Miliband plays down family rift2011-06-19 London Evening Standard Ed Miliband has sought to play down claims of a continuing rift with his brother, David, in the wake of their bitter contest for the Labour leadership, insisting they had both "moved on". In an interview with The Independent on Sunday, the Labour leader said he would not be distracted by the renewed speculation over his relationship with his older...
Organizers of Gaza flotilla shocked by Turkish withdrawal2011-06-18 Ha'aretz The organizers of the upcoming Gaza flotilla spoke openly over the weekend over their disappointment that key Turkish organization IHH has decided to withdraw all participation. The most surprising development is the withdrawal of the Mavi Marmara, which was at the heart of last year's flotilla raid by IDF commandos when nine Turkish protesters...
Gillard now 'most unpopular Australian leader in past 40 years'2011-06-18 The Guardian A year after she ousted previous Labor leader Kevin Rudd, only one in four Australians say they would vote for her Julia Gillard: 'What I've done as prime minister is inject that sense of clarity of purpose.' Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images...
McIlroy sets another US Open mark for 8-shot lead2011-06-19 Newsday Quick ReadRory McIlroy rolling along with Masters behind him, US Open title waiting for him Photos (AP) -- With each remarkable round, with each record-setting performance, Rory McIlroy is making that Masters debacle seem like a distant memory....
Martin holds on, and so do Yankees2011-06-19 Newsday GalleriesWeb links CHICAGO -- There was no singularly right way to describe Saturday's bottom of the sixth inning, a frame in which the Yankees did almost everything they could to lose their one-run lead but somehow didn't....
American golf having bad week2011-06-19 Newsday Mark Herrmann Mark Herrmann Herrmann has covered the Mets and Yankees since 1988, Email BETHESDA, Md. Never has Washington been so atwitter about golf. The Beltway was one big fairway yesterday, what with the breathless match involving President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner. The intrigue all week had been about where it would be...
Klitschko-Haye: A very important bout2011-06-19 Newsday Other Columnists The heavyweight unification bout between Wladimir Klitschko, who holds the IBF, WBO and IBO belts, and WBA champion David Haye on July 2 in a 57,000-seat soccerstadium in Hamburg, Germany is without question the most important heavyweight title fight since Lennox Lewis retired after a sixth-round stoppage of Vitali Klitschko,...
Springsteen sax player Clemons dies2011-06-19 Newsday Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band, has died in Florida at age 69, a band representative said Saturday. It was revealed June 12 that Clemons had suffered a stroke. Springsteen had described the stroke as "serious." Springsteen called the saxophonist a "beloved comrade" in posts Tuesday on his website, Twitter...
Obama, Boehner win at golf summit2011-06-19 The Australian BARACK Obama and House Speaker John Boehner put partisanship aside, at least on the golf course, and teamed up to triumph on the final hole in their long-awaited...
Springsteen saxophonist Clemons dies: reports2011-06-19 China Daily 2011-06-19 10:02:03.0Springsteen saxophonist Clemons dies: reportssaxophonist clemons,die,stroke1159103Celebrities2@webnews/enpproperty--> Clarence Clemons, the burly saxophone player who played a crucial role in shaping Bruce Springsteen's early sound, died on Saturday, six days after suffering a stroke at his Florida home, media reports said. He...
Impersonator mocks Obama at Republican forum2011-06-19 China Daily 2011-06-19 10:16:19.0Impersonator mocks Obama at Republican forumImpersonator, US President, obama, Republican forum1159075Odd News2@webnews/enpproperty--> NEW ORLEANS - Anactor impersonating President Barack Obama was ushered off the stage after he mocked the Republican presidential hopefuls...
Father's Day dwarfed by Mother's Day in China2011-06-19 China Daily 2011-06-19 10:09:58.0Father's Day dwarfed by Mother's Day in ChinaFather,Mother,China1158963Society2@webnews/enpproperty--> TAIYUAN -- Kids forget! Fathers don't care! Shops ignore it! Father's Day in China is not enjoying the same level of attention as...
Castros visit Hugo Chavez at Cuban hospital2011-06-19 China Daily 2011-06-19 09:59:38.0Castros visit Hugo Chavez at Cuban hospitalFidel Castro, Raul Castro, Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, Cuban leader11004220Global General2@webnews/enpproperty--> HAVANA - Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother Fidel Castro visited Friday Venezuelan...
Better protection for students in schools2011-06-19 China Daily 2011-06-19 09:41:50.0Chen Xin and Hu MeidongBetter protection for students in schoolsprotection, students, school killing, security, Nanping, killing spree11020262Government and Policy2@webnews/enpproperty--> Security and surveillance beefed up on campuses FUZHOU - More security guards are to be trained and more high-tech facilities will be used in...
Greek debt: Europe at the crossroads The Independent2011-06-18 Faced with the looming threat of global economic meltdown, the leaders of Germany and France buried their sharp differences over the worsening Greekdebt crisis yesterday and issued an urgent call for EU agreement on a new rescue package for the financially stricken country. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Nicolas Sarkozy made their appeal...
2 SC judges recuse from hearing Kanimozhi's bail plea The Times of India2011-06-17 NEW DELHI: Two judges of the Supreme Court, who were scheduled to hear on Monday the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, today recused themselves from the hearing. Instead, Justice G S Singhvi, whose bench has been monitoring the case, will hold a special hearing on Monday along with...
Saudi women defy driving ban Irish Times2011-06-17 Women in Saudi Arabia got behind the steering wheels of their carstoday to challenge the world's only ban on driving by females. Activists have not appealed for massprotests in any specific sites, but have urged Saudi women to begin a mutiny today against the kingdom's strict male-only driving rules. The plan to get women with international...
Australia PM Gillard wants asylum deal despite setback BBC News2011-06-17 The Australian PM Julia Gillard has said she will pursue a deal with Malaysia on handling asylum seekers despite a rare parliamentary rejection. On Thursday, the Australian House of Representatives passed a motion condemning the proposed arrangement. Australia wants to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia, taking 4,000 confirmed refugees in return....
Deaths in Israeli coastal city blast Axis of Logic2011-06-17 An explosion in the Israeli town of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, has killed four people and injured 30, Israeli police officials said. "There was an explosion in a four-storey building in Netanya, and several people were hurt," Micky Rosenfeld, an Israeli police spokesman, told the AFP news agency. Rosenfeld said the blast, which occurred in a...
