International Headlines

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:02:03 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 10 June, 2010

> 39 KILLED IN BOMB BLAST AT WEDDING IN AFGHANISTAN
A bombing at a wedding ceremony Wednesday in Afghanistan's
Kandahar province killed 39 people and wounded 73 others,
officials in the village of Nagaan said.

> U.N. VOTES TO IMPOSE NEW IRAN SANCTIONS
The United Nations Security Council votes to impose new
sanctions on Iran in a fresh effort to force the Islamic
Republic to suspend its controversial nuclear program.

> FAR-RIGHT PARTY GAINS IN DUTCH ELECTION
Dutch voters were going to the polls Wednesday in a
parliamentary election that has been dominated by concerns over
immigration and the economy.

> VAN DER SLOOT RE-ENACTMENT NOT CERTAIN
Joran Van der Sloot, the suspect in the disappearance of Alabama
teen Natalee Holloway, could be charged Wednesday in the death
of a Peruvian woman.

> OFFICIAL: VAN DER SLOOT GOT $25K IN STING
The FBI paid Joran van der Sloot $25,000 in an undercover
investigation of a plot to extort money from Natalee Holloway's
mother, a federal law enforcement official said.

> BP GIVE DEADLINE ON OIL COLLECTION PLANS
Capitol Hill will be awash in oil disaster hearings Wednesday as
the House and Senate tackle issues ranging from safety and
cleanup to liability.

> INIESTA MAY MISS SPAIN OPENER
Andres Iniesta could miss Spain's opening game at the World Cup
after suffering a thigh injury in a warm-up match.

BUSINESS
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> CHINESE LABOR UNREST SPREADS
Chinese labour protests that have forced shutdowns at foreign
factories have spread beyond south China's industrial heartland,
posing a dangerous new challenge for Beijing.

> MERKEL, SARKOZY PUSH FOR MARKET REFORM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas
Sarkozy are proposing a Europe-wide prohibition of the
controversial practice of "naked" short selling as a way to calm
the markets, according to a joint letter addressed to the head
of the European Commission.

> GOODBYE, CHINA 'FACTORY TOWN'
The head of Foxconn announced fundamental changes to the way it
relates to its workers by abandoning the model of running big
"factory towns" that has long underpinned Taiwanese and Hong
Kong investment into China.