International Headlines

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:02:03 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 11 June, 2010

> TEEN GOES MISSING ON ROUND-WORLD SOLO SAIL
A 16-year-old California girl who is attempting to sail solo
around the world triggered a distress signal during rough seas
in the Indian Ocean, her family said.

> OIL LEAK WAS 'GREATER THAN ESTIMATED'
President Obama met at the White House on Thursday with the
families of the 11 workers killed in the BP oil rig explosion.

> U.S. GENERAL: AFGHAN LOSSES TO RISE
The fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan will take
longer than planned and casualties are expected to rise this
summer, the U.S. commander says.

> VAN DER SLOOT: TOSS MY CONFESSION
Peru murder suspect Joran van der Sloot, a longtime suspect in
the disappearance of an American teen in Aruba, was transferred
from a police facility to the national attorney general's office
Thursday morning, according to images broadcast by CNN affiliate
America TV.

> CONGO SENTENCES NORWEGIANS TO DEATH
Two Norwegians are sentenced to death in Congo after what a
human rights group calls a "military show trial" which relied on
evidence gained through torture.

> BODIES, SEVERED HEADS IN GUATEMALA
Three human heads and three decapitated bodies with notes aimed
at two high government officials were found Thursday morning in
different parts of Guatemala's capital, national police said.

> IRANIAN OPPOSITION CANCEL PROTESTS
Fearing for people's safety, Iranian opposition leaders canceled
a demonstration planned for the first anniversary of the
disputed presidential election, according to a statement posted
on Facebook Thursday.

> 7 JAILED OVER SREBRENICA MASSACRE
Seven former high-ranking Bosnian Serb officials are jailed for
war crimes over the slaughter of 7,000 Muslims in the 1995
Srebrenica massacre.

BUSINESS
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> BP SHARES SLIDE AFTER NY SELL-OFF
Shares in BP continued to slide in London trading on Thursday on
growing concern about the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
on the company's health.

> CHINA: THE NEW SILICON VALLEY?
Those living in the sunny innovation capital of the world better
up their game or they will be left in Chinese tech dust. At
least, that's the talk in Beijing.

> UK BLOGGER UNLIKELY ECONOMIC SAGE
A blogger who left Britain 20 years ago for rural bliss in Spain
has become an unlikely economic sage whose advice has been
sought by the International Monetary Fund.