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• Edgy Thailand votes, bracing for further turmoil (Reuters)
• Clinton slams Gaddafi threat to attack Europe (Reuters)
• Britain to pull 800 troops from Afghanistan: report (Reuters)
• Chavez foes say his absence a security risk (Reuters)
• Hezbollah leader rejects Hariri court indictments (Reuters)
• Greece's Youth Brace For an Uncertain Future (Time.com)
• Quebec separatists protest William and Kate visit (AFP)
• Bahrain riot police fire tear gas at protesters (AP)
• Mexico confirms 11 dead from Arlene and aftermath (AP)
• Clinton urges Kadhafi to deliver democracy not threats (AFP)
• Bravo overshadows Sharma to earn West Indies draw (AFP)
• Cheers and some boos greet royal tour in Quebec (Reuters)
• Australia's Rudd says Suu Kyi will tour outside Yangon (Reuters)
• Tour de France kicks off: Who to watch (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Sex, Lies And American Justice: French Still Try To Understand Strauss-Kahn Case (Time.com)
• Morocco's referendum on reform: Model for Arab Spring? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Edgy Thailand votes, bracing for further turmoil (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 03:15 PM PDT Reuters - Thailand votes on Sunday in a general election that could trigger a new crisis after six years of turmoil centred on a man revered by the poor and living in luxury, and exile, in the Middle East.

Clinton slams Gaddafi threat to attack Europe (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:08 PM PDT Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped up Western calls on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to quit, brushing off his threat to attack Europeans in their homes and offices.

Britain to pull 800 troops from Afghanistan: report (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - Britain will announce this week that it is to withdraw up to 800 troops by the end of next year, according to a report in the Sunday Times newspaper.

Chavez foes say his absence a security risk (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:59 PM PDT Reuters - Venezuela's opposition said on Saturday President Hugo Chavez's prolonged convalescence from cancer in Cuba put the country's security and sovereignty at risk and it stepped up calls for him to delegate his powers.

Hezbollah leader rejects Hariri court indictments (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 02:14 PM PDT Reuters - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that authorities would never arrest members of the Shi'ite militant group indicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal seeking the killers of statesman Rafik al-Hariri.

Greece's Youth Brace For an Uncertain Future (Time.com) Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT Time.com - As Greece enacts tough austerity measures, the nation's youth have most cause for concern. Is this the beginning of a Greek brain drain?

Quebec separatists protest William and Kate visit (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:40 PM PDT AFP - A small but vocal group of anti-monarchists met Prince William and his wife Catherine in Quebec Saturday during their Canadian tour with chants of "Down with the monarchy!"

Bahrain riot police fire tear gas at protesters (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT AP - Riot police in Bahrain fired tear gas at anti-government protesters denouncing reconciliation talks between the Gulf kingdom's rulers and the Shiite-led opposition on Saturday just hours after the dialogue began.

Mexico confirms 11 dead from Arlene and aftermath (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:07 PM PDT AP - Mexican authorities have confirmed 11 deaths from Tropical Storm Arlene and the aftermath of floods, mudslides and overflowing rivers in central Mexico and Gulf Coast states.

Clinton urges Kadhafi to deliver democracy not threats (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:41 PM PDT AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded that Moamer Kadhafi deliver democracy instead of threats after the Libyan leader warned Europe of stinging attacks unless NATO halts its air war.

Bravo overshadows Sharma to earn West Indies draw (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:20 PM PDT AFP - Another incisive spell from Ishant Sharma was upstaged by resilient West Indies batting led by Darren Bravo as India had to settle for a draw in the second Test on Saturday.

Cheers and some boos greet royal tour in Quebec (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:29 PM PDT Reuters - Well-wishers outnumbered anti-monarchist protesters greeting Britain's Prince William and Kate on Saturday as the royal newlyweds' tour of Canada arrived in French-speaking Quebec.

Australia's Rudd says Suu Kyi will tour outside Yangon (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd met Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Saturday and said she still intended to go on a tour outside the city despite government warnings.

Tour de France kicks off: Who to watch (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:30 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Before the 98th Tour de France kicked off this morning on the Atlantic coast, a doping scandal already loomed over the peloton.

Sex, Lies And American Justice: French Still Try To Understand Strauss-Kahn Case (Time.com) Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT Time.com - In France, where accusers enjoy something akin to a "right to lie," the latest twists in the DSK investigation follow questions about Strauss-Kahn's treatment as a common criminal.

Morocco's referendum on reform: Model for Arab Spring? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:14 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Moroccans voted Friday in a referendum on constitutional reforms, amid deep disagreement over whether it represented a new path for reform in a troubled region or another autocrat's hollow bid to diffuse popular discontent.

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