Medal Of Honor For Living Soldier: First Time Since Vietnam -- Christian Science Monitor
Medal of Honor bestowals from Iraq and Afghanistan – seven of them – have all occurred posthumously. Now Iowa Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta will receive a Medal of Honor for bravery during battle in Afghanistan.
The first living soldier to receive a Medal of Honor for the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan got a phone call from the president Thursday thanking him for his service and his “extraordinary bravery” in battle, according to the White House.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iran reportedly cancels release of detained American.
Obama urges Israel to extend settlement moratorium.
Some see Turkey's secularism at stake in Sept. 12 referendum.
Iran to release one of three US hikers amid pressures at home and abroad.
Iran dissidents pinpoint alleged nuclear site.
Exchange of fire over Gaza border. Rockets hit Israel, air force targets Gaza.
Yemeni soldier killed in ambush. Qaeda threatens 55 Yemeni security officers by name.
ASIA
PAKISTAN: Minorities test aid impartiality.
Has Pakistan's military lost ground to the floods?
China-Japan sea dispute escalates as Beijing demands fisherman's release.
Japan PM widens lead in party leadership race.
North Korea celebrates founding with no sign of party congress, successor.
Former North Korean soldiers vow to overthrow Kim family rule.
Myanmar riot fears after two men shot by troops.
More than 230,000 Japanese centenarians 'missing'.
AFRICA
Mugabe denies illness as rivals jockey for position.
Mauritania releases 35 suspected terrorists in end-of-Ramadan amnesty.
U.S. Marines at right place, right time in Somalia ship rescue. U.S. Marines free ship from pirates.
U.N. chief Ban urges Rwanda to keep troops in peace forces.
Hillary Clinton: South Sudan referendum is 'time bomb'.
Machel: Mozambique must tackle broad food crisis.
EUROPE
'State of emergency' in Azerbaijani city.
Kosovo deal would speed up Serbia's EU entry: diplomats.
Kremlin talks tough after Caucasus attack. Russians mourn bombing victims; 10 others killed.
Day of mourning for Russian car bomb victims. Toll rises, region mourns after Russia suicide blast.
Four militants killed in Russia's North Caucasus.
France to continue deporting Roma despite EU pressure.
Serbia backs compromise U.N. resolution on Kosovo.
AMERICAS
Fidel Castro says his comment on Cuban model was misunderstood.
Hitmen kill 25 in bloodiest day on Mexico-U.S. border.
9/11 first responder files suit against Ground Zero mosque developers.
1 dead, 53 homes destroyed after gas explosion in Calif.
Gang strike paralyses El Salvador.
Racked by drug violence, Mexico wary of Calif. vote on legalizing marijuana.
Good news and bad news on the Castro front.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Growing power of al-Qaida leader in Yemen.
Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano vows to keep up fight against terrorism.
Report: US must deal with domestic radical problem.
Islamic Jihad Group commander reported killed in Predator strike.
3 Pakistani men charged in failed Times Square bombing.
Obama uses Bush plan for terror war.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Guide to the most crucial bank meeting you never heard of.
U.S. credit card use plunges as hard times drag on, debit use rises.
Why foreign businesses in China are getting mad.
China imports in surprise August surge.
Global economy slowing but recession unlikely says OECD.
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