S.Korea to ship aid to N.Korea despite tensions (AFP)

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• S.Korea to ship aid to N.Korea despite tensions (AFP)
• Report: South Korea delays satellite launch (AP)
• S.Korea seeks to cut work hours, boost birth rate (AFP)
• Obama to offer Gaza aid to Abbas in flotilla aftermath
• China protests North Korea shooting
• Aquino to be Philippine president
• Kwoks Nab Prime Site For $1.4B
• Ballack, Cole being released by Chelsea: reports (AFP)
• Police: Mexico dad says he killed 2 children (AP)
• South Korea to send aid for children in North (Reuters)
• South Korea to send aid for children in North
• Arrests follow Gambia drug bust
• U.S. Hits China With Steel Penalty
• Six killed in Nato convoy attack
• Clinton Iran sanctions will be toughest ever (AP)
• Japanese pundits protest dolphin film cancellation (AP)
• Bank of England set to sit tight despite inflation (AFP)
• Dutch go to the polls, centre-right liberals lead
• Six killed in Nato convoy attack
• Time for Cameron's International Call

S.Korea to ship aid to N.Korea despite tensions (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:40 PM PDT AFP - South Korea Wednesday approved two aid shipments of baby formula to North Korea despite rising tensions over the sinking of one of Seoul's warships.

Report: South Korea delays satellite launch (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:46 PM PDT AP - A news report says South Korea's satellite launch is being delayed and may not take place Wednesday.

S.Korea seeks to cut work hours, boost birth rate (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:16 PM PDT AFP - Workaholic South Korea will encourage its labour force to work less overtime in order to create more jobs and boost productivity and the dwindling birth rate, a top labour policy group said Wednesday.

Obama to offer Gaza aid to Abbas in flotilla aftermath Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday is expected to offer Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fresh U.S. aid for Gaza as Washington seeks to contain the fallout over Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

China protests North Korea shooting Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:59 PM PDT Beijing lodges diplomatic complaint over killing and wounding of citizens at border.

Aquino to be Philippine president Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:40 PM PDT Parliament to declare son of democracy heroes president after confirming landslide win.

Kwoks Nab Prime Site For $1.4B Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:26 PM PDT Hong Kong's largest property company outmaneuvers its rivals to win the city's high-stakes land auct

Ballack, Cole being released by Chelsea: reports (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:24 PM PDT AFP - Germany captain Michael Ballack and England midfielder Joe Cole are to be released on free transfers by Chelsea, British media reported Wednesday, shortly before the start of the World Cup.

Police: Mexico dad says he killed 2 children (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:16 PM PDT AP - A Mexico City father who had told police he gave his two children to a woman to settle a debt now says he killed the toddlers himself, authorities said Tuesday.

South Korea to send aid for children in North (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:27 PM PDT Reuters - South Korea approved two shipments of baby formula for North Korean infants on Wednesday despite rising tensions between the neighbors after Seoul accused the North of sinking one of its naval vessels.

South Korea to send aid for children in North Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:27 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea approved two shipments of baby formula for North Korean infants on Wednesday despite rising tensions between the neighbors after Seoul accused the North of sinking one of its naval vessels.

Arrests follow Gambia drug bust Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:25 PM PDT Twelve people held after two tonnes of cocaine found in warehouse outside capital, Banjul.

U.S. Hits China With Steel Penalty Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:38 PM PDT In a move that could escalate trade tensions between the U.S. and China, the Department of Commerce found that Chinese drill pipe makers were selling roughly $200 million of pipes in the U.S. for less than their market value.

Six killed in Nato convoy attack Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:23 PM PDT At least six people are dead as gunman hit a Nato convoy in Pakistan

Clinton Iran sanctions will be toughest ever (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:03 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called the proposed new U.N. sanctions against Iran's suspect nuclear program the toughest ever, a day before the U.N. Security Council was expected to vote on the measure.

Japanese pundits protest dolphin film cancellation (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:35 PM PDT AP - Fifty-five journalists, academics and film directors in Japan condemned intimidation and threats that led movie theaters to cancel screenings of "The Cove," a documentary about the slaughter of dolphins in a Japanese village.

Bank of England set to sit tight despite inflation (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:50 PM PDT AFP - The Bank of England is set to keep its key interest rate at a record-low 0.50 percent on Thursday after a meeting of policymakers despite higher-than-expected inflation, analysts said.

Dutch go to the polls, centre-right liberals lead Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:24 PM PDT THE HAGUE -Dutch voters go to the polls Wednesday in elections dominated by Europe's economic woes and led by the centre-right liberal party with its plans to slash public spending. Read more...

Six killed in Nato convoy attack Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:01 PM PDT At least six people are dead as gunman hit a Nato convoy in Pakistan

Time for Cameron's International Call Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:14 PM PDT Excitement among Obama's fellow leaders in Europe has long since faded. What is left is a sense that the president cares little for Europe.

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