AFP - At least one person was killed and 15 wounded in a bomb attack outside a Catholic church in the strife-torn southern Philippines, police said.

AFP - The Australian navy is investigating allegations that male sailors ran a betting ring offering rewards for having sex with female colleagues, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said.

AP - Three women donned scuba masks and jumped into the waters off Oahu's North Shore, floating inside a submerged cage as about a dozen sharks glided toward bloody fish scraps tossed into the water by a tour company.

AP - Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.

Reuters - The Organization of American States was set to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore President Manuel Zelaya who was toppled in a military coup last weekend.

AP - Evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren says the country's largest Islamic organization showed courage when it invited him to speak at its annual convention.