International Headlines

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:02:04 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 15 June, 2010

> OBAMA ARRIVES IN GULF FOR OIL DISASTER UPDATE
U.S. President Barack Obama says officials are "gathering up
facts" to ensure that BP pays fair compensation to those
suffering losses as a result of the Gulf oil disaster.

> 80,000 UZBEKS FLEE KYRGYZSTAN VIOLENCE
Thousands of Uzbeks continue to flee the ongoing ethnic violence
in Kyrgyzstan, which has claimed the lives of at least 114
people in the former Soviet republic.

> 10 MEXICO POLICE KILLED IN AMBUSH
Ten Mexican federal police were killed in an ambush on a convoy
Monday, the government said. An undisclosed number of criminals
also were killed, the government's Information Ministry said.

> VAN DER SLOOT CONFESSION RELEASED
Joran van der Sloot said he elbowed murder victim Stephany
Flores Ramirez in the face before strangling her and then
suffocating her with his own shirt, transcripts released by
Peruvian authorities show.

> IRISH POLL: CARDINAL SHOULD RESIGN
Three out of four Irish adults say the country's top churchman,
Cardinal Sean Brady, should resign for his role in hiding abuse
of children by one of the country's most notoriously abusive
priests decades ago, according to a poll published by the Irish

> U.S. INCLUDED IN HUMAN TRAFFICK REPORT
The U.S. government's annual worldwide human trafficking report,
released Monday, for the first time includes an assessment of
trafficking in the United States.

> COLOMBIA EX-HOSTAGES REUNITED WITH KIN
Four hostages rescued from Marxist guerrillas in Colombia over
the weekend were reunited with their families Monday in Bogota,
the nation's capital, a broadcast on CNN affiliate Caracol TV
showed.

> JUDGE: JACKSON'S DOCTOR CAN PRACTICE
A Los Angeles, California, judge refused Monday to ban Dr.
Conrad Murray, charged with involuntary manslaughter in Michael
Jackson's death, from practicing medicine in the state.

BUSINESS
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> U.S. BANKS SET TO LOSE SWAPS FIGHT
Banks are likely to lose a key lobbying battle in the US over
whether they will be forced to spin off their lucrative swaps
desks, according to people familiar with financial reform
negotiations in Congress.

> INVESTORS COULD BE IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE
Markets could be in for another bumpy ride this week as
investors continue to look for clues on where the global economy
is headed.