World News Australia http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/ The urban sport of free running will take a new leap into the public arena next week when London hosts the first world championships. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/free_running_leaps_onto_world_stage_556503 A 109-year-old believed to be the last surviving female veteran of World War I has died, Britain's Ministry of Defence reports. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/last_female_wwi_veteran_dies_aged_109_556493 Turkish police arrested 21 suspected members of al-Qaeda in a major operation in Istanbul, Anatolia news agency has reported. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/21_alqaeda_suspects_arrested_in_turkey_556480 A man accused of threatening to kill British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and former prime minister Tony Blair has appeared in court. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/man_accused_of_brown_threat_faces_court_556476 Spanair had considered transferring passengers to another aircraft after detecting a fault in the plane that crashed this month, but decided against it. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/spanair_considered_moving_passengers_556469 Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a defiant stand before a UN court preparing to try him on genocide charges, refusing to enter pleas. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/karadzic_refuses_to_enter_pleas_556467 Georgia has broken diplomatic relations with Russia and is making new pushes for EU and US support for pressure on Moscow to withdraw its troops. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/georgia_cuts_diplomatic_ties_with_russia_556464 Belgian authorities have warned people living close to a medical laboratory of contamination risks following a radioactive iodine leak last weekend. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/belgium_urges_caution_after_nuclear_leak_556462 The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court has entered a plea of not guilty for Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic to genocide and war crimes charges. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/karadzic_appears_before_war_crimes_court_556459 Three civilians have been killed in northern Afghanistan after police and German troops opened fire on two cars that failed to stop at a checkpoint. http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/afghans_killed_at_german_checkpoint_556455