August 8, 2013 (San Diego's East County) --ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
WORLD
- Interpol issues global security alert after prison breaks (Reuters)
- U.S. to extend some embassy closures up to a week (BBC)
- Exclusive: Japan nuclear body says radioactive water at Fukushima an 'emergency' (Reuters)
- Cafes shut, sports fields empty as war returns to Iraq (Reuters)
- Arab Gulf countries plan tougher anti-Hezbollah sanctions than EU (Jerusalem Post)
- Snowden gets job offer from Russia's Facebook (Reuters)
- Dozens dead, stranded after flash floods in Afghanistan, Pakistan (Reuters)
- Yemen drone strike and US evacuation: Signs of drone war intensification? (CSS Monitor)
- Sudan ejects U.N. refugee agency staff from North Darfur (Reuters)
U.S.
- Mom sues US government in Indian girl's adoption (U-T San Diego)
- Bradley Manning faces up to 128 years in prison (AP)
- Whistleblower: Protection Act Doesn't Cover Enough People (NPR)
- What is XKeyscore, and can it 'eavesdrop on everyone, everywhere'? (+video) (CS Monitor)
- N.S.A. Said to Search Content of Messages to and From U.S. (NY Times)