International Headlines

Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 20:02:06 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 09 June, 2010

> U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON TOUGHER IRAN SANCTIONS
Diplomats hoping to slap tougher sanctions on Iran because of
its nuclear program will vote on a new United Nations draft
resolution on Wednesday.

> RIG SURVIVORS: BP ORDERED SHORTCUT
Workers aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig describe a
corporate culture of cutting staff and ignoring warning signs
ahead of the blast that sent oil gushing into the Gulf.

> COPS: SOLDIERS STOLE FROM CRASH SITE
Four Russian soldiers are charged with using credit cards
belonging to an official who died alongside Poland's president
in a plane crash in Russia in April, authorities say.

> VAN DER SLOOT CONFESSED, OFFICIALS SAY
Peru authorities say Joran van der Sloot, twice arrested over
the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, has confessed
to the murder of Stephany Flores Ramirez.

> DUTCH CONCERN OVER 'SHOW TRIAL'
Dutch media expressed concern Tuesday about the prospects of
Joran van der Sloot getting a fair trial following his arrest in
Peru over the death of a 21-year-old woman.

> SPILL PROMPTS TOUGHER UK RIG CHECKS
Britain will step up its inspection of North Sea drilling rigs
following the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the
government announced Tuesday.

> AHMADINEJAD SLAMS 'DEVILISH' ISRAEL
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Israel's raid on an
aid flotilla revealed that country's "devilish" nature and
congratulates Turkey for its response.

> CHRIS BROWN BARRED FROM BRITAIN
British officials, worried that Chris Brown may pose a danger to
its citizens, barred the singer from entering the United Kingdom
for concerts this week, a UK border official said.

BUSINESS
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> TRADER ON TRIAL OVER ALLEGED $6B FRAUD
The French trader accused of a multi-billion-dollar fraud at
banking giant Societe Generale will go on trial Tuesday.

> SPANISH STRIKE OVER AUSTERITY MEASURES
Spain's civil servants are expected to go on strike Tuesday to
protest the government's decision to cut their pay 5 percent
this year and freeze it next year as part of an austerity plan
to reduce the country's deficit.

> TECHNICAL ISSUES HIT IPHONE UNVEILING
Just after Apple CEO Steve Jobs debuted the next version of his
company's iPhone to the world, the tech luminary had a bit of
technical trouble.