Gaddafi minister sentenced to death

A minister in the government of Muammar Gaddafi has been sentenced to death by a Libyan court.

Ahmed Ibrahim was found guilty of inciting violence against rebels during the 2011 uprising.

Ibrahim held senior positions including education minister, and was captured by rebels in Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte,

Spanish train driver says he cannot explain crash

The driver of a Spanish train which crashed told authorities he does not know what he was thinking in the seconds before the crash.

A transcript of Francisco Jose Garzon's interrogation has appeared on the website of Spanish newspaper El Pais.

US economic growth at 1.7% in second quarter

The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.7% in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department has said.

That was a faster pace than expected by economists.

It was also up from the growth rate for the first three months of 2013, which was revised lower to 1.1% from 1.8%.

Egypt's cabinet orders police to end pro-Morsi sit-ins

Egypt's military-backed government has ordered police to end sit-ins by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the capital Cairo.

"The cabinet has decided to take all measures necessary to confront these risks and put an end to them," an official said in a televised statement.

Spain train driver 'on phone' at time of deadly crash

The train driver in last week's crash in Spain was talking on the phone when it derailed, investigators say.

The train was travelling at 153km/h (95mph) at the time, investigators at the Court of Justice of Galicia said.

Francisco Jose Garzon Amo was speaking to members of staff at the state-owned railway company, Renfe, they added.

Bradley Manning guilty of espionage in Wikileaks case

Bradley Manning, the US Army private who leaked thousands of classified documents, has been convicted of espionage but not of aiding the enemy.

Pte Manning, 25, has been found guilty of 20 charges in total, including theft and computer fraud.

He had acknowledged leaking the

Syria death toll now above 100,000, says UN chief Ban

More than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said.

The latest estimate of the number killed is 7,000 higher than that issued by the UN only last month.

Mr Ban was speaking at UN headquarters in New York alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Egypt unrest: US delays delivery of F-16 jets

The US says it is delaying the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt amid unrest following the army's overthrow of Mohammed Morsi as president.

Pentagon spokesman George Little said the decision was made "given the current situation in Egypt".

The US is examining whether Mr Morsi's removal was a coup, which would trigger a legal requirement to cut off aid.

China bans new government buildings in corruption curb

China has banned the construction of government buildings for five years, according to state media.

The move comes as part of a campaign by President Xi Jinping to show that the ruling Communist Party (CPC) is cracking down on corruption and waste.

Glitzy new government buildings,

Iraq jailbreaks: Hundreds escape in Taji and Abu Ghraib

Hundreds of inmates have escaped from two Iraqi prisons after gunmen stormed two jails near Baghdad.

Fighting raged for several hours after the jails - Abu Ghraib to the west of the capital and Taji to the north - came under attack.

Mortar fire and suicide bombs were used to gain access to the jails, whose inmates include al-Qaeda prisoners.

Royal baby: Kate in labour as world waits

The Duchess of Cambridge is in labour, as the world's media gather outside the hospital awaiting news of the latest addition to the Royal Family.

Catherine and the Duke of Cambridge arrived by car at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, at 06:00 BST.

Kensington Palace said she was in the early stages of labour, which was progressing as normal.

The couple do not know the sex of their first child, who will be third in line to the throne.

Detroit to rebound 'stronger' after bankruptcy filing

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has said Detroit may have hit rock bottom with its bankruptcy filing, but the move will reverse decades of decay.

The Republican said the city - once the birthplace of the US car industry, now groaning under $18bn (£12bn) of debt - deserves a fresh start.

Detroit has faced decades of problems linked to declining industry.

Latin American Quality Institute and New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation sign mutual cooperative relationship

Panama City, July 2013. The CEOs of the Latin American Quality Institute and the New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation signed a mutual cooperative relationship to support business on best practices, skills, and performance.

Both organizations will share skills and experiences to continue working for compliance and sustainable business performance, thus increasing the efficiency of resources and efforts.

Boeing Dreamliner: Air investigators urge action over fire

Air accident investigators looking into the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fire at Heathrow last week may have identified the cause.

They have asked that all Boeing 787's switch off an electrical component until further notice.

Wikileaks accused Bradley Manning loses challenge to most serious charge

A military judge has refused to dismiss the most serious charge facing Bradley Manning, the US soldier who allegedly leaked thousands of secret documents.

Lawyers for the 25-year-old argued there is no proof he "aided the enemy", a charge carrying a life prison term.

Prosecutors have argued he "systematically harvested" documents eventually seen by Osama Bin Laden.

The case, allegedly involving 700,000 files, is considered the largest-ever leak of secret US government documents.

Formula 1 boss Ecclestone indicted on bribery charge

German prosecutors have indicted Formula 1 motor racing boss Bernie Ecclestone on a bribery charge.

The charge relates to a $44m (£29m) payment to German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky of Bayern Landesbank, linked to the sale of a stake in F1.

Mr Ecclestone denies bribing Gribkowsky, and says the money was intended to stop the banker from exposing him to a UK tax inquiry.

Fugitive Edward Snowden applies for asylum in Russia

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Russia, officials say.

The Federal Migration Service confirmed he had completed the relevant paperwork at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, where he has been for the past three weeks.

Mr Snowden is wanted by the US for leaking details of government surveillance programmes.

China's economic growth at 7.5% in April to June period

China's economic growth slowed in the April to June period, the second straight quarter of weaker expansion.

The world's second biggest economy grew by 7.5% compared to the previous year, down from 7.7% in the January to March period, data showed.

The figures were in line with analyst expectations.

Deadly French train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge

Six people have been killed and more than 20 injured in a train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of the French capital Paris, officials have said.

The intercity train had just left Paris and was heading towards Limoges when it derailed, crashing into a station platform at 17:14 (15:14 GMT).

Passengers were left trapped inside carriages.

Karadzic genocide charge reinstated

A genocide charge against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been reinstated at the UN Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague.

The count of genocide relates to a campaign of killing and mistreating non-Serbs in seven municipalities at the start of the Bosnian war in 1992.

The ruling means he now faces 11 charges, including a further charge of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre.

Boston bomb accused Dzhokhar Tsarnaev denies charges

Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his first court appearance, as blast victims looked on.

Mr Tsarnaev, 19, faces 30 counts of using a weapon of mass destruction in the two 15 April blasts that killed three, including an eight-year-old boy.

Car bomb rocks south Beirut suburbs

A car bomb has wounded dozens of people in a stronghold of Lebanon's Shia militant group Hezbollah in Beirut.

Lebanon's Health Minister Ali Hassan Khalil says 53 people were hurt in the blast, in the Beir el-Abed area.

No group has said it was behind the attack.

Egypt unrest: Interim leader Adly Mansour calls for calm

Egypt's interim leader has expressed sorrow over the deaths of at least 51 people near a barracks in Cairo, urging restraint amid ongoing unrest.

Adly Mansour also said he had ordered an investigation into the deaths.

The Muslim Brotherhood says its members were fired on as they staged a sit-in for ousted President Mohammad Morsi, while the army said it had responded to an armed provocation.

Latin American Quality Institute and Australian Organisation for Quality - Queensland Inc join efforts of mutual cooperation.

 Latin American Quality Institute announce alliance with the organization Australian Organisation for Quality - Queensland Inc 

Latin American Quality Institute announce alliance with the organization Australian Organisation for Quality - Queensland Inc 

Vatican to make John Paul II a saint

The Vatican says Pope John Paul II is to become a saint.

Pope Francis cleared the way for his canonisation, expected later this year, after a second miracle was attributed to the late pontiff's intervention.

The Polish-born pope led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005.

Egypt clashes after army fire kills Morsi supporters

The rival groups hurled fireworks and stones at each other across a bridge near Cairo's Tahrir Square.

There were also clashes in other cities. At least 12 people have been killed and 318 hurt around the country.

The army removed Mr Morsi from power on Wednesday after millions of people protested over his leadership.