World News Update, what you need to know

Thailand's caretaker prime minister has called for an August 3 election to end the nation's political turmoil, after the military imposed martial law on Tuesday following months of street protests.

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LONDON - An Australian woman who alleges Rolf Harris groped her when she was 15 has admitted in court she lied to a British detective about selling her story to the media during her first formal police interview.

LONDON - Britain's phone-hacking trial has revealed "no smoking gun" against former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks, her lawyer has said in his closing speech.

LAGOS - At least 118 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the central Nigerian city of Jos, and the country's relief agency has warned the death toll could rise further.

MOSCOW - A jury in Moscow has found all five defendants guilty of organising and carrying out the 2006 murder of Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya, the Interfax news agency says.

WELLINGTON - A 22-year-old Sydney woman is feared dead after being swept away in a swollen stream while tramping in New Zealand.