UN members condemn Israeli attack

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• UN members condemn Israeli attack
• US kills al-Qaeda 'number three'
• Australia acts over Japan whaling
• Iran 'pursuing' further enrichment
• UN urges probe into Thai unrest
• Calls for Israel inquiry at UN
• Calls for Israel inquiry at UN
• Australia takes Japan to court over whaling
• Afghans to discuss peace at national conclave (AP)
• Analysis: High-seas raid deepens Israeli isolation (AP)
• Oil hovers below $73 as traders eye Europe economy (AP)
• Afghan, foreign forces recapture district from Taliban
• Pope appoints panel to investigate Ireland abuse (AP)
• BP announces enhancements to cleanup plan
• Pigeon caught in India-Pakistan trust gap
• Cuba trains Venezuela in military, communications (AP)
• U.S. believes it killed al Qaeda No. 3 (Reuters)
• Bond's Aston Martin Goes to Auction
• Australia begins legal action to stop Japan whaling
• Al-Qaeda announces death of top leader

UN members condemn Israeli attack Posted: 31 May 2010 10:46 PM PDT Security Council holds emergency session amid global outrage over raid on Gaza-bound aid ships.

US kills al-Qaeda 'number three' Posted: 31 May 2010 10:47 PM PDT Armed group confirms Mustafa Abu al-Yazid was killed in Pakistan last month.

Australia acts over Japan whaling Posted: 31 May 2010 10:06 PM PDT Officials in Tokyo say Canberra has launched legal moves to halt annual whale hunts.

Iran 'pursuing' further enrichment Posted: 31 May 2010 08:45 PM PDT IAEA also says Tehran failed to address possible undisclosed nuclear activities.

UN urges probe into Thai unrest Posted: 31 May 2010 09:38 PM PDT UN human rights chief calls for investigation into crackdown on red shirt protests.

Calls for Israel inquiry at UN Posted: 31 May 2010 10:40 PM PDT The UN security council has held an emergency meeting to discuss Israel's deadly interception of ships taking supplies to the blockaded Gaza strip.

Calls for Israel inquiry at UN Posted: 31 May 2010 10:40 PM PDT The UN security council has held an emergency meeting to discuss Israel's deadly interception of ships taking supplies to the blockaded Gaza strip.

Australia takes Japan to court over whaling Posted: 31 May 2010 09:56 PM PDT Australia has taken its case against Japan's whaling practices to international court, Japanese officials said Tuesday.

Afghans to discuss peace at national conclave (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 09:45 PM PDT AP - President Hamid Karzai is rolling out his program to lure Taliban and other insurgent fighters off the battlefield during a three-day conference starting Wednesday aimed at building a national consensus on how to end the nearly nine-year war.

Analysis: High-seas raid deepens Israeli isolation (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 09:32 PM PDT AP - Israel's bloody, bungled takeover of a Gaza-bound Turkish aid vessel is complicating U.S.-led Mideast peace efforts, deepening Israel's international isolation and threatening to destroy the Jewish state's ties with key regional ally Turkey.

Oil hovers below $73 as traders eye Europe economy (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 09:57 PM PDT AP - Oil prices hovered below $74 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, a calm start to June after the Europe debt crisis fueled wild fluctuations in crude last month.

Afghan, foreign forces recapture district from Taliban Posted: 31 May 2010 09:38 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan, June 1 - Afghan forces backed by international troops have retaken a remote district near the Pakistan border that was captured by the Taliban at the weekend, officials said on Tuesday.

Pope appoints panel to investigate Ireland abuse (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 09:42 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed nine prelates, including the archbishops of Boston and New York, to investigate child abuse in Ireland's Catholic institutions.

BP announces enhancements to cleanup plan Posted: 31 May 2010 08:57 PM PDT Oil company BP's latest plan to cap the undersea well now gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico has been modified to collect more crude and to prepare for a possible hurricane, the company said late Monday night.

Pigeon caught in India-Pakistan trust gap Posted: 31 May 2010 05:27 PM PDT A humble pigeon has just flown into a herd of pouncing cats!

Cuba trains Venezuela in military, communications (AP) Posted: 31 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - It's no longer just doctors, nurses and teachers. Cuba now sends Venezuela troops to train its military, and computer experts to work on its passport and identification-card systems.

U.S. believes it killed al Qaeda No. 3 (Reuters) Posted: 31 May 2010 09:05 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's third-in-command, whose role spanned from operations to fundraising, is believed to have been killed earlier this month in a U.S. missile strike in the tribal areas of Pakistan, officials said on Monday.

Bond's Aston Martin Goes to Auction Posted: 31 May 2010 09:11 PM PDT Will the sale of an Aston Martin used in the James Bond movies leave the auto market shaken or stirred?

Australia begins legal action to stop Japan whaling Posted: 31 May 2010 06:07 PM PDT TOKYO – Australia has launched legal action at the International Court of Justice to stop Japan's whaling programme, Japanese officials said Tuesday, calling the move "extremely regrettable". Read more...

Al-Qaeda announces death of top leader Posted: 31 May 2010 05:46 PM PDT KABUL – Al-Qaeda has announced the death of a trusted aide to Osama bin Laden and its top leader in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, the SITE group which monitors Islamist websites said on Tuesday. Yazid, an Egyptian national also known as Sheikh Said, was Read more...

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