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• Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban attack kills 9 (Reuters)
• Egypt police clash with youths; over 1,000 hurt (Reuters)
• Venezuela scraps summit due to Chavez health (Reuters)
• Earthquake hits central Japan, no damage reported (Reuters)
• Clashes in Greece, parliament expected to approve bill (Reuters)
• Greece Passes Austerity Bill -- Now Comes the Hard Part (Time.com)
• AP IMPACT: Questions arise over FBI terror profile (AP)
• Israeli scholars say biblical burial box genuine (AP)
• Tropical Storm Arlene moving toward Mexico in Gulf (AP)
• France defends arms airlift to Libyan rebels (Reuters)
• Trio of China banks ranked in global top 10: study (Reuters)
• LSE, TMX abort their merger, leaving both in play (Reuters)
• Tour boat abandons US snorkeler on Australian reef (AP)
• Greek austerity squeaks through, but budget woes remain (The Christian Science Monitor)
• The Kabul Intercontinental Attack: The Taliban's Clear Message (Time.com)
• Can Venezuela's anti-Chávez politicians unite? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Mauritania Could Lose Its Capital City to the Sea (OneWorld.net)

Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban attack kills 9 (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:38 PM PDT Reuters - Afghan police sifted through one of Kabul's landmark hotels room by room on Wednesday for any more casualties, securing the building after an overnight assault by Taliban suicide bombers killed eight Afghan civilians and police and a foreigner.

Egypt police clash with youths; over 1,000 hurt (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - Police in Cairo fired tear gas on Wednesday at hundreds of stone-throwing Egyptian youths after a night of clashes that injured more than 1,000 people, the worst violence in the capital in several weeks.

Venezuela scraps summit due to Chavez health (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:21 PM PDT Reuters - Venezuela called off a regional summit due to Hugo Chavez's unexpectedly longer recovery from surgery in Cuba, hours after releasing video on Wednesday of the socialist leader chatting with Fidel Castro.

Earthquake hits central Japan, no damage reported (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT Reuters - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit central Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.

Clashes in Greece, parliament expected to approve bill (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:52 PM PDT Reuters - Greek police clashed with protesters outside parliament in the early hours of Thursday ahead of a decisive vote expected to approve a final austerity bill needed to avert default.

Greece Passes Austerity Bill -- Now Comes the Hard Part (Time.com) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT Time.com - Greece narrowly avoided default when its government voted to push through a new austerity package in return for a bailout. But now Greek leaders have to convince the public that the coming pain will be worth it

AP IMPACT: Questions arise over FBI terror profile (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:01 PM PDT AP - The FBI's most-wanted list features a dated black-and-white photograph for the man wanted in connection with the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya. Saif al-Adel, reads the glaring red banner, alias Muhammad Ibrahim Makkawi.

Israeli scholars say biblical burial box genuine (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:32 PM PDT AP - Israeli scholars have confirmed the authenticity of a 2,000-year-old burial box that appears to bear the name of a relative of the high priest Caiaphas mentioned in the New Testament, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Arlene moving toward Mexico in Gulf (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:29 PM PDT AP - The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season gained force as it headed for Mexico's central Gulf coast Wednesday evening, bringing a threat of floods and mudslides.

France defends arms airlift to Libyan rebels (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:40 PM PDT Reuters - France has defended its move to airlift weapons to Libya's rebels, saying it did not break a U.N. arms embargo because they were needed to defend civilians under threat.

Trio of China banks ranked in global top 10: study (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:17 PM PDT Reuters - Three Chinese banks are now in the world's top 10, underlining the dramatic growth of the country's financial industry in recent years, according to a new study released on Thursday.

LSE, TMX abort their merger, leaving both in play (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - The London Stock Exchange's C$3.6 billion ($3.7 billion) plan to buy its Toronto counterpart collapsed on Wednesday in the face of a competing bid led by Canadian banks, leaving the UK exchange itself vulnerable to takeover.

Tour boat abandons US snorkeler on Australian reef (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:08 PM PDT AP - Australian officials said Wednesday they were investigating a dive boat company that accidentally left behind a U.S. tourist snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef, forcing the panicked man to swim to another boat for help.

Greek austerity squeaks through, but budget woes remain (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:51 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Greek lawmakers under terrific urging from European Union officials today voted 155 to 148 to accept a package of austerity necessary to avert a government default and avoid a feared chain reaction of market turmoil around Europe and the world.

The Kabul Intercontinental Attack: The Taliban's Clear Message (Time.com) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT Time.com - In a brazen attack, the insurgents simultaneously show their strength and point out the weaknesses of an Afghan government set to become responsible for its own security

Can Venezuela's anti-Chávez politicians unite? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:17 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Women shriek and whip out their camera phones as political activists begin chanting "Sí, se puede!," the Spanish-language version of "Yes, we can!"

Mauritania Could Lose Its Capital City to the Sea (OneWorld.net) Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:35 AM PDT OneWorld.net - NOUAKCHOTT, June 28 (IPS) - For the past five years, water has been seeping out of the ground beneath parts of Nouakchott, undermining foundations and transforming some areas of the Mauritanian capital into uninhabitable marshes.

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