Morning Digest: Syria opposition demands urgent U.N. probe into alleged chemical attacks

	Click to View in Browser 08/22/2013 Syria opposition demands urgent U.N. probe into alleged chemical attacks BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's opposition demanded on Thursday that United Nations chemical weapons inspectors immediately investigate a besieged rebel-held region hit by an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people a day earlier.. I was framed, says China's Bo as he mounts feisty defense JINAN, China (Reuters) - Fallen politician Bo Xilai put up a feisty defense on Thursday as he faced China's most political trial in decades, saying he was framed in one of the bribery charges against him and had admitted to it against his will during interrogation.. Emerging markets hit after Fed, data lifts European shares LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging market currencies and shares fell on Thursday and the dollar rose as a spike in U.S. debt yields drove up borrowing costs globally, overwhelming the impact of buoyant economic reports from China and Europe.. Actor Wentworth Miller says he's gay, turns down Russian festival invite LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor and screenwriter Wentworth Miller, best known for his leading role in Fox television drama "Prison Break," came out as a gay man on Wednesday in a letter declining an invitation to attend a Russian film festival in light of Moscow's recently adopted anti-gay laws.. Sharapova out of U.S. Open with shoulder injury (Reuters) - Third-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova has pulled out of next week's U.S. Open due to a shoulder injury, tournament organizers said on Wednesday.. Amazon.com back up after going down for U.S., Canadian users NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amazon.com, the website of the world's largest online retailer, went down for about 15 minutes on Monday in a rare outage for many users across the United States and Canada.. Sliced and diced, digitally: autopsy as a service SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysian entrepreneur Matt Chandran wants to revive the moribund post-mortem by replacing the scalpel with a scanner and the autopsy slab with a touchscreen computer.. Masked hero hauls bags, babies up and down Tokyo subway stairs TOKYO (Reuters) - In a green outfit with silver trim and matching mask, a superhero waits by the stairs of a Tokyo subway station, lending his strength to the elderly, passengers lugging heavy packages and mothers with baby strollers.. Related Video Allegation of chemical weapons use in deadly attack in Syria shocks world Manning to ask Obama for pardon Great Debate Navalny: Russia's opposition hero cult Democracy emerges in sub-Saharan Africa A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend