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Polling stations open in Afghanistan: Polling stations opened for Afghanistan's parliamentary election just hours after at least four rocket attacks believed to be an attempt to thwart the vote.
Rescue hole reaches Chilean miners: Rescuers achieve a breakthrough in efforts to rescue 33 trapped Chilean miners, reaching the caverns where they are imprisoned with a bore hole that will now be widened so that they can be pulled to freedom.
Serengeti road imperils vast herds: scientists: A proposed roadway through Tanzania's Serengeti National Park will lead to the collapse of an ecosystem celebrated for its vast herds of wildebeest and zebra, scientists warn.

Oilsands 'acceptably clean': U.S. senator: A U.S. senator is rejecting the 'dirty oil' tag pegged on Alberta's oilsands, saying that label should instead be applied to some oil sources in the Mideast.
Gun registry will be scrapped someday: PM: Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal long-gun registry will someday be scrapped, regardless of what happens to a Tory backbencher's bill on the issue when Parliament returns next week.
Dad of gang-raped girl makes appeal: The father of a 16-year-old girl who was gang-raped at a rave in Pitt Meadows, B.C., is pleading for people to stop circulating photos of the attack.

Gun registry will be scrapped someday: PM: Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal long-gun registry will someday be scrapped, regardless of what happens to a Tory backbencher's bill on the issue when Parliament returns next week.
Oilsands 'acceptably clean': U.S. senator: A U.S. senator is rejecting the 'dirty oil' tag pegged on Alberta's oilsands, saying that label should instead be applied to some oil sources in the Mideast.
Yukon MP urged to scrap long-gun registry: Yukon Liberal MP Larry Bagnell is facing pressure to vote against his party on a Conservative backbencher's proposed bill to get rid of the national long-gun registry.

Don't pay for joint supplements, insurers told: Doctors should be discouraged from prescribing two popular supplements, glucosamine and chondroitin, for osteoarthritic hips and knees, researchers conclude.
Rheumatoid arthritis IV drug risks severe reaction: An elderly patient died from a severe allergic reaction after taking an intravenous medication for rheumatoid arthritis called Actemra, Health Canada says.
Brain region linked to introspection: People who seem particularly introspective tend to have a part of their brain that is larger, researchers have found.

Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercury: Sacha Baron Cohen, the British comedian who brought us Borat and Bruno, is to play Freddie Mercury in a film about the rock group Queen.
Russell Brand arrested for assaulting photographer: British celebrity Russell Brand has been arrested following an altercation with a photographer at the Los Angeles International Airport.
Food bank wins in Justin Bieber contest: The Saskatoon Food Bank says it has enough soup to fill hampers until Christmas, thanks to a radio station promotion offering tickets to a Justin Bieber show.

Serengeti road imperils vast herds: scientists: A proposed roadway through Tanzania's Serengeti National Park will lead to the collapse of an ecosystem celebrated for its vast herds of wildebeest and zebra, scientists warn.
Prentice to review oilsands pollution monitoring: Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice is promising to review the pollution monitoring system for the Athabasca River in light of news that Alberta oilsands pollutants are damaging fish.
Asian 'unicorn' found in Laos: One of the rarest and most secretive animals in the world was captured in remote Laos last month, confirming the antelope-like creature still exists after a decade without a sighting.

SEC cracks down on 'window dressing': U.S. regulators vote in favour of rule changes that will make it tougher for companies to try and hide or temporarily conceal their debt levels on the balance sheet.
Economy's recovery slowing: OECD: The global economy is off to a weaker than expected start in the second half of the year, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says.
U.S. net worth 23% below pre-recession level: U.S. households' net worth the value of assets like homes and investments, minus debts like mortgages and credit cards fell 2.7 per cent last quarter, or $1.5 trillion US, the Federal Reserve says.

Prentice to review oilsands pollution monitoring: Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice is promising to review the pollution monitoring system for the Athabasca River in light of news that Alberta oilsands pollutants are damaging fish.
Warren named U.S. consumer protection boss: President Barack Obama has appointed Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren to oversee the creation of a new consumer protection bureau with vast powers to enforce regulations covering mortgages, credit cards and other financial products.
Oldest Plymouth comes home: A car believed to be the oldest Plymouth has returned home to the city known as Canada's Automotive Capital.

Bautista, Blue Jays hold off Red Sox: Jose Bautista's franchise record 48th home run of the season led the Toronto Blue Jays to an 11-9 win over the Red Sox in Boston.
Morrison: Burns deserves better: Getting a story wrong is bad under any circumstance for the media, but when it involves someone's life, as it did with ex-NHL coach Pat Burns on Friday, it is that much worse.
Bautista hits record-setting HR in Boston: Jose Bautista is Toronto's single-season home run leader after smacking his 48th home run of the year, eclipsing George Bell's mark set in 1987.