Saturday, June 5, 2010

World News Briefs -- June 5, 2010



Israeli Soldiers Board Aid Ship -- Wall Street Journal

JERUSALEM--Israeli soldiers boarded a cargo ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists just after noon Saturday, with the military saying there was no violence and the ship was now headed under Israeli control to the Israeli port of Ashdod.

A spokeswoman for the Israeli Defense Force said the protesters resisted non-violently, but the IDF "took over the ship."

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MIDDLE EAST

Israel troops board aid ship but no violence: army. Despite pressure, Israeli PM firm on Gaza blockade.

Gunmen kill politician of winning Iraqi bloc.

Odierno: Iraq moves toward stability, US drawdown on track.

Iran’s supreme leader assails opposition.

ASIA

Afghanistan peace conference urges Hamid Karzai to talk with Taliban.

SKorea's Lee sees no possibility of war with North.

Populist Naoto Kan promises to 'rebuild' Japan as new PM.

Burma is trying to build nuclear weapons and missiles, says US senator.

AFRICA

African states weigh 50 bittersweet years of independence.

Would South Sudan's independence bring peace?

Rwanda: Conservationists convene in Kigali.

Amnesty fires warning over lethal force during World Cup.

EUROPE

Medvedev: Some agreement on Iranian nuke sanctions.

Cyprus president tells pope of hope for peace.

Ukraine's leader defends closer ties with Russia.

AMERICAS

Oil pours from cap over Gulf gusher, some captured. BP siphons gushing oil, Obama defends his actions.

U.N. to send extra police to post - quake Haiti.

Rights groups seeks probe into Jamaica killings.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Turkish PM Erdogan: Hamas not a terrorist group.

Al-Qaida offshoot grows in the desert.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

What are the Bilderberg Group really doing in Spain?

Hungary debt fears gnaw at euro.

Where the hot money is going now.

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