U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan after Bakiyev blamed for violence

U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan after Bakiyev blamed for violence

U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan after Bakiyev blamed for violence

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:20 PM PDT

BISHKEK (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for Central Asia visited conflict-torn Kyrgyzstan on Saturday after the State Department suggested the country's deposed president may be responsible for last week's outburst of ethnic violence.

Caracas asks Interpol to arrest anti-Chavez media mogul

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 05:39 PM PDT

CARACAS -Venezuela Friday asked Interpol to arrest opposition Globovision TV boss Guillermo Zuloaga, who ran afoul of President Hugo Chavez earlier this year for allegedly slandering him.

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Suu Kyi marks 65th birthday under house arrest

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 02:02 PM PDT

YANGON -Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marks her 65th birthday on Saturday under house arrest as activists hold protests around the globe and world leaders call for the ruling junta to free her.

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Battered BP boss relinquishes duties on oil spill

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:03 AM PDT

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -Embattled BP boss Tony Hayward was Friday handing over the daily management of the complex operation to cap the Gulf of Mexico spill, a day after a public mauling by US lawmakers.

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Canceled West Bank vote affirms Fatah decline (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:44 PM PDT

Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, waves a good bye to reporters as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris, Monday June 14, 2010.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - The Palestinian party expected to help deliver a Mideast peace deal is in such disarray these days, it's afraid to compete in an election even with its main rival out of the picture.

Record number of Indian candidates seeking office (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:55 PM PDT

Manan Trivedi who is running for Congress in Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District makes campaign calls in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 16, 2010. A new wave of Indian-American candidates are running for high-profile office across the country. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress, governor or attorney general — the most ever. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Meet Reshma, Surya, Manan, Raj, Ami, Ravi, Nimrata and Kamala — a new wave of Indian-American politicians.

Probe into top China official linked to J&J: report (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:54 PM PDT

This photo, released by the Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy, shows an aerial view of Shanghai's financial district skyline along the Huang Pu river. According to a respected Chinese weekly, one of the deputy heads of China's SFDA was ousted when authorities started probing drug firms including the Shanghai branch of Johnson & Johnson for alleged bribery.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A top official at China's food and drug safety watchdog who is under investigation has been linked to alleged bribery cases involving US giant Johnson & Johnson, a Chinese newspaper reported.

Dozens dead in Iraq violence

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:36 PM PDT

Seven soldiers among victims of attacks in town on Syrian border and two other places.


Intel: Suspected US missile kills 3 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:16 PM PDT

A man walks at a mosque near a wind turbine that produces energy for the mosque, in a village at Hub about 25 km (15 miles) northwest of Karachi June 18, 2010. Pakistan this year expects to finalise four wind power deals worth $500 million, to exploit a renewable resource that has been barely tapped in a country with a yawning gap between power capacity and demand. To match interview PAKISTAN-ENERGY/ REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)AP - Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three people in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region.

What Israelis Really Think Should Be Done About Gaza (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 09:15 PM PDT

Time.com - The easing of the blockade was a decision made to please a foreign audience. What most of the locals want is something quite different


Press slam 'woeful' England effort (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:16 PM PDT

Wayne Rooney bends down during the Group C first round 2010 World Cup football match against Algeria at Green Point stadium in Cape Town. Newspapers were scathing Saturday about England's lacklustre performance in the 0-0 World Cup draw with Algeria, with striker Wayne Rooney's form causing particular concern.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - Newspapers were scathing Saturday about England's lacklustre performance in the 0-0 World Cup draw with Algeria, with striker Wayne Rooney's form causing particular concern.

U.S. missile strike kills three in NW Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:24 PM PDT

A man walks at a mosque near a wind turbine that produces energy for the mosque, in a village at Hub about 25 km (15 miles) northwest of Karachi June 18, 2010. Pakistan this year expects to finalise four wind power deals worth $500 million, to exploit a renewable resource that has been barely tapped in a country with a yawning gap between power capacity and demand. To match interview PAKISTAN-ENERGY/ REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)Reuters - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Saturday, killing three militants, intelligence officials said.

Pakistan Madrasahs Draw U.S. Students Despite Scrutiny (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 09:15 PM PDT

Pakistani students line up outside a tent serving as a makeshift classroom, after their school was destroyed by Taliban militants, in Mingora, the capital of Pakistan's troubled valley of Swat on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)Time.com - Scores if not hundreds of American citizens have enrolled in Pakistan's madrasahs, even though they will be under scrutiny upon returning. TIME visits one school in Karachi

Deadly flooding hits southern China

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:03 PM PDT

Floods and mudslides leave 69 dead and 44 missing, but officials expect more downpours.


U.S. missile strike kills three in NW Pakistan

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:25 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Saturday, killing three militants, intelligence officials said.

UN launches appeal for Kyrgyzstan

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 08:02 PM PDT

The United Nations' Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has announced a $71m (£48m) emergency appeal to help people affected by ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan.


Tornadoes strike American Midwest

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 08:00 PM PDT

A series of tornadoes strikes the American Midwest, killing three people and injuring dozens. Worst hit was the state of Minnesota, where hundreds of homes were damaged. Jack Izzard reports.


Glastonbury Festival celebrates 40th year

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 04:09 PM PDT

The world famous Glastonbury Festival is in its 40th year. The BBC's Will Gompertz takes a look back over the festival's last four decades, from the small event that began as the 'Worthy Farm Pop Festival' to the global phenomenon it is today.


Quake off India's Andaman islands (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 09:39 PM PDT

Reuters - A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in the ocean near India's Andaman islands early on Saturday, but no casualties were reported, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and local officials said. No tsunami warning was issued. But residents fled their homes in panic, with the tremors shaking buildings and rattling furniture on the island of Diglipur, 340 km (210 miles) north of capital Port Blair.


China's vice president to visit Australia amid tax spat (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:22 PM PDT

Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping (pictured in March) was to begin a 5-day tour of Australia Saturday as Beijing seeks assurances on the key mining industry rocked by a proposed 40% tax on profits. Xi, widely tipped to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2013, was due to arrive late Saturday from New Zealand, where his entourage clashed with a lawmaker waving a Tibetan flag outside parliament.(AFP/Scanpix/File/Janerik Henriksson)AFP - Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping was to begin a five-day tour of Australia Saturday as Beijing seeks assurances on the key mining industry rocked by a proposed 40 percent tax on profits.
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