After WNET Cancels ‘Worldfocus,’ Fans Rally

A Hamas official on Friday urged Arab leaders meeting in Libya for a weekend summit to bolster their efforts to "save Jerusalem" from Israeli settlements."Real will from the Arabs (is needed) ... to mobilise efforts, to put pressure on the international community to save Jerusalem and to stop the Zionist aggression," Ezzat al-Rushok told AFP in Damascus.The member of Hamas's political bureau called on Arab leaders to "adopt useful and responsible positions to confront the challenges imposed by the Israeli government."

UNAIDS on Friday launched a campaign to address rampant discrimination against people living with HIV in China, with the help of Chinese NBA megastar Yao Ming.The campaign, launched with China's health ministry, will see posters and videos of Yao and his fans, including some with HIV, displayed on giant screens in 12 cities across China, the United Nations agency said in a statement.People who are HIV positive in China experience high levels of stigma and discrimination.

Frozen food group Birds Eye cancels the contracts of nearly half its UK pea growers due to the withdrawal of an Italian export deal.

Thirty-five years of efforts to save tigers in the wild have been "failed miserably" and the great cat is walking ever closer to extinction, the head of the UN's wildlife trade body warned on Monday."If we use tiger numbers as a performance indicator, then we must admit that we have failed miserably and that we are continuing to fail," said Willem Wijnstekers, secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

A top Australian model has backed a growing campaign to save the job of a banker caught viewing risque shots of her on live TV, in footage that has caused an Internet sensation.Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr said she would happily sign a petition urging Macquarie Bank not to fire David Kiely, who is under internal investigation after the incident this week.Kiely was shown clicking on semi-naked pictures of Kerr, apparently not noticing that a colleague behind him was being interviewed for Australia's Seven Network about interest rates.

A top Australian model has backed a growing campaign to save the job of a banker caught viewing risque shots of her on live TV, in footage that has caused an Internet sensation.Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr said she would happily sign a petition urging Macquarie Bank not to fire David Kiely, who is under internal investigation after the incident this week.Kiely was shown clicking on semi-naked pictures of Kerr, apparently unaware that a colleague behind him was being interviewed for Australia's Seven Network about interest rates.

An online campaign has started to save the job of an Australian banker who became an Internet sensation after he was caught viewing images of a scantily clad supermodel.

Troubled US bank Citigroup cancels an order for a new corporate jet after President Barack Obama questions the wisdom of the purchase.