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• Van der Sloot taken to prison on murder charge (AP)
• Sea of criticism for adrift young sailor's parents (AP)
• 9 dead in suicide bombing east of Algiers (AP)
• Afghan officials: insurgency growing in southwest (AP)
• No Mea Culpa, But the Pope Makes a Plea for Forgiveness (Time.com)
• Britain honours actress Zeta-Jones, F1 racer Coulthard (AFP)
• Iran opposition cautious on election anniversary (AP)
• Argentina nabs alleged Colombian money launderer (AP)
• Proteas rally to 352 despite Benn's five wickets (AFP)
• Afghan attacks kill 11 civilians, three NATO soldiers (AFP)
• Canadian troops tread fine line on village patrols (Reuters)
• Australian woman freed, leaves Yemen with her kids (AP)
• A year after post-election revolt, Iran 'in political purgatory' (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Israel to set up inquiry on 'Freedom Flotilla' raid (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Analysis: U.K. bristles over 'anti-British' rhetoric from BP spill (Time.com)
• Factory Suicides Expose Sorry Plight of China's Workers (OneWorld.net)

Van der Sloot taken to prison on murder charge (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 05:50 PM PDT AP - Angry onlookers shouted "Disgrace!" and "Murderer!" at Joran van der Sloot on Friday after a judge ordered him jailed on first-degree murder and robbery charges in the beating and strangling death of a young Lima woman.

Sea of criticism for adrift young sailor's parents (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 04:13 PM PDT AP - What were her parents thinking? Many people were asking that question as a 16-year-old girl sat adrift and alone in the frigid southern Indian Ocean, her ship's mast dashed along with her around-the-world sailing effort.

9 dead in suicide bombing east of Algiers (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 01:20 PM PDT AP - A suicide bomber rammed a truck into the barracks of an elite police unit Friday in a village east of the capital, Algiers. At least nine people died, including four police officers and one Chinese worker.

Afghan officials: insurgency growing in southwest (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 01:05 PM PDT AP - The governing council of a once peaceful province in southwestern Afghanistan has fled to Kabul after the Taliban killed one of their members and threatened the others with death. They fear U.S.-led offensives to the east may simply be pushing insurgents into new areas.

No Mea Culpa, But the Pope Makes a Plea for Forgiveness (Time.com) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:05 PM PDT Time.com - His words are not new but Benedict XVI has invested them with the symbols of papal power. Does it signify new church policies going forward?

Britain honours actress Zeta-Jones, F1 racer Coulthard (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 05:05 PM PDT AFP - Hollywood star Catherine Zeta-Jones and Formula One racing driver David Coulthard were among those awarded British royal honours Saturday.

Iran opposition cautious on election anniversary (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 03:56 PM PDT AP - The evolution of Iran's year-old opposition movement has been a study in indecision. Should it risk bloodshed and take to the streets? Is the aim to topple the ruling clerics or push for gradual reforms?

Argentina nabs alleged Colombian money launderer (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 03:48 PM PDT AP - A suspected Colombian drug trafficker who operated under the radar for years in Argentina was described Friday as a ringleader capable of giving direct orders to Colombia's most-wanted cocaine kingpins and with close ties to Mexico's feared Sinaloa cartel.

Proteas rally to 352 despite Benn's five wickets (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 03:02 PM PDT AFP - Half-centuries from Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, and Ashwell Prince trumped a penetrative, marathon spell of spin bowling from Sulieman Benn to put South Africa in a favourable position in the opening Test against West Indies on Friday.

Afghan attacks kill 11 civilians, three NATO soldiers (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 01:36 PM PDT AFP - Eleven civilians including women and children and three NATO soldiers were killed Friday in attacks in Afghanistan, as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged patience with the war.

Canadian troops tread fine line on village patrols (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:12 AM PDT Reuters - Canadian soldiers with night vision goggles slowly navigate through grape fields, wary of triggering booby traps planted by Taliban insurgents.

Australian woman freed, leaves Yemen with her kids (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:10 AM PDT AP - Yemen on Friday released an Australian woman detained as part of an investigation into al-Qaida's increased activity in the country and allowed her to fly home with her two children, her lawyer and security officials said.

A year after post-election revolt, Iran 'in political purgatory' (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:35 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Something remarkable happened last week at the gold-domed shrine to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic Republic and its most revered figure, in Tehran.

Israel to set up inquiry on 'Freedom Flotilla' raid (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 09:33 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Israel was expected to appoint an inquiry panel on Friday to investigate its fatal intercept last week of the Gaza-bound "Freedom Flotilla," responding to pressure from allies abroad to account for the violence that sparked an international uproar. Nine of the more than 700 pro-Palestinian activists who challenged Israel's naval blockade of Gaza were killed in the raid.

Analysis: U.K. bristles over 'anti-British' rhetoric from BP spill (Time.com) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:05 PM PDT Time.com - As BP's shares take a dive -- threatening billions in U.K. pensions -- Obama's tough talk on the oil spill is angering British politicians and commentators, and putting extraordinary strain on the special relationship

Factory Suicides Expose Sorry Plight of China's Workers (OneWorld.net) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:37 PM PDT OneWorld.net - BEIJING, Jun 11 (IPS) - Ma Xiangqian, a 19-year-old migrant from the eastern Chinese province of Henan, worked the 11-hour night shift, seven days a week, putting together electronic parts for Foxconn Technology, the world's biggest contract maker of information technology goods.

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