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• Military: Gitmo detainee dies of apparent suicide (AP)
• Air France crash leaves global trail of victims (AP)
• Air France flight flew well beyond range of radar (AP)
• Debris confirms crash of Air France Flight 447 (AP)
• Report: Dear Leader will give way to Commander Kim (AP)
• A Past Flight May Offer Clues to Air France 447 (Time.com)
• Polls close in Greenland election (AP)
• Al-Qaida criticizes Obama's upcoming Cairo speech (AP)
• Kidnappings jump in Mexico despite crackdown (AP)
• Foreign oil firms concerned over Nigerian reforms (AFP)
• Geithner: China backs efforts to fight downturn (AP)
• Canada Liberals say may stop backing government (Reuters)
• 'Spiderman' arrested for scaling Sydney skyscraper (AP)
• New U.S. Afghan strategy will cost billions, take years (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Geithner visit: Chinese economists skeptical of US strength (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama and the Arab world: Can he meet expectations? (Time.com)
• Scientific Study Confirms Darfur Rape Epidemic (OneWorld.net)

Military: Gitmo detainee dies of apparent suicide (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:23 PM PDT AP - A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an apparent suicide, U.S. military officials said Tuesday. His is the fifth apparent suicide at the offshore U.S. prison, which President Barack Obama hopes to close by January. The Joint Task Force that runs the U.S. prison in Cuba said guards found Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Salih unresponsive and not breathing in his cell Monday night.

Air France crash leaves global trail of victims (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:28 PM PDT AP - Three young Irish doctors — one a Riverdance performer — returning from a vacation to Brazil. An American geologist and his wife headed to Europe for work and some R&R. An 11-year-old boy traveling alone on his way back to an English boarding school.

Air France flight flew well beyond range of radar (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:37 PM PDT AP - Before it vanished, Air France Flight 447 was flying hundreds of miles beyond the scope of the nearest radar station, just as scores of commercial flights do every day over the world's oceans.

Debris confirms crash of Air France Flight 447 (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:37 PM PDT AP - An airplane seat, a fuel slick and pieces of white debris scattered over three miles of open ocean marked the site in the mid-Atlantic Tuesday where Air France Flight 447 plunged to its doom, Brazil's defense minister said.

Report: Dear Leader will give way to Commander Kim (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:28 PM PDT AP - One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy student who loved basketball and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Recent reports describe him as overweight and a heavy drinker. Now 26, Kim Jong Un has reportedly been tapped to become the next leader of nuclear-armed North Korea.

A Past Flight May Offer Clues to Air France 447 (Time.com) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:40 PM PDT Time.com - An Airbus 330's flight-computer snafu over Australia last fall could offer hints at what might have brought Air France Flight 447 down

Polls close in Greenland election (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:27 PM PDT AP - Early results Wednesday suggested a possible power shift in Greenland's last parliamentary election before the residents of the ice-capped island assume greater autonomy from Denmark.

Al-Qaida criticizes Obama's upcoming Cairo speech (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - Al-Qaida's deputy leader on Tuesday criticized President Barack Obama's upcoming speech to the Islamic world in Cairo, saying it will not change the "bloody messages" the U.S. military is sending Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Al-Qaida has repeatedly lashed out at Obama since he was elected, a move some analysts believe indicates the terrorist organization is worried he will be effective in improving the U.S. image in the Muslim world.

Kidnappings jump in Mexico despite crackdown (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:34 PM PDT AP - Mexican officials say kidnappings have jumped 8.7 percent over an eight-month period despite stepped-up arrests.

Foreign oil firms concerned over Nigerian reforms (AFP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:36 PM PDT AFP - Two international oil companies operating in Nigeria said Tuesday they are apprehensive about the draft petroleum law before parliament that paves the way for reforms in the oil and gas sector.

Geithner: China backs efforts to fight downturn (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:48 PM PDT AP - The global economy is showing "early signs of stabilization" due to action by the United States and China to end its worst slump in decades, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday.

Canada Liberals say may stop backing government (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 01:55 PM PDT Reuters - Canada's main opposition Liberal Party said on Tuesday it was unhappy with the minority Conservative government's record and would likely decide next week whether to continue backing it.

'Spiderman' arrested for scaling Sydney skyscraper (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 09:30 AM PDT AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested Tuesday after scaling a 41-story building in downtown Sydney with his bare hands, stopping traffic on the busy street below.

New U.S. Afghan strategy will cost billions, take years (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:26 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice to take charge of the war in Afghanistan Tuesday called "significant growth" of the Afghan army and national police the key to his strategy, but the annual cost of building and maintaining the existing Afghan force is roughly four times larger than the entire Afghan economy.

Geithner visit: Chinese economists skeptical of US strength (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday he had found "a lot of confidence" in the US economy among Chinese leaders he met on his two-day visit here. In other circles, however, skepticism was widespread.

Obama and the Arab world: Can he meet expectations? (Time.com) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:40 PM PDT Time.com - The President arrives in the Middle East this week on a tide of goodwill unprecedented for a U.S. leader in recent years, but his audience is anticipating a more fundamental change in U.S. policy than the new President is likely to make.

Scientific Study Confirms Darfur Rape Epidemic (OneWorld.net) Posted: 01 Jun 2009 06:20 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jun 1 (OneWorld.net) - A scientifically conducted study carried out in a refugee camp has defined the extent of rape and sexual violence faced by Darfuri women both in their home villages and the camps where they seek safety. The researchers offer four recommendations to protect women and support survivors.

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