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Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland (AP)

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski (R) exchange documents after signing a deal on basing an American missile shield in Poland, in Warsaw. The United States has ruled out the use of US military force in Georgia, but the Pentagon will almost certainly be looking for other chess pieces to move to check a more aggressive Russia, analysts say.(AFP/Janek Skarzynski)

AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.

Plane swerves at Madrid airport, 20 reported dead (AP)
AP - An airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway during takeoff from the Madrid airport Wednesday and caught fire, Spain's national airport authority said. Local media reported at least 20 people dead.

Russians dig in as pullback drags on in Georgia (AP)

A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin is reflected in bullet-ridden window in central Gori, Georgia Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. A small column of Russian tanks and armored vehicles left the strategic Georgian city of Gori on Tuesday, the first sign of a Russian pullback of troops from Georgia after a cease-fire intended to end fighting that reignited Cold War tensions. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

AP - Russian forces on Wednesday built a sentry post just 30 miles from the Georgian capital, appearing to dig in to positions deep inside Georgia despite pledges to pull back to areas mandated by a cease-fire signed by both countries.

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US pulls away from Aussies, makes semis (AP)
Don't doubt this U.S. men's basketball team -- and sure don't challenge them, either. Especially if it's going to make Kobe Bryant flash his NBA MVP form. Bryant scored 25 points in his best game in Beijing, and the men's U.S. Olympic team advanced to the semifinals by beating Australia 116-85 on Wednesday night.

Bolt sets 200m mark, gets sprint double (AP)
Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record by winning the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds Wednesday night, becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep the 100 and 200 gold medals at an Olympics. Bolt is the first man ever to break the world marks in both sprints at an Olympics. Not even Lewis or Jesse Owens managed that.

Cardinals WR Boldin asks to be traded (AP)
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin asked to be traded, saying he doesn't feel his situation can be resolved and declaring he has no relationship with coach Ken Whisenhunt. "I'm a football player. That's about it," Boldin said Tuesday when asked to characterize his dealings with the coach these days.

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BAA must sell 3 airports (Reuters)

Travellers walk past BAA luggage trolleys at Heathrow airport in west London August 20, 2008. (Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters)

Reuters - Spanish builder Ferrovial must sell three of the seven British airports it bought for 10 billion pounds ($18 billion) two years ago under a tougher-than-expected ruling on Wednesday.

LandCap JV to buy Wachovia loans: report (Reuters)

The sign outside a Wachovia Bank branch in Denver is pictured July 22, 2008. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

Reuters - A joint venture created by LandCap Partners is buying $40 million of troubled land and construction loans from Wachovia Corp The Wall Street Journal said.

Wall St flat; HP gains offset by oil, credit woes (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 8, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks were little changed on Wednesday as rising oil prices and nagging concerns about the credit crisis offset a strong outlook and profit from Hewlett-Packard , the world's largest computer maker.

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McCain takes lead over Obama: poll (Reuters)

Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain (L) and Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (R) wave, as moderator Pastor Rick Warren watches, at the Civil Forum on the Presidency at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, August 16, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Reuters - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

New rules make China's Bao world's tallest again (Reuters)

China's Bao Xishun (R) poses during a presentation for the Guinness World Records in Beijing in this January 28, 2005 file photo. (Jason Lee/Reuters)

Reuters - Guinness World Records has returned the title of world's tallest man to China's Bao Xishun after Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk refused to be measured under new guidelines.

NC man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital (AP)
AP - A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facility's funding.