International Headlines

Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:02:03 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 20 June, 2010

> OBAMA PRAISES CHINA'S MOVE TO ALLOW ITS CURRENCY TO FLOAT
President Barack Obama welcomed Saturday's news that China's
central bank will allow its national currency to float ahead of
the G-20 summit in Toronto, Canada, next week.

> REFUGEES IMPLICATE KYRGYZ FORCES
Refugees fleeing Kyrgyzstan's spasms of violence say the central
Asian nation's security forces have carried out some of the
deadly attacks.

> 8 TURKISH SOLDIERS KILLED IN CLASHES
Eight Turkish soldiers were killed during clashes with rebels on
the border of Turkey and Iraq, Turkey's military said Saturday.

> DRILLING PARTNER BLASTS BP
Anadarko, a partner in the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, blamed
BP for "reckless" behavior, seeking to distance itself from the
worst U.S. spill ever, reports.

> SWEDISH WEDDING IS FIT FOR A PRINCESS
Sweden's four-day royal wedding celebration reaches its peak
Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria marries commoner Daniel
Westling at Stockholm Cathedral.

> U.N.: AFGHAN SECURITY STILL UNSTABLE
Security in war-torn Afghanistan has not improved in recent
months and violence threatens any strides toward stability, a
United Nations report said.

> SUPPORTERS CALL FOR SUU KYI'S RELEASE
Demonstrators worldwide plan to show their support for Aung San
Suu Kyi at rallies celebrating the pro-democracy leader's 65th
birthday. Suu Kyi has spent 14 of the past 20 years under house
arrest in Myanmar.

> FRANCE STAR KICKED OUT OF WORLD CUP
France striker Nicolas Anelka has been sent home from the World
Cup in South Africa following a row with national coach Raymond
Domenech.

BUSINESS
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> ONCE CHIC, THE EURO NOW FASHION VICTIM
What happened to "euro chic"? Once a contender for world
currency of choice, the euro's current seesaw ride in value is
directly related to the prestige it once enjoyed.

> MOBILES GET PAST CHINA'S NET CENSORS
The mobile web in China has loopholes where content could go
under the radar of government censors, analysts say.

> U.S. LAWMAKERS SLAM BP CHIEF
U.S. lawmakers blast BP's corporate culture, calling the firm's
bosses "oblivious" to what was happening with its doomed oil
well in the Gulf of Mexico.