Washington Post Exposes US 'Intelligence Flaws' -- BBC
Secret US intelligence gathering has grown so much since 9/11 no-one knows its exact cost, nor how many people are involved, the Washington Post reports.
It says nearly 2,000 private companies and 1,270 government agencies are involved in counter-terror work at 10,000 locations across the country.
MIDDLE EAST
Biden: US troop withdrawal from Iraq remains on schedule.
Report: Mubarak is terminally ill.
Iran says Pakistan is harboring rebels.
Shahram Amiri: Iran defector story just keeps getting stranger.
Abbas sets terms for Mideast talks.
ASIA
Clinton unveils an array of projects for Pakistan.
Afghan and NATO forces ready security for Kabul conference.
US may send envoy Richardson to Pyongyang.
61 people killed in trains crash in east India.
Australian Aug. 21 election: Parties, policies primer.
AFRICA
African Union opens summit despite twin bombings.
World pays tribute to Mandela at 92.
Sudan dissent brutally suppressed, says Amnesty report.
EUROPE
Fromelles war cemetery dedicated 94 years after disastrous battle.
Alleged Mossad agent fights extradition to Germany.
EU: Hungary won't suffer from halt in loan talks.
AMERICAS
Castro's public appearances have Cuba experts baffled.
Feds let BP keep oil cap closed for another day.
Officials say gunmen kill 17 at party in Mexico.
U.S.-sponsored conference pledged billions to rebuild Haiti, but little paid out.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
US puts Muslim cleric on terror blacklist.
U.S. citizen believed to be writing for al Qaeda website, source says.
Court sentences German al-Qaeda aids to prison.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Ireland's credit rating downgraded by Moody's.
Farnborough Airshow 2010: Boeing 787 Dreamliner in focus.
6 reasons the housing market hasn't recovered.
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