EU team in N. Korea to assess food shortages (AFP)

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• EU team in N. Korea to assess food shortages (AFP)
• Gates: Forces on track to deliver blow to Taliban (AP)
• VIDEO: So where did the E. coli outbreak start?
• NZ mourns death of Shrek the famously shaggy sheep (AP)
• Syria vows action against 'armed groups'
• 'Naksa' deaths spark Palestinian violence
• US congressman admits to online affairs
• Can Robots Finally Do The Laundry?
• O.G. At E3
• Libya's foreign minister visits China (AP)
• Interpol says al Qaeda remains biggest global threat
• China diplomats visit Libya rebels (AFP)
• Prada plans Hong Kong IPO to raise up to $2.6B (AP)
• Taiwan computer makers plot against Apple (The Christian Science Monitor)
• IMF gives Egypt $3 billion loan. Is it enough? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• And Scene: Snipes Denied by the Supreme Court
• EU to hold crisis talks on killer bacteria (AFP)
• Drugs on Virgin Islands boat nets US man 5 years (AP)
• Seoul Indicts Former Credit Suisse Employees
• Call the Prime Minister a Turkey, Get Sued

EU team in N. Korea to assess food shortages (AFP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:36 PM PDT AFP - A group of European Union officials has arrived in North Korea for a two-week visit to assess the impoverished country's food situation amid fears of imminent shortages, officials said Tuesday.

Gates: Forces on track to deliver blow to Taliban (AP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:44 PM PDT AP - In a last farewell to US and international forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says they are on track to deliver a decisive blow against the Taliban.

VIDEO: So where did the E. coli outbreak start? Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:47 PM PDT EU agriculture ministers are to hold emergency talks, as efforts continue to find the source of an E. coli outbreak which has killed 22 people.

NZ mourns death of Shrek the famously shaggy sheep (AP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:19 PM PDT AP - New Zealanders are mourning the loss of the country's most famous sheep. The shaggy icon named Shrek was renowned for avoiding being shorn for years.

Syria vows action against 'armed groups' Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:43 PM PDT Interior minister threatens to retaliate after 120 security personnel are reportedly killed in country's north.

'Naksa' deaths spark Palestinian violence Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:18 PM PDT Violence erupts in Syria refugee camp as mourners vent anger against Palestinian group over deaths in Israeli firing.

US congressman admits to online affairs Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:55 PM PDT Anthony Weiner confesses to inappropriate relationships with several women, but says he will not resign.

Can Robots Finally Do The Laundry? Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:34 PM PDT Robotics students at UC Berkeley are hard at work trying to get a PR2 to do an entire laundry cycle

O.G. At E3 Posted: 06 Jun 2011 06:50 PM PDT The Geek Picture of the Day is the original gangster.

Libya's foreign minister visits China (AP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:24 PM PDT AP - China said Tuesday that Libya's foreign minister was visiting Beijing just days after Chinese officials announced they had reached out to the rebel forces challenging Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Interpol says al Qaeda remains biggest global threat Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:31 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Al Qaeda and groups linked to it remain the world's biggest security threat despite the killing of Osama bin Laden, the head of Interpol said on Tuesday.

China diplomats visit Libya rebels (AFP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:16 PM PDT AFP - Chinese diplomats have arrived in the rebel-held Libyan city of Benghazi to meet with members of the opposition and assess the conflict in the oil-rich nation, the government said on Tuesday.

Prada plans Hong Kong IPO to raise up to $2.6B (AP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:16 PM PDT AP - Italian fashion house Prada plans to raise up to $2.6 billion in a listing on Hong Kong's stock exchange, according to a person familiar with the deal, joining other foreign companies flocking to cash in on China's rising fortunes.

Taiwan computer makers plot against Apple (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:01 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - It’s the Disney of computer shows. The possibility of something once thought impossible coming true hangs above the maze of gaudy booths and dazzling displays of electronic gadgetry slated for to go on sale in the second half of the year.

IMF gives Egypt $3 billion loan. Is it enough? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:21 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The International Monetary Fund has extended to Egypt a $3 billion loan in an attempt to help the country control its ballooning deficit.

And Scene: Snipes Denied by the Supreme Court Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:53 PM PDT When Wesley Snipes was found guilty on tax evasion charges, he vowed to appeal. And appeal he did. O

EU to hold crisis talks on killer bacteria (AFP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:33 PM PDT AFP - European Union agriculture ministers were to hold emergency talks in Luxembourg Tuesday on the bacteria crisis that has left 23 dead, as the source of the outbreak remained elusive.

Drugs on Virgin Islands boat nets US man 5 years (AP) Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:21 PM PDT AP - An American boat captain has been sentenced to five years in prison in the British Virgin Islands for his drug-smuggling conviction.

Seoul Indicts Former Credit Suisse Employees Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:20 PM PDT South Korean prosecutors have indicted two former employees of Credit Suisse Group on charges of market manipulation involving bonds and stocks of 12 companies.

Call the Prime Minister a Turkey, Get Sued Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:35 PM PDT In most democracies, making fun of political leaders is a right enthusiastically exercised. But roast Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and you risk getting sued.

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