Japanese man gets life for murder of British woman (AFP)

Japanese man gets life for murder of British woman (AFP)
Gadhafi calls tribes to take back rebel mountains (AP)
Fresh riots at Australian immigration centre (AFP)
VIDEO: Germans divided on Greek bail out
Atlantis space shuttle ready for last landing
VIDEO: Dispute over Spratly islands ownership
Japan man given life over 2007 murder of Briton Lindsay Hawker
Former CIA Man: Don't Bet on Israel Bombing Iran on My Speculation! (Time.com)
Winless Paraguay reach Copa America final
VIDEO: Tamils return home after Sri Lanka war
VIDEO: Who owns these islands?
Concern as Sydney Opera House appears on jihad site (AFP)
China and Philippines in island spat
IMF: China's trade partners worried about hard landing (Reuters)
Irish PM slams Vatican 'dysfunction' on child abuse (AFP)
Japan exports beat forecasts, trade balance swings to (Reuters)
New Zealand coal mine boss acknowledges problems (AP)
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Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:16 PM PDT

AFP - A 32-year-old Japanese man was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and killing British teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker in 2007, before burying her battered body in a sand-filled bathtub.

Gadhafi calls tribes to take back rebel mountains (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:01 PM PDT

AP - Dozens of horsemen in flowing robes sat on their mounts cheering as men around them fired AK-47s in the air, proclaiming their allegiance to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and their readiness to march on the rebel-held western mountains.

Fresh riots at Australian immigration centre (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:07 PM PDT

AFP - Australia's troubled Christmas Island detention centre was rocked by a second night of unrest, officials said Thursday, with police firing tear gas and non-lethal rounds at rioting inmates.

VIDEO: Germans divided on Greek bail out

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:52 PM PDT

In Germany, public opinion is divided on whether Europe's strongest economy should spend yet more money on a bail-out for Greece.

Atlantis space shuttle ready for last landing

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:05 PM PDT

Crew of four US astronauts on final NASA mission prepares to touch down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

VIDEO: Dispute over Spratly islands ownership

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT

Five Philippine congressmen have travelled to a group of disputed islands in the South China Sea on what they are calling a peace mission.

Japan man given life over 2007 murder of Briton Lindsay Hawker

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:10 PM PDT

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - A Japanese man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for raping and killing Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker and burying her naked body in a sand-filled bathtub in a case that horrified Japan and sparked a media frenzy.

Former CIA Man: Don't Bet on Israel Bombing Iran on My Speculation! (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Time.com - TIME.com columnist Robert Baer had no idea that his thought exercise on talk radio would make him the 'authoritative' voice on Israeli intentions

Winless Paraguay reach Copa America final

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Paraguayans beat Venezuela on penalties after fifth draw in five games to set up showdown with Uruguay in Buenos Aires.

VIDEO: Tamils return home after Sri Lanka war

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Two years after the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, hundreds of thousands of displaced Tamil civilians are returning to their home villages in the north.

VIDEO: Who owns these islands?

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT

Five Philippine congressmen have travelled to a group of disputed islands in the South China Sea on what they are calling a peace mission.

Concern as Sydney Opera House appears on jihad site (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:43 PM PDT

AFP - Attorney-General Robert McClelland said Thursday Australia's terror threat level would not change despite an image of Sydney's iconic Opera House appearing in an online magazine linked to Al-Qaeda.

China and Philippines in island spat

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Trip by Filipino officials to one of the disputed Spratly Islands termed "provocation" by Chinese.

IMF: China's trade partners worried about hard landing (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:07 PM PDT

Reuters - China's big trading partners worry that its rapid economic growth cannot be sustained and it could suffer a "hard landing" that spreads damage around the world, according to an IMF report released on Thursday.

Irish PM slams Vatican 'dysfunction' on child abuse (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:52 PM PDT

AFP - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny launched a blistering attack on the Vatican, accusing it of "dysfunction, disconnection and elitism" in its failure to tackle clerical child sex abuse.

Japan exports beat forecasts, trade balance swings to (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Japan's exports rose in June and the pace of annual declines slowed, bringing the trade balance back into surplus as factory output and sales steadily recover from the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown.

New Zealand coal mine boss acknowledges problems (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:44 PM PDT

AP - The boss of a New Zealand coal mine where 29 people died in an explosion last year has acknowledged the mine faced difficulties with finances, personnel and safety.