International Headlines

Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 20:02:04 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 28 May, 2010

> BP STOPS, RESTARTS 'TOP KILL' EFFORT
BP's attempt to cap its undersea gusher in the Gulf of Mexico
was suspended for more than 16 hours before it was restarted, a
BP executive said.

> NORTH KOREA THREATENS 'ALL-OUT WAR'
North Korea reacts to a South Korean anti-submarine exercise by
saying it will meet "confrontation with confrontation" and war
with "all-out war."

> LEBANON 'FIRES ON ISRAELI WARPLANES'
The Lebanese army fired its anti-aircraft guns on Israeli
warplanes Wednesday after what it said were repeated violations
of Lebanese airspace, state media reported.

> NEW ARREST IN TIMES SQ. BOMB PROBE
Another person has been taken into custody in connection with
the failed bombing attempt in New York's Times Square, a senior
intelligence official confirmed to CNN Thursday.

> ZIMBABWE TO GET 'FREE' NEWSPAPERS
Free speech activists in Zimbabwe are celebrating a breakthrough
for press freedom with the unity government's decision to award
licenses to four new daily newspapers.

> 12 DEAD AS FERRY CAPSIZES ON AMAZON
Rescue operations were set to continue Thursday in Peru after a
possibly overloaded ferry capsized in the Amazon River, killing
at least 12 of the officially listed 152 people on board, the
state-run Andina news agency reported.

> KIDNAPPED UK COUPLE PLEAD FOR RELEASE
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean
last year said in a videotaped message they "desperately need"
new British Prime Minister David Cameron to clarify whether he
will work to secure their release.

> FRENCH WORKERS STRIKE OVER PENSIONS
France braced for more fallout Thursday from the government's
efforts to solve the country's debt problems, with thousands of
people striking and protesting around the country.

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> THE INTERNET IS RUNNING OUT OF ROOM
The Internet as we know it is reaching its limits.

> IS THE IPAD A GLOBAL GAME CHANGER?
As Apple's iPad is released in nine overseas markets on Friday,
industry watchers wonder if they are seeing the birth of a new
market or a geek niche product.

> LLOYD'S PUTS DOLLAR VALUE ON BP SPILL LOSS
As the BP oil spill continues to blacken waters in the Gulf of
Mexico and beyond, Lloyd's of London has issued its first
estimate of net claims from the disaster.