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• China president urges G20 members to stick together
• Greek pro-bailout parties secure ruling majority
• Saudi king seeks successor as crown prince buried
• Safety scandals give foreign dairies a boost in China
• Iran nuclear talks resume in nervous atmosphere
• Israel launches African migrant deportation drive
• Quake of 6.4 magnitude strikes 72 miles off Japan
• Generals guard Egypt power as Islamists claim lead
• French Socialists win absolute parliament majority
• Syria accused of violence rise after U.N. monitor halt
• Pro-bailout conservatives win Greek election
• Socialists take French Parliament, sweep power
• As Egypt votes on president, military shows power
• UN demands evacuation of Syrian civilians in Homs
• IOC probes black market Olympic ticket scandal
• Obama's deportation stay late for some immigrants
• 21 killed in attacks on churches in Nigeria
• Pope to Irish: Child abuse by clergy 'a mystery'
• Sigh of relief at G20 summit over Greek election
• Radiohead drum technician killed in stage collapse

China president urges G20 members to stick together Posted: 17 Jun 2012 08:55 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged members of the Group of 20 (G20) to stick together and address Europe's debt crisis in a "constructive and cooperative" way to boost market confidence, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. In a written interview with Mexican newspaper Reforma ahead of the G20 summit and elections in Greece, Hu said: "In the current world economic environment, the G20 members should stick together in difficult times and pursue win-win cooperation. ...

Greek pro-bailout parties secure ruling majority Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:38 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Parties supporting a bailout saving Greece from bankruptcy won a slim parliamentary majority on Sunday, beating radical leftists who rejected austerity and bringing relief to the euro zone which was braced for fresh financial turmoil. The election result looked likely to yield a coalition government led by conservative New Democracy but leaves an emboldened SYRIZA bloc to rally angry opposition in the streets to the punishing terms of the bailout. Official results released by the interior ministry, with 97 percent of ballots counted, showed New Democracy taking 29. ...

Saudi king seeks successor as crown prince buried Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:14 PM PDT RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's elderly king led funeral prayers on Sunday for his heir, Crown Prince Nayef, whose death forces him to find a new successor capable of tackling domestic unemployment, bitter rivalry with Iran and turmoil in close Arab neighbors. Mecca's Great Mosque, Islam's holiest place, was lined with members of the al-Saud ruling family and leaders of Arab states as an imam led the sunset prayer next to the body of Nayef, who died on Saturday. ...

Safety scandals give foreign dairies a boost in China Posted: 17 Jun 2012 02:32 PM PDT BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Global food and dairy companies are making another round of big bets on China's fast growing dairy sector, hoping to position themselves as safe alternatives even after a lethal baby formula scandal burned many of them the first time around. They are lured by a projected 10 percent annual growth and by Chinese consumers' willingness to pay a nice premium for foreign brands as they remain wary of local brands' safety records. ...

Iran nuclear talks resume in nervous atmosphere Posted: 17 Jun 2012 02:49 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - World powers will seek to avert a collapse of diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program at talks starting in Moscow on Monday, hoping to win concessions from Tehran and forestall a potential new war in the Middle East. Consequences of failure could be devastating. Israel has threatened to bomb Iran if no solution to the dispute is found, oil markets are nervous over the prospect of intensifying regional tensions and the frail world economy can ill afford further spikes in the price of crude. ...

Israel launches African migrant deportation drive Posted: 17 Jun 2012 02:21 PM PDT BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) - Israel is set to deport a planeload of migrants to South Sudan early on Monday, the first of a series of weekly repatriation flights intended as a stepping stone to dealing with much greater influxes of migrants from Sudan and Eritrea. About 60,000 Africans have crossed into Israel across its porous border with Egypt in recent years. Israel says the vast majority are job seekers, disputing arguments by humanitarian agencies that they should be considered for asylum. ...

Quake of 6.4 magnitude strikes 72 miles off Japan Posted: 17 Jun 2012 02:29 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. USGS put the quake 115 km (72 miles) southeast of Morioka on Japan's Pacific coast, and 31 km deep. The Japan Meteorological Agency put it at magnitude 6.1, and slightly deeper at 40 km (25 miles). The quake was rated only 4 on Japan's seven-point seismic scale, suggesting that no significant damage was expected, and no tsunami warning was issued. (Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Generals guard Egypt power as Islamists claim lead Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:44 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Islamists claimed a narrow lead on Monday in vote-counting for the presidential election but the generals who have run the country since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak issued new rules that made clear real power remains with the army. A decree from the ruling military council, published as the count got under way on Sunday, spelled out only limited powers for the new head of state and reclaimed for itself the lawmaking prerogatives held by the Islamist-led parliament which the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) dissolved last week. ...

French Socialists win absolute parliament majority Posted: 17 Jun 2012 03:41 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande's Socialists won a resounding parliamentary majority on Sunday, strengthening his hand as he presses euro zone paymaster Germany to support debt-laden states weighed down by austerity cuts and ailing banks. The Socialist Party and its affiliates secured 307 seats in the parliamentary election runoff, according to the final count for mainland France, comfortably more than the 289 needed for a majority in the 577-seat National Assembly. ...

Syria accused of violence rise after U.N. monitor halt Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:33 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's army intensified shelling of Sunni Muslim regions in central and northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 50 people and wounding hundreds hours after U.N. monitors suspended their work, opposition activists said. The monitors' decision on Saturday was the clearest sign yet that a peace plan brokered by international mediator Kofi Annan had collapsed after repeated violations by Assad's forces and rebels backing a Sunni-led revolt across the country. U.S. ...

Pro-bailout conservatives win Greek election Posted: 17 Jun 2012 02:44 PM PDT Fears of an imminent Greek exit from Europe's joint currency receded Sunday after the conservative New Democracy party came first in a critical election and pro-bailout parties won enough seats to form a joint government.

Socialists take French Parliament, sweep power Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:12 PM PDT Francois Hollande is the man in charge after his Socialist Party swept France's parliamentary election. Voters welcomed the French president's vision of injecting government money into Europe's economies in hopes of helping the joint euro currency stave off disaster.

As Egypt votes on president, military shows power Posted: 17 Jun 2012 03:35 PM PDT As Egyptians voted in a second day of elections for a successor to Hosni Mubarak, the ruling military issued an interim constitution Sunday defining the new president's authorities, a move that sharpened the confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood and showed how the generals will maintain the lion's share of power no matter who wins.

UN demands evacuation of Syrian civilians in Homs Posted: 17 Jun 2012 01:56 PM PDT The head of the U.N. observers' mission in Syria demanded Sunday that warring parties allow the evacuation of women, children, elderly and sick people endangered by fighting in the besieged city of Homs and other combat zones.

IOC probes black market Olympic ticket scandal Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:29 PM PDT International Olympic officials have opened a high-level investigation into allegations that authorized representatives in more than 50 countries — including a national Olympic committee — were involved in selling London Olympics tickets on the black market for profit.

Obama's deportation stay late for some immigrants Posted: 17 Jun 2012 03:50 PM PDT Marlon Roberto Cortes was stocking shelves in the frozen food section of a suburban Boston supermarket when he was summoned to the back office.

21 killed in attacks on churches in Nigeria Posted: 17 Jun 2012 02:06 PM PDT Suicide bombers killed 21 people in attacks on three churches in Nigeria during Sunday services, exacerbating religious tensions in a West African nation that is almost evenly divided between Muslims and Christians.

Pope to Irish: Child abuse by clergy 'a mystery' Posted: 17 Jun 2012 03:48 PM PDT Pope Benedict XVI told Irish Catholics on Sunday it is a mystery why priests and other church officials abused children entrusted in their care, undermining faith in the church "in an appalling way."

Sigh of relief at G20 summit over Greek election Posted: 17 Jun 2012 04:05 PM PDT Finger-length and emerald-green, the lawns of time-share condos and all-inclusive resorts seem to gleam in the bright sun as the surf rolls gently against the white-sand beaches of Los Cabos. Sometimes the only noise is the ruffling of palm fronds in the languid ocean breeze.

Radiohead drum technician killed in stage collapse Posted: 17 Jun 2012 03:11 PM PDT Investigators combed through the wreckage of a Toronto stage Sunday to determine what caused the structure to come crashing down ahead of a Radiohead concert, killing the band's drum technician and injuring three other crew members.

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