Palestinian children 'abused' in Israeli jail

Palestinian children 'abused' in Israeli jail
Islamic body agrees to suspend Syria: OIC source
Veteran Cosmopolitan editor dies
Egypt Military Signals Support for President
Syria rebels claim shootdown of fighter jet; government disputes report
Powerful uncle of North Korea leader in China to talk business
Media Decoder Blog: Helen Gurley Brown, Who Gave Cosmopolitan Its Purr, Is Dead at 90
Neanderthal breeding idea doubted
British Olympic Athletes Spurred by Home Fields and Subsidies
Superfund Efforts to Clean Waterways Come With a Risk
Three shot dead near US college
Russia's opposition eyes popularity vote as catalyst for unity
Gunmen attack border post in western Ivory Coast
Colombia indigenous leader killed
Uzbeks deprived of mobile service
Belgian bishop faces new abuse allegations
Iranians Call Quake Effort Inadequate
South Africa Mine Clashes Escalate
The Lede Blog: Two Killed in Shooting Near Texas A&M Campus
Given retires from Republic duty

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT

Recent studies allege a system of abuse targeting children detained by Israel's military court system.

Islamic body agrees to suspend Syria: OIC source

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:10 PM PDT

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Foreign ministers at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) agreed on Monday to suspend Syria from the international body, an OIC source said, further isolating President Bashar al-Assad.

Veteran Cosmopolitan editor dies

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Helen Gurley Brown, the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine and author of Sex and the Single Girl, has died at the age of 90, magazine publisher Hearst says.

Egypt Military Signals Support for President

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:45 PM PDT

Egypt's military signaled its acquiescence to the president's surprise decision to retire two top military officials from their posts and retake powers that the nation's generals grabbed from his office.

Syria rebels claim shootdown of fighter jet; government disputes report

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:17 PM PDT

BEIRUT — Rebel fighters said Monday that they shot down a MiG-23 jet in eastern Syria and captured the pilot, a claim disputed by the Syrian government, which blamed a "technical failure" for the crash.

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Powerful uncle of North Korea leader in China to talk business

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle -- the man seen as the power behind the young and untested dictator -- went to Beijing on Monday in the latest signal that the reclusive state is looking seriously at ways to revive its broken economy.

Media Decoder Blog: Helen Gurley Brown, Who Gave Cosmopolitan Its Purr, Is Dead at 90

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:53 PM PDT

She ran the magazine for more than three decades, giving it the sexually frank tone it was known for.

Neanderthal breeding idea doubted

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

A new study casts doubt on the finding from recent genome studies that modern humans and Neanderthals interbred.

British Olympic Athletes Spurred by Home Fields and Subsidies

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Britain won 65 medals at the London Games, continuing a resurgence that began after its poor performance in 1996, when it placed 36th in the medal table in Atlanta and won one gold.

Superfund Efforts to Clean Waterways Come With a Risk

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:03 PM PDT

The E.P.A.'s Superfund program is taking on expensive and technically complex projects in a bid to clean polluted riverbeds where the toxins are out of sight and can easily disperse when stirred.

Three shot dead near US college

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT

Three people are killed - including a gunman - and several others are hurt in a shooting near a university in the US state of Texas, police say.

Russia's opposition eyes popularity vote as catalyst for unity

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's fragmented opposition is to hold a nationwide Internet vote to identify its most popular leaders and elect a coordinating council ahead of planned mass anti-Kremlin protests later this year.

Gunmen attack border post in western Ivory Coast

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a border post on Ivory Coast's volatile western frontier with Liberia on Monday, the latest in a series of raids on police and army installations, the United Nations mission in the country and local residents said.

Colombia indigenous leader killed

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT

The Nasa tribe in south-western Colombia mourn the death of their spiritual leader who was killed by unidentified gunmen on Sunday.

Uzbeks deprived of mobile service

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Uzbekistan's largest mobile phone provider is stripped of its licence in a case which has left millions of users without service.

Belgian bishop faces new abuse allegations

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:25 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Belgian lawyer said on Monday he had launched an inquiry into a new case of alleged sexual abuse by the former bishop of Bruges, Roger Vangheluwe, who has already admitted to having abused his under-age nephews.

Iranians Call Quake Effort Inadequate

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Iranian residents of the northwestern 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 than officially announced.

South Africa Mine Clashes Escalate

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Two police officers and two Lonmin employees were killed at a platinum mine in South Africa as clashes continued between two rival labor unions.

The Lede Blog: Two Killed in Shooting Near Texas A&M Campus

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:09 PM PDT

Texas A&M University said that a gunman who opened fire near its campus had been taken into custody by police. The police told CNN that several people, including law enforcement officers, had been wounded.