August, Part Two

Sorry, offline before I could finish and out of own yesterday. But, here we go:

Europe

Drought Hits Europe's Crops

EU-US to iron out differences at November summit

Why Obama Is Meeting EU Leaders in Portugal


Romania

Holocaust Museum to Romania: scrap 'racist' coin

Romania in the dark over Roma facing return from France

France expels Gypsies to Romania for second day

Bulgaria: Romania, Azerbaijan, Georgia Set for Natural Gas Summit


Poland

Poland accuses Russia of delaying handover of Smolensk air crash data
Supporters of late Poland President Lech Kaczynski involved in scuffles with police as they try to remove shrine in his memory
Eyewitness News: Polish protesters halt move of crash memorial cross

Komorowski sworn in as Poland's president


Bulgaria

Remains of John the Baptist found in Bulgaria?

Bulgaria wants to start building Nabucco

Heatwave over Bulgaria to last

Archaeology: Medieval treasure found in northeastern Bulgaria


Eastern

Tensions flare between Kremlin, Belarus strongman

Ukraine looks to limit grain exports after Russia

Smuggled uranium-238 seized in Moldova

Russia to build China link before South Stream

Eastern European cyber criminals 'draining British bank accounts'

Archaeologists hail unique find in Albania

Six people injured in hailstorm in Prague

Who is the New Guerilla Group Threatening Chaos in Greece?


Central and Western

Central Europe faces massive flood cleanup

Haider's millions came from Libya, Iraq: media reports

Two firefighters killed tackling forest fires in Spain

Firefighters battle raging forest blazes in Portugal

Spain, Portugal combat 19 wildfires as cooler weather arrives to ease firefighting

UAE 'concerned' at German release of Israeli suspect

Norway oil fund excludes 2 Israeli companies


France

GDF Suez, International Power enter into merger deal
The move would create the world's largest independent power producer.

Will China leapfrog France as a nuclear superpower?

France expels Gypsies to Romania for second day

France drains glacier to protect village from flood


UK and Ireland

Londonderry bomb blast rips through police station

Belfast families evacuated after car abandoned outside police station

3 children injured by Northern Ireland bomb

S&P downgrades Ireland on financial sector cost

Islamic Bank of Britain gets cash boost for sharia-compliant loans

Prince Charles called on to block modern Iranian embassy next to historic church



Latin America

Defense.gov News Article: Multinational Exercise Focuses on Panama Canal Defense

S. America having bitter winter weather

Argentina's power imports hit record as cold saps energy

Argentine president to control newsprint

Death Toll in Paraguay Cold Wave Rises to 15

Car Bomb Wounds 18 in Colombia’s Capital

Colombia's new leader offers talks to Venezuela, FARC rebels

Iran eyes joint oil venture with Venezuela

2 shot dead at Venezuela military base; 6 wounded

Peru battles rabid vampire bats after 500 people bitten

Ecuador's untapped oil

Tongling, China Railway Plan to Invest $3 Billion in Ecuador Copper Mine


Chile

Chilly in Chile: South America Hit by Freak Cold Snap

Chile: More than 30 miners trapped by a landslide

Mexico, Chile recognize Honduran government

Bolivians on hunger strike, cut rail links to Chile


Brazil

Brazil Hasn't Seen So Much Snow in a Decade

Snow in Brazil, below zero Celsius in the River Plate and tropical fish frozen

Brazil seeks origin of oil slick lapping at beach

Brazil halts Petrobras oil platform, cites safety

Petrobras Says It’s Not Responsible for Oil on Rio Beaches


Mexico

Ground shaken by Mexico quake still moving

Mexico, Chile recognize Honduran government

Mexico mulls legalization of drugs

Calderon: Mexico drug gangs seeking to replace state

Mexico Finds Tunnel, Possible Tombs Under Ruins

Protesting federal cops detain commander in Juarez

Mexican police officer found dismembered in Ciudad Juarez

Mexico eyes deeper oil drilling in shadow of Gulf disaster

Mexico drug gang hiring 'pretty' hitwomen

Mexico Under Siege

Calderon: Mexico should consider anonymous judges

Mexico City mayor sues Guadalajara bishop over gay marriage remarks

Mexico investigates complaints against Catholic church in conflict over same-sex adoption law

1 dead in Mexico shootout on border with El Paso

Border deaths in Arizona may break record this year

Drug war sends bullets whizzing across the border

Texas slams Obama after Mexico border gun battles

No damage after Pacific Ocean quake off Mexico

Survivor tells of escape from Mexican massacre in which 72 were left dead

Mexican massacre investigator found dead
Uh-oh.

Car bomb explodes outside Mexico TV studio

Hurricane Frank heads out to Pacific, leaves four dead in Mexico



Canada, Pacific

Communities in Australia’s wheatbelt are celebrating after much needed rains have transformed the land after years of crippling drought.

Victoria braces for early days of the locust

2009 Tonga - Samoa tsunami caused by two quakes, not just one

Vanuatu: 7.5 earthquake causes few problems

7.2-magnitude quake strikes off Mariana Islands


Evacuation order set to lift for landslide zone in B.C.

Over 1,500 evacuated after B.C. landslide

Calgary hailstorm insurance claims set Canadian record: $400M

Russia, US-Canadian Norad carry out first ever joint air drill

RCMP dismantle alleged terror cell in Ottawa



U.S.

Texas town without water in heat wave

Strong earthquake hits off Aleutians


Conn. shooter told 911 he 'handled the problem'
Cops mum on probe of Conn. shooter's racism claim


Michigan Serial Killer Now Linked to 20 Attacks
Police Identify 20 Victims of 'Serial Stabber'
Arab Israeli Arrested for US Serial Killings
Israeli 'serial killer' described as 'bulky, frightening character' - Ramla's Christian community members describe Abuelazam as 'character you don't want to mess with,' say he sometimes used drugs, returned to US after getting into violent brawl with friend

New Holland man describes his ordeal in a 21-foot-deep well
--Psalm 40

U.S. electricity blackouts skyrocketing

US swelters as heat wave lengthens

Heatwave Causes Spontaneous Combustion

Ames cuts water supply after main breaks in flood
Flooding - Weds., Aug. 11, 2010 photos | Des Moines Register

Carnivorous mice may be plague carrier that's killing off prairie dogs

Grasshopper Populations Could Reach 'Biblical' Proportions This Year

Something Has To Be Done About This Out Of Control Global Warming! All 250 Inhabitants Of WI Town Burned To Bone Splinters And Ash
(hee!)

Atlanta - 30,000 line up for housing vouchers, some get rowdy; Riot police called in

Maryland: 80-year-old farmer says ‘this is worst drought I ever saw’

Cedar Rapids Begins Fight With FEMA Over $36 million

NYC - Who's to blame when rats attack: With reports of infestation, city should re-hire rodent fighters

Hamas: 'Ground Zero mosque must be built'

Police: Texas Gunman Had Explosives in Trailer

Russia, US-Canadian Norad carry out first ever joint air drill

Bees Swarm Patrol Car: NC Deputy Trapped in Patrol Car for 3 Hours by Swarming Bees

Storm slams parts of Metro Detroit, leave 82,000 without power

Scientists dispute White House claim that spilled BP oil has vanished

Mexico drug gang hiring 'pretty' hitwomen

Apple testing NFC chips in next-gen iPhone?

Sinkhole nearly swallows Georgia restaurant

Sinkhole swallows Cromwell cruiser - Middletown, CT

Fort Hood shooting revealed multiple military security lapses

Russia and US go to war over 'Merchant of Death'

Authorities say 3 dead, including gunman, and 4 wounded in shootout in central Virginia

Border deaths in Arizona may break record this year

Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license

Drug war sends bullets whizzing across the border

Texas slams Obama after Mexico border gun battles

Police say it's 'very possible' attacks near fairgrounds had racial overtones - Iowa

Thieves swipe $550,000 gold bar from Mel Fisher museum

Gateway Pundit - VANDAL WHO FIREBOMBED CARNAHAN’S OFFICE IDENTIFIED – He’s a Dem Operative & Disgruntled Employee …Update: Carnahan Confesses

7 Folsom State Prison inmates in California hospitalized after riot, shots fired by guards


Who answered Glenn Beck's call to rally in Washington?
You know, this is actually a pretty fair article, and from the BBC, of all places.


Scientists dispute White House claim that spilled BP oil has vanished

Giant Oil Plume Found Below Surface Of Gulf : NPR

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates hints that Afghanistan drawdown may be gradual

Obama seeks to expand arms exports by trimming approval process

Gateway Pundit - Confirmed: GE CEO Immelt Scolded NBC Journalists For Reporting Negatively on Obama

Caroline Glick :: Israel's made-in-America enemies

Fed buying about $18 bln of Treasuries from mid-Aug to mid-Sep

One Step Closer to Explicit Debt Monetization

American Thinker: The Livable Communities Act

RealClearPolitics - The Ruling Class vs. the Public

Enough - The Corner - National Review Online

The Tea Parties and the Future of Liberty

US sending aid to help Russia firefight effort: White House

White House denies giving Turkey ultimatum over Israel ties

Obama offers Iran path for new talks

Judge Throws out Piracy Charges Against 6 Somalis

U.S. to Sell Fighter Jets to Saudis

U.S. may sue Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio for not cooperating in investigation

China targets U.S. troops with arms buildup

EU-US to iron out differences at November summit

Why Obama Is Meeting EU Leaders in Portugal

Obama Administration To UN- Sorry America Is So Awful

DEA wants to hire Ebonics translators

Michelle Obama made dusk visit to Great Mosque of Granada during Spanish trip

IRS Sued for Discrimination of Groups that Don't Toe BHO Line

Administration halts prosecution of alleged USS Cole bomber

Explaining 'Lives Touched' to the Mainstream Media

U.S. Scans Afghan Inmates for Biometric Database

U.S., Russia to Form Cross-Border Arctic Nature Preserve, Kommersant Says