* Ethiopia: Scientists have discovered a set of bones that may have been used to cut meat 3.4 million years ago, nearly 80,000 years earlier than previously believed.
* North Korea: World soccer governing body FIFA will investigate alleged abuses against players and the coach of North Korea’s World Cup squad.
* Pakistan: U.N. officials are seeking $460 million in international aid for thousands of victims in flood-ravaged areas of Pakistan.
* Iraq: Eleven people including eight Iraqi soldiers were killed in an attacked by presumed insurgents.
Image – The Guardian
Online Sources- Voice of America, Globe and Mail, BBC News, Bloomberg
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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