Israel court says U.S. activist not unlawfully killed

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• Israel court says U.S. activist not unlawfully killed
• Typhoon kills five Chinese fishermen off South Korea
• U.S. troops punished over Koran burning, urination video
• Russian eco-warrior turns to politics to challenge Putin
• Exclusive: New Egypt leader steps out on world stage seeking "balance"
• Police chief in Afghan south survives insurgent truck bomb
• One of three tank fires extinguished at Venezuela refinery
• Haitian migrants to be repatriated from Bahamas, 16 missing
• Teens set themselves on fire, take Tibet burnings over 50: group
• Isaac tests the resolve of a Haitian family man
• Colombia's president: talks held with FARC rebels
• Mexico sect vows fight over public schools
• Pioneering doctor remembered for Paralympic idea
• Argentine couple wins world tango competition
• 10,000 Syrian refugees stuck at Turkish border
• Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled minor
• Israeli court rejects activist's family's lawsuit
• Nicaragua probes drug network of fake journalists
• 2 Chinese ships hit by typhoon; 5 dead, 10 missing

Israel court says U.S. activist not unlawfully killed Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:56 PM PDT HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - An Israeli court rejected on Tuesday accusations that Israel was at fault over the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 pro-Palestinian demonstration in Gaza. Corrie's family had accused Israel of intentionally and unlawfully killing their 23-year-old daughter, launching a civil case in the northern Israeli city of Haifa after a military investigation had cleared the army of wrong-doing. ...

Typhoon kills five Chinese fishermen off South Korea Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:03 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - A typhoon with winds of up to 170 kmh (106 mph) buffeted South Korea's west coast on Tuesday, killing five people at sea and leaving 10 missing when two Chinese fishing vessels capsized. Typhoon Bolaven barreled up the coast before making landfall in already flood-ravaged North Korea as the impoverished country struggles to feed its 24 million people. A second typhoon was making its way up a similar course on Tuesday and was expected to hit the peninsula later in the week. ...

U.S. troops punished over Koran burning, urination video Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it was disciplining U.S. troops over two incidents that provoked outrage in Afghanistan early this year, one involving a video depicting Marines urinating on corpses and another over burned copies of the Koran. The administrative punishments -- which could include things like reduce rank or forfeiture of pay -- fell short of criminal prosecution, and it was unclear whether they would satisfy Afghan demands for justice. ...

Russian eco-warrior turns to politics to challenge Putin Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:42 AM PDT KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian environmentalist and protest leader Yevgeniya Chirikova had not even made it to the local election headquarters to register as a candidate on Monday before opponents ran up and showered her with fake $100 bills as she spoke to reporters. The aim was clear: to damage her campaign to become mayor of Khimki, a town just outside northwestern Moscow, by portraying her as a tool of the United States, which President Vladimir Putin has accused of fomenting opposition to his 12-year-rule. ...

Exclusive: New Egypt leader steps out on world stage seeking "balance" Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:21 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new Islamist president said on Monday he would pursue a "balanced" foreign policy, reassuring Israel its peace treaty was safe, hinting at a new approach to Iran and calling on Bashar al-Assad's allies to help lever the Syrian leader out. Mohamed Mursi, who was elected in June and consolidated his power this month by dismissing top military leaders, is seeking to introduce himself to a wider world ahead of a trip to Iran - the first by an Egyptian leader in three decades - and China. "Egypt is now a civilian state ... ...

Police chief in Afghan south survives insurgent truck bomb Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:21 PM PDT KANDAHAR (Reuters) - The chief of police in Afghanistan's Kandahar province has survived an insurgent truck-bomb attack which killed four civilians, a spokeswoman for NATO-led forces and Afghan officials said on Tuesday. The attack in the southern city of Kandahar, the spiritual heartland of the Taliban, came barely a day after insurgents beheaded 17 party-goers in neighboring Helmand province, highlighting security problems in the region ahead of a 2014 withdrawal of most NATO combat troops. "The Kandahar police chief was injured by a large explosion believed to be a vehicle-borne IED. ...

One of three tank fires extinguished at Venezuela refinery Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:52 PM PDT PARAGUANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Firefighters managed to extinguish one of three burning storage tanks at Venezuela's biggest refinery on Tuesday, President Hugo Chavez said, in line with the authorities' target to restart the facility by the end of the week. Chavez broke the news in a series of pre-dawn Tweets, saying the fire at one tank at the Amuay refinery had been put out, while the intensity of the blaze in one of the other two had fallen by 75 percent. ...

Haitian migrants to be repatriated from Bahamas, 16 missing Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:24 PM PDT NASSAU (Reuters) - Up to 16 illegal Haitian migrants aboard a boat carrying more than 200 passengers that ran aground at the height of Tropical Storm Isaac are missing and may have died, the Bahamian government said on Monday. Fred Mitchell, the Bahamas' foreign minister, said that no bodies had been recovered, but a man identifying himself as the sail boat's captain had said four Haitians jumped overboard during the voyage and another 12 had drowned. The captain told Bahamian officials that the boat, which ran aground off Mangrove Cay on the island of Andros, left Cap Haitien a week ago. ...

Teens set themselves on fire, take Tibet burnings over 50: group Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:41 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of Tibetans who have set themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule of their homeland has topped 50 after two teenagers burned to death in a southwestern corner of the country, a rights group said. The pair, one an 18-year-old monk and the other a 17-year-old former monk, died on Monday after setting themselves on fire outside the Kirti monastery in Ngaba, a heavily Tibetan part of Sichuan province, the London-based Free Tibet group said. ...

Isaac tests the resolve of a Haitian family man Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:13 PM PDT Ousner Benjamin usually worries about supporting his common-law wife and five children.

Colombia's president: talks held with FARC rebels Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:18 PM PDT President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday that his government has opened "exploratory talks" with Colombia's main rebel group in a bid to end a stubborn half-century-old conflict.

Mexico sect vows fight over public schools Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:47 AM PDT Sprouting out of the corn fields of western Mexico rises a hill crowned with two arches and four towers, marking the gates of an improvised "holy land" that farmers built brick by brick over nearly four decades to mark the only spot they believe will be saved in the coming apocalypse: Nueva Jerusalen, or "New Jerusalem."

Pioneering doctor remembered for Paralympic idea Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:48 PM PDT The Olympics have Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern games. The Paralympics have Sir Ludwig Guttmann.

Argentine couple wins world tango competition Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:39 PM PDT A hometown couple triumphed Monday in Argentina's annual tango competition, outdancing pairs from around the world. The Salon Tango finals, followed by Tuesday's Stage Tango competition, are the highlights of the two-week festival, now celebrating its tenth year.

10,000 Syrian refugees stuck at Turkish border Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT Some 10,000 Syrian refugees are waiting on the Syrian side of the border as Turkey rushes to build more camps to accommodate the influx and carries out more stringent security checks on the newcomers, Turkish officials said Monday.

Christian in Pakistan blasphemy case ruled minor Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:55 PM PDT The lawyer for a Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy says a medical review has determined that the girl is a minor.

Israeli court rejects activist's family's lawsuit Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:04 AM PDT An Israeli court on Monday rejected a lawsuit brought against the military by the parents of a U.S. activist crushed to death by an army bulldozer during a 2003 demonstration, ruling the army was not at fault for her death.

Nicaragua probes drug network of fake journalists Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:52 PM PDT Nicaraguan authorities are investigating what they call a vast network of drug criminals behind a seizure of $9.2 million in vans driven by people pretending to be part of a Mexican television news crew.

2 Chinese ships hit by typhoon; 5 dead, 10 missing Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:44 AM PDT A powerful typhoon pounded South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday as it churned up rough seas that smashed two fishing ships into rocks, killing at least five fishermen and forcing the coast guard to perform a daring rescue for the survivors.

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