News Headlines - 08 May 2013

▽Homeowner charged in Cleveland abductions - CNN.com

The owner of a Cleveland home where three women were rescued from a decade in captivity has been charged with kidnapping and rape, but his brothers had nothing to do with the case, authorities announced Wednesday.

▽Japan will not revise apologies for past military conduct in Asia, officials say | guardian.co.uk

Japan will not revise official apologies for its military's conduct in Asia before and during the second world war, officials have said, in an apparent attempt to avoid further diplomatic clashes with China and South Korea.

▽Stephen Hawking joins Israel academic boycott - FT.com

Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge university academic and the world’s most famous living physicist, has joined the academic boycott of Israel to protest against its Palestinian policies.

▽Return to pay-TV is chance for new Virgin boss to challenge Rupert Murdoch - Telegraph

It is little surprise that Tom Mockridge has turned up at Virgin Media. What better way for the former News International chief to exact revenge on his former boss, Rupert Murdoch?

▽BBC News - Nissan's Sunderland plant announces 50 new jobs

Car firm Nissan has announced it is creating 50 new jobs at its Sunderland plant. The company, which already employs about 6,500 workers, has launched a recruitment drive for engineers and maintenance staff.