International Headlines

Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:02:04 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 08 June, 2010

> OIL DISASTER CLEANUP 'TO TAKE YEARS'
Oil from the BP drilling disaster is now impacting about 120
miles of coastline and it may take years to clean up, Coast
Guard Adm. Thad Allen said today.

> GAS PIPELINE ERUPTS IN EAST TEXAS
An underground natural gas pipeline exploded into flames in
Johnson County, Texas, injuring at least five people before
officials ended the flow of gas, officials said.

> IRAN RED CRESCENT TO SEND AID TO GAZA
Iran's Red Crescent Society will try to break the Israeli
blockade of Gaza by sending food and medical supplies "in the
next few days," Iran's foreign ministry says.

> U.S. SEES IRAN SANCTIONS VOTE THIS WEEK
The United States expects to bring a new resolution on increased
sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program to a vote in the
United Nations Security Council this week, and a U.S. official
is warning that two key allies who do not support the resolution
will "have to explain their vote."

> DETAILS REVEALED IN VAN DER SLOOT CASE
A Peruvian police report leaked Monday says the alleged victim
of Joran van der Sloot was found in his hotel room on the floor,
half-dressed. The report provides new details about the hours
before Stephany Flores' body was found.

> NORTH KOREA NAMES NEW PREMIER
North Korea named Choe Yong Rim as its new premier Monday,
replacing Kim Yong Il at a session of the Supreme People's
Assembly, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported.

> COLOMBIAN REBELS SHOW HOSTAGE VIDEOS
Colombian TV stations aired proof-of-life videos Monday of five
hostages being held by Marxist guerrillas.

BUSINESS
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> CAMERON: CUTS WILL AFFECT EVERYONE
David Cameron warns public sector pay, pensions and state
benefits will face a squeeze as he prepares Britain for the
"enormous implications" of dealing with its $225 billion
deficit.

> GUILTY VERDICT IN 1984 BHOPAL DISASTER
A court ruled executives of the now defunct Union Carbide's
Indian subsidiary are guilty for their role in the 1984
industrial disaster that killed thousands in Bhopal, India

> CHINA PLANTS FACE LABOR UPHEAVAL
Zhang Xinquan has to learn how to do business again. As a top
manager in a major leather and shoe business, he built his
career turning profits in booming China. But these profits are
now getting harder to come by.