David Petraeus chosen as Stanley McChrystal exits

W ASHINGTON – President Obama sacked his loose-lipped Afghanistan commander yesterday, a seismic shift for the military order in wartime, and chose the familiar, admired – and tightly disciplined – Gen. David Petraeus to replace him. Petraeus, architect of the Iraq war turnaround, was once again to …

Boston Herald · June 24, 2010, 9:00 PM (PST)

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Wall Street Journal

Seoul calls on North Korea to stop "provocation" (Roundup)

Seoul – South Korean President Lee Myung Bank Friday urged North Korea to stop its ‘reckless military provocation,’ in a speech to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, reports said. Tensions have been rising between the two Koreas since the sinking of a South Korean Navy …

Monsters and Critics · June 25, 2010, 4:10 AM (PST)

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Globe and Mail

Swiss Man Sentenced to Three Strokes of Cane, Jail for Singapore Vandalism

Oliver Fricker, a Swiss executive at financial software maker Comit AG , was sentenced to three strokes of the cane and five months in jail for breaking into a Singapore depot and spray-painting a commuter train. Fricker, 32, was given three months in jail for vandalism and two months for …

Bloomberg · June 25, 2010, 4:46 AM (PST)

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MSN Canada News

Jury convicts man in London jewel heist

A jury has convicted a man of taking part in an armed robbery that netted 40 million pounds ($60 million) worth of gems from an upmarket London jeweler. Jurors at London’s Woolwich Crown Court found 24-year-old Aman Kassaye guilty Friday of kidnapping, conspiracy to rob and possessing a firearm …

AP – msnbc.com · June 25, 2010, 3:34 AM (PST)

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World leaders agree to disagree on best economic strategy to focus on other issues at summit

TORONTO (AP) – World leaders are having serious differences over the best way to nurture a fragile global economic recovery, so much so that they are agreeing to disagree in a variety of key areas to move on to other subjects. Three days of talks are set to begin Friday at a lakeside resort north …

FOX News · June 25, 2010, 1:11 AM (PST)

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WCCO

Mich. museum’s Little Bighorn flag for sale in NYC

his photo provided by Sotheby’s in New York shows The Culbertson Guidon from the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn. Since 1895, the silk American flag–or guidon–has been the property of the Detroit Institute of Arts, which has decided to sell it and use the proceeds to build its collection. The …

Beaver County Times · June 25, 2010, 4:17 AM (PST)

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Laramie News

House and Senate negotiators finish overhaul of bank regs; aim to send it to Obama by July 4

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Minneapolis Star Tribune · June 25, 2010, 2:37 AM (PST)

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BBC

PARIS: French workers strike over retirement age plan

Trains stood still and children played instead of studied as workers around France went on strike Thursday to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to raise the retirement age by two years to 62. Neighboring countries suffered along with Paris commuters, as walkouts by drivers delayed or …

Olympian · June 25, 2010, 2:58 AM (PST)

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram

UK court rejects halt to Afghan prisoner transfers

A court has rejected a bid by a peace campaigner to stop British troops handing over Taliban suspects to Afghan authorities. But judges in London say detainees cannot be sent to a facility in Kabul because there is a strong risk they will be mistreated. Activist Maya Evans asked the High Court to …

AP – msnbc.com · June 25, 2010, 4:46 AM (PST)

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Belfast Telegraph

Kyrgyz arrest Bakiyev relative accused in unrest

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyz authorities said Friday they have arrested a nephew of deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and charged him with helping organize the ethnic rioting that tore apart this Central Asian nation’s south. Hundreds of people were killed and as many as 400,000 driven from …

Associated Press · June 25, 2010, 5:07 AM (PST)

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