International Headlines

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 20:02:04 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 03 June, 2010

> 12 KILLED BY GUNMAN ON RAMPAGE IN ENGLAND
At least 12 people have been killed in a shooting spree in towns
in northern England. Police have found a body believed to be
suspected gunman Derrick Bird.

> NEW AID SHIP HEADS FOR GAZA
International criticism of Israel intensifies as it begins to
deport foreign activists detained after Monday's commando raid
on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.

> BLAIR RAISES GAZA BLOCKADE CONCERNS
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has expressed concern
over Israel's policy towards Gaza following Monday's commando
raid on an international flotilla carrying aid to the blockaded
Palestinian territory.

> HOLLOWAY SUSPECT WANTED IN PERU DEATH
Joran van der Sloot, once considered a suspect in the
disappearance of teenager Natalee Holloway, is the suspect in
the killing of a woman in Peru, police said.

> BP FREES CUTTER FROM DAMAGED PIPE
BP early Wednesday used robot submarines and a complex maneuver
to stop the massive flow of crude oil spilling into the Gulf of
Mexico.

> OBAMA TO MEET TOP COMMANDER FOR IRAQ
President Barack Obama will meet with U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno
at the Oval Office Wednesday morning to get a first-hand account
of conditions in Iraq from the top commander for the country.

> TALIBAN 'GOVERNOR' SEIZED IN AFGHANISTAN
Troops in Afghanistan have captured a Taliban shadow governor
not long after killing his predecessor, the NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force said Wednesday.

> RUSSIA TO LAUNCH MOCK MISSION TO MARS
In an attempt to re-create the experience of a manned mission to
Mars, an international team of researchers will lock themselves
up in a windowless capsule for about a year and a half -- time
required for a round trip to the Red Planet.

BUSINESS
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> PRUDENTIAL WALKS AWAY FROM AIA DEAL
Prudential on Wednesday said it had decided to walk away from an
agreement to buy AIG's Asian business after the board of the US
insurer voted against cutting the purchase price from $35.5bn.

> OLD CAR TIRES FUEL GREEN SHOE REVOLUTION
"Oh, yes!" cries Bethlehem Alemu, the dynamic founder and owner
of SoleRebels, a game-changing shoe company in the heart of
Addis Ababa, the ancient capital of Ethiopia.

> INSIDE CHINA FACTORY HIT BY SUICIDES
More than 300,000 people sleep, eat and work at Foxconn's
factory complex in Shenzhen, building products for companies
including Apple, Dell and Sony. But a spate of suicides has
raised concerns about working conditions.