Oil prices swirl higher on US storm worries (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
World oil prices rose Thursday on concerns about Tropical Storm Gustav in the Gulf of Mexico, where key US energy facilities are based, analysts said.
US dollar bounces back against Estonian kroon (INO News)
(RTTNews) - The US dollar bounced back against the Estonian kroon towards the end of Thursday's Asian session. The US currency climbed from a 3-day low of 10.5659 to 10.6115 by about 6:40 am ET. The pair that closed Wednesday's deals at 10.6381 is now worth 10.59.
Serbs, Russians share top billing at US Open tennis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Serbian stars Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic hobbled to victory on centre court while the Russian assault continued on day four of the 20.6 million dollar US Open.
Iraq says US to hand over former battleground province Monday (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US military will transfer security control of Anbar province, scene of some of its bloodiest battles since the 2003 invasion, to Iraqi forces on September 1, the provincial police chief told AFP on Thursday.
US blogger arrested for leaking Guns N' Roses online (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US federal police on Wednesday arrested a blogger for posting songs from a yet-to-be released Guns N' Roses album titled "Chinese Democracy" online without the rock band's permission.
Oddo joins Bayern Munich in loan deal (CNN.com)
AC Milan's defender Massimo Oddo will join Bayern Munich on a season-long loan providing he passes a medical test.
Primus Seals Charlton Loan (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Charlton have signed Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus on a three-month loan.
Bank of China says H2 loan growth to lag H1 (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Bank of China <3988.HK>, the country's flagship foreign exchange lender, said on Thursday that loan growth in the second half of the year will lag growth in the first half amid Beijing's efforts to tighten credit and control inflation.