Ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting integration ruling (AP)

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• Ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting integration ruling (AP)
• Nepal's blind cricketers bat to dispel prejudice (AFP)
• BP to set up US$20bil oil spill fund
• Mexican police, teenagers killed in Monterrey
• BP boss Hayward to face US Congress
• World Cup Photos From June 16
• Brother of rebel leader arrives in Nicaragua (AP)
• Flooding, landslides kill nearly 50 in Myanmar (AP)
• US, Europe tighten screws on Iran nuke program
• Scottish lawmaker resigns over Filipino comments (AFP)
• Sudan rebels surrender to war crimes court (AFP)
• Toyota is latest car maker hit by strike in China (AP)
• Kyrgyzstan violence spreads
• US troops charged in Afghan deaths
• Chavez: Venezuela looks to seize banker's assets (AP)
• 46 dead in landslides in Myanmar: state media (AFP)
• New Initiative Lets Taliban Keep Weapons
• US, Europe tighten screws on Iran nuclear program
• The plight of homosexuals in Indonesia
• The plight of homosexuals in Indonesia

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting integration ruling (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:15 PM PDT AP - Ultra-Orthodox Jews have called mass demonstrations to protest a Supreme Court ruling forcing the integration of a religious girls' school.

Nepal's blind cricketers bat to dispel prejudice (AFP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:47 PM PDT AFP - Pawan Acharya, a major in the Nepalese army, only became aware of the difficulties faced by blind people after he lost his own sight in an ambush by Maoist rebels during the country's civil war.

BP to set up US$20bil oil spill fund Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:28 PM PDT   BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg WASHINGTON – BP agreed to pay 20 billion dollars into a fund to meet mounting oil spill claims, as US President Barack Obama Read more...

Mexican police, teenagers killed in Monterrey Posted: 16 Jun 2010 06:02 AM PDT MONTERREY, Mexico – Seven police officers, one of them retired, were abducted from their homes and murdered in violence-wracked northern Mexico, local officials said. The officers, aged between 30 and 48, were grabbed at dawn from their homes by armed men, Benito Caballero, mayor Read more...

BP boss Hayward to face US Congress Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:52 PM PDT BP has agreed to create a $20bn (£13.5bn) fund to compensate those affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

World Cup Photos From June 16 Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:02 PM PDT World Cup 2010 photo gallery for June 16.

Brother of rebel leader arrives in Nicaragua (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:59 PM PDT AP - A Nicaraguan TV channel is reporting that the brother of a top Colombian guerrilla leader has arrived in Managua, where president Daniel Ortega had granted him political asylum earlier this month.

Flooding, landslides kill nearly 50 in Myanmar (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:12 PM PDT AP - Floods and landslides have killed at least 46 people in northwest Myanmar and rescue workers are evacuating residents affected by the incessant rains, official media said Thursday.

US, Europe tighten screws on Iran nuke program Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON - The Obama administration added Iranian individuals and firms to a blacklist, as the United States and Europe tighten the screws on Iran's nuclear program a week after the UN imposed new sanctions. Read more...

Scottish lawmaker resigns over Filipino comments (AFP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:21 PM PDT AFP - A Scottish lawmaker was forced to quit his role on a parliamentary committee after being caught on microphone saying a woman in the audience was "very attractive" with "that Filipino look."

Sudan rebels surrender to war crimes court (AFP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:16 PM PDT AFP - Two Sudan rebel leaders surrendered to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to answer to accusations of war crimes in Darfur, the court said.

Toyota is latest car maker hit by strike in China (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:41 PM PDT AP - Toyota Motor Corp., the latest automaker to be hit by a strike at a China parts supplier, said Thursday its car assembly operations were not affected by the short-lived dispute.

Kyrgyzstan violence spreads Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:26 PM PDT Deadly ethnic unrest hits southern city of Jalalabad.

US troops charged in Afghan deaths Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:46 PM PDT Five soldiers face possible death penalty over killings of three civilians in Kandahar.

Chavez: Venezuela looks to seize banker's assets (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:04 PM PDT AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday said his government is looking to seize the assets of an opponent whose bank was taken over by regulators, and warned that might include his minority ownership stake in an anti-government television channel.

46 dead in landslides in Myanmar: state media (AFP) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:02 PM PDT AFP - At least 46 people have died in landslides triggered by heavy rain in western Myanmar near the border with Bangladesh, state media reported on Thursday.

New Initiative Lets Taliban Keep Weapons Posted: 16 Jun 2010 09:35 PM PDT A new coalition initiative to lure Afghan insurgents away from the battlefield allows the Taliban and other militants to keep their weapons if they sign on to a government peace plan, a senior coalition official said.

US, Europe tighten screws on Iran nuclear program Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON - The Obama administration added Iranian individuals and firms to a blacklist, as the United States and Europe tighten the screws on Iran's nuclear program a week after the UN imposed new sanctions. Read more...

The plight of homosexuals in Indonesia Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:37 PM PDT Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation and while being gay there is not illegal, many Muslims believe it is forbidden by their religion.

The plight of homosexuals in Indonesia Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:37 PM PDT Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation and while being gay there is not illegal, many Muslims believe it is forbidden by their religion.

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