Ryan now says he sought economic stimulus money after twice denying it - Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan on Thursday reversed course and acknowledged lobbying the government for millions of dollars in economic stimulus money after twice denying he had done so. The Wisconsin congressman said he … Ecuador gives Assange asylum, but for Australia 'nothing has changed' - CNN International
Editor's note: A five-time Walkley award-winning journalist, Monica Attard spent 28 years with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where she hosted PM, the World Today and Media Watch. She left to start up The Global Mail where she was, … Amnesty calls for jailed ex-Fiji PM's release
Amnesty International has called for Fiji's former leader Laisenia Qarase to be freed from prison, accusing the country's military regime of using politically motivated charges to silence its critics. AL Capsules:Texas Rangers avoid sweep in New York with 10-6 win over Yankees
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Craig Gentry, starting for the first time in two weeks, hit a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning that put Texas ahead in a 10-6 victory over New York on Thursday.
Gu Kailai murder verdict Monday
A Chinese court will on Monday issue its verdict in the murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced former Communist party leader Bo Xilai, a local government official said Friday. Pakistan air man dies after audacious base assault
A second air man died of injuries sustained in an audacious Islamist assault on a key Pakistani air base, raising the overall death toll from the attack to 11, the military said Friday. Syrian FM says rebels no match for military
Syria's foreign minister claims rebels have no hope of defeating the military forces of President Bashar Assad's regime. Taliban storm Pakistan air base linked to nuclear program, killing 2 in brazen assault
KAMRA, Pakistan – Heavily armed Taliban fighters blasted their way into a Pakistani air force base with possible links to the country’s nuclear program in a brazen assault that took two hours of fighting to put down, leaving two security officers and nine insurgents dead and underscoring the group’s continued threat despite numerous military offensives.
Shareholder sues Wal-Mart to get Mexico bribery documents
(Reuters) – An Indiana union pension fund that owns shares in Wal-Mart Stores Inc has sued the company to gain access to thousands of internal documents related to allegations that a Wal-Mart subsidiary bribed Mexican government officials. The complaint is the latest challenge to Wal-Mart following a report by The New York Times in April that said Wal-Mart had found evidence its Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico, allegedly paid bribes to facilitate the awarding of store permits. … China's Hu gives show of support for North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China's President Hu Jintao on Friday met the powerful uncle of North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un, in a clear show of support for the impoverished ally as it takes tentative steps to rebuild its shattered economy. The uncle, Jang song-thaek, is seen as a driving force for reforms which the isolated and destitute North is believed to be trying and for which it desperately needs Chinese backing. … 
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