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Libyan rebels blame West for lack of cash (Reuters)
Egypt court suspends order to remove Mubarak name (Reuters)
Iran dissidents call for protection after attack (Reuters)
Analysis: Yemen crisis puts Saudi in powerbroker's bind (Reuters)
As Kabul Sees More Bloodshed, Karzai Drops Another Bombshell (Time.com)
EADS says Europe needs only one drone (Reuters)
NATO says airstrike mistakenly hit Libyan rebels (AP)
9 bodies discovered in southern Mexico (AP)
Major offensive possible in Sudan conflict: monitors (AFP)
Afghan leader confirms peace talks; Kabul attacked (AP)
Australia to deport British rapist (AFP)
Yemen's trouble with drones (The Christian Science Monitor)
Harry Potter Fans Salivate Over J.K. Rowling's New Site, 'Pottermore' (Time.com)
Braving police, Saudi women drivers take to streets (The Christian Science Monitor)

Libyan rebels blame West for lack of cash (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Reuters - Rebels waging a drawn-out war to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have run out of money, their oil chief said on Saturday, and he accused the West of failing to keep its promises of urgent financial aid.

Egypt court suspends order to remove Mubarak name (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 09:16 AM PDT

Reuters - An Egyptian court Saturday suspended its order to remove the names of former President Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne from public institutions.

Iran dissidents call for protection after attack (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Reuters - An Iranian dissident leader called on the United Nations on Saturday to protect her group's Iraqi base after an attack by Iraqi security forces.

Analysis: Yemen crisis puts Saudi in powerbroker's bind (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 09:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Fearing both civil war and sweeping political reform as results of the crisis in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is struggling with its role as regional kingmaker.

As Kabul Sees More Bloodshed, Karzai Drops Another Bombshell (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:25 PM PDT

Time.com - A suicide bombing attack came just hours after Karzai denied reports that his government was in negotiations with the Taliban

EADS says Europe needs only one drone (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 04:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Europe needs to co-operate on the next generation of military drones or it will repeat costly divisions which led to rival combat jets competing for the same orders, aerospace group EADS warned on Sunday.

NATO says airstrike mistakenly hit Libyan rebels (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 04:56 PM PDT

AP - NATO said Saturday it mistakenly struck a column of Libyan rebel vehicles in an airstrike near an eastern oil town two days earlier and expressed regret for any casualties that might have resulted.

9 bodies discovered in southern Mexico (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 03:46 PM PDT

AP - Mexican authorities said Saturday the bodies of nine victims of suspected drug violence have turned up in the western state of Michoacan.

Major offensive possible in Sudan conflict: monitors (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 02:18 PM PDT

AFP - Fresh satellite images show the army amassing heavy weaponry in the capital of Sudan's embattled northern oil state, suggesting that a major offensive could occur soon, monitors said on Saturday.

Afghan leader confirms peace talks; Kabul attacked (AP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 04:41 PM PDT

AP - President Hamid Karzai acknowledged Saturday that the U.S. and Afghan governments have held talks with Taliban emissaries in a bid to end the nation's nearly 10-year war, even as suicide attackers launched a bold assault in the heart of the county's capital, killing nine people.

Australia to deport British rapist (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 01:58 AM PDT

AFP - Australia is on Saturday preparing to deport a British man who served 12 years in prison for the torture and rape of a woman in a case likened to the film "The Silence of the Lambs".

Yemen's trouble with drones (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 12:33 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - An Obama administration plan to increase drone strikes in Yemen may be one way to eliminate Islamic militants hiding within the rugged country, but it could prove a risky gambit.

Harry Potter Fans Salivate Over J.K. Rowling's New Site, 'Pottermore' (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Just when you thought it was safe to read other books

Braving police, Saudi women drivers take to streets (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 11:02 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - She was probably the first to put foot to pedal.