International Headlines

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:02:07 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 12 July, 2010

> BP 'PLEASED' WITH CONTAINMENT OPERATION
BP said it is "pleased" with how the operation to place a new
cap on its ruptured undersea well is proceeding, but while
robots replace the old cap, crude is flowing freely.

> JAPAN PM VOWS TO KEEP JOB DESPITE LOSS
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) appears to have
failed to gain a majority in the upper house of the Japanese
parliament Sunday, exit polls by Japanese media showed.

> YEMEN: 10 AL QAEDA SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Yemen security services arrested 10 al-Qaeda terrorists Sunday
in Hadrmout province, east Yemen, according to the Ministry of
Interior.

> BROTHER: SWAPPED RUSSIAN IN ENGLAND
A Russian scientist who was part of a swap for 10 Russian spies
caught in the United States is now in England, his brother said.

> GADHAFI AID SHIP STILL BOUND FOR GAZA
An aid ship trying to break Israel's blockade of Gaza still
plans to aim for the Palestinian territory, its organizer said.

> PROBE SENDS BACK ASTEROID IMAGES
A European space probe has captured detailed images of an
asteroid that scientists hope will increase understanding of how
the solar system evolved.

> ARMSTRONG'S TOUR BID 'OVER'
Lance Armstrong's bid for an eighth win in the Tour de France
came to an end on the dramatic eighth stage when he crashed
twice. He said he will stay in the race.

> U.S. URGES N. KOREA TO FREE AMERICAN
The U.S. is urging Pyongyang to release an American held captive
after reports that the man attempted to commit suicide in a
North Korean prison.

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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.