Media: Papua New Guinea acting PM's son arrested (AP)

Media: Papua New Guinea acting PM's son arrested (AP)
Japan finds radiation traces in whales (AFP)
Just inside Syria, refugees from embattled town huddle in makeshift camp (The Christian Science Monitor)
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New documentary shows Sri Lanka 'war crimes'
Moody's may downgrade French banks over Greece (AFP)
Australia's Qantas cancels orders, trims targets (AFP)
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Japan's ageing pets spark elderly care boom (AFP)
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Maradona sues Chinese firms over online game (AFP)
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Body found at home of acting PNG Prime Minister
China says its nuclear reactors passed inspections (AP)
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Posted: 14 Jun 2011 11:06 PM PDT

AP - Media are reporting that Papua New Guinea police have arrested the adopted son of the South Pacific island nation's acting prime minister after a woman's body was found at their family home.

Japan finds radiation traces in whales (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:59 PM PDT

AFP - Japanese whale hunters have found traces of radioactive caesium in two of the ocean giants recently harpooned off its shores in the Pacific Ocean, a fisheries agency official said Wednesday.

Just inside Syria, refugees from embattled town huddle in makeshift camp (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 02:21 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Syrian tanks and military hardware continued their advance across northwestern Syria on Tuesday, pushing more refugees into Turkey â€" and more into a bleak makeshift camp just inside Syria.

VIDEO: Big Society in Belgium?

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 08:27 PM PDT

Newsnight's Stephen Smith has been investigating how David Cameron's Big Society's could turn out and visited Belgium during its volunteering day.

New documentary shows Sri Lanka 'war crimes'

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:36 PM PDT

UK programme said to show evidence of summary executions of Tamil prisoners by government troops near end of civil war.

Moody's may downgrade French banks over Greece (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:16 PM PDT

AFP - Ratings agency Moody's warned Wednesday it may downgrade the rating of French banks Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale because of their exposure to Greek debt.

Australia's Qantas cancels orders, trims targets (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:08 PM PDT

AFP - Australian carrier Qantas scaled back growth plans and cancelled aircraft orders Wednesday in response to slowing domestic demand, as it grapples with high fuel costs and natural disasters.

Thai General Weighs In on National Election

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:22 PM PDT

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha stepped into the political ring to indirectly discourage voters from electing the younger sister of the man he helped oust in a military coup five years ago, Thaksin Shinawatra

Japan's ageing pets spark elderly care boom (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:03 PM PDT

AFP - Pets are said to be like their owners, and in fast-ageing Japan a generation of greying pooches and tabbies has sparked a boom in elderly care for the four-legged friends.

'CIA informants' detained over bin Laden raid

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:11 PM PDT

Pakistan reported to have arrested five people for allegedly giving information that aided US in Abbottabad operation.

Chile volcano ash may disrupt air travel for months

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 10:10 PM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A towering ash cloud spewing from a volcano in south-central Chile could disrupt air traffic for some time as the eruption shows no signs of stabilizing in the near term, experts said on Tuesday.

The International Plan of Action on Aging, June 15, 2011

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:48 PM PDT

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15 is a reminder of the global problem of financial exploita

Maradona sues Chinese firms over online game (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:29 PM PDT

AFP - Argentine football icon Diego Maradona is suing popular Chinese web portal Sina and an Internet company for using his name and image to promote an online game, state media said Wednesday.

Gulf states vow to seek end to Yemeni crisis

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:37 PM PDT

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Yemen's Gulf neighbors renewed an offer Wednesday to mediate in Yemen's bloody political crisis, but offered no formula to break a deadlock over the fate of wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

The Debt Ceiling Debate's Swan Song

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:26 PM PDT

The current Congressional debate over raising the debt ceiling from its current limit of $14.26 tril

Body found at home of acting PNG Prime Minister

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:35 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea police are investigating the murder of woman at the home of the country's acting prime minister, compounding an uncertain future for the Pacific nation under an ailing leader.

China says its nuclear reactors passed inspections (AP)

Posted: 14 Jun 2011 09:20 PM PDT

AP - China's nuclear regulators have given the country's reactors a clean bill of health following inspections ordered in the wake of the disaster at Japan's tsunami-struck Fukushima Dai-ichi facility.