Lee Says South Korea May Need Extra Tax to Pay for Eventual Reunification Aug 15, 2010 - South Korea needs to prepare for eventual unification with North Korea and should consider a special tax to cover the costs that will incur, President Lee Myung Bak said.

Australia PM Gillard pins election hopes on economy Aug 15, 2010 - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard gestures at a news conference while campaigning in Melbourne August 6, 2010. By James Grubel BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard staked her party's re-election bid on the ...

Indian Prime Minister Appeals for Calm in Kashmir Aug 15, 2010 - Photo: AP Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh salutes chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force after addressing the nation from the Red Fort on India's Independence Day, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010.

Amid conflict, Kashmir man tries suicide 13 times Aug 14, 2010 - SRINAGAR, India - The wounds of Kashmir's never-ending war are reflected in Arshid Malik's red, downcast eyes, in the tremble of the cigarette in his hand, in the self-inflicted knife scars gouged into his left forearm.

Gunmen Kill 16 in SW Pakistan Attacks Aug 14, 2010 - Photo: AP Pakistani officials say gunmen have killed 16 people in two separate attacks in the restive southwest of the country. Police say the first incident took place Saturday in Aab-e-Ghum, a town near the Baluchistan provincial capital of Quetta.

8 missing in Colo. fire that has burned 53 homes - The Associated Press

Clinton: Obama Foreign Policy Yielding Dividends - Voice of America

Obama to call for business tax credit

Tropical Storm Hermine Forms in Gulf of Mexico Off of Tampico, Heads North - Bloomberg

Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections - Washington Post

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