checks child labour claim
• Bolt secures place in 200m final
• Blair is "deeply worried" UK may leave EU: paper
• Incentive to Slow Climate Change Drives Output of Harmful Gases
• City Room: Home, Sweet Skyscraper?
• England players deny Twitter link
• Ex-GM Workers Protest in Colombia
• Colombia captures drug cartel leader
• Sex games: It's on at the Olympics

U.S. Sprinter Allyson Felix Wins Gold in 200 Meters Posted: 08 Aug 2012 01:32 PM PDT Allyson Felix of the United States won her first individual Olympic gold medal, finishing the women's 200 meters in 21.88 seconds.

Thirteen drug gang members jailed Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT Thirteen people involved in a multi-million pound drugs distribution gang are jailed.

Sex games: It's on at the Olympics Posted: 08 Aug 2012 11:50 AM PDT The face of the Olympics is well known the world over: athletes winning, losing, straining every sinew of their bodies in the pursuit of podium glory. But behind the scenes there is another story of the athletes' lives and the use of their bodies, one that centers on their time staying at the Olympic Village.

N.K. to Aussies: We're not 'naughty' Posted: 08 Aug 2012 01:05 PM PDT An Australian newspaper found itself the focus of a 14-paragraph denouncement in the state-run North Korean media agency, KCNA.

N. Korea to Australian paper: We're not 'naughty,' you are Posted: 08 Aug 2012 04:20 AM PDT An Australian newspaper found itself the focus of a 14-paragraph denouncement in the state-run North Korean media agency, KCNA.

Censure of Standard Chartered Draws Harrumphs in London Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT British authorities are circling the wagons around Standard Chartered bank, accused in New York of money laundering.

Rebels ring city with bombs Posted: 08 Aug 2012 01:03 PM PDT The Syrian government and rebel groups on Wednesday offered opposing accounts about who controls the volatile neighborhood of Salaheddine in the city of Aleppo.

Sands CEO says Jewish group defamed him, seeks $60 million Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson on Wednesday filed a $60 million defamation lawsuit against a U.S. Jewish political organization, accusing the group of spreading false allegations that he approved prostitution at his Macau resorts.

African leaders fail to agree on Congo force Posted: 08 Aug 2012 01:03 PM PDT KAMPALA (Reuters) - African leaders failed on Wednesday to agree on the make-up of a proposed neutral force to tackle the insurgency in eastern Democratic of Congo, diplomats at a regional meeting said.

Gunmen kill family of five in Acapulco Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:53 PM PDT ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a house and shot dead a family of five, including a grandmother, a 3-year-old boy and a pregnant woman in the Mexican resort of Acapulco on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

Samsung checks child labour claim Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT Electronics maker Samsung is sending a team to check on allegations that one of its Chinese suppliers employs underage workers.

Samsung checks child labour claim Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT Electronics maker Samsung is sending a team to check on allegations that one of its Chinese suppliers employs underage workers.

Bolt secures place in 200m final Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT Usain Bolt eases into Thursday's 200m final to keep alive his hopes of completing the sprint double at the London Olympics.

Blair is "deeply worried" UK may leave EU: paper Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a German newspaper he was "deeply worried" Britain might opt to leave the European Union in a referendum, particularly if too many powers were transferred to Brussels without democratic legitimacy.

Incentive to Slow Climate Change Drives Output of Harmful Gases Posted: 08 Aug 2012 01:16 PM PDT Manufacturers have ramped up production of a common air-conditioning coolant, counting on a windfall for destroying a byproduct under a United Nations program.

City Room: Home, Sweet Skyscraper? Posted: 08 Aug 2012 10:16 AM PDT Tell us which skyscraper you would like to live in.

England players deny Twitter link Posted: 08 Aug 2012 11:19 AM PDT The England team deny having any involvement with a Twitter account which acts as a parody of Kevin Pietersen.

Ex-GM Workers Protest in Colombia Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT A small group of former workers for General Motors Co. in Colombia on Wednesday began their second week of a hunger strike, during which they have sewn shut their mouths shut.

Colombia captures drug cartel leader Posted: 08 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT Colombian authorities have captured the leader of a criminal group that once worked for Pablo Escobar, a police spokesman said Wednesday.

Sex games: It's on at the Olympics Posted: 08 Aug 2012 01:09 PM PDT The face of the Olympics is well known the world over: athletes winning, losing, straining every sinew of their bodies in the pursuit of podium glory. But behind the scenes there is another story of the athletes' lives and the use of their bodies, one that centers on their time staying at the Olympic Village.

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