China's Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence

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• China's Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence
• Japan says disputed islands should not hurt key China ties
• Syria's Assad makes rare appearance for Eid prayers
• Park wins South Korean conservatives presidential nomination
• Lonmin presses workers to return after mine violence
• German politicians say no leeway for Greece on reforms
• Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS
• Mexico replaces all police at capital airport after shooting
• Puerto Ricans reject constitutional changes in upset vote
• Swimmer Nyad steady in Cuba-Fla. record attempt
• Tapes found in AP reporter's Cold War show trial
• Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence for murder
• Lonmin to SAfrica strikers: Work Monday or fired
• Aleppo reflects on losses during holiday lull
• Somalia: A new parliament but no presidential vote
• ECB official: Greece should remain in euro
• Myanmar government ends censorship of local media
• German tax income up nearly 9 percent in July
• Top US general in Afghanistan to discuss attacks

China's Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:29 PM PDT HEFEI, China (Reuters) - A Chinese court sentenced the wife of disgraced Politburo member Bo Xilai to death on Monday but suspended her execution, ending one chapter in a scandal that has shaken the ruling Communist Party ahead of a leadership transition later this year. The sentence means Gu Kailai is likely to face life in jail for murdering British businessman Neil Heywood last year, provided she does not commit offences in the next two years. ...

Japan says disputed islands should not hurt key China ties Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:59 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan urged China on Monday to protect its citizens after anti-Japanese protests rocked Chinese cities on the weekend, and stressed that a feud over disputed islands in the East China Sea should not damage ties between Asia's two biggest economies. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Chinese cities on Sunday, with groups overturning Japanese cars and shouting slogans denouncing Japan's claims to the islands, known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China. ...

Syria's Assad makes rare appearance for Eid prayers Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:16 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first appearance in public since a July bomb attack, attending prayers at a Damascus mosque to mark the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid, state TV showed. The first day of Eid on Sunday also gave Assad's opponents a chance to rally and activists reported protests around Syria, including in the capital, on a holiday that marked the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan. Fighting raged on around Syria, killing more than 100 people, an activist group reported. ...

Park wins South Korean conservatives presidential nomination Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:51 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservatives have picked Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a slain dictator, as their candidate for December's presidential polls, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, putting her on track to become the country's first woman leader. Park, the daughter of Park Chung-hee who ruled the country from 1961 to 1979, won her New Frontier Party's presidential primary with 86 percent of the vote, television station YTN said. There was no official confirmation of the result. ...

Lonmin presses workers to return after mine violence Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:53 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The world's no. 3 platinum producer Lonmin told workers to return to work or face dismissal on Monday, saying police deemed it safe to return to duty after 44 people were killed in a week of violence at one of its South African mines. Police shot 34 dead on Thursday after moving in with automatic weapons against workers armed with spears, machetes and handguns in clashes which have brought back memories of the apartheid era. About 3,000 striking workers face an ultimatum to show up on Monday or face the sack. ...

German politicians say no leeway for Greece on reforms Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:15 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Senior German politicians stepped up the pressure on Greece to stick to its reforms before the Greek prime minister visits Berlin this week and made clear that there was no appetite in the German parliament for a third aid package. Greek leader Antonis Samaras, facing mounting social and political discontent at home, is expected to ask for a two-year extension to the deadline international lenders have set when he meets the leaders of Germany and France this week. ...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:12 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck in north-eastern Papua New Guinea on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The strong quake was centered 115 km north-northeast of Mount Hagen, at a depth of 77 kilometers, the USGS said. Papua New Guinea is on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire. (Reporting By Jane Wardell; Editing by John Mair)

Mexico replaces all police at capital airport after shooting Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:43 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's federal police agency has replaced all 348 officers at the capital's international airport almost two months after police there shot dead three of their fellow officers in an alleged drug related killing. The new agents have been drawn from across Mexico and have all passed psychological and drug tests, regional federal police chief Luis Cardenas said at a news conference. Three federal policemen have been charged in the June 25 killings, which were embarrassing for President Felipe Calderon, who has waged a six year offensive against drug cartels. ...

Puerto Ricans reject constitutional changes in upset vote Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:50 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Puerto Rican voters on Sunday unexpectedly rejected a pair of constitutional amendments that would have limited some defendants' right to bail and shrunk the legislature in the U.S. territory to cut costs. With nearly 83 percent of the precincts counted, the "no" vote was leading 54.22 percent to 45.78 percent on the bail restrictions and 53.45 percent to 46.55 percent on the measure to trim the number of seats in the legislature to 56 from 78, elections officials said. ...

Swimmer Nyad steady in Cuba-Fla. record attempt Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:04 PM PDT Endurance athlete Diana Nyad forged ahead in the Straits of Florida with renewed vigor Sunday in pursuit of a record 103-mile (166-kilometer), unassisted swim in open waters without the aid of a shark cage.

Tapes found in AP reporter's Cold War show trial Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:48 AM PDT The characters had been carefully chosen, the testimony rehearsed in advance, the verdict a foregone conclusion.

Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence for murder Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:01 AM PDT The wife of a disgraced Chinese politician was given a suspended death sentence Monday after confessing to killing a British businessman by poisoning him with cyanide in a case that rocked the country's top political leadership.

Lonmin to SAfrica strikers: Work Monday or fired Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:57 PM PDT Miners must return to work Monday or face being fired from the platinum mine where rivalry between unions exploded into violence that led to the deaths of 44 people in a week, Lonmin PLC said Sunday. Thirty-four strikers were gunned down by police in one of the worst displays of state violence since apartheid ended in 1994.

Aleppo reflects on losses during holiday lull Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT A brief lull in fighting for a Muslim holiday Sunday allowed residents of Aleppo to take stock of their losses after three weeks of intense battles left many in Syria's largest city strapped for cash, separated from loved ones and scared of more violence ahead.

Somalia: A new parliament but no presidential vote Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:28 PM PDT Members of a new parliament in Somalia are being sworn in, but there will be no presidential election.

ECB official: Greece should remain in euro Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:44 AM PDT A top European Central Bank official says Greece should remain in the eurozone — arguing that, though an exit would be manageable, it would be very costly and push up unemployment in Europe.

Myanmar government ends censorship of local media Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:57 PM PDT Myanmar's government said Monday it would no longer censor local media outlets, the most dramatic move yet toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation.

German tax income up nearly 9 percent in July Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:33 PM PDT Germany's Finance Ministry says the country's tax income was nearly 9 percent higher in July than a year earlier — helped by recent wage increases and underlining the continuing strength of Europe's biggest economy.

Top US general in Afghanistan to discuss attacks Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:19 AM PDT The U.S. military's top general was meeting with senior officials in Afghanistan on Monday to attempt to stop the recent wave of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police against international forces in the country.

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