International Headlines

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:02:04 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 04 June, 2010

> BP CUTS OIL PIPE; BRACES FOR WEEK-LONG PROTESTS
BP has cut away the riser from its ruptured well in the Gulf of
Mexico, an "important milestone" but only a first step toward
corralling the oil spill, its CEO said.l

> UK GUNMAN'S TWIN BROTHER AMONG KILLED
The twin brother of the man blamed for one of the worst gun
massacres in UK history was among 12 people killed before the
gunman took his own life, police say.

> 'ONLY FORCE' WILL STOP IRISH-GAZA AID SHIP
The next showdown over Israel's naval blockade of Gaza could
come as early as Friday as an Irish-owned ship filled with
humanitarian aid steams into the region.

> MURDER SUSPECT VAN DER SLOOT ARRESTED
Peruvian authorities investigating a young woman's slaying this
week are working with officials from Interpol, Chile, Argentina
and Colombia in the search for Joran van der Sloot, a Dutch man
previously considered a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of
Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, the Peruvian justice minister
said Thursday.

> PAKISTANI COAST BRACES FOR CYCLONE
Pakistani authorities dispatched Navy helicopters Thursday to
alert fishermen near Karachi and parts of Balochistan to the
expected arrival of Cyclone Phet and to urge them to return to
shore, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

> BISHOP STABBED TO DEATH IN TURKEY
A Catholic bishop has been stabbed to death in southern Turkey,
the Vatican Embassy in Ankara confirmed on Thursday.

> DOZENS KILLED IN CHINA LANDSLIDES
Authorities have launched an emergency response effort to help
the victims of rain-triggered landslides in southern China that,
by Wednesday night, had left 30 people dead.

> TWO SHOT DEAD AT BELGIAN COURTHOUSE
Two people have been shot and killed at a courthouse in
Brussels, Belgium, police and the national BELGA news agency
said Thursday.

BUSINESS
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> ASIA LESSONS FOR 'DOUR' EUROPE?
As the euro is depressed by the spiraling sovereign debt crisis,
Europe can learn lessons from Asian economies, World Bank
President Robert Zoellick told CNN's Richard Quest.

> UK REGULATOR FINES JPMORGAN $48.9M
JPMorgan's securities arm has been fined £33.32 million ($48.9
million), the largest penalty ever levied by the City regulator,
for failing to protect billions of dollars of client money by
keeping it in segregated accounts.

> GREEK JOURNALISTS STRIKE OVER AUSTERITY PLAN
Greek journalists walked off their jobs Thursday to protest
tough government austerity measures.