Bahrain tightens security ahead of planned protests
BAHRAIN-PROTESTS/ (PIX, TV):Bahrain tightens security ahead of planned protests
Free Syrian Army fighter, who also works as a media activist, looks at a camera as he sits with his fellow fighters in Aleppo's Qastal al-Harami neighbourhood
A Free Syrian Army fighter, who also works as a media activist, looks at a camera as he sits with his fellow fighters in Aleppo's Qastal al-Harami neighbourhood August 13, 2013. REUTERS/Melhem Barakat (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST MEDIA)
Ed Burkhardt, chairman of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railways, speaks to the media as he arrives in Lac-Megantic, Quebec
Ed Burkhardt, chairman of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railways (MMA), speaks to the media as he arrives in Lac-Megantic, Quebec in this file photo taken July 10, 2013. The rail firm involved in a tanker train disaster that killed 47 people in a Quebec town last month will be shut down because it does not have enough insurance to cover clean-up costs and other damages, a Canadian government agency said on Tuesday. The Canadian Transportation Agency said it would suspend the operating license of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) and its Canadian subsidiary from August 20. REUTERS/Julie Gordon/Files (CANADA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT POLITICS CRIME LAW BUSINESS)
Chile's Bachelet coy on Pascua-Lama, says mine must follow rules
CHILE-BARRICK/BACHELET :Chile's Bachelet coy on Pascua-Lama, says mine must follow rules
China bans extravagant official galas to curb graft
CHINA-POLITICS/:China bans extravagant official galas to curb graft
China floods 'worst in decades'
Parts of China-Russia border area suffer their worst flooding in many years. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
Israel says it intercepts rocket launch near Egypt's Sinai
ISRAEL-EGYPT/:Israel says it intercepts rocket launch near Egypt's Sinai
Mali vote a success, major step for war-torn nation -observers
Partial tallies put ex-PM in lead, rival says vote was marred by fraud and intimidation