Pipeline repaired as China works to contain spill (AP)

Pipeline repaired as China works to contain spill (AP)
World court to rule on Kosovo independence (AP)
Ponting taken to task for toss decision (AFP)
What If China Had A Big Oil Spill? Now We Sort Of Know
Conrad Black's first day as free man
Flooding fears grow as storm nears coast
Visa of pianist accused of rape revoked
BP boss invited to Lockerbie hearing
BP could soon try 'static kill' of Gulf well
Bashir defies warrant on Chad trip
Iran says nuclear scientist learned valuable info about CIA
Brazil enacts racial discrimination law, but some say it's not needed
Times Square standoff between Naked Cowboy and Cowgirl (Reuters)
Flood-hit China braces for typhoon Chanthu (AFP)
How can a building alter behaviour?
North Korea says U.S. drills pose "danger" to region
Taiwan leader chairs China attack wargame: report (AFP)
Ex-Australian PM Rudd in talks over UN role (AFP)
China braces for more floods
Court to rule on Kosovo statehood

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:21 PM PDT

AP - China National Petroleum Corp. said Thursday a vital pipeline has resumed operations after an explosion caused the country's largest reported oil spill.

World court to rule on Kosovo independence (AP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:27 PM PDT

AP - The United Nations' highest court was issuing an advisory opinion Thursday on whether Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia was legal, a ruling that could set a precedent for separatist regions around the world.

Ponting taken to task for toss decision (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:19 PM PDT

AFP - Skipper Ricky Ponting's decision to bat first with disastrous results for Australia in the second Headingley Test against Pakistan was roundly condemned by the Australian press on Thursday.

What If China Had A Big Oil Spill? Now We Sort Of Know

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:20 PM PDT

China is grappling with an oil spill off the coast of Dalian.

Conrad Black's first day as free man

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:30 PM PDT

Former media tycoon Conrad Black is spending his first night as a free man after being released from prison in Florida.

Flooding fears grow as storm nears coast

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 05:46 PM PDT

Tropical storm Chanthu has slowed, but it's edging ominously closer to an area of southern China that is already deluged with rain and deadly floods.

Visa of pianist accused of rape revoked

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:23 PM PDT

Thailand has revoked the visa of a Russian pianist accused of raping a 14-year-old boy, an immigration official said Thursday.

BP boss invited to Lockerbie hearing

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 06:25 PM PDT

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has invited BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward to answer questions next week about BP and the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber, a congressional source told CNN Wednesday.

BP could soon try 'static kill' of Gulf well

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 03:55 PM PDT

In the next 48 hours, BP could begin pumping mud into its damaged Gulf of Mexico well to force oil back into the reservoir below, an operation called a "static kill."

Bashir defies warrant on Chad trip

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:08 PM PDT

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir visits neighbouring Chad -- a country required to arrest him for war crimes and hand him over to the International Criminal Court .

Iran says nuclear scientist learned valuable info about CIA

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 07:20 PM PDT

The Iranian nuclear scientist who returned home last week from the United States has provided valuable information about the CIA, Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency said Wednesday.

Brazil enacts racial discrimination law, but some say it's not needed

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 07:19 PM PDT

With a few quick strokes of a pen this week, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed into law a widely debated measure that aims to end hundreds of years of racial disparity.

Times Square standoff between Naked Cowboy and Cowgirl (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:07 PM PDT

Reuters - It's guitars at 20 paces as New York street musician "The Naked Cowboy" lassoed his Times Square rival "The Naked Cowgirl" with a lawsuit.

Flood-hit China braces for typhoon Chanthu (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:14 PM PDT

AFP - Southern China braced Thursday for the arrival of typhoon Chanthu, with flights cancelled and more "ferocious" rainfall forecast after the loss of more than 700 lives in floods this year.

How can a building alter behaviour?

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 10:05 PM PDT

Christ's College, a school rebuilt after a troubled past, has been nominated for this year's Stirling Prize. But can a building really influence behaviour?

North Korea says U.S. drills pose "danger" to region

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:59 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean plans to start large-scale joint military drills this month pose a major danger to the region, a North Korean diplomat said on Thursday, a day after Beijing condemned the exercises.

Taiwan leader chairs China attack wargame: report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:39 PM PDT

AFP - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has presided over a computerised wargame simulating intensive ballistic missile attacks by China, it was reported Thursday.

Ex-Australian PM Rudd in talks over UN role (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:35 PM PDT

AFP - Ousted Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd Thursday confirmed talks over a possible United Nations role but said he did not plan to quit the national parliament.