Japan PM warns of Greece-like debt crisis

Japan PM warns of Greece-like debt crisis

By MARI YAMAGUCHI 2010-06-11T10:19:00Z
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan could face a financial mess like the one that has crippled Greece if it does not deal urgently with its swelling national debt, the new prime minister warned Friday....
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Finnish court sentences Rwandan Francois Bazaramba to life for 1994 genocide in home country

HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish court has sentenced a Rwandan man to life imprisonment for committing genocide in his home country in 1994.



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Ordinary Gazans hurt most by 3-year blockade

Ordinary Gazans hurt most by 3-year blockade

By KARIN LAUB and DIAA HADID 2010-06-11T10:16:33Z
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Three out of four factories in Gaza have closed because they can't import or export. Legitimate businesses have been replaced by a Hamas-controlled black market economy. Millions of gallons of sewage are pumped into the sea every day because a lack of spare parts holds up infrastructure repairs....
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'Collapse' worry over Japan debt

Japan's economy is at "risk of collapse" under its huge debt mountain, the country's new prime minister says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:13 am

LEAD: Gov't mulling declaring economic recovery in next monthly assessment+

TOKYO, June 11 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) Japan is considering declaring an economic recovery in its monthly economic assessment report for June to be released next week, government...
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A Finnish court sentences Rwandan Francois Bazaramba to life for 1994 genocide in home country

HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish court sentences Rwandan Francois Bazaramba to life for 1994 genocide in home country.



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Prince Charles: Follow Islam to save the world from GW

This is from the man that will be crowned kind of the UK. Brits must be really proud.In a high-profile speech, the heir to the throne argued that man's destruction of the world was contrary to the scriptures of all religions - but particularly that of the Islamic faith.



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Mandela to miss World Cup opening

Nelson Mandela will miss the World Cup opening after the death of his great-granddaughter in a car crash, his office says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:11 am

U.S. soldiers among 8 killed in Iraq bomb: sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb hit a joint U.S.-Iraqi military patrol in Iraq's eastern Diyala province on Friday, killing at least eight people including U.S. soldiers, Iraqi security sources said.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:09 am

Google says new Vietnamese Internet regulations raise disturbing concerns about access

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Google Inc. says new Internet regulations in Vietnam raise disturbing concerns that the government may be working to block access to websites and track user activity. ...



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Pope begs forgiveness for sexual abuse scandal

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Friday begged forgiveness from God and victims of child sexual abuse by priests and promised that the Catholic Church would do everything in its power to ensure that it never happens again.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2010 | 4:07 am

Pope begs forgiveness for sexual abuse scandal (Reuters)

Pope Benedict XVI waves at the end of a prayer vigil marking the end of the Year for Priests in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 10, 2010. REUTERS/Alessia PierdomenicoReuters - Pope Benedict on Friday begged forgiveness from God and victims of child sexual abuse by priests and promised that the Catholic Church would do everything in its power to ensure that it never happens again.



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Mandela to miss first match after kin's death

Former South African President Nelson Mandela hugs his great grand-daughter Zenani Mandela during a visit to Kefuoe Seakamela's family at their home in Diepkloof, Soweto, outside Johannesburg, in this photo taken on Dec. 7, 2008.Former South African President Nelson Mandela will not attend the opening match of the soccer World Cup  after his great grand-daughter was killed.




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Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse

Pope Benedict XVI begged forgiveness Friday from clerical abuse victims for the sins of priests and promised to "do everything possible" to ensure prelates don't rape or molest children ever again.

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Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse

Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse

By NICOLE WINFIELD 2010-06-11T10:03:39Z
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI begged forgiveness Friday from clerical abuse victims for the sins of priests and promised to "do everything possible" to ensure prelates don't rape or molest children ever again....
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Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful at the end of a meeting in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to celebrate the end of the Church's year of the priest, Thursday, June 10, 2010. Thousands of priest from around the world gathered in St. Peter's square in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI amid the clerical abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI begged forgiveness Friday from clerical abuse victims for the sins of priests and promised to "do everything possible" to ensure prelates don't rape or molest children ever again.



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Seventeen killed in southern Kyrgyz violence

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed on Friday when ethnic conflict flared in Kyrgyzstan's second-largest city Osh, the worst outbreak of violence in the Central Asian state since the president was overthrown in April.



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US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean - BBC News


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US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean
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A 16-year-old US sailor who went missing while sailing solo around the world has been found safe and well. Abby Sunderland's yacht was spotted by an aerial search team in the southern Indian Ocean, midway between Australia and Africa. ...
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Ask AP: Why not stop the oil leak with explosives?

It sounds simple enough as an approach to the Gulf oil disaster: Why not just detonate explosives at the source of the leak to seal it off and halt the gusher?
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3RD LD: Court cuts life terms for Taiwan ex-president, wife to 20 years+

TAIPEI, June 11 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING, ADDING QUOTES) The Taiwan High Court upheld corruption convictions for former President Chen Shui-bian and his wife Friday, but reduced their...
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You can be too rich

In part seven of our series on secrets from inside the financial services industry, adviser Ted Rechtshaffen looks at why it might be time to start making your money shrink – and why your investment adviser won’t recommend it



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Emergency planning questions from readers answered

Representatives from the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness on how a business should protect itself



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Big-box stores create supplier headaches for indies

The owner of Jim’s Home Improvements lost three wholesalers in a two-year span



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Small-business policies government must address

Guest columnist Asha Luthra outlines positions of the Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce



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Inventions are fine, but it’s the innovation that matters

Without the ability to turn new creations into helpful processes, societal gains are elusive. Governments should make the link between the two easier



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46 graduate from state Firefighting Academy

MARLBOROUGH - The state Firefighting Academy is holding a graduation ceremony for 46 new graduates. The ceremony...

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Iran defies sanctions as West plans harsher measures

UNITED NATIONS/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain led calls on Thursday for harsher penalties to be imposed on Iran, as Tehran defied a compromise U.N. sanctions resolution to punish it for its suspected nuclear weapons programme.



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LEAD: Police probe Incubator Bank on suspicion of sabotaging gov't audit+

TOKYO, June 11 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH LATEST INFO) Tokyo police on Friday investigated the Incubator Bank of Japan on suspicion of sabotaging an audit by the Financial Services...
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Mandela family death casts shadow over World Cup (AP)

The Aug. 17, 2009 photo provided by Nelson Mandela Foundation Friday, June 11, 2010 shows, from left,  Thembela Mandela, Zenani Mandela, Mbuso Mandela and Nelson Mandela. Zenani was killed in a car accident early Friday morning after the World Cup Kick-off concert Friday June 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Nelson Mandela Foundation, Debbie Yazbek)AP - The death of Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter cast a shadow over the opening day of the World Cup on Friday, dampening the spirits of a nation proud and excited to be hosting the world's most popular sporting event.



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Taunton man convicted of child rape

TAUNTON - A Taunton man been been convicted of child rape and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Prosecutors...

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UBS CEO sees politicians backing U.S. tax deal (Reuters)

Reuters - UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel expects Swiss parliamentarians to back a tax deal that would draw a line under a legal dispute that has threatened to bring the bank to its knees.
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UBS CEO sees politicians backing U.S. tax deal

VIENNA (Reuters) - UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel expects Swiss parliamentarians to back a tax deal that would draw a line under a legal dispute that has threatened to bring the bank to its knees.



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Judge considers evidence in Shawn Johnson stalker case

LOS ANGELES - A judge has yet to render a verdict in a case against a man accused of stalking Olympic gold medalist...

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Japan, U.S. considering working-level meeting on Futenma next week+

(Kyodo) _ The Japanese and U.S. governments are considering holding working-level talks on the relocation of a key U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture late next week in Tokyo,...
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US 16-year-old sailor found safe

A 16-year-old US girl sailing solo around the world is found safe and well in the Indian Ocean after earlier activating distress beacons.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:51 am

Boats heading to teen sailor found in Indian Ocean

Boats heading to teen sailor found in Indian Ocean

By ROD McGUIRK 2010-06-11T09:51:37Z
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A 16-year-old California girl who was feared lost at sea while sailing solo around the world has been found alive and well, adrift in the southern Indian Ocean with rescue boats headed toward her damaged yacht, officials said....
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Boats heading to teen sailor found in Indian Ocean (AP)

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan 23, 2010 picture, Abby Sunderland, 16, looks out from her sailboat, Wild Eyes, as she leaves for her world record attempting journey at the Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, Calif. Rescuers searched Thursday, June 10, 2010 for her somewhere between Africa and Australia. He says emergency beacons were activated overnight and there has been a loss of communication. She was feared in trouble in the southern Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Richard Hartog)AP - A 16-year-old California girl who was feared lost at sea while sailing solo around the world has been found alive and well, adrift in the southern Indian Ocean with rescue boats headed toward her damaged yacht, officials said.



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BP spill 'double early estimates'

The BP oil spill may have sent twice as much leaking into the Gulf of Mexico as previously thought, US experts estimate.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:50 am

17 killed, 250 hurt in new wave of Kyrgyz unrest

17 killed, 250 hurt in new wave of Kyrgyz unrest

By LEILA SARALAYEVA and PETER LEONARD 2010-06-11T09:49:32Z
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Riots in southern Kyrgyzstan killed at least 17 people and injured more than 250, officials said Friday, as fears grew over a new cycle of violence in the Central Asian nation that hosts U.S. and Russian military bases....
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Aging con man to plead guilty to 2 more murders

AKRON, Ohio - A 33-year criminal odyssey was headed toward an end with the killer of a teenage couple in Wisconsin...

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New Fighting Erupts in Kyrgyzstan - New York Times


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MOSCOW—At least 17 people were killed in overnight fighting in southern Kyrgyzstan, and the new interim government deployed troops and armored personnel carriers in a renewed effort to assert control over the volatile region, ...
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Canadians plead not guilty to desecrating U.S. flag

Two men charged after flag replaced with Canadian flag following Olympic gold medal hockey game



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Ahmadinejad says Israel is 'doomed' - AFP


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Teen killed in NH pickup crash

MOULTONBOROUGH, N.H. - New Hampshire police say excessive speed and a wet road may have contributed to a single-vehicle...

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Russian woman's jail death caused by surgical tube

A Russian businesswoman who died in jail while awaiting trial was killed by a tube that surgeons had left in her body after an operation, investigators said Friday.
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Investigator: Tube left in body after surgery caused death of jailed Moscow businesswoman

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian businesswoman who died in jail while awaiting trial was killed by a tube that surgeons had left in her body after an operation, investigators said Friday. ...



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Google's Bing mimicry was big "fail" - Inquirer


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INTERNET SEARCH OUTFIT Google pulled its attempt to mimic Microsoft's Bing after an option for people to change its classic minimalist homepage had to be scrapped. The company "created a gallery of background images" to let users to ...
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Vt. National Guard-based band plays Fenway Park

COLCHESTER, Vt. - A brass choir from the Vermont-based 40th Army Band has been selected to play the National Anthem...

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Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles

Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles

By LYNN BERRY 2010-06-11T09:44:33Z
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Kremlin official says Russia will not be able to deliver S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran because of the new U.N. sanctions....
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Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles

A Kremlin official says Russia will not be able to deliver S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran because of the new U.N. sanctions. The Kremlin official spoke the day after the Foreign...
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Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles

A Kremlin official says Russia will not be able to deliver S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran because of the new U.N. sanctions.
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Golf: Iijima moves into lead at Suntory Ladies+

(Kyodo) _ Akane Iijima shot a 2-under 70 on Friday to hold a one- stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Suntory Ladies Open. Iijima mixed five birdies with a bogey and a double bogey...
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Golf: Suntory Ladies Open 2nd-round results+

(Kyodo) _ Leading scores Friday after the second round of the Suntory Ladies Open at Rokko Kokusai Golf Club (6,499 yards, par 72) (Japanese unless noted): Akane Iijima 71-70--141 ...
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India's wireless auction reaps billions for govt

India's auction of wireless broadband spectrum has brought in a reported $8 billion in fees which could help plug India's fiscal deficit.
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Portugal squad feeling at home in South Africa

Despite having traveled thousands of miles from home for the World Cup, Portugal's squad is finding southern Africa to be familiar territory.
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Car bomb strikes near US patrol in Iraq, kills 4

Car bomb strikes near US patrol in Iraq, kills 4

By SAAD ABDUL-KADIR 2010-06-11T09:38:39Z
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials say at least four people have been killed when a car bomb struck near an American convoy on patrol outside Baghdad....
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Car bomb strikes near US patrol in Iraq, kills 4

Iraqi officials say at least four people have been killed when a car bomb struck near an American convoy on patrol outside Baghdad. Police and local officials say the victims included...
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Rwanda arrests its football head

The head of Rwanda's Football Federation is arrested for trying to travel to the World Cup in South Africa.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:38 am

In reversal, Russia now says UN sanctions bar delivery of S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran

MOSCOW (AP) — A Kremlin official says Russia will not be able to deliver S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran because of the new U.N. sanctions.



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Abbas: Hope eroding for two-state Mideast solution (Reuters)

An investigation into a deadly May 31 Israeli raid on ships taking aid to the Gaza Strip should not be left to Israel, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, pictured on June 9, said Thursday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed concern on Thursday that hope was waning for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.



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Abbas: Hope eroding for two-state Mideast solution

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed concern on Thursday that hope was waning for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.



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Grieving Mandela to miss World Cup opener (AFP)

The FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed during the Kick-off Concert at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, on June 10, ahead of the start of the 2010 World Cup.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - A grief-stricken Nelson Mandela pulled out of the World Cup opening on Friday after the death of his great granddaughter cast a tragic shadow over the start of the world's biggest sporting event.



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Conan O'Brien drops the needle on a vinyl record (AP)

FILE -- In a May 19, 2010 file photo  Conan O'Brien attends the TNT and TBS Upfront presentation in New York. O'Brien  laid down a scorching set at Jack White's Third Man Records on Thursday night June 10, 2010,  in Nashville, Tenn (AP Photo/Evan Agostini/file)AP - Conan O'Brien may have missed his calling.



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Conflict seen between 2 deals for 9/11 responders (AP)

Marc Bern, an attorney representing over 9000 litigants in a World Trade Center workers compensation lawsuit, reads a judge's statement during a news conference outside U.S. Federal District Court, Thursday, June 10, 2010, in New York. A federal judge signed off on a legal settlement Thursday that could pay as much as $713 million to 9/11 responders exposed to World Trade Center dust, and immediately urged thousands of police, firefighters and construction workers to take the deal. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers suing New York City over their exposure to clouds of pulverized glass and cement at the World Trade Center site may have a tough choice between two deals in the weeks ahead.



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Just like pelicans, people can't avoid oil either

So the Gulf oil spill has you ready to quit petroleum cold turkey? Louisiana's brown pelicans have more of a chance of avoiding Big Oil than you do.
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Interview: Bill Clinton to Dems, 'Never give up' (AP)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, center, visits the National Service of Learning Center (SENA) and an exhibit of social programs supported by his foundation in Soacha, south of Bogota, Wednesday June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)AP - Bill Clinton says Democratic incumbents can't run away from their records, so they might as well embrace them. "Tell your story," the former president advised Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other embattled Democrats.



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Texas targets decades of abandoned ships off coast

A giant pair of shears descends from a 70-foot crane above the Gulf of Mexico, grasping a chunk of metal and ruthlessly crunching it in clippers with a dinosaur-like six-foot bite.
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Gulf spill could be double first estimates, scientists say

New figures for blown-out well show amount of oil spewing may have been twice as much as previously thought



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Police: Dutchman says he knows Holloway location

Police: Dutchman says he knows Holloway location

By FRANK BAJAK 2010-06-11T09:29:07Z
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Dutch murder suspect Joran van der Sloot told police investigators that he knows the location of the body of missing U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, the chief of Peru's criminal police said....
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Seventeen killed in southern Kyrgyz violence

Armed men walk along a street in the city of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan June 11, 2010. At least 12 people were killed and 126 were wounded during the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan on Friday, the Health Ministry said. REUTERS/Alexei OsokinAt least 17 people were killed on Friday when ethnic conflict flared in Kyrgyzstan's second-largest city Osh, the worst outbreak of violence in the Central Asian state since the president was overthrown in April.




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CORRECTED: LEAD: Kamei leaves Cabinet, to be replaced by party No. 2 Jimi+

TOKYO, June 11 (Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday let Shizuka Kamei, the outspoken chief of the coalition partner People's New Party, leave his Cabinet to be succeeded by the...
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2 US troops, 11 Afghan civilians killed in south

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron listens as Afghan President Hamid Karzai answer questions at the Presidential Palace in Kabul,  Afghanistan, Thursday, June 10, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Afghanistan for talks with President Hamid Karzai on Thursday, his first visit as prime minister to a country that his new coalition government has set as its top foreign policy priority. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau, Pool)  Two U.S. troops and at least 11 civilians died in violence across southern Afghanistan on Friday, including one attack in which a suicide bomber wearing a burqa blew himself up in a bazaar.




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Wife of Lebanese psychic appeals for his release

The wife of a Lebanese TV psychic is appealing for her husband's release just months after he escaped beheading in Saudi Arabia, which convicted him of witchcraft.
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Wife appeals for release of Lebanese TV psychic held in Saudi Arabia on witchcraft charges

BEIRUT (AP) — The wife of a Lebanese TV psychic is appealing for her husband's release just months after he escaped beheading in Saudi Arabia, which convicted him of witchcraft. ...



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Roadside bomb kills nine Afghans

A roadside bomb kills nine civilians in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:27 am

NZ MP in porn expenses scandal

MPs in New Zealand are revealed to have used official credit cards to buy flowers, champagne and pornographic films.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:26 am

South Korea rocket 'debris' found

A South Korean navy ship recovers debris appearing to be from a rocket which exploded shortly after launch.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:26 am

2 US troops, 11 Afghan civilians killed in south

2 US troops, 11 Afghan civilians killed in south

By AMIR SHAH and ROHAN SULLIVAN 2010-06-11T09:25:47Z
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Two U.S. troops and at least 11 civilians died in violence across southern Afghanistan on Friday, including one attack in which a suicide bomber wearing a burqa blew himself up in a bazaar....
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2 US troops, 11 Afghan civilians killed in south

Two U.S. troops and at least 11 civilians died in violence across southern Afghanistan on Friday, including one attack in which a suicide bomber wearing a burqa blew himself up in a...
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UK backing lifts BP shares but spill looks worse

LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Supportive comments from the UK government lifted BP Plc's battered shares on Friday, outweighing news that the British oil company's Gulf of Mexico spill is much bigger than previously estimated.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:25 am

Ahmadinejad calls resolution 'worthless paper'

Ahmadinejad calls resolution 'worthless paper'

By ELAINE KURTENBACH 2010-06-11T09:24:34Z
SHANGHAI (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday dismissed new sanctions aimed at punishing his country for failing to halt part of its nuclear program, calling the latest U.N. resolution "a worthless paper."...
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Taliban Plot to Kill U.K.'s Cameron Averted

David Cameron escaped a Taliban assassination plot Thursday during his first visit to Afghanistan as British prime minister.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:23 am

StarCraft II FIRST TV Commercial

when i saw this on tv i i blew up with excitement



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Pope Begs Forgiveness, Vows Action on Sex Abuse

Pontiff Tells Followers in St. Peter's Square He'll "Do Everything Possible" to Protect Church Children

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:15 am

Cameron and Karzai: Why it's different - BBC News


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Cameron and Karzai: Why it's different
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The Afghan leader had clearly been tickled by his recent visit to Chequers and wanted to repay the favour. So on Thursday the prime minister was given the full tour of the presidential palace in Kabul. And amid the faded grandeur and ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am

China sentences man to death for school attack

A state-run Chinese news agency says a man has been sentenced to death for a knife attack at a school in April even though no one died in the rampage, one of a string of violent incidents at schools that shocked the country.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:09 am

China sentences man to death for knife rampage at school in April

BEIJING (AP) — A state-run Chinese news agency says a man has been sentenced to death for a knife attack at a school in April even though no one died in the rampage, one of a string of violent i...



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:09 am

Deadly clashes in Kyrgyzstan city

A state of emergency is declared in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, after at least 17 people die in clashes, officials say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:02 am

Podolski: Australia will defend

Playing for Germany seems to bring the best out of Lukas Podolski even though the Cologne forward has been a Bundesliga flop almost since he had been voted the best young player of the 2006 World Cup at home.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 11 Jun 2010 | 3:02 am

Why is Canada not putting climate change on the G20 agenda?

Our lack of action stands in stark contrast to earlier achievements



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No returning to Iran’s totalitarian past

Despite the violent repression of last year’s protests, millions of Iranians have now awakened to their own power in a historic struggle for democracy



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Where does your religion stand on gay issues

Lutherans might be at the leading edge of issues surrounding religion and homosexuality, but other religious groups have staked out their positions as well. Here's a list of where most major denominations stand.



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Dutch politician Rutte visits queen after election, wants to be prime minister

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The head of the free-market VVD party, which placed first in Dutch elections, is taking the first step of consulting Queen Beatrix in his quest to become prime minister.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:56 am

China sentences man to death for knife rampage at school in April

BEIJING (AP) — China sentences man to death for knife rampage at school in April.



Source: FOXNews.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:55 am

Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has begged forgiveness from clerical abuse victims and promised to "do everything...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:52 am

India interviews Mumbai plotter

Indian investigators interrogate a man in the US who scoutied targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:51 am

Celtics' Garden of celebrity delights

The Celtics put on a show and Boston put on a show of star power for Game 4 of the ...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:47 am

Conflict seen between 2 deals for 9/11 responders

NEW YORK - Thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers suing New York City over their exposure to clouds of pulverized...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:44 am

Nelson Mandela relative killed after World Cup concert

JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash on the way home...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:42 am

Mandela Relative Killed After World Cup Concert

Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash on the way home from a concert in Soweto on the eve of the World Cup, his office said Friday.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:40 am

Missing teen sailor alive and well

A 16-year-old California girl who was feared lost at sea while sailing solo around the world has been found alive and well, adrift in the southern Indian Ocean with rescue boats headed toward her, officials said.Searchers aboard...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:37 am

Mandela's Great-Granddaughter Killed in Crash

1-Car Accident After World Cup Concert Leaves 13-Year-Old Dead; Driver Charged with Drunk Driving

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:33 am

South Africa fulfills goal as 2010 World Cup opens with South Africa-Mexico ... - New York Daily News


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Soccer fans watch performers on a big screen during World Cup Fan Fest festivities Thursday in Cape Town, South Africa. A South African fan (b.) poses during an opening concert in Soweto. Which team do you think will win the 2010 World Cup in South ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:31 am

Taliban plot to kill U.K. leader Cameron foiled

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, center, addresses British soldiers, at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, during his two day visit to Afghanistan, on Friday.A Taliban plot to kill British Prime Minister David Cameron forced the cancellation of visit to a military base in southern Afghanistan, it was reported Friday.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:20 am

Sailor Abby Sunderland found: parents

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Californian girl attempting to sail solo around the world is safe and well, her parents said, after a massive search and rescue was launched in the Indian Ocean after she triggered distress signals.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:19 am

Monkey Rapes Frog at Zoo (Vid)

A monkey rapes a frog at a zoo. Forced to give oral sex. Poor little bastard, you can see the frog hanging from the chimps wang lols.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:15 am

Girl, 6, killed by car fleeing L.A. police

A six-year-old girl was killed after a car being pursued by Los Angeles police crashed, slamming her against a house, an officer said Thursday.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 2:11 am

Smoking and drinking-yes they help three year olds too!!!

Forget therapy. This three-year-old turned to booze and nicotine to recover from a horrific road traffic accident.



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Taliban hang 7-year-old boy accused of being a spy, suicide

A 7-year-old boy accused of being a spy was hanged by Taliban militants, according to a report Wednesday.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:53 am

Round-the-world teen sailor alive, well

Abby Sunderland, shown here in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 21, is believed to be approximately 500 miles north of the Antarctic Islands on her bid to become the youngest to circumnavigate the globe in a sailboat. A 16-year-old Californian girl attempting a solo sail around the world was contacted late Thursday and was reported alive and well, but her boat was disabled in the Indian Ocean.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:51 am

Police: Van der Sloot has information about Holloway location - CNN


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Police: Van der Sloot has information about Holloway location
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Lima, Peru (CNN) -- Joran van der Sloot told investigators during an interrogation that he knows the location of Natalee Holloway's body, but he would neither identify the location nor say what happened to her the night of her disappearance, ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:48 am

Best Laptop Ever [VIDEO]

This is the best lapto i've ever seen in my my 17 years old life. Honest!



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Senate snubs limits on greenhouse gas regulation - Boston Globe


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Senate snubs limits on greenhouse gas regulation
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WASHINGTON — The US Senate defeated a bid yesterday to limit federal regulation of greenhouse gases, instead siding with the White House and environmentalists who said regulators must have sufficient tools to fight climate change. ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:03 am

Nebraska man dies after being strangled by pet snake

Reason #356 why people who own 9 foot snakes are certifiably insane.



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Gulf oil spill figures may be double earlier estimates

Government scientists say as many as 40,000 barrels of oil per day have been gushing into the gulf. BP has said the blown-out well will not be plugged before August.

Government scientists said Thursday that as many as 40,000 barrels of oil have been flowing daily from the blown-out BP well, doubling earlier estimates and greatly expanding the scope of what is already the largest spill in U.S. history.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am

Pope Benedict rejects calls to end celibacy rule

Addressing more than 10,000 reverent, enthusiastic priests at the Vatican, Benedict compares celibacy to heterosexual marriage, which he calls the 'foundation of Christian culture.'

Standing before more than 10,000 Roman Catholic priests, Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday strongly reaffirmed the Vatican's commitment to priestly vows of celibacy, cutting off speculation that he might reconsider the issue in light of the church's sexual abuse scandal.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 11 Jun 2010 | 1:00 am

Feds double estimate of oil gushing into gulf - San Francisco Chronicle


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Feds double estimate of oil gushing into gulf
San Francisco Chronicle
Workers use absorbent pads in an attempt to clean a Pelican Rookery fouled by oil that washed ashore on Queen Bess Island, near Grand Isle, La. Oil is flowing from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico almost twice as fast - at minimum - as has been ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:57 am

Celtics ride backups’ ‘will’ to Game 4 victory

Boston's Glen Davis (11) and Nate Robinson celebrate during the fourth quarter of Thursday's game against the Lakers.Backup Glen “Big Baby” Davis scored half of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Celtics bench as Boston pulled away from the Los Angeles Lakers to win 96-89 on Thursday night and even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:52 am

Raven vs RC Airplane

To attack and destroy! When a raven doesn't want to share the sky.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:50 am

Van der Sloot: Does He Know Where Natalee Is?

Peruvian Police Chief says Suspect "Let Slip" He Knows Location of American's Remains, But Dutchman Has Lied Before

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:34 am

Gulf of Mexico spill 'releasing twice as much oil as thought'

Latest estimates indicated that the oil's flow could exceed 40,000 barrels a day - some 1.68m gallons.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:30 am

Schwarzenegger: Prop 14 Will Be A Game Changer

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Washington D.C. Thursday night for the premiere of a documentary he's promoting about political redistricting called Gerrymandering. Steve Inskeep talks with Schwarzenegger about what the governor hopes will be a political game-changer in California: This week's passage of an "open primary" ballot measure.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:19 am

U.S. Missiles Kill 15 In Northwest Pakistan

A volley of U.S. missiles killed 15 alleged militants in an extremist stronghold in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, the second such strike in less than 12 hours, officials said.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 11 Jun 2010 | 12:14 am

Japan PM warns of eventual default if debt not fixed

TOKYO (Reuters) - New Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, seeking to lay the groundwork for a future sales tax rise, warned on Friday that the country risked defaulting on its borrowing if it failed to rein in its massive public debt.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 11:48 pm

Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great granddaughter has been killed in a car crash

Former South African president Nelson Mandela. The statesman's 13-year-old great granddaughter was killed in a car crash early Friday after South Africa's World Cup concert, his office said.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 11:37 pm

Afghanistan: David Cameron promises 'new covenant' with Armed Forces

Addressing troops at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, the PM announced a £58m increase in payments for those on front line.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 11:37 pm

Army inquiry finds 211 graves mishandled at Arlington Cemetery - CNN


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Army inquiry finds 211 graves mishandled at Arlington Cemetery
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Washington (CNN) -- Potentially hundreds of American veterans and their family members who were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery were misidentified or mislocated, including troops from the wars in Iraq ...
Arlington National Cemetery's top supervisors ousted in mismanagement caseLos Angeles Times
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 10 Jun 2010 | 11:07 pm

Twelve people have been killed and more than 100 wounded during ethnic violence in the south of Kyrgyzstan

File photo shows demonstrators brandishing weapons during a rally in Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan in May. Twelve people have been killed and more than 100 wounded during ethnic violence in the south of the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 11:04 pm

Mandela's great-granddaughter killed in crash on eve of World Cup

Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash on the way home from a concert in Soweto on the eve of the World Cup, his office said.The Nelson Mandela Foundation said Zenani Mandela died in a one-car...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:45 pm

Troops' burials mishandled at Arlington Cemetery

At least 211 graves at Arlington National Cemetery including two in the section where fallen troops from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:45 pm

US missile kills 4 in Pakistan

Two intelligence officials say a US missile attack has killed four suspected militants in northwest Pakistan.The officials said the attack flattened a home in a border village of North Waziristan, where Washington wants Pakistan...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:33 pm

Celtics Even NBA Finals, Beat Lakers 96-89

The Boston Celtics have tied up the NBA finals, and they owe it more to "Big Baby" than the Big Three. Backup Glen "Big Baby" Davis scored half of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Celtics bench as Boston pulled away from the Los Angeles Lakers to win 96-89 on Thursday night and even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:14 pm

Driving Force Helps Grad Shift Gears, Land Job

Since his freshman year in college, Duwain Pinder was focused on getting a job on Wall Street. But when the financial crisis shattered that dream, he put all his energy into landing a job in management consulting. His drive helped him land a job as a business analyst for McKinsey & Co.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:01 pm

South Africa Celebrates Even Before First Game

For the past three days, the World Cup has drawn thousands to the streets, 185,000 in Johannesburg Wednesday to cheer the national team, more than that to attend and watch the simulcast of the kick-off concert Thursday night. The national team plays Mexico on Friday.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm

Searchers Contact U.S. Teen On Solo World Sail

A 16-year-old girl voyager feared lost in the Indian Ocean is OK, but she'll still have to be rescued. Abby Sunderland was trying to sail around the world solo, but her emergency beacons began signaling yesterday. A support team member says Sunderland's boat got knocked on its side several times and the mast broke.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:00 pm

Obama called the latest measures against Iran the "toughest-ever"

US President Barack Obama arrives to speak on the United Nations vote on sanctions against Iran on June 9, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington, DC. A defiant Iran threatened...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 9:40 pm

British Ambassador to the UN Mark Lyall Grant

British Ambassador to the UN Mark Lyall Grant speaks after voting on a UN Security Council resolution on sanctions against Iran. A defiant Iran threatened on Thursday to downgrade ties with the UN atomic...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 9:40 pm

Neither the US nor Israel has ruled out military action to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons

US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice speaks after voting on a UN Security Council resolution on sanctions against Iran. A defiant Iran threatened on Thursday to downgrade ties with the UN atomic energy watchdog...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 9:40 pm

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks on June 8 in Istanbul. A defiant Iran threatened on Thursday to downgrade ties with the UN atomic energy watchdog, as Russia looked set to freeze the sale to...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 9:40 pm

Mexico Condemns Deadly Border Patrol Shooting

Cell Phone Video Fuels Anger over Shooting of Mexican Teenager Sergio Hernandez on U.S.-Mexico Border

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jun 2010 | 9:30 pm

Minority births drive growth in U.S. diversity

Record levels of births among minorities in the past decade are moving the USA a step closer to a demographic milestone in which no group commands ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 9:27 pm

Five of the 46 people in hospital were in serious condition

File picture shows demonstrators brandishing weapons during a rally in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan in May. Ethnic violence overnight in southern Kyrgyzstan, once the stronghold of ousted president Kurmanbek...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 9:04 pm

More thefts at World Cup

Three Greek World Cup players had money stolen from their hotel rooms and Chinese journalists were robbed at gunpoint, Reuters reported today.Another 11 tourists were robbed of passports and luxury goods while visiting a wine...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 8:20 pm

Video: Mexico Teen Shot on Tape

Cell-phone video obtained by Spanish-language network Univision appears to show the June 7 incident in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot Mexican teenager Sergio Hernandez on the border.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jun 2010 | 8:13 pm

High-Tech Soccer Ball Worries World Cup Goalies

Adidas Says The "Jabulani," New World Cup Soccer Ball, Moves Faster at Higher Altitudes

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jun 2010 | 7:30 pm

Has Gulf Disaster Caused Brit Bashing?

Criticism of United Kingdom on the Rise, but 39 Percent of BP's Shares Are Owned in the United States

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jun 2010 | 7:30 pm

NCAA sanctions could cost USC millions

NCAA, in penalizing the football, men's basketball and women's tennis programs, cites lack of oversight and ethics.

Citing a history of misdeeds by an out-of-control athletic department, the governing body for college sports hit USC with a string of penalties Thursday that will keep the powerhouse Trojans football team out of bowl games for the next two seasons and could cost the university millions of dollars.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 7:23 pm

Video: World Cup Ball Debate

The World Cup will soon kick off in South Africa though most Americans will remain oblivious to it. As Anthony Mason reports, there's already debate over the ball being used.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jun 2010 | 7:14 pm

Affidavit: Van der Sloot Lied about Natalee

Dutch Suspect Admits Lying to Holloway Family about Where Her Body Was Buried on Aruba

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jun 2010 | 6:30 pm

FBI begins probe into AT&T iPad security breach

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple Inc's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T Inc customers, including those of several high-ranking government officials.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 6:13 pm

Minority population growing in the United States, census estimates show

Minorities now make up about 35% of the country's population, and about 57% of the population in California. Meanwhile, the white population continues to decline.

Across the nation, the number of minorities continues to rise and the white population continues to decline, according to U.S. census estimates released Thursday.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

Abby Sunderland is believed to be 'alive' and 'most likely floating' in the Indian Ocean

The engineer behind Abby Sunderland's solo trip around the world says he believes the 16-year-old Thousand Oaks sailor is "alive" and "most likely floating" in the middle of the Indian Ocean.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 6:00 pm

Video: BP Stirs Up U.S.- Brit Backlash

There is growing anti-British sentiment in the U.S. over British Petroleum's handling of the oil spill, but residents in the U.K. argue that this is unfair. Mark Phillips reports from London.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 10 Jun 2010 | 5:45 pm

Mexican Jesus Hernandez mourns over coffin of his son Sergio Adrian Hernandez, in Ciudad Juarez

Mexican Jesus Hernandez mourns over coffin of his son Sergio Adrian Hernandez, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on June 9. Mexican President Felipe Calderon urged the United States Thursday to launch a "thorough,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 5:03 pm

Despite frustration, cancer wins may be bigger than they seem

Progress has always been slow for cancer treatment. A cure is not usually possible. But some of the victories reported this week against breast ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 4:59 pm

South Africa bus crash: tributes to three students who died

The three British students who were killed were "the best of friends", their course mates said last night.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 4:53 pm

Gulf of Mexico oil spill: David Cameron fails to back BP in fight with Barack Obama

The Prime Minister has refused to bow to City demands to intervene in the increasingly bitter transatlantic row over the BP oil spill, as fears grow for the company's future.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 4:15 pm

He flips, spins, turns his life around

Deported from the U.S., a former Long Beach gang member makes a name break dancing in Cambodia and becomes a role model.

His arms and chest coated with gangland-style tattoos, his eyebrow pierced, Tuy "K.K." Sobil sits in a cafe in Phnom Penh beside his 5-year-old son, Unique, adopted from drug dealer parents who couldn't cope.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 4:14 pm

UK: Head spin doctor earns more than Clegg

David Cameron's chief spin doctor, Andy Coulson, is the highest-paid political adviser in the Government, earning more than Nick Clegg and only £2,500 less than the Prime Minister. The former News of the World editor, who was drafted...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 4:00 pm

Republicans: Kagan Must Prove She's Fit For Court

The Senate's No. 2 Republican, Jon Kyl, said Thursday that Elena Kagan has the burden of proving she is fit to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court because she lacks a track record as a judge that can be examined. Republicans say they plan to focus on memos Kagan wrote as a law clerk during her confirmation hearings.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:55 pm

Pope defends celibacy as priests rally in support

An estimated 15,000 priests massed in St. Peter's Square on Thursday in one of the largest such gatherings in a show of support for Pope Benedict ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:54 pm

Kyrgyzstan declares state of emergency

Riots in south Kyrgyzstan have killed at least 12 people and injured more than 120, officials said Friday, as fears grew of a new cycle of violence in the Central Asian nation.Witnesses in Osh, the country's second-largest city,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:35 pm

Taleban hang seven-year-old boy accused of spying - report

The Taleban has reportedly hanged a seven-year-old boy in Afghanistan this week. The killing was an act of retribution, said The Times , as
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:35 pm

Senate Rejects Move To Block Greenhouse Gas Rules

The Senate on Thursday rejected a challenge to Obama administration rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other big polluters.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:31 pm

Americans Rebuilding Wealth, Slowly And Unevenly

Households' net worth rose 2.1 percent last quarter -- the four straight quarterly gain. Yet tumbling stock prices have reduced their wealth since then. Some economists say Americans' net worth may now be down slightly for the year. That helps explain why many say it will at least 2012 or 2013 before Americans' wealth returns to pre-recession levels.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:12 pm

Cal State trustees to vote on new student fee increases for the fall

California State University trustees, at a meeting next week, will consider raising fees for undergraduate, graduate and non-resident students this fall to contend with severe shortfalls in state funding, officials said.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:11 pm

Sober: College courses, rehab center under one roof

Students caught up in 'party lifestyle' can get help, support and pursue their degree.



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:00 pm

Father claims sex with daughter was consensual

Rio de Janeiro - A man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 12 years and fathering her seven children called their relationship consensual on Thursday, while a second daughter told authorities she was abused by her father and bore...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:00 pm

Analysts still feel BP can cover Gulf costs despite drop in stock price

Wall Street analysts continue to believe that BP can pay for its mess in the Gulf, although their confidence level has been dinged by the company's inability to stem the spill -- and the political fallout.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 2:35 pm

Overtreated: Time may best treatment for back pain

By one recent estimate, Americans are spending a staggering $86 billion a year in care for aching backs from MRIs to pain pills to nerve blocks ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 2:27 pm

Study: Shrinking glaciers to spark food shortages in Asia

Nearly 60 million people living around the Himalayas will suffer food shortages in the coming decades as glaciers shrink and the water sources ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 2:06 pm

Polygamist let off charges

A judge dismissed all Arizona charges against polygamist leader Warren Jeffs after a prosecutor said continuing with the charges would be impractical. Judge Steven Conn granted Mohave County Attorney Matt Smith's motion to dismiss...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 1:40 pm

Three British students killed in South Africa bus crash

Two female and one male student killed and 18 injured as vehicle overturns in north-east of the country.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 1:37 pm

British PM pledges help in spill

Kabul/Houston - British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Thursday to help deal with BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying he would take it up with US President Barack Obama, as the beleaguered company's shares rebounded...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 10 Jun 2010 | 1:30 pm

The USC case: What happened when

A timeline of events in the NCAA's investigation of the Trojans.

March 2005



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 12:49 pm

Afghanistan: David Cameron's flight diverted after 'assassination plot'

David Cameron forced to abandon visit to Afghanistan base after intelligence suggested a plot to target the PM's helicopter.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 12:28 pm

Bosnian Serbs convicted of genocide over Srebrenica massacre

Two Bosnian Serbs have been convicted of genocide over the Srebrenica massacre, the first such convictions in Europe since the Second World War.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 12:09 pm

UCLA is fined $95,000 for violating patient privacy

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has been fined $95,000 by state officials for failing to prevent unauthorized employees from accessing patient information, the latest in a series of privacy breaches at the prestigious hospital that has struggled to protect the medical information of its celebrity patients.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 10 Jun 2010 | 12:09 pm

Vladimir Putin

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pictured on June 7, begins a visit to France on Thursday for talks with leaders and to open a big exhibition, but a row over a warship sale could put a damper on...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 12:06 pm

VIDEO: Russia 'trusts and believes' in the euro: Putin. Duration: 01:39

VIDEO - Russia, which holds over 40 percent of its forex reserves in euros, trusts and believes in the single European currency and is sure its current woes are only temporary, Prime Minister Vladimir...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Jun 2010 | 12:06 pm

Mass.: Wood power emits more carbon than coal

Massachusetts is taking a second look at wood-burning power plants after a new study for the state found the use of the forest "biomass" releases ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 11:25 am

Iran could throw out nuclear weapons inspectors

MPs the hardline majority faction in Iranian parliament condemn new sanctions as "a political, illegal and a failed move."
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:51 am

NASA aircraft to track spacecraft re-entry

A NASA flying observatory has left California on a mission to track a Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft as it returns to Earth on a course ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 10:47 am

Birth control pill for men still a ways off

For half a century, women have had access to birth control pills. Men? Still waiting.



Source: USATODAY.com News | 10 Jun 2010 | 7:00 am

David Cameron: time to increase pace in Afghanistan

PM promised to double the number of British bomb disposal teams and announced extra aid to help build up Afghan army, police and civil service.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 3:49 am

David Cameron pledges more bomb disposal teams on Afghanistan visit

David Cameron promised to double the number of British bomb disposal teams in Afghanistan as he made his first visit to the country since taking office.
Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 10 Jun 2010 | 2:59 am