Thursday 30 June 2011

Tropical Storm Arlene drenches eastern Mexico (AFP)

A satellite image from the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) shows Tropical Storm Arlene. The first named Atlantic storm of the year has barreled into Mexico's eastern coast at near hurricane strength, dumping heavy rains and lashing the Gulf coast with strong surf.(AFP/NOAA/File)AFP - Strong wind and heavy rain lashed much of eastern Mexico Thursday as Tropical Storm Arlene made landfall at near hurricane strength, whipping up Gulf waves large enough to force area ports to shut down.



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UN allowed to visit looted Sudan offices (AP)

AP - Authorities in north Sudan have allowed aid agencies to visit their looted offices in the town of Kadugli, where clashes in recent weeks have driven thousands from their homes ahead of the south's imminent declaration of independence.


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Sudan grants U.N. limited access to tense border area (Reuters)

Residents gather outside UNMIS sector headquarters in Kadugli town June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Banks/UNMIS/HandoutReuters - Sudan's government is allowing limited U.N. access to Kadugli, capital of a tense border state where fighting and looting has taken place ahead of southern secession, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday.



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China lambastes Japan after Taiwan boat confrontation (Reuters)

Reuters - China's Foreign Ministry lambasted Japan on Wednesday after a confrontation between a Taiwanese fishing boat and a Japanese coast guard vessel near a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea.


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Sudan grants U.N. limited access to tense border area (Reuters)

Reuters - Sudan's government is allowing limited U.N. access to Kadugli, capital of a tense border state where fighting and looting has taken place ahead of southern secession, a U.N. spokesman said Thursday.


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William and Catherine make Canadian debut (AFP)

Crowds await the arrival of Prince William and his wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge as they kick-off their nine-day tour at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Prince William and new bride Princess Catherine arrived in Canada Thursday for their international debut as Britain's royal golden couple, hoping star power will win skeptical Canadians over to the monarchy.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - Prince William and new bride Princess Catherine arrived in Canada Thursday for their international debut as Britain's royal golden couple, hoping star power will win skeptical Canadians over to the monarchy.



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Iraq to help Iranians who fled from exiles' camp (AP)

Relative of suspects in the Argana cafe bombing protest outside the courthouse in Sale, Morocco Thursday, June, 30, 2011 ahead of the trial of seven suspects accused of the Marrakech Argana cafe bombing where chief suspect, Adil Al Athmani, set off a nail-packed bomb, late April 28, killing at least 17 people, including eight French nationals. Among the charges facing the suspects are premeditated murder, explosives possession, and membership in a banned religious group, according to the state news agency MAP. Moroccan police say the main suspect has loyalties to al-Qaida and tried to travel to Iraq and Chechnya. The banners read from right to left 'Detainees' families cling to the innocence of their relatives and demanding a fair investigation and fair trial. 'Families of the detainees hold the Minister of Justice and the Interior Minister and the Director of Prisons the responsibility of the deprivation of the right of visit' and 'Families of the detainees condemn the press incitement of a pre-trial verdict'. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)AP - An Iraqi official claimed Thursday that 58 people have fled from an Iranian exiles' camp northeast of Baghdad and promised the government would help them immigrate into another country.



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Fuel inflation accelerates to

An employee counts Indian currency at a fuel station in Mumbai June 25, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Fuel inflation hit an eight-week high in mid-June, showing price pressures persisted even before the government's recent increase in diesel prices and suggesting headline inflation in Asia's third-largest economy is headed back towards double-digits even as growth slows.



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Wednesday 29 June 2011

Mexico president feels 'misunderstood' in drug war (AP)

FILE - TO GO WITH EEUU SEGURIDAD FRONTERIZA - In this April 19, 2011 file picture, a member of the National Guard checks on his colleague inside a Border Patrol Skybox near the Hidalgo International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas. National Guard members along the Texas-Mexico border assist Border Patrol by surveying the terrain from the tower. (AP Photo/Delcia Lopez, file)AP - Mexican President Felipe Calderon says he feels "misunderstood" in his government's fight against drug trafficking and crime.



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US women's World Cup campaign off to winning start (AFP)

USA's striker Lauren Cheney (C) celebrates scoring with USA's midfielder Heather O Reilly (R) and USA's midfielder Shannon Boxx (L) during the football match of the FIFA women's football World Cup USA vs Korea PRK (group C) at Dresden's Gluecksgas stadium, eastern Germany. The US won 2-0.(AFP/Robert Michael)AFP - Two-time world champions United States lived up to their status as women's World Cup favourites on Tuesday, beating North Korea 2-0 in their Group C opener.



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US women's World Cup campaign off to winning start (AFP)

USA's striker Lauren Cheney (C) celebrates scoring with USA's midfielder Heather O Reilly (R) and USA's midfielder Shannon Boxx (L) during the football match of the FIFA women's football World Cup USA vs Korea PRK (group C) at Dresden's Gluecksgas stadium, eastern Germany. The US won 2-0.(AFP/Robert Michael)AFP - Two-time world champions United States lived up to their status as women's World Cup favourites on Tuesday, beating North Korea 2-0 in their Group C opener.



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North and south Sudan agree to 20 km buffer zone (AFP)

Soldiers of Sudan People's Liberation Movement's northern arm (SPLM) drive through the Nuba mountains of South Kordofan. North and south Sudan agreed Wednesday to create a demilitarised buffer zone along their common border just days before the country splits, the Africa Union said, but no ceasefire has yet been reached in South Kordofan.(AFP/Phil Moore)AFP - North and south Sudan agreed Wednesday to set up a demilitarised buffer zone along their border days before the country splits, the African Union said, but no truce has yet been reached in South Kordofan.



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Vietnam jails 3 for trafficking women to China (AP)

AP - Three women in southern Vietnam have been sentenced to prison for trafficking women to China.


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US nominee concerned over Myanmar ASEAN chair (AFP)

File photo shows Myanmar Buddhist nuns walking along a road in Yangon. The nominee to be US pointman on Myanmar said he would seek greater global coordination to push for democracy and voiced concern that the ASEAN bloc was considering the regime as its head.(AFP/File/Soe Than Win)AFP - The nominee to be US pointman on Myanmar said he would seek greater global coordination to push for democracy and voiced concern that the ASEAN bloc was considering the regime as its head.



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China lambastes Japan after Taiwan boat confrontation (Reuters)

Reuters - China's Foreign Ministry lambasted Japan on Wednesday after a confrontation between a Taiwanese fishing boat and a Japanese coast guard vessel near a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea.


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Breakthrough in Lebanon over Hariri tribunal: minister (AFP)

Lebanon's prime minister-designate Najib Mikati delivers a speech at the pesidential palace of Baabda, east of Beirut on June 13. A committee of Lebanon's new Hezbollah-dominated government finally agreed Wednesday on a posture toward the UN-backed tribunal probing the murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri that is expected to indict members of the Shiite militant group, an minister said.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)AFP - A committee of Lebanon's new Hezbollah-dominated government finally agreed Wednesday on a posture toward the UN-backed tribunal probing the murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri that is expected to indict members of the Shiite militant group, an minister said.



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Zuma calls on African funds for development (AFP)

People leave a meeting room on June 28, on the eve of the opening of the 17th African Union summit in Sipopo City, a city built especially for the occasion near the capital Malabo. South African President Jacob Zuma called on African nations Wednesday to contribute resources to sustain continental development, amid funding concerns prompted by the Arab uprising.(AFP/File)AFP - South African President Jacob Zuma called on African nations Wednesday to contribute resources to sustain continental development, amid funding concerns prompted by the Arab uprising.



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New video shows Chavez, Castro meeting in Cuba (AP)

In this photo released by the state media Cubadebate web site, Cuba's Fidel Castro, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez look at Granma state newspaper at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday June 28, 2011. Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba two weeks ago and has been unusually quiet since then. Allies of Chavez have insisted the leader is firmly in control of the country and improving from his operation for a pelvic abscess. Chavez arrived to Havana on June 8 and had surgery on June 10. (AP Photo/Cubadebate, Estudios Revolucion)AP - Venezuelan television is airing extended video and sound of President Hugo Chavez's meeting yesterday with Fidel Castro in Cuba.



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Tuesday 28 June 2011

Venezuela's Chavez shown walking with Cuba's Castro (Reuters)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends a news conference after a meeting with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Planalto Palace in Brasilia June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoReuters - Venezuela and Cuba released new photographs and video footage of President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday in an effort to stop speculation the socialist leader was seriously ill after undergoing surgery in Havana.



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Rumors over Chavez absence reach frenzy in Venezuela (Reuters)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends a news conference after a meeting with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Planalto Palace in Brasilia June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoReuters - The guessing game over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's health took new twists on Tuesday with rumors ranging from a possible takeover push by his brother to a homecoming by the end of this week.



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Sharapova, Lisicki set up big-hitting Wimbledon sem

Russian player Maria Sharapova reacts after beating Slovak player Dominika Cibulkova during the women's guarter final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 28, 2011. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-1.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Big-hitting duo Maria Sharapova and Sabine Lisicki set-up a mouth-watering Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday with the Russian golden girl impressively hammering home her title credentials.



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Israel preparing for September West Bank violence (AP)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, June 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - Israel's military is making intensive preparations for an outbreak violence in the West Bank over a U.N. vote in September on recognizing a Palestinian state, Israeli military officials said Monday.



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Sony faces jittery shareholders after cyberattack (AP)

A woman walks by Sony Building in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer says PlayStation Network gamers are 'very loyal' and returning to the service in big numbers, as he sought to reassure shareholders following a series of embarrassing hacker attacks.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer credited "very loyal" PlayStation Network gamers for flocking back to the service in big numbers, as he sought Tuesday to reassure shareholders following a series of embarrassing hacker attacks.



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Monday 27 June 2011

Libya rebels have upper hand in war on Gaddafi: U.N. (Reuters)

Reuters - Libya's rebels, with support from NATO, now have a tentative upper hand in the fight against forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the top U.N. political affairs official said on Monday.


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Iran unveils new underground missile silo: state tv (AFP)

Iranian soldiers of the Revolutionary Guards pose next to a display long-range surface-to-surface Shahab-3 missile in a main square outside the parliament building in Tehran in 2010. Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday unveiled an AFP - Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday unveiled an "underground missile silo" which the elite force said will allow them to launch the country's long-range ballistic missiles, state television reported.



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Monsoon early in northwest regions

A devotee takes a dip against the backdrop of rain clouds in the waters of the river Ganges in Kolkata May 29, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - India's crucial monsoon rains have advanced a few days ahead of schedule in the north west of the country, the weather office said, raising expectations of higher cane output in Uttar Pradesh state although a lull is still likely in early July.



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