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• Turkish group behind flotilla is Gaza's new hero (AP)
• Head of large Congo human rights group found dead (AP)
• Scientists begin 520-day Mars mission simulation (AP)
• From Aruba to Lima: The Case of Joran van der Sloot (Time.com)
• United Airlines plans fuel-saving flight to Europe (AP)
• Israel's use of 'captured' video draws criticism (AP)
• Former dictator, rebel forge alliance in Suriname (AP)
• Kallis and Duminy lead Proteas to cleansweep of WIndies (AFP)
• Japan Finance Minister Kan certain to be next PM: reports (Reuters)
• Canada unveils arsenal for anti-G20 protests (Reuters)
• Australian-Chinese man deported after Shanghai protest (Reuters)
• Muslim praise for Obama dries up a year after Cairo speech (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy (The Christian Science Monitor)
• BP Among the Companies Vying for Iraq's Oil (Time.com)
• Europe's 'Green Week' a Greenwash? (OneWorld.net)

Turkish group behind flotilla is Gaza's new hero (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:36 PM PDT AP - The Turkish group that bankrolled the aid flotilla raided by Israel has big plans for Gaza.

Head of large Congo human rights group found dead (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:58 PM PDT AP - A leading Congolese human rights activist killed this week had suffered a pattern of intimidation because of his work, a senior U.N. official said Thursday, as a rights group questioned whether police were already staging a cover-up.

Scientists begin 520-day Mars mission simulation (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:47 PM PDT AP - An international team of researchers climbed into a set of windowless steel capsules Thursday to launch a 520-day simulation of a flight to Mars intended to help real space crews of the future cope with confinement, stress and fatigue of interplanetary travel.

From Aruba to Lima: The Case of Joran van der Sloot (Time.com) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:05 PM PDT Time.com - Peruvian police believe a young Dutchman is implicated in a murder in Lima. He also happened to be the prime suspect in the unsolved disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba

United Airlines plans fuel-saving flight to Europe (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:56 PM PDT AP - United Airlines says it will demonstrate new fuel-saving methods on two flights between Europe and the U.S. on Saturday.

Israel's use of 'captured' video draws criticism (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - Israel's military is using video confiscated from people on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla to justify opening fire during its deadly raid on the ships, drawing sharp criticism Thursday from foreign correspondents who say some of the footage was shot by journalists.

Former dictator, rebel forge alliance in Suriname (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:42 PM PDT AP - Suriname's former dictator and the man who led a rebel army against his military regime agreed Thursday to form a coalition government, uniting two adversaries with little in common beyond matching drug-trafficking convictions in the Netherlands.

Kallis and Duminy lead Proteas to cleansweep of WIndies (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:22 PM PDT AFP - Half-centuries from Jacques Kallis and J.P. Duminy helped South Africa complete a clean sweep of their One-day International series with West Indies, when they won the fifth and final match by one wicket here on Thursday.

Japan Finance Minister Kan certain to be next PM: reports (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - Finance Minister Naoto Kan, a fiscal conservative with an image as a challenger to the status quo, looked set to become Japan's next premier on Friday, media said, in a ruling party vote head of an election next month.

Canada unveils arsenal for anti-G20 protests (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:36 PM PDT Reuters - Canada on Thursday unveiled the arsenal it will use against protesters who get out of hand at two global summits later this month, promising riot police armed with guns, shields, Tasers and super-high-volume loudspeakers.

Australian-Chinese man deported after Shanghai protest (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - A Chinese-born Australian activist, who changed his name to get round a ban on his return to China, was deported to Sydney after making a one-man protest in Shanghai, a campaign organizer said on Thursday.

Muslim praise for Obama dries up a year after Cairo speech (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:42 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt_A year ago Friday, President Barack Obama stood in Cairo and vowed "a new beginning" in a speech about how he'd change U.S. relations with the Muslim world. Egyptian vendors sold T-shirts portraying Obama in King Tut regalia, and Muslims throughout the region thrilled at his middle name: Hussein.

Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:59 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When two giant employers in southern China offered their workers big wage increases this week, their goal was to dampen labor unrest. But the hikes do more than soothe factory floor anger; they signal huge changes in the way “the workshop of the world” is feeding global consumers.

BP Among the Companies Vying for Iraq's Oil (Time.com) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:05 PM PDT Time.com - The U.S. Embassy is showing off the potential for Iraq to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's largest producer of petroleum

Europe's 'Green Week' a Greenwash? (OneWorld.net) Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:35 AM PDT OneWorld.net - BRUSSELS, Jun 3 (IPS) - Coca-Cola, recently indicted for causing serious damage to water and soil in India, might seem like an odd champion of environmental protection.

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