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- U.N. Council condemns deaths on Gaza flotilla
- TEXT - U.N. Security Council statement on Gaza flotilla
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| U.N. Council condemns deaths on Gaza flotilla Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:54 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday condemned acts that caused the deaths of civilians during an Israeli operation against an aid flotilla heading for Gaza and called for an impartial investigation.
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| TEXT - U.N. Security Council statement on Gaza flotilla Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:54 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Following is the full text of a formal presidential statement adopted on Tuesday by the United Nations Security Council on Israel's action against an aid flotilla heading for Gaza.
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| ANALYSIS - Afghanistan's neighbours stir a witches brew Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:54 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - When Afghan elders gather under a giant tent in Kabul for a peace jirga this week, they will have to be protected not just from militants trying to bomb the meeting from the hills above, but also insulated from a half dozen neighbours all battling for influence.
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| Defiant Israel issues freshing warning to aid ships Posted: 31 May 2010 04:25 PM PDT
JERUSALEM: A defiant Israel warned today it will prevent all aid ships from reaching besieged Gaza, as activists vowed a new attempt to run the blockade despite the bloody ending to its latest mission. The warning by a senior defence official came as Israeli police jailed or deported hundreds of activists arrested after their Gaza-bound vessel was boarded by Israeli commandos in a pre-dawn raid in international waters yesterday in which nine passengers were killed. The deadly raid, which sparked global outrage, prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a visit to Washington, where he had been due to hold talks with US President Barack Obama today. "We will not let any ships reach Gaza and supply what has become a terrorist base threatening the heart of Israel," deputy defence minister Matan Vilnai told public radio. Vilnai's remarks were made as organisers of the so-called "Freedom Flotilla" said they were preparing to send two more aid boats to Gaza, despite the tragic ending to their high-profile mission to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. Greta Berlin of the Free Gaza Movement said the next attempt to run the blockade would not take place for several days. "The Rachel Corrie (cargo ship) is currently located off the coast of Italy and the other boat is still being repaired," she said. Yesterday's raid turned into a fiasco, with live footage from the Turkish passenger boat showing black-clad Israeli commandos clashing with activists and several wounded people lying on the deck of the ship which was carrying more than 600 people. International outrage The Israeli Defence Forces blamed activists on the ship for creating the confrontation by attacking its soldiers as they boarded the vessel. Netanyahu expressed regret at the loss of life but he insisted that the Israeli commandos had "defended themselves from a lynching" at the hands of the activists as they rappelled down from helicopters onto the ships. As international outrage grew at the pre-dawn assault in international waters, the UN Security Council met in emergency session and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told delegates that Israel had "lost all legitimacy". A statement issued by the council president condemned "those acts which resulted in the loss of at least 10 civilians and many wounded" and requested the immediate release of all ships and civilians held by Israel. It also called for an impartial investigation into the Israeli attack on the flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Public radio reported today that Israel has detained 480 pro-Palestinian activists captured in the commando raid and will expel 48 others. The detainees were being held at a prison in the southern port city of Ashdod, while the other 48 were en route to Ben Gurion airport to be deported, said the report. Another 45 activists, most of them Turkish, were being treated in various hospitals. Most of the dead were Turkish and their deaths plunged into crisis the Jewish state's already fragile relations with Ankara -- once Israel's closest Muslim ally. Turkey recalled its ambassador and there were angry anti-Israeli protests in several Turkish cities. Mourning period Britain France, Russia and China, all veto-wielding permanent council members, called for Israeli blockade of Gaza to be lifted -- in line with Security Council Resolution 1860 -- and for an independent inquiry. Israel issued a travel advisory warning its citizens against travelling to Turkey, but officials said there were no plans to recall its envoy. Ambassadors from the 27 European Union countries condemned Israel for using violence against the aid flotilla and demanded an impartial inquiry. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas slammed the navy raid as "a massacre" and announced a three-day mourning period, while Ismail Haniya, prime minister in the Gaza administration of the Hamas movement, called on the Palestinian leadership "to halt negotiations, direct or indirect, with Israel because of this crime." The ships, carrying more than 700 passengers, were on a mission to deliver some 10,000 tonnes of supplies to Gaza, which has been under a crippling Israeli blockade since 2007 when Hamas seized control of the territory. Israel had warned that it would intercept the ships. - AFP
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| UN calls for impartial inquiry on Israel Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:06 AM PDT The UN Security Council has issued a statement calling for an immediate and impartial inquiry into Israel's military operation against a flotilla of aid ships heading for Gaza.
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| Ryanair flies back into profit Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT Ryanair has reported pre-tax profits of £289m
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| U.N. council condemns deaths in flotilla incident Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:23 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday condemned acts leading to the deaths of civilians during Monday's Israeli operation against an aid flotilla heading for Gaza and called for an impartial investigation.
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| Thailand in all-out effort to drag Thaksin back Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:17 AM PDT BANGKOK – As part of the government's efforts to secure the extradition of Thaksin Shinawatra, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will circulate copies of the court's arrest warrant for the former prime minsiter on terrorism charge to police in 187 countries. DSI chief Tharit Pengdit said the authorities
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| Israel holds 480 activists, expels 48 from Gaza-bound flotilla Posted: 31 May 2010 11:56 PM PDT JERUSALEM, Tuesday 1 June 2010 (Bernama) -- Israel has decided to expel 48 international activists from 480 detained from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, radio reports said on Tuesday, China's Xinhua news agency said.
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| Najib directs foreign ministry to save Malaysian volunteers Posted: 31 May 2010 11:55 PM PDT Malaysian Prime Minister Menteri Najib Tun Razak said Tuesday he has instructed Wisma Putra (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to save the Malaysian volunteers on board the ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza which was attacked by Israel Monday.
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| Palanivel, time to stand up and be counted Posted: 31 May 2010 11:12 PM PDT It is time MIC deputy president G. Palanivel take a public stand on the party succession issue.
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| Israel processes Gaza activists, eyes new aid ship Posted: 31 May 2010 11:48 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police jailed or deported on Tuesday hundreds of international activists arrested aboard Turkish-backed aid ships bound for Gaza in a naval operation that left nine people dead and sparked world outcry.
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| Obama to meet spill probe leaders as oil heads north Posted: 31 May 2010 11:48 PM PDT VENICE, La. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of a panel he created to probe the worst oil spill in U.S. history on Tuesday, as a giant slick from BP's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well poses a new threat to the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama.
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| Russia-EU summit to display warmer ties, pragmatism Posted: 31 May 2010 11:48 PM PDT ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosts EU leaders on Tuesday for a summit aimed at putting aside past differences and focusing on reviving trade and boosting troubled economies.
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| Israel holds 480 activists, expelling 48: report Posted: 31 May 2010 10:49 PM PDT JERUSALEM, Tuesday 1 June 2010 (AFP) - Israel has detained 480 pro-Palestinian activists captured in its deadly commando raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and will expel 48 others, public radio reported Tuesday.
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| China president urges child safety after school killings Posted: 31 May 2010 10:48 PM PDT BEIJING, Tuesday 1 June 2010 (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has called on the entire nation to do more to ensure the safety of children, state press said Tuesday, in comments that follow a spate of grisly school killings.
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| Japan's PM vows to fight on despite pressure to quit Posted: 31 May 2010 10:47 PM PDT TOKYO, Tuesday 1 June 2010 (AFP) - Japan's embattled prime minister insisted Tuesday he would stay in his job despite press speculation he may step down ahead of upper house elections next month.
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| China boasts world's second-fastest supercomputer Posted: 31 May 2010 10:45 PM PDT BEIJING, Tuesday 1 June 2010 (AFP) - China's ambitions to become a major global power in the world of supercomputing were given a boost when one of its machines was ranked second-fastest in a survey.
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| S.Korea steps up efforts to haul N.Korea to UN Posted: 31 May 2010 10:44 PM PDT SEOUL, Tuesday 1 June 2010 (AFP) - South Korea Tuesday stepped up its campaign to hold North Korea responsible at the UN Security Council for sinking a warship, briefing visiting Russian experts and sending an envoy to the United States.
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| UAE steps up campaign against smoking Posted: 31 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT DUBAI, June 1: UAE on Monday released a "Dubai Declaration" in its fight to control tobacco use and called for a total ban on smoking in public places with no allowance for smoking rooms.
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