International Headlines

Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010
>TOP STORIES as of 0900 GMT -- 05 August, 2010

> SUPERMODEL BEGINS TESTIMONY AT WAR CRIMES HEARING
Supermodel Naomi Campbell tells war crimes tribunal in the Hague
she received a small pouch containing "dirty-looking" stones in
South Africa 13 years ago.

> GOALIE, MISTRESS, WIFE IN MURDER CHARGE
A Brazilian goalie, his lover and his wife were among nine
people charged with the murder of his former girlfriend who had
been trying to prove he had fathered her son.l

> U.S. JUDGE OVERTURNS GAY MARRIAGE BAN
Defendants and plaintiffs have until Friday to submit responses
to a temporary stay that a California judge granted after
striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.

> SUSPECT HELD IN CHINA PRESCHOOL ATTACK
Another knife attack reportedly occurred at a kindergarten in
China, according to a Chinese rights group.

> BP TO POUR CEMENT DOWN CRIPPLED WELL
BP plans to start pouring cement into its crippled well in the
Gulf of Mexico on Thursday in the next phase of the well-killing
operation known as a "static kill."

> ISRAELIS 'NOT IN LEBANON' DURING CLASH
An initial U.N. investigation of a cross-border skirmish between
Israel and Lebanon claims Israeli forces were on their own side
when Lebanese troops opened fire.

> IRAN DENIES AHMADINEJAD 'ATTACK'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's office has denied local
media reports that a grenade exploded near his convoy during a
visit to the city of Hamedan.

> STRONG QUAKE STRIKES OFF KURIL ISLANDS
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Thursday east of the Kuril
Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

BUSINESS
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> WHY AMERICA SEES RED IN CHINA INC.
Huawei is one of the world's top telecommunications
manufacturers. But all most American officials see is the red of
the Chinese flag.

> GOOGLE DROPS MESSAGING PROGRAM WAVE
Google is pulling the plug on Google Wave.

> DIGITAL CHANGES GLOBAL CINEMA LANDSCAPE
From mobile apps for zombie films to web-only prequels for
documentaries, digital filmmaking is establishing itself as
integral to both Hollywood blockbusters and small indie films