British Warships arrive in Gibraltar on Monday – The tinge of corruption is found in Greece’s privatization effort – Europe’s forests will soon be saturation with atmospheric carbon – And Usain Bolt is collecting some impressive precious medals…

The Royal Navy HMS Westminster and two other British naval vessels are due to arrive at Gibraltar, just as Spain’s fishing fleet is getting into the dispute.  The Royal navy chased off about 40 Spanish fishing vessels after an hours-long standoff at Gibraltar’s artificial reef that started the tiff between nations.  The fishers want it gone, saying it interferes with their catch.  Spain retaliated with lengthy security checks at the border crossing, bringing traffic to a halt.  And both the UK and Spain are digging their heels in their respective positions.

Greece has fired the head of the agency in charge of selling off the country’s assets, after Stelios Stavridis was caught traveling on the private plane of a billionaire to who he had just sold a state company.  Dimitris Melissanidis offered the plane so Stavridis could fly to his weekend holiday home.  Stavridis is the second privatization manager to leave in less than six months.

One of the world’s defenses against global warming is about to run out of its ability to help us.  Forests from Spain to Sweden are getting older, and older trees are less able to soak up the carbon emissions blamed for rising world temperatures, which cause heat waves and rising sea levels.  The saturation point could be reached as soon as 2030, according to the research published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

A police officer in China has been detained for allegedly grabbing a baby from her father's arms and hurling her onto the ground in central China.  But even then, Officer Guo Zengxi wasn’t detained until after a public outcry on Chinese social media, his supervisors tried to slough it off with a 15-day punishment.  Outrage on the Internet is playing an increasing role in holding public officials accountable in China.  The baby suffered a fractured skull, but officials claim she is out of danger.

The City of Kagoshima in Southwestern Japan is dusting off after this year’s 500th eruption of the Mount Sakurajima volcano.  The smoke and ash shot up 5,000 meters into the air, the tallest ash plume since records began in 1955.  Visibility in the city and surrounding areas quickly plummeted as the ash and smoke came down, forcing drivers to put their headlights on in midday, and disrupting train service.

Officials in Paraguay are blaming “leftist Rebels” for kidnapping and killing five security guards from a ranch in the impoverished north of one of the poorest countries in Latin America.  It’s the first attack by the Marxist-inspired EPP group since the installation of the new multi-millionaire President Horacio cartes, a man US authorities suspect is a cigarette smuggler and drug runner.

Thieves stripped an historic steam locomotive in Romania, but probably got a lot less than the A$4.4 million the thing was worth.  It was captured from the Nazis by the Soviets, and gifted to Romania after World War II.  But the government lost track of it several times throughout the decades, even after it was declared a national historic monument in 2000.  Thirteen years later, they found it:  Nothing left but a rusty husk, the rest likely parted out for scrap or the collectors’ black market.

Usain Bolt led Jamaica to victory in the sprint relay in Moscow to become the most successful athlete in the history of the World Championships.  He won the Gold in the 4x100m, to go along with his 100m and 200m triumphs.  The 26-year old now has a total of eight golds and two silvers.  Carl Lewis and Allyson Felix also have 10 medals but have eight golds, one silver and a bronze respectively.