Friday, July 02, 2010
International Headlines
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 03 July, 2010
> URUGUAY BEAT GHANA ON PENALTIES
Uruguay beat Ghana in a penalty shoot out to reach the
semifinals of the World Cup and oust Africa's last
representative.
> NADAL VS. BERDYCH IN WIMBLEDON FINAL
Czech Tomas Berdych reached the men's singles final at Wimbledon
with a convincing straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic of
Serbia on Friday.
> ALLEGED SPY'S EX: I HARDLY KNEW HER
The former husband of alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman said her
personality changed after she started having "secretive
meetings" with Russian friends a few years ago.
> NASA: SPACECRAFT FAILS TO DOCK WITH ISS
An unmanned cargo spacecraft has failed to dock with the
International Space Station, said Lynette Madison of NASA
Friday.
> DOZENS KILLED IN PAKISTAN SHRINE BLASTS
At least 50 people have been killed and scores more wounded in
an attack Thursday night by suicide bombers on one of Pakistan's
holiest shrines in Lahore.
> HEZBOLLAH'S SPIRITUAL LEADER 'CRITICALLY' ILL
Hezbollah's spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein
Fadlallah, has been hospitalized in Lebanon and is in "critical
condition," a source in his office said.
> POTTER ACTRESS' KIN ACCUSED OF THREATS
The father and brother of a Harry Potter actress will appear in
court later this month in Manchester, England, on charges of
threatening to kill the young star, prosecutors said Friday.
> RWANDA GENOCIDE SUSPECT ARRESTED
A fugitive Rwandan clergyman wanted for his role in the 1994
genocide has been arrested in Uganda, a police spokesman said.
BUSINESS
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> EUROZONE UNEMPLOYMENT STEADY
Unemployment in the 16-member eurozone -- countries that use the euro
currency -- is at 10 percent, the European statistics
agency said Friday.
> GE CEO HITS OUT AT CHINA, OBAMA
Jeffrey Immelt, General Electric's chief executive, has launched
a rare broadside against the Chinese government, which he
accused of being increasingly hostile to foreign multinationals.
> HUGE BUILDING SCHEME TO BEGIN IN IRAQ
Work will soon begin on one of the biggest real-estate projects
in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, which some say is a sign things are
looking up for the country's economy.
