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• 75,000 Uzbeks flee ethnic riots in Kyrgyzstan (AP)
• Bracketed by crimes: Van der Sloot's last 5 years (AP)
• 26 die as insurgents storm Iraq's central bank (AP)
• Karzai: Ramping up security is a `go' for Kandahar (AP)
• SKorea's president wants strong response to NKorea (AP)
• Is NATO to Blame for Russia's Afghan Heroin Problem? (Time.com)
• UK mulled N.Korea visa denial for 1966 World Cup (AFP)
• In boost for Hamas, top Arab diplomat visits Gaza (AP)
• Mexico nabs ally of reputed US-born drug smuggler (AP)
• Swiss man flies home after two-year Libya row (Reuters)
• Report: Pakistani spy agency arms, trains Taliban (AP)
• Australian 'angel' saves lives at suicide spot (AP)
• Israel plans "impartial" inquiry of its deadly attack on aid flotilla (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Has Ahmadinejad Weathered the Storm? (Time.com)

75,000 Uzbeks flee ethnic riots in Kyrgyzstan (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:48 PM PDT AP - Mobs of rioters slaughtered Uzbeks and burned their homes and businesses in Kyrgyzstan's worst ethnic violence in decades, sending more than 75,000 members of the ethnic minority fleeing the country in attacks that appeared aimed at undermining the Central Asian nation's interim government.

Bracketed by crimes: Van der Sloot's last 5 years (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 01:49 PM PDT AP - For all of his garrulous charm, Joran van der Sloot didn't do himself any favors in his online interactions, where his generation tends to reveal a lot about itself.

26 die as insurgents storm Iraq's central bank (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 04:28 PM PDT AP - Insurgents wearing military uniforms stormed Iraq's central bank Sunday during an apparent robbery attempt, battling security forces in a three-hour standoff after bombs exploded nearby in a coordinated daylight attack that left as many as 26 people dead.

Karzai: Ramping up security is a `go' for Kandahar (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:17 PM PDT AP - President Hamid Karzai gave the go-ahead to a major security crackdown in the Taliban birthplace of Kandahar, assuring residents the operation was aimed at battling corruption and bad government as much as insurgents.

SKorea's president wants strong response to NKorea (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 06:18 PM PDT AP - South Korea's president stressed Monday the need to bolster military readiness and sternly respond to North Korea over the deadly sinking of a warship, or risk more such provocations.

Is NATO to Blame for Russia's Afghan Heroin Problem? (Time.com) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 10:15 AM PDT Time.com - As heroin floods over the border into Russia, Moscow points the finger of blame at NATO and its refusal to destroy Afghan opium poppy fields

UK mulled N.Korea visa denial for 1966 World Cup (AFP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:58 PM PDT AFP - Britain considered denying visas to the North Korean football team to attend the 1966 World Cup finals over fears their presence could spark an international storm, official documents showed.

In boost for Hamas, top Arab diplomat visits Gaza (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:51 PM PDT AP - The Arab world's top diplomat declared support Sunday for the people of blockaded Gaza in his first visit to the Palestinian territory since Hamas violently seized control of it three years ago.

Mexico nabs ally of reputed US-born drug smuggler (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:33 PM PDT AP - A former homicide detective accused of becoming a top enforcer for a U.S.-born drug trafficker has been arrested in central Mexico, authorities said Sunday.

Swiss man flies home after two-year Libya row (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 05:13 PM PDT Reuters - Swiss businessman Max Goeldi arrived back in Switzerland Monday after nearly two years stranded in Libya, drawing a line under a diplomatic row that had threatened to poison ties between Tripoli and Europe.

Report: Pakistani spy agency arms, trains Taliban (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 06:01 PM PDT AP - Pakistan's main spy agency continues to arm and train the Taliban and is even represented on the group's leadership council despite U.S. pressure to sever ties and billions in aid to combat the militants, a research report concluded.

Australian 'angel' saves lives at suicide spot (AP) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 09:06 AM PDT AP - In those bleak moments when the lost souls stood atop the cliff, wondering whether to jump, the sound of the wind and the waves was broken by a soft voice. "Why don't you come and have a cup of tea?" the stranger would ask. And when they turned to him, his smile was often their salvation.

Israel plans "impartial" inquiry of its deadly attack on aid flotilla (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 12:27 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Israeli officials said Sunday they would imminently announce an investigative panel that will probe the events surrounding an Israeli naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla that left nine people dead and dozens wounded.

Has Ahmadinejad Weathered the Storm? (Time.com) Posted: 13 Jun 2010 10:15 AM PDT Time.com - The protests that followed his disputed reelection threw Iran's Islamic regime into unprecedented turmoil. But the immediate threat appears to have receded

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