International Headlines

Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 20:02:06 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 09 July, 2010

> RUSSIAN SPY SUSPECTS PLEAD, WILL BE EXPELLED
Ten Russian spy suspects in New York will be expelled from the
United States in exchange for the release of four Russian
prisoners accused of spying for the United States, federal
officials said.

> U.N. RECALLING ENVOY FROM SRI LANKA
The U.N. secretary-general is recalling an envoy from Sri Lanka
and closing a U.N. office there because authorities in that
country "failed to prevent" protests disrupting the "normal
functioning" of the world body's offices in Colombo, the
nation's capital.

> PROGRESS IN STOPPING GULF OIL LEAK
BP is ahead of schedule on a relief well intended to stop the
leak in the Gulf, but mid-August still seen as the "kill" time
for the blown-out well.

> 3 CONVICTED IN 2006 AIRLINER BOMB PLOT
In a third trial, three men have been convicted in a 2006 plot
to blow up commercial airliners over the Atlantic Ocean, the
head of Britain's counterterrorism prosecution told CNN on
Thursday.

> MORE SHIITE PILGRIMS SLAIN IN IRAQ
More attacks targeted Shiite pilgrims across Baghdad on
Thursday, the latest in a wave of violence gripping Iraq's
capital, an Interior Ministry official said.

> WEATHER, TERRAIN SLOW ENGLAND MANHUNT
Law enforcement officers in northern England on Thursday
continued their search for a man who allegedly shot his
ex-girlfriend, fatally shot her new boyfriend and shot a police
officer, local authorities said.

> TERROR SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN NORWAY
Three people suspected of plotting terrorist attacks and having
connections to al Qaeda have been apprehended, the Norwegian
prime minister's office said Thursday.

> SPAIN TO ACCEPT FREED CUBAN PRISONERS
Spain's foreign minister has agreed to take in the 52 Cuban
political prisoners who are set for release, Spanish diplomatic
sources said Thursday.

BUSINESS
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> YOUTUBE TARGETS TV WATCHERS
YouTube is ready to take the wraps off its latest vision for how
online videos can be enjoyed on larger screens.

> SIX STORIES FROM THE ECONOMIC TRENCHES
In October, when her newspaper merged with a competitor, Jamie
Smith was laid off.

> IMF WARNS ON GLOBAL RECOVERY
The risk of a slowdown in the global economic recovery has risen
sharply, but governments should continue planning to tighten
fiscal policy, the International Monetary Fund has said.