Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, warns it to change course

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound aid ship, warns it to change course
Iraq's Kurds allege incursion from Iran
Japan PM-elect picks Noda for fin minister: report
Aussie dogs go barking mad for a little mutt music (AFP)
Bangladesh mourns fire victims
Obama: BP 'short-changing' residents
Obama: BP 'short-changing' residents
U.S. says weighing new options over North Korea (Reuters)
Israeli Navy warns aid boat headed for Gaza
Foreign troop death toll in Afghanistan hits 230 (AFP)
Flotilla activists 'shot 30 times'
(AP)
Bangladesh mourns dead in deadliest fire (AFP)
Israel shadows new Gaza-bound ship: activists
Israel navy tails Gaza aid ship
U.S. demands Europe acts on economy, banks at G20 (Reuters)
Parents of 49 kids killed in fire demand justice (AP)
Manny Pacquiao named Fighter of the Year (AFP)
37 bodies recovered from mass grave in Mexico
Dutch murder suspect handed over to Peru

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:16 AM PDT

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli navy intercepted an Irish humanitarian aid ship bound for the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning and, after warning the Rachel Corrie that "you are approaching an area of hostilities which is under a naval blockade," invited it to change course and unload its cargo at the Isr...

Israeli Navy - Gaza - Middle East - Israel - Rachel Corrie

Iraq's Kurds allege incursion from Iran

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

AFGHANISTAN Afghan leaders decided Friday at a national peace conference to back President Hamid Karzai's plan to broker a truce with the Taliban, but the session fell short of delivering a clear strategy for negotiating with the militant group.

Iran - Iraq - Middle East - Kurdish - Ethnicity

Japan PM-elect picks Noda for fin minister: report

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:24 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister-elect, Naoto Kan, has picked Yoshihiko Noda as his finance minister, Kyodo news agency said on Saturday.

Aussie dogs go barking mad for a little mutt music (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:03 AM PDT

AFP - The glittering sails of the Sydney Opera House went to the dogs on Saturday as hundreds of pugs, poodles and pooches converged on the iconic landmark for a world-first concert for canines.

Bangladesh mourns fire victims

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:06 AM PDT

Prayers held for nearly 120 killed by deadly blaze in capital, Dhaka.

Obama: BP 'short-changing' residents

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 11:32 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has criticised BP for "short-changing" residents in the Gulf of Mexico affected by the oil spill.

Obama: BP 'short-changing' residents

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 11:32 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has criticised BP for "short-changing" residents in the Gulf of Mexico affected by the oil spill.

U.S. says weighing new options over North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 10:53 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States said on Saturday it is weighing new options beyond the United Nations to punish North Korea, which the South blames for the sinking of a warship that has escalated tensions on the peninsula.

Israeli Navy warns aid boat headed for Gaza

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 11:25 PM PDT

The Israeli military has been in contact with an Irish-owned aid ship headed for Gaza, but has not boarded the boat, Israeli military officials said Saturday.

Foreign troop death toll in Afghanistan hits 230 (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 10:36 PM PDT

AFP - A NATO soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said Saturday, taking the number of foreign troops killed in the country this year to 230.

Flotilla activists 'shot 30 times'

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:36 AM PDT

Turkish official tells UK daily that Israeli troops shot nine victims at close range.

(AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 10:08 PM PDT

AP - Israeli military says forces have not taken over new Gaza-bound aid ship.

Bangladesh mourns dead in deadliest fire (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 11:56 PM PDT

AFP - The national flag flew at half-mast and people of all faiths joined prayers as Bangladesh Saturday mourned the deaths of nearly 120 people in the country's deadliest blaze.

Israel shadows new Gaza-bound ship: activists

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:22 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli navy intercepted and was shadowing another ship bound for blockaded Gaza carrying aid and activists on Saturday, five days after the bloody seizure of a Turkish ship triggered an international outcry.

Israel navy tails Gaza aid ship

Posted: 05 Jun 2010 12:46 AM PDT

War ships flank Rachel Corrie as it nears Gaza attempting to deliver aid to blockaded territory.

U.S. demands Europe acts on economy, banks at G20 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 09:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Finance chiefs raced on Saturday to agree on ways to support growth and make global banks safer with a warning from Washington ringing in their ears that Europe and Japan must do more to boost home-grown demand.

Parents of 49 kids killed in fire demand justice (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 09:50 PM PDT

AP - Relatives of 49 children killed in a day care fire a year ago held an overnight vigil Friday in their memories and to demand punishment for officials who they say failed to ensure the center's safety.

Manny Pacquiao named Fighter of the Year (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 09:11 PM PDT

AFP - Manny Pacquiao, boxing's pound-for-pound king and a newly elected legislator in the Philippines, accepted his third Fighter of the Year award from the Boxing Writers Association of America.

37 bodies recovered from mass grave in Mexico

Posted: 04 Jun 2010 03:50 PM PDT

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico – At least 37 bodies have been recovered from a mass grave found May 30 at the entrance to a mine in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, medical examiners said Friday.