Friday, June 8, 2012

World News Briefs -- June 8, 2012 (Evening Edition)

Herman Nackaerts (L), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards, and Iran's IAEA ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh attend a news conference after talks at the U.N. headquarters in Vienna June 8, 2012. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer

No Progress At Talks With Iran On Nuclear Inspections, IAEA Says -- L.A. Times

An agreement to allow international inspection of Iran's nuclear facilities failed to materialize during "disappointing" talks Friday between Iranian officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency reported from Vienna.

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MIDDLE EAST

IAEA ends Iran talks with no progress.

UN team sees massacre site in Syrian village. Syria massacre: UN team reaches Qubair village.

Syrian troops shell rebel city as full-scale assault feared, activists say.

In northern Syria, rebels now control many towns and villages.

Worsening Syria war drives civilians from homes.

Palestinian corruption court convicts Arafat aide.

Palestinian President Abbas 'would accept' UN upgrade.

Police break up mass protests in Bahrain.

Yemeni army clashes with Al Qaeda fighters, 25 killed.

6 powers, Iran, remain split on nuke issues.

6 months after U.S. exit, Iraq goes it alone.

Baghdad pins security hopes on 13,000 CCTV cameras.

Iran and Iraq: Battle of the ayatollahs.

ASIA

Obama backs Philippines on sea freedom.

S. Korea accuses N. Korea of 'crossing the line'.

NATO says sorry for killing civilians in Afghan raid.

Military operation in Pakistan may displace 600,000 people.

Bomb targeting government bus in Pakistan kills 18.

China 'closes Tibet to foreign visitors'.

China to tighten Internet control with new rules.

AFRICA

Libyan official: U.S. drones seeking jihadists in Libya.

Libya now ruled by the law of retribution.

Egypt's Islamists give secular parties equal role in constitution writing.

Ivory Coast ambush: Seven UN peacekeepers killed.

African leaders want UN support for Mali military intervention. African leaders to ask for UN Security Council resolution backing intervention in Mali.

In Mali, rise of Islamic radicals poses new terrorism fears.

Bomb at Nigeria police station kills many: witnesses.

Sudan, South Sudan break off talks, no deal in sight.

Sudan's Bashir demands AU summit moves from Malawi.

Locusts menace already hunger-stricken Mali and Niger.

EUROPE

Spain bailout rumour played down. Fitch slashes Spain rating to BBB.

Germany calls for European 'political union'.

Putin edges towards Eurasian Union.

Putin's hard line against protests to be tested.

Dutch Euro 2012 squad face 'monkey chants' in Poland.

AMERICAS

Argentines bang pots and pans to protest government.

U.S. freezes assets of Mexican drug lord's family.

Mexico pollsters: PRI’s Pena Nieto coasting to victory in issueless race.

Argentina accused of Falkland Islands 'blockade'.

Falklands: Minister criticises 'domineering' Argentina.

US braces for tsunami debris, but impact unclear.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

US drone strikes 'raise questions' - UN's Navi Pillay.

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri's wife predicts Muslim Spring.

Clinton wants greater coordination against Africa, Middle East terror.

And now, only one senior al Qaeda leader left.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Global stall speed? Imports, exports both post declines.

UBS may have Facebook trading loss of $350 million.

Bernanke: Europe poses risks to US economy.

An Apple TV reboot could be a game-changer.

F1 puts the brakes on IPO.

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