Bush, aides convicted of Iraq war crimes in absentia by Malaysia
 The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal in Malaysia has found former President of the United States George W. Bush and seven prominent former colleagues guilty of war crimes. The tribunal has no authority to detain the convicted or enforce its verdict; it recommended payment of reparations to detainees from Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib who testified before the court, and recommended they take the matter to a suitable court for enforcement. |
Sydney's 'Angel of The Gap' dies after decades rescuing the suicidal
 Australian man Don Ritchie, dubbed the "Angel of The Gap", has died. He earned his nickname after spending decades talking people out of jumping from The Gap, a cliff famed as a suicide spot beside his house in Watsons Bay, Sydney. |
UN convoy targeted in Syrian province of Idlib
  On Tuesday, a United Nations convoy was bombed in Idlib province and a human rights group reported an attack nearby by the Syrian military on civilians at a funeral in the town of Khan Sheikhon. |
Cyprus leader says no to second term
 Cypriot President Demetris Christofias announced Monday he will not run for a second term to represent the Republic of Cyprus, which is the Greek portion of the island. |
Australian media focuses on Olympic prospects against US for women's basketball
 On Monday, at a press conference at the Australian Institute of Sport on the first day of an Opals training camp, the media asked questions supporting this Olympic cycle's storyline that the Australian team is going to the 2012 Summer Olympics for a gold medal rematch between Australia and the United States women's national basketball team. |
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