#1 — BBC | Honduras defiant over elections
The Honduran interim government says it will go ahead with presidential elections in November, even if results are not recognised by other countries.
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#2 — BBC | Argentina rules on marijuana use
The supreme court in Argentina has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish people for using marijuana for personal consumption.
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#3 — CNN | Iraq, Syria pull ambassadors as bombing suspects sought
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Syria and Iraq each recalled their ambassadors from the other country Tuesday, after Baghdad demanded that Damascus hand over two suspects in last week’s deadly bombings in the Iraqi capital.
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#4 — Fox | Report: Obama on Brink of Deal for Mideast Peace Talks
President Obama is on the brink of a breakthrough deal that would allow him to announce the resumption of long-stalled Middle East talks, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported, citing unnamed officials.
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#5 — Fox | Fundraiser for Clinton and Obama Arrested on Fraud Charges
NEW YORK — A wealthy investment banker and prominent fundraiser for President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats was arrested Tuesday on charges he lied to get a $74 million business loan that — once confronted by authorities– he hastily repaid.
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#6 — Fox | Mayor of New Jersey Town Vows to Fight Qaddafi Visit
The mayor of a New Jersey town where Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi plans to stay when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly next month says the “terrorist” should reconsider.
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#7 — Fox | Legislative Blunder Allows for Porn to Be Sold to Minors in Britain
British retailers will be permitted to sell children violent and pornographic videos and computer games without fear of prosecution for the next three months — due to a legislative error made 25 years ago.
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#8 — Times | Kettle car sets new speed record at 139mph
A British-built steam supercar broke a 103-year-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles in the United States yesterday.
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#9 — Telegraph | Wikipedia ends unrestricted editing of articles
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia which can be amended by anyone, has introduced new measures that mean changes made to the pages of living people will have to be approved before they can be published.
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#10 — Telegraph | South African game warden rides rhino
A two-ton wild rhino allows his game warden to ride him around his reservation ranch in South Africa.
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