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• Iranian protester killed after opposition rally (AP)
• Speed of Iran vote count called suspicious (AP)
• 3 foreign women dead in Yemen, al-Qaida suspected (AP)
• Tweeting Iran: Elex news in 140 characters or less (AP)
• McChrystal takes over U.S. command in Afghanistan (AP)
• In Tehran, a Rallying Cry: 'We Are the People of Iran' (Time.com)
• Murray pins Wimbledon hopes on mental strength (AFP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,313 (AP)
• Mexico report: 9,758 migrants abducted in 6 months (AP)
• ICC orders Congo warlord Bemba to stand trial (Reuters)
• Son of North Korea's Kim visits China as heir: media (Reuters)
• Canada opposition gives ultimatum to government (Reuters)
• Australia's Vegemite gets 1st makeover in 85 years (AP)
• Pentagon wavers on release of report on Afghan attack (McClatchy Newspapers)
• The next 'moon landing?' Norway plans deep-sea CO2 storage. (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Latest News About Iran Elections (Time.com)
• Remembering Thembi (OneWorld.net)

Iranian protester killed after opposition rally (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed through the capital Monday, and the fist-waving protesters denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim to victory in a disputed election.

Speed of Iran vote count called suspicious (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:20 PM PDT AP - How do you count almost 40 million handwritten paper ballots in a matter of hours and declare a winner? That's a key question in Iran's disputed presidential election.

3 foreign women dead in Yemen, al-Qaida suspected (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:06 PM PDT AP - Shepherds found the mutilated bodies on Monday of two German nurses and a South Korean teacher who were kidnapped while picnicking in an area of Yemen known as a hideout for al-Qaida.

Tweeting Iran: Elex news in 140 characters or less (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 05:36 PM PDT AP - An opposition activist spreads word of an upcoming protest in the streets of Tehran. Another posts pictures of clashes between demonstrators and police.

McChrystal takes over U.S. command in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:28 PM PDT AP - Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a former top special operations commander, took charge of nearly 90,000 U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Monday, telling them they must protect Afghan civilians from all kinds of violence.

In Tehran, a Rallying Cry: 'We Are the People of Iran' (Time.com) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:00 PM PDT Time.com - At two rallies in the Iranian capital, two very different views of the election result emerge

Murray pins Wimbledon hopes on mental strength (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:59 PM PDT AFP - Britain's Andy Murray may have beefed up his physique but he insists it is his new-found mental strength which makes him a definite Wimbledon title contender.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,313 (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 05:11 PM PDT AP - As of Monday, June 15, 2009, at least 4,313 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexico report: 9,758 migrants abducted in 6 months (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:48 PM PDT AP - A survey by Mexico's National Human Rights Commission shows that thousands of mainly Central American migrants crossing the country to reach the United States are kidnapped for ransom every year.

ICC orders Congo warlord Bemba to stand trial (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:54 PM PDT Reuters - The International Criminal Court on Monday ordered former Congolese rebel warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba to stand trial on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, rape and pillaging.

Son of North Korea's Kim visits China as heir: media (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 05:33 PM PDT Reuters - The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il secretly visited ally China around last week as a special envoy of his father and met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Japan's Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Canada opposition gives ultimatum to government (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - Canada's largest opposition party said on Monday it was prepared to bring down the government later this week unless it received details of planned improvements to the jobless benefits system.

Australia's Vegemite gets 1st makeover in 85 years (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:32 AM PDT AP - The iconic Australian food spread Vegemite is getting a makeover.

Pentagon wavers on release of report on Afghan attack (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:10 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Defense Department officials are debating whether to ignore an earlier promise and squelch the release of an investigation into a U.S. airstrike last month, out of fear that its findings would further enrage the Afghan public, Pentagon officials told McClatchy Monday.

The next 'moon landing?' Norway plans deep-sea CO2 storage. (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Can the North Sea basin hold all of the carbon dioxide in Europe? Norway certainly hopes so.

Latest News About Iran Elections (Time.com) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:00 PM PDT Time.com - Latest News About Iran Elections

Remembering Thembi (OneWorld.net) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:28 PM PDT OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jun 15 (OneWorld.net) - At a time when few South Africans were speaking openly about HIV/AIDS, Thembi Ngubane created a year-long radio diary chronicling her life as a young woman, mother, daughter, and partner living with the disease. A fearless activist at home and abroad, Ngubane passed away last week at the age of 24.

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