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Yahoo! News: World News

Turkey's Erdogan promises consensus after big win (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 04:39 PM PDT

People get ready to cast their votes at a polling station in Istanbul June 12, 2011. Turks began voting in an election on Sunday that is expected to return Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to office for a third consecutive term and could give him a mandate to rewrite the constitution. A Muslim democracy and European Union-candidate, Turkey has become an economic powerhouse and influential player on the global stage since Erdogan's AK Party swept to power in 2002. REUTERS/Murad SezerReuters - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party has won a resounding third consecutive election victory, but the divisive leader will need to seek consensus to push ahead with a planned new constitution.

Greeks protest for 19th day, utility union to strike (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Reuters - More than 20,000 Greeks protested against austerity measures in Athens on Sunday and workers at state-owned utility PPC announced strikes to oppose government plans to sell the company.

Libyan rebels say still fighting near capital (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:21 PM PDT

A Libyan family leaves their house in Zawiyah town in Libya June 12, 2011. RUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - Libyan rebels said they were fighting forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for a second day in the town of Zawiyah on Sunday, bringing the revolt against Gaddafi's rule close to the capital.

Abbas's Fatah expels ex-Palestinian strong-man (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Reuters - The Western-backed Palestinian Fatah faction Sunday expelled a former leader, once seen as a possible successor to President Mahmoud Abbas, the official WAFA news agency said, exposing divisions in the ruling movement.

Jordan King promises to speed democratic reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:11 PM PDT

A Jordanian girl chants next to a picture of Jordan's King Abdullah during celebrations of the 12th anniversary of King Abdullah's accession to the throne in Amman June 11, 2011. REUTERS/Muhammad HamedReuters - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Sunday he was committed to pushing ahead with democratic reforms, but believed street pressure for change was a recipe for chaos.

Spanish police website hit by cyber attack: report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 04:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Access to the website of Spain's national police force was blocked for over an hour late on Saturday in a reprisal attack by the hackers' group Anonymous, the newspaper El Mundo said on its website Sunday.

Syria's army seizes back restive town after mutiny (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Syrian refugee men walk in the new refugee tent compound in Boynuyogun, Turkey, near the Syrian border, Sunday, June 12, 2011. Syrian forces launched a crackdown on the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour on Sunday, fueling fears that the clashes could spark a further influx of refugees towards bordering Turkey. (AP Photo/Selcan Hacaoglu)AP - Elite Syrian troops backed by helicopters and tanks regained control Sunday of a town where police and soldiers joined forces with the protesters they were ordered to shoot — a decisive assault from a government prepared for an all-out battle to keep power.

Mexico finds 213 migrants crammed in truck (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:34 PM PDT

AP - A Mexican immigration official says 213 Central and South American migrants were discovered crammed into a tractor trailer with no food or water in the southern border state of Chiapas.

Gaddafi forces repel rebels at Libyan oil town (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Rebels fighting against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi launched an offensive Sunday to retake the oil town of Brega but were repelled in a battle which killed at least four fighters, rebels and doctors said.

Inquest into N.Z. quake building collapse to open (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Rescuers stand at the smoking ruins of the CTV building in Christchurch on February 24, 2011. A New Zealand inquest will examine on Monday why an office block collapsed in February's Christchurch earthquake, claiming 106 lives, including 65 foreign students.(AFP/File/Marty Melville)AFP - A New Zealand inquest will examine on Monday why an office block collapsed in February's Christchurch earthquake, claiming 106 lives, including 65 foreign students.

Arsenic scare prompts evacuation in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT

Photo illustration. Australian officials on Sunday urged residents and visitors to a remote outback cattle station to leave, after a number were found to have high levels of arsenic in their blood.(AFP/Illustration/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Australian officials on Sunday urged residents and visitors to a remote outback cattle station to leave, after a number were found to have high levels of arsenic in their blood.

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