Grounded Tiger Airways offers August refunds (AFP)

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• Grounded Tiger Airways offers August refunds (AFP)
• Smartphone Vs. Elephant And Otter
• VIDEO: Volga boats fece new safety checks
• Thousands flee erupting Indonesian volcano
• VIDEO: Were phones of 9/11 victims hacked?
• VIDEO: Gay couple reflect on mariage law change
• US justice opens probe against Credit Suisse: bank (AFP)
• N. Korea returns South Korean's body
• VIDEO: Gay couple reflect on marriage law change
• US may pull tactical nukes out of Europe: report (AFP)
• US military leader sees stark rifts with China (AP)
• As U.S. wars wind down, drones gain new prominence (Reuters)
• Australian woman in court for decapitating mouse (AP)
• As U.S. wars wind down, drones gain new prominence
• Shale Gas Mania: BHP Pays Up In $15 Billion Deal For Petrohawk
• Hendra virus fears hit Australian racing (AFP)
• Navies to float science robots in pirate waters (AP)
• Libya rebels regroup but battle exposes weakness (Reuters)
• Pro-Zelaya journalist shot to death in Honduras (AP)
• Threatened snow leopards found in Afghanistan (AP)

Grounded Tiger Airways offers August refunds (AFP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:56 PM PDT AFP - Grounded Tiger Airways Australia on Friday agreed to refund all tickets for August, but aviation regulators said the move did not mean the airline was facing further delays in returning to the air.

Smartphone Vs. Elephant And Otter Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:57 PM PDT Six Flags' animals dunk and thrash one of the toughest cell phones on the planet to the test.

VIDEO: Volga boats fece new safety checks Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:03 PM PDT Authorities in Russia are checking the safety of the entire river boat fleet following the sinking of the pleasure boat "Bulgaria" on Sunday.

Thousands flee erupting Indonesian volcano Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:01 PM PDT Lava cascades down slopes of Mount Lokon, setting trees ablaze and forcing nearby residents to evacuate their homes.

VIDEO: Were phones of 9/11 victims hacked? Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:47 PM PDT The American FBI has opened an inquiry into allegations that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation sought to hack into the phones of victims of the 9/11 attacks ten years ago.

VIDEO: Gay couple reflect on mariage law change Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:33 PM PDT Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello became the first gay couple in Latin America to get married.

US justice opens probe against Credit Suisse: bank (AFP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT AFP - Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse said Friday that it is being investigated by the US Department of Justice over private banking services provided to US taxpayers.

N. Korea returns South Korean's body Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:13 PM PDT North Korea has returned the body of a South Korean man after it washed up on its southwestern coast, according to South Korea's Red Cross.

VIDEO: Gay couple reflect on marriage law change Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:33 PM PDT Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello became the first gay couple in Latin America to get married.

US may pull tactical nukes out of Europe: report (AFP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:32 PM PDT AFP - The United States is in talks with NATO to remove US tactical nuclear weapons from Europe, in a push toward a nuclear-weapons-free world and to cut costs, a Japanese newspaper said Friday.

US military leader sees stark rifts with China (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:22 PM PDT AP - China and the United States remain starkly different on military issues and have a long way to go toward building a trusting relationship, the top U.S. military officer said Friday after a bumpy visit to Beijing.

As U.S. wars wind down, drones gain new prominence (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:13 PM PDT Reuters - In many ways, it's the perfect weapon for a war-weary nation that suddenly finds itself on a tight budget.

Australian woman in court for decapitating mouse (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:12 PM PDT AP - An Australian woman has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty by filming herself hacking off a mouse's head and posting the footage on Facebook.

As U.S. wars wind down, drones gain new prominence Posted: 14 Jul 2011 10:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In many ways, it's the perfect weapon for a war-weary nation that suddenly finds itself on a tight budget.

Shale Gas Mania: BHP Pays Up In $15 Billion Deal For Petrohawk Posted: 14 Jul 2011 09:47 PM PDT The Australian mining giant is making an oil and gas push.

Hendra virus fears hit Australian racing (AFP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:54 PM PDT AFP - Australian racing officials ordered an inspection of more than 100 racetracks Friday after a Hendra virus health scare at Sydney's Randwick Racecourse.

Navies to float science robots in pirate waters (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:43 PM PDT AP - Driven away by Somali pirates, international scientists are asking the Australian and U.S. navies for a favor: deploy 19 robotic instruments in the Indian Ocean to record critical data on climate and monsoon.

Libya rebels regroup but battle exposes weakness (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT Reuters - Libyan rebel fighters prepared for a new offensive south of Tripoli on Thursday but tactical errors raised new questions about whether they will be able to march on the capital.

Pro-Zelaya journalist shot to death in Honduras (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:38 PM PDT AP - Gunmen in Honduras have killed a rural radio station's director who was a supporter of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Threatened snow leopards found in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:37 PM PDT AP - A healthy population of snow leopards, elusive big cats threatened across their homes in the mountain ranges of Central Asia, has been found in one of the few peaceful areas of Afghanistan, a wildlife group said.

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