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• Mladic could be sent to war crimes court in days (Reuters)
• Officers disown Gaddafi as peace bid stalls (Reuters)
• Yemeni jets bomb al Qaeda-held city (Reuters)
• Sri Lanka war atrocities video credible: U.N. envoy (Reuters)
• Russian ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky files for parole (Reuters)
• Commander warns over troop cuts in Afghanistan (AFP)
• Yemen warplanes bomb Islamists who seized town (AP)
• Brazil federal leaders discuss Amazon conflict (AP)
• Nigeria probes deadly blasts after president's inauguration (AFP)
• India GDP figures set to show growth above 8% (AFP)
• CMHC ups 2011 housing starts view (Reuters)
• Afghan soldier shoots dead Australian mentor (AP)
• Germany turns back on nuclear power (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Karzai gives US ultimatum on civilian deaths (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Population experts demand funding for international family planning (OneWorld.net)

Mladic could be sent to war crimes court in days (Reuters) Posted: 30 May 2011 10:43 AM PDT Reuters - Serbia may send Ratko Mladic to face genocide charges in The Hague within four days, a justice official said on Monday, despite rallies by nationalists angry at the Bosnian Serb general's capture after 16 years on the run.

Officers disown Gaddafi as peace bid stalls (Reuters) Posted: 30 May 2011 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - Under pressure from a new round of defections, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi renewed a ceasefire call in talks with an African mediator but gave no sign he will heed Western-led demands that he step down.

Yemeni jets bomb al Qaeda-held city (Reuters) Posted: 30 May 2011 04:39 PM PDT Reuters - At least 30 people were killed in Yemen after military jets pounded a southern town held by al Qaeda and troops opened fire on demonstrators demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's nearly 33-year rule.

Sri Lanka war atrocities video credible: U.N. envoy (Reuters) Posted: 30 May 2011 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - Video footage of summary executions apparently committed during the Sri Lankan civil war appears to be convincing evidence of "serious international crimes," a U.N. special envoy said on Monday.

Russian ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky files for parole (Reuters) Posted: 30 May 2011 01:50 PM PDT Reuters - A jailed former Russian oil tycoon kept up his fight against the Kremlin on Monday, filing for parole following last week's court decision to keep him in jail for 13 years.

Commander warns over troop cuts in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 30 May 2011 04:59 PM PDT AFP - The army general leading British soldiers in Afghanistan on Tuesday warned leading politicians that a significant reduction in troop levels could undo the gains made since last year's US surge.

Yemen warplanes bomb Islamists who seized town (AP) Posted: 30 May 2011 04:06 PM PDT AP - Yemeni forces opened fire on a protest camp and killed more than 20 demonstrators Monday in the southern city of Taiz while government warplanes launched airstrikes on another southern town seized by radical Islamists.

Brazil federal leaders discuss Amazon conflict (AP) Posted: 30 May 2011 03:33 PM PDT AP - Brazil's government will protect rural activists and increase policing in its Amazon rain forest in an effort to stem deadly disputes over illegal logging, officials said following a meeting Monday on how to halt the violence.

Nigeria probes deadly blasts after president's inauguration (AFP) Posted: 30 May 2011 04:09 PM PDT AFP - Nigerian police Monday probed a series of explosions following President Goodluck Jonathan's inauguration, including bombs that ripped through a crowded beer garden, with about 20 feared dead.

India GDP figures set to show growth above 8% (AFP) Posted: 30 May 2011 04:56 PM PDT AFP - India is expected to post economic growth of more than eight percent when it reports data for the fiscal fourth-quarter on Tuesday, despite a series of rate hikes that have hit industrial output.

CMHC ups 2011 housing starts view (Reuters) Posted: 30 May 2011 06:59 AM PDT Reuters - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) slightly raised its forecast for 2011 housing starts on Monday, citing an improving economy and still-low interest rates.

Afghan soldier shoots dead Australian mentor (AP) Posted: 30 May 2011 04:19 PM PDT AP - An Afghan soldier shot dead his Australian mentor at a guard tower in Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday.

Germany turns back on nuclear power (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 May 2011 10:56 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In a move officials called "irreversible," German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition agreed Monday to phase out nuclear power by 2022, setting Europe’s biggest economy the formidable challenge of finding a replacement for 20 percent of its current energy supply.

Karzai gives US ultimatum on civilian deaths (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 May 2011 07:32 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Hours after reports appeared that a NATO air strike had killed 14 civilians in Helmand Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued an ominous statement, giving his “last warning” to US officials.

Population experts demand funding for international family planning (OneWorld.net) Posted: 30 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT OneWorld.net - LONDON, May 30 (OneWorld.net) - A high-level population conference has appealed to international donors to step up financial support for family planning and reproductive health services in developing countries.

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