India monsoon floods kill 120, say officials
The Australian
The Australian
MILITARY helicopters carried out emergency food drops today for thousands of people stranded by flash flooding from early monsoon rains that have killed at least 120 in northern India, officials said. The states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have witnessed torrential rains at least three times...
Protesters in Brazil keep up pressure on government
Richmond Times Dispatch
Richmond Times Dispatch
SAO PAULO Thousands of demonstrators flooded into a square in Brazil’s economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American giant. Sparked earlier this month by a...
G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split
Khaleej Times
Khaleej Times
G8 leaders called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ally. At the end of two days of tough talks in Northern Ireland, the leaders agreed to push for a transitional government in Syria that could...
The Taliban Agree to Talk
The New York Times
The New York Times
The Taliban, more used to lobbing mortars and laying improvised explosive devices on the battlefields of Afghanistan, used a televised address in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday to declare their interest in a negotiated peace agreement. After nearly three years of stumbling starts, the announcement counts...
US, Taliban to have direct peace talks
The Siasat Daily
The Siasat Daily
June 18: The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming days in Qatar's capital, where the Taliban have opened their first official overseas office, BBC reported. US officials told...
Turks Embrace Silent Protests
Voa News
Voa News
VOA News Turkish anti-government demonstrators adopted a new type of protest Tuesday - silence. Hundreds of people joined performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood still and silent in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours. Demonstrations...
Nazi war crimes suspect Laszlo Csatary charged in Hungary
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle
A court in Hungary has charged one of the most-wanted, alleged Nazi war criminals at the age of 98. After spending much of his post-war life on the run in Canada, Laszlo Csatary had spent his recent years in Hungary. Hungarian prosecutors have charged Laszlo Csatary with war crimes committed during...
Afghan forces take over from Nato
Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph
Afghanistan's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the US-led Nato coalition, President Hamid Karzai has announced. The handover of responsibility is a significant milestone in the nearly 12-year war and marks a turning point for Nato military forces, which will now...
Cry, The Beloved Continent
WorldNews.com
WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear." -Alan Paton Instead of "Cry, the Beloved Country," perhaps Alan Paton should have written a novel entitled, Cry, the Beloved Continent." Although Paton's book was about...
Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority
Reuters
Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up in Istanbul overnight after a weekend in which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought to steal back the agenda, rallying his supporters and expelling demonstrators from an Istanbul park. Two union federations called a...
Syria set to dominate G8 summit in Northern Ireland
The Hindu
The Hindu
The crisis in Syria is set to dominate the two-day G8 summit beginning in Northern Ireland on Monday, days after the United States announced plans to start arming the opposition. Disagreements are expected between Russia, one of the Syrian regime’s key allies and weapons suppliers, and the...
G8 summit: 'The hedges have eyes' along the road to Enniskillen
BBC News
BBC News
At first, it is a small child's game - the kind that exasperated parents play to make car journeys seem shorter. It is the day before the G8 summit is due to begin and in Belfast, counting police cars is easy as one, two, three. The signature blue and yellow cars are easy to spot … four, five,...
Series of attacks kills 51 people across Iraq
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
BAGHDAD -- A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the country in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led...
