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• 15 more bodies found in Atlantic Air France crash (AP)
• Conservatives score wins in EU parliament voting (AP)
• Lebanon's pro-Western majority declares victory (AP)
• Britain's Brown faces showdown with rebels (AP)
• Some militants respond positively to Obama speech (AP)
• North Korea Wipes Out Iran (from the World Cup) (Time.com)
• Britain's Labour party pummeled in Europe vote (Reuters)
• Iraqis detain 5 US contractors in Baghdad (AP)
• Mexican day care deaths stir anger at safety rules (AP)
• Mugabe launches new African trade pact (AFP)
• Swine flu leaves US mayor quarantined in China (AFP)
• Liberals hold narrow opinion poll lead (Reuters)
• Indian students rally in Sydney (AFP)
• Lebanon's pro-Western parties appear to defeat Hezbollah coalition (McClatchy Newspapers)
• European Parliament vote: Extreme right poised to gain ground (The Christian Science Monitor)
• When a 'Chosen' Tibetan Lama Says No Thanks (Time.com)

15 more bodies found in Atlantic Air France crash (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 05:44 PM PDT AP - Search ships methodically worked through a "sea of debris" from a doomed Air France jet Sunday, recovering 15 more bodies near the spot where the Airbus A330 is believed to have gone down a week ago.

Conservatives score wins in EU parliament voting (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 05:29 PM PDT AP - Conservatives scored victories in some of Europe's largest economies Sunday as voters punished left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and other nations.

Lebanon's pro-Western majority declares victory (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - Lebanon's pro-Western coalition declared victory early Monday, as local television stations reported the faction had successfully fended off a serious challenge by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and its allies to grab the majority in parliament.

Britain's Brown faces showdown with rebels (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 03:53 PM PDT AP - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown heads into a key showdown Monday with rebel lawmakers after projections that his governing Labour Party has produced its worst-ever results in European and local elections.

Some militants respond positively to Obama speech (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 12:57 PM PDT AP - From Lebanese guerrillas to Saudi preachers, Islamic extremists have warned followers not to be taken in by President Barack Obama's conciliatory words — a sign that some may be nervous about losing support if animosity toward the U.S. fades.

North Korea Wipes Out Iran (from the World Cup) (Time.com) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 03:50 AM PDT Time.com - In Pyongyang on Saturday, North Korea and Iran played to a goalless tie, essentially dashing Iran's hopes to make it to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Britain's Labour party pummeled in Europe vote (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 06:05 PM PDT Reuters - Support for Britain's ruling Labour Party plunged to its lowest level in a century in European elections on Sunday, prompting fresh calls for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to step down.

Iraqis detain 5 US contractors in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 05:01 PM PDT AP - Five U.S. contractors have been detained in the investigation of the slaying of another American in Baghdad's Green Zone, officials said Sunday, in what may become the first case of U.S. citizens facing Iraqi justice under a security agreement that took effect this year.

Mexican day care deaths stir anger at safety rules (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 06:02 PM PDT AP - As the day care swiftly filled with smoke, caretakers, neighbors and parents fought to evacuate 142 children — many of them babies and toddlers — through a single working exit until rescue crews arrived.

Mugabe launches new African trade pact (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 03:28 PM PDT AFP - Robert Mugabe on Sunday launched a new pact aimed at tearing down trade barriers across 19 African nations with appeals for external investors and an end to domestic conflicts.

Swine flu leaves US mayor quarantined in China (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 05:39 PM PDT AFP - The mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, was being held in a hotel in Shanghai, after a fellow passenger on his flight to China fell ill with a suspected case of swine flu, US media reported.

Liberals hold narrow opinion poll lead (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 12:04 AM PDT Reuters - The federal Liberals hold a narrow lead over the Conservatives, but neither party has a good chance of winning a majority government in a new election, according to two polls published on Saturday.

Indian students rally in Sydney (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 01:17 AM PDT AFP - Scores of Indian students marched through central Sydney Sunday to protest recent attacks that have generated outrage on the subcontinent and become a diplomatic headache for Australia.

Lebanon's pro-Western parties appear to defeat Hezbollah coalition (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 04:18 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BEIRUT - Lebanon's ruling pro-Western coalition appeared headed for a decisive political victory over its Iranian-backed Hezbollah rivals early Monday in the Middle East nation's most fiercely contested parliamentary election in decades.

European Parliament vote: Extreme right poised to gain ground (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 05 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Europe is bracing for a lurch toward populist, anti-European parties of the right this weekend as the world's biggest transnational elections unfold across 27 countries.

When a 'Chosen' Tibetan Lama Says No Thanks (Time.com) Posted: 07 Jun 2009 03:50 AM PDT Time.com - The abdication of a 'reincarnated' Tibetan lama highlights the less than magical side of Buddhist succession

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