International Headlines

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:02:04 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 10 July, 2010

> BLOWN-OUT WELL MAY GET NEW CAP SOON
BP may replace the containment cap on its broken Gulf oil well
as early as Saturday, the head of the government's response team
says.

> UK FUGITIVE SPOTTED, POLICE SAY
Police in northeastern England believe they've spotted Raoul
Thomas Moat, wanted for a series of shootings last weekend.

> U.S., RUSSIA PULL OFF SPY SWAP
Ten Russian agents are on their way to Moscow after being
swapped for four prisoners accused of spying for the U.S.,
Russian state media reports.

> U.N. CONDEMNS SINKING OF WARSHIP
The United Nations formally condemned Friday the sinking of a
South Korean warship in March but did not specifically name
North Korea, which an international investigation found to be
culpable in the attack.

> BLAST IN PAKISTAN'S TRIBAL REGION KILLS 56
A blast in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan killed
six people and wounded 90 others on Friday, a local doctor said.

> SUPERMODEL TO APPEAR AT TAYLOR TRIAL
British supermodel Naomi Campbell will appear before the war
crimes tribunal of former Liberian President Charles Taylor,
according to a statement from her representative.

> U.S. POLICE SHOOTING VERDICT SPARKS RIOT
Hundreds of rioters upset about the verdict in the trial of a
white former police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black
man stormed the streets of downtown Oakland, California,
Thursday night, police said.

> IRAN DENIES WOMAN TO FACE STONING
Iran's government is denying reports that an Iranian woman
convicted of adultery will be executed by stoning, though her
death sentence may still be carried out by some other method.

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> CHINA RENEWS GOOGLE LICENSE
Google said Friday that it has renewed its license with the
Chinese government to continue operating in that country, ending
a standoff over censorship with the search engine.

> MADAGASCAN VANILLA TRADERS UNDER PRESSURE
The world's largest vanilla industry is feared to be on the
verge of collapse as farmers struggle to earn a living.

> CREATING A BUZZ WITH ECO-VUVUZELAS
The sound of vuvuzelas has been a feature of every match at this
year's World Cup, but one Cape Town business is using them to
create a different kind of buzz.