Jun 1, 2011
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Reports Say Libyan Oil Chief Defects to Rebels
Libyan oil chief Shukri Ghanem said Wednesday he had defected and now supports the rebels, in a major blow to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, news reports said, as NATO and its partners decided to extend their Libya …ABC News · 26 minutes ago
NATO hopes for Libya solution within four months
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Libya’s oil chief Ghanem defects, now in Rome
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Defense: Rana unlikely to testify at terror trial
CHICAGO (AP) — Defense attorneys say it’s unlikely that a Chicago businessman accused in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks will testify at his trial. Attorney Patrick Blegen said Wednesday that Tahawwur Rana’s …Associated Press · 35 minutes ago
Pakistan spy agency faces more heat after reporter’s killing
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Defense: Mumbai attacks witness lied to FBI, judge
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Mladic spending night in isolation at U.N. prison
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic was placed in a U.N. detention unit Tuesday to await trial on genocide charges, 16 years after he was indicted in the killing of 8 …USA Today · 26 minutes ago
Bosnian Serb wartime commander Mladic spends night in isolation after extradition to The Hague
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Mladic to Appear Friday Before Hague Court
New York Times
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At Least 33 Killed as Syrian Forces Attack Protesters
BEIRUT — A government crackdown on two Syrian towns in the country’s center and south killed at least 33 people, including an 11-year-old girl shot dead by troops during a fierce shelling, activists said Wednesday. …FOX News · 51 minutes ago
Toll of Syrian crackdown rises to 33 in 2 towns
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Dead Syrian boy emerges as symbol for protesters
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U.S. Envoy Reportedly Eyes Introduction to Taliban Leader
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — With the U.S. looking for a way to reconcile Afghanistan’s warring factions and get out, the top U.S. envoy is possibly looking to make a negotiating partner out of Mullah Mohammed Omar , the …FOX News · 43 minutes ago
NATO: Arrests made in deadly north Afghan bombing
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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,491
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FAA to fine people who point lasers at planes
Federal aviation officials say they will start imposing fines against people who point powerful lasers at planes and helicopters, which can temporarily blind pilots. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that …AP – msnbc.com · 2 hours ago
FAA to take action on laser incidents
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US to fine people who point lasers at planes
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Egypt’s
Mubarak, sons to stand trial on Aug. 3
Former President Hosni Mubarak, who held absolute power in Egypt for nearly 30 years, goes on trial Aug. 3 charged with corruption and intentionally killing protesters, a court official said on Wednesday. The ousted …AP – msnbc.com · 1 hour ago
Mubarak to go on trial in August
Washington Post
Clinton calls for due process in Mubarak trial
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Reuters
Hamas says Egypt limiting passage from Gaza
Gaza’s Hamas rulers said on Wednesday that Egypt was limiting the number of people allowed to enter from Gaza, undermining a move announced last week to ease the blockade of the enclave imposed by Israel. Cairo …msnbc.com · 2 hours ago
Tensions rise at Rafah border crossing
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Palestinians to march on Israel’s borders
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Tanks, troops leave heart of Bahrain’s capital
Tanks and soldiers left the heart of Bahrain’s capital as emergency rule was lifted Wednesday, but authorities warned they were not easing pressure on anti-government groups in the Gulf kingdom. The military withdrew …AP – msnbc.com · 1 hour ago
Bahrain Shi’ites talk of abuse under martial law
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Bahrain lifts state of emergency
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Reuters
Yemen’s Saleh defies opponents, and the world
To his U.S., British and Gulf mediators and benefactors, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he is ready for a peaceful exit from power. To his close circle of aides he sneers at a Western-backed agreement to end …msnbc.com · 3 hours ago
Yemen: fierce fighting in Sanaa, Taiz
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Yemen’s Saleh likely out of power this year: report
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New York Times
Report: US should delay some aid to Pakistan
The U.S. should hold back much of its $7.5 billion aid package to Pakistan until it reforms dysfunctional policies related to energy, taxes and other areas, according to a new report that criticizes the American aid program’s …AP – msnbc.com · 59 minutes ago
No plans for North Waziristan campaign: Pakistan commanders
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New report urges duty-free access for Pakistan
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New York Times
In China, a Search for the ‘True’ Self
BEIJING — At the Central Conservatory of Music last week, dozens of artists spoke passionately about the struggle for creativity in China amid the cacophony of money-making, Communist Party politics and cultural …New York Times · 1 hour ago
As China’s Workers Get a Raise, Companies Fret
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China’s Response to Latest Unrest Follows Pattern
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Magnitude-6.2 quake strikes central Chile
The quake’s epicenter was 59 miles southwest of Concepcion and occurred at a depth of 9.4 miles , USGS said. The tremor
was felt in Chile’s south-central region, the same area that was devastated by a massive quake …msnbc.com · 1 hour ago
6.4 earthquake shakes ocean off Chile
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Magnitude-6.4 quake rocks central Chile
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Reuters
Italy unlaces North Korea attempt to smuggle tap shoes
Italy foiled an attempt by North Korea to import tap-dancing shoes in breach of a U.N. ban on the sale of luxury goods to Pyongyang, according to a U.N. report on the enforcement of sanctions against the North. The report …msnbc.com · 1 hour ago
North Korea hacker threat grows as cyber unit grows: defector
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North Korea rejects secret offer of South summit
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Bloomberg
Germany summoned the Iranian ambassador in Berlin on Tuesday after Iran temporarily blocked a plane carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel from entering its airspace. Ms. Merkel’s plane was denied access to …Wall Street Journal · 3 hours ago
Germany’s closing nuke plants hits India
United Press International
Merkel’s Atomic Retreat Opens Lines to Anti-Nuclear Green Party Alliance
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Polish troops cleared in Afghan civilians’ deaths
A military court on Wednesday acquitted seven Polish soldiers in the killing of Afghan civilians in a 2007 attack in which they opened mortar and machine-gun fire on a village in Afghanistan. Prosecutors had charged them …AP – msnbc.com · 2 hours ago
Polish troops acquitted in civilian Afghan deaths
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Poland Expects Benefits for Coal Sector From Germany’s Nuclear Exit
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SD town on alert as floodwaters flow from Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. – Some South Dakota residents are being told to be ready to leave their homes by Thursday as the Missouri River rises downstream of communities that are already flooded by record-breaking rain and …FOX News · 1 day ago
Snowmelt, rain worsen northern Plains flooding
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Flood damage tally to start; waters still high
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Juba wants more U.N. assistance
JUBA, Sudan, June 1 (UPI) — The United Nations should have a presence in both parts of Sudan to secure the de facto border region, an official from South Sudan said. Ethiopia said it would send more peacekeepers to the …United Press International · 46 minutes ago
Sudan Proposes That African Peacekeepers Replace UN Forces in Abyei Region
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North, south Sudan agree to demilitarized border
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Berlusconi’s trial on prostitution charges resumes in Milan
MILAN — Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s trial on charges that he paid for sex with an underage Moroccan teenager then used his office to try to cover it up has resumed in a Milan courtroom after a two-month break. …Washington Post · 1 day ago
Already Vulnerable, Berlusconi Weakened by Election Results
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Milan, Naples votes go against Berlusconi
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Brazil not yet chosen IMF candidate to back-Mantega
BRASILIA, June 1 (Reuters) – Brazil has not yet decidedwhich candidate to support for the leadership of the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Wednesday. Mexico’s central bank chief …Reuters · 37 minutes ago
German report casts doubt on IMF payout for Greece
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Mexico presses Carstens for IMF amid ‘uncertainty’
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