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All rights reservedThu, 21 Jun 2012 13:57:34 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/russia/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-detected-massive-cyber-attack-state-tv-175734754.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ITEtELA1oVfoK2Zry2EOzw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T180507Z_1_CBRE85K1E8M00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAN-CYBER-NUCLEAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi speaks with journalists in Tehran" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi speaks with journalists in Tehran" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has detected a planned &quot;massive cyber attack&quot; against its nuclear facilities, state television said on Thursday, after talks with major powers this week failed to resolve a row over Tehran&#039;s disputed nuclear activities. Iran&#039;s Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi said the country&#039;s arch enemies the United States and Israel, along with Britain, had planned the attack. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-detected-massive-cyber-attack-state-tv-175734754.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 13:57:34 -0400Reutersiran-says-detected-massive-cyber-attack-state-tv-175734754<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-says-detected-massive-cyber-attack-state-tv-175734754.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ITEtELA1oVfoK2Zry2EOzw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T180507Z_1_CBRE85K1E8M00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAN-CYBER-NUCLEAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi speaks with journalists in Tehran" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi speaks with journalists in Tehran" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has detected a planned &quot;massive cyber attack&quot; against its nuclear facilities, state television said on Thursday, after talks with major powers this week failed to resolve a row over Tehran&#039;s disputed nuclear activities. Iran&#039;s Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi said the country&#039;s arch enemies the United States and Israel, along with Britain, had planned the attack. ...</p><br clear="all"/>MOSCOW/ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia acknowledged on Thursday that it was trying to send repaired combat helicopters to Syria and said it would continue to carry out arms contracts with President Bashar al-Assad's government despite Western and Arab criticism. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also made clear Russia and the United States remain at odds over a solution in Syria after a meeting between Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin, saying Assad's exit cannot be a precondition for a political process. On the sidelines of an economic forum in St. ...http://news.yahoo.com/russian-ship-carrying-helicopters-syria-ifax-124722776.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 13:48:08 -0400Reutersrussian-ship-carrying-helicopters-syria-ifax-124722776<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-says-economic-reform-top-priority-142222923--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z5QApZyyZkszAvjJxbEkEg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dec929eb69442c11130f6a7067000900.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at an economic forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Putin has appointed a presidential ombudsman vested with special powers to defend the rights of company owners and directors in an attempt by the Kremlin to attract foreign investment. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)" align="left" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at an economic forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Putin has appointed a presidential ombudsman vested with special powers to defend the rights of company owners and directors in an attempt by the Kremlin to attract foreign investment. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)" border="0" /></a>President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that reforming Russia&#039;s economy is his top priority. Business leaders welcomed the commitment, but noted that such pledges have been made before and need to be backed up by action.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/putin-says-economic-reform-top-priority-142222923--finance.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 13:41:42 -0400Associated Pressputin-says-economic-reform-top-priority-142222923--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-says-economic-reform-top-priority-142222923--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z5QApZyyZkszAvjJxbEkEg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dec929eb69442c11130f6a7067000900.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at an economic forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Putin has appointed a presidential ombudsman vested with special powers to defend the rights of company owners and directors in an attempt by the Kremlin to attract foreign investment. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)" align="left" title="Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at an economic forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. Putin has appointed a presidential ombudsman vested with special powers to defend the rights of company owners and directors in an attempt by the Kremlin to attract foreign investment. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)" border="0" /></a>President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that reforming Russia&#039;s economy is his top priority. Business leaders welcomed the commitment, but noted that such pledges have been made before and need to be backed up by action.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-army-shells-homs-red-cross-awaits-green-084104472.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rW_D6qIEA1O33LcsM.uBCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T130418Z_3_CBRE85J15T200_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Demonstrators protest against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo" align="left" title="Demonstrators protest against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo" border="0" /></a>AMMAN (Reuters) - A Syrian air force pilot flew his MiG-21 fighter plane over the border to Jordan and was granted political asylum on Thursday, the first defection with a military aircraft since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The pilot landed at the King Hussein military air base 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Amman and immediately asked for sanctuary, Jordanian officials told Reuters. &quot;The cabinet has decided to grant the Syrian pilot political asylum upon his request,&quot; Jordan&#039;s Minister of State for Information Samih al-Maaytah told Reuters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-army-shells-homs-red-cross-awaits-green-084104472.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 12:25:09 -0400Reuterssyrian-army-shells-homs-red-cross-awaits-green-084104472<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-army-shells-homs-red-cross-awaits-green-084104472.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rW_D6qIEA1O33LcsM.uBCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T130418Z_3_CBRE85J15T200_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Demonstrators protest against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo" align="left" title="Demonstrators protest against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo" border="0" /></a>AMMAN (Reuters) - A Syrian air force pilot flew his MiG-21 fighter plane over the border to Jordan and was granted political asylum on Thursday, the first defection with a military aircraft since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The pilot landed at the King Hussein military air base 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Amman and immediately asked for sanctuary, Jordanian officials told Reuters. &quot;The cabinet has decided to grant the Syrian pilot political asylum upon his request,&quot; Jordan&#039;s Minister of State for Information Samih al-Maaytah told Reuters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of the Arab League said on Thursday he expected a meeting of the five big powers in Geneva later this month to produce "practical mechanisms", not words, to resolve the conflict in Syria. Describing the situation in Syria as a tragedy, Nabil Elaraby said he was hopeful that the June 30 conference would result in action to deal with the crisis. "It will include the big five states which have never met together on this issue before. This is very important, because this is the key," Elaraby said speaking to reporters at the League's headquarters in Cairo. ...http://news.yahoo.com/arab-league-expects-action-not-words-syria-meeting-160907897.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 12:09:07 -0400Reutersarab-league-expects-action-not-words-syria-meeting-160907897<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-jet-makes-emergency-landing-jordan-104929902.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LDIzeAyaW_JllUrBvWEBeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340280751891-8-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Russian MiG jet" align="left" title="A Russian MiG jet" border="0" /></a>A Syrian pilot was granted political asylum after landing his MiG fighter jet in neighbouring Jordan Thursday, in the first such defection of a revolt a watchdog says has killed more than 15,000 people.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-jet-makes-emergency-landing-jordan-104929902.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 12:05:06 -0400AFPsyrian-jet-makes-emergency-landing-jordan-104929902<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-jet-makes-emergency-landing-jordan-104929902.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LDIzeAyaW_JllUrBvWEBeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340280751891-8-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Russian MiG jet" align="left" title="A Russian MiG jet" border="0" /></a>A Syrian pilot was granted political asylum after landing his MiG fighter jet in neighbouring Jordan Thursday, in the first such defection of a revolt a watchdog says has killed more than 15,000 people.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bp-seeking-stake-russias-rosneft-report-143525537.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F5JSrld2E2jQuwZCaI74wg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1340289235604-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="BP is having &quot;serious&quot; discussions with both Rosneft and government officials about the firm&#039;s role in the upcoming sale" align="left" title="BP is having &quot;serious&quot; discussions with both Rosneft and government officials about the firm&#039;s role in the upcoming sale" border="0" /></a>BP&#039;s tumultuous stay in Russia was reportedly set for an extension on Thursday after a government source said the British firm was in &quot;serious&quot; talks about acquiring a stake in the state oil giant Rosneft.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bp-seeking-stake-russias-rosneft-report-143525537.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 12:04:14 -0400AFPbp-seeking-stake-russias-rosneft-report-143525537<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bp-seeking-stake-russias-rosneft-report-143525537.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F5JSrld2E2jQuwZCaI74wg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1340289235604-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="BP is having &quot;serious&quot; discussions with both Rosneft and government officials about the firm&#039;s role in the upcoming sale" align="left" title="BP is having &quot;serious&quot; discussions with both Rosneft and government officials about the firm&#039;s role in the upcoming sale" border="0" /></a>BP&#039;s tumultuous stay in Russia was reportedly set for an extension on Thursday after a government source said the British firm was in &quot;serious&quot; talks about acquiring a stake in the state oil giant Rosneft.</p><br clear="all"/>Russia's foreign minister lashed out at Britain on Thursday for pressuring a Russian-operated ship heading to Syria with a load of weapons to turn back, saying that Moscow won't abide by European Union sanctions against its Arab ally.http://news.yahoo.com/russia-slams-britain-over-syria-bound-ship-145743977.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 11:53:09 -0400Associated Pressrussia-slams-britain-over-syria-bound-ship-145743977<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/assad-could-offered-clemency-deal-reports-154826255.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zez7mzAfW_Ct2bTLZI7_0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340293660870-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Daily Telegraph said Assad could be offered safe passage to take part in talks in Switzerland" align="left" title="The Daily Telegraph said Assad could be offered safe passage to take part in talks in Switzerland" border="0" /></a>Britain and the United States have discussed offering Syrian President Bashar al-Assad immunity from prosecution if he steps down as part of a political transition package, reports said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/assad-could-offered-clemency-deal-reports-154826255.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 11:48:26 -0400AFPassad-could-offered-clemency-deal-reports-154826255<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/assad-could-offered-clemency-deal-reports-154826255.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zez7mzAfW_Ct2bTLZI7_0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340293660870-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Daily Telegraph said Assad could be offered safe passage to take part in talks in Switzerland" align="left" title="The Daily Telegraph said Assad could be offered safe passage to take part in talks in Switzerland" border="0" /></a>Britain and the United States have discussed offering Syrian President Bashar al-Assad immunity from prosecution if he steps down as part of a political transition package, reports said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-vows-reforms-warns-protests-115134858--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZlWuXpTXZH3fWE16mYW2lQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T160543Z_1_CBRE85K18PM00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA-PUTIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia&#039;s President Putin walks with Deputy PM Sechin and Moscow region governor Shoigu during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg" align="left" title="Russia&#039;s President Putin walks with Deputy PM Sechin and Moscow region governor Shoigu during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg" border="0" /></a>ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to reassure investors on Thursday that he is committed to building a &quot;new economy&quot; through liberal reforms and privatization, and said he would not let protests against his rule spill over into civil unrest. But in his first big speech to investors since his return to the Kremlin in May, Putin offered nothing new and not everyone was convinced he will do any more to carry out promises of economic and political reforms in his new six-year term than in his last 12 years as Russia&#039;s paramount leader. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-vows-reforms-warns-protests-115134858--business.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 11:22:11 -0400Reutersrussias-putin-vows-reforms-warns-protests-115134858--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-vows-reforms-warns-protests-115134858--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZlWuXpTXZH3fWE16mYW2lQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T160543Z_1_CBRE85K18PM00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA-PUTIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russia&#039;s President Putin walks with Deputy PM Sechin and Moscow region governor Shoigu during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg" align="left" title="Russia&#039;s President Putin walks with Deputy PM Sechin and Moscow region governor Shoigu during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg" border="0" /></a>ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to reassure investors on Thursday that he is committed to building a &quot;new economy&quot; through liberal reforms and privatization, and said he would not let protests against his rule spill over into civil unrest. But in his first big speech to investors since his return to the Kremlin in May, Putin offered nothing new and not everyone was convinced he will do any more to carry out promises of economic and political reforms in his new six-year term than in his last 12 years as Russia&#039;s paramount leader. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-says-clock-ticking-iran-talks-fail-114516138.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3d.F895EUpWmG6ZijcZiuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T150454Z_2_CBRE85K0WW700_RTROPTP_2_AIRSHOW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s Defence Minister Ehud Barak addresses during a news conference at the 48th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s Defence Minister Ehud Barak addresses during a news conference at the 48th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport" border="0" /></a>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has responded to the failure of the latest nuclear talks between world powers and Iran with a familiar refrain: sanctions must be ramped up while the clock ticks down toward possible military action. With diplomacy at an impasse, there is satisfaction among Israeli leaders at what they see as a tough line taken by the West in the negotiations on curbing Iran&#039;s nuclear ambitions, Israeli political sources said on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-says-clock-ticking-iran-talks-fail-114516138.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 11:04:54 -0400Reutersisrael-says-clock-ticking-iran-talks-fail-114516138<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-says-clock-ticking-iran-talks-fail-114516138.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3d.F895EUpWmG6ZijcZiuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T150454Z_2_CBRE85K0WW700_RTROPTP_2_AIRSHOW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s Defence Minister Ehud Barak addresses during a news conference at the 48th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s Defence Minister Ehud Barak addresses during a news conference at the 48th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport" border="0" /></a>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has responded to the failure of the latest nuclear talks between world powers and Iran with a familiar refrain: sanctions must be ramped up while the clock ticks down toward possible military action. With diplomacy at an impasse, there is satisfaction among Israeli leaders at what they see as a tough line taken by the West in the negotiations on curbing Iran&#039;s nuclear ambitions, Israeli political sources said on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disabled-frenchman-swims-africa-asia-134151420.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e.gLfS.aP5ENJ0FBQmhMrA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1340286020122-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;It is a great feeling to swim between Africa and Asia,&quot; Croizon said" align="left" title="&quot;It is a great feeling to swim between Africa and Asia,&quot; Croizon said" border="0" /></a>A Frenchman who lost all of his limbs braved hot weather on Thursday to swim across the Red Sea from Egypt&#039;s Taba to Aqaba in Jordan as part of a global challenge.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/disabled-frenchman-swims-africa-asia-134151420.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 09:41:51 -0400AFPdisabled-frenchman-swims-africa-asia-134151420<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disabled-frenchman-swims-africa-asia-134151420.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e.gLfS.aP5ENJ0FBQmhMrA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1340286020122-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;It is a great feeling to swim between Africa and Asia,&quot; Croizon said" align="left" title="&quot;It is a great feeling to swim between Africa and Asia,&quot; Croizon said" border="0" /></a>A Frenchman who lost all of his limbs braved hot weather on Thursday to swim across the Red Sea from Egypt&#039;s Taba to Aqaba in Jordan as part of a global challenge.</p><br clear="all"/>MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia should halt arms sales to Syria and U.N. sanctions could be needed to force President Bashar al-Assad and rebels fighting to oust him to implement a failing peace plan, a senior Arab League official was quoted as saying on Thursday. The U.N. observer mission in Syria, which suspended operations on Saturday because of the rising violence, should be replaced by peacekeepers, the League's deputy secretary general Ahmed Ben Helli told Interfax news agency in an interview. "Any assistance in aiding violence should be stopped. ...http://news.yahoo.com/arab-league-urges-russia-end-syria-arms-sales-100059846.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 09:00:39 -0400Reutersarab-league-urges-russia-end-syria-arms-sales-100059846MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a clear warning on Thursday to opponents who have staged protests against his rule, saying the desire for political reform is dangerous if it leads to unrest. "Anyone who considers himself a politician is obliged to express his position exclusively with the confines of the law," Putin said in an address at an economic forum. "The thirst for change is doubtless the engine of progress, but it becomes counterproductive and even dangerous if it leads to the destruction of civil peace and of the state itself. ...http://news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-warns-opponents-not-cause-unrest-114856886.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 07:48:56 -0400Reutersrussias-putin-warns-opponents-not-cause-unrest-114856886<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/arabs-urge-russia-stop-arming-syria-homs-battered-093337080.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/useCpe6t4d61D3YMQPeFzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340270575763-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Destruction in the Syrian city of Qusayr as escalating hostilities batter a UN-backed peace initiative" align="left" title="Destruction in the Syrian city of Qusayr as escalating hostilities batter a UN-backed peace initiative" border="0" /></a>The Arab League demanded on Thursday that Russia stop supplying arms to Syria, as a regime onslaught of Homs and its surrounds appeared to stall a Red Cross bid to rescue trapped civilians.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/arabs-urge-russia-stop-arming-syria-homs-battered-093337080.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 06:35:04 -0400AFParabs-urge-russia-stop-arming-syria-homs-battered-093337080<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/arabs-urge-russia-stop-arming-syria-homs-battered-093337080.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/useCpe6t4d61D3YMQPeFzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340270575763-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Destruction in the Syrian city of Qusayr as escalating hostilities batter a UN-backed peace initiative" align="left" title="Destruction in the Syrian city of Qusayr as escalating hostilities batter a UN-backed peace initiative" border="0" /></a>The Arab League demanded on Thursday that Russia stop supplying arms to Syria, as a regime onslaught of Homs and its surrounds appeared to stall a Red Cross bid to rescue trapped civilians.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cia-vetting-arms-flow-syria-rebels-report-102129145.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1PONryNjfFLeIwpDLvWH.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340274028669-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Syrian rebels pose with weapons in a photo released by the opposition news network" align="left" title="Syrian rebels pose with weapons in a photo released by the opposition news network" border="0" /></a>US intelligence operatives in Turkey are vetting the flow of weapons to Syrian rebels to ensure they do not fall into the hands of Al-Qaeda militants, the New York Times reported Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cia-vetting-arms-flow-syria-rebels-report-102129145.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 06:21:29 -0400AFPcia-vetting-arms-flow-syria-rebels-report-102129145<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cia-vetting-arms-flow-syria-rebels-report-102129145.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1PONryNjfFLeIwpDLvWH.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340274028669-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Syrian rebels pose with weapons in a photo released by the opposition news network" align="left" title="Syrian rebels pose with weapons in a photo released by the opposition news network" border="0" /></a>US intelligence operatives in Turkey are vetting the flow of weapons to Syrian rebels to ensure they do not fall into the hands of Al-Qaeda militants, the New York Times reported Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-time-over-assange-asylum-claim-041343409.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Cg9L4jX2HOOiXnapo0q.WA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1340250883132-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Assange turned up in Ecuador&#039;s embassy in a dramatic bid to avoid extradition" align="left" title="Assange turned up in Ecuador&#039;s embassy in a dramatic bid to avoid extradition" border="0" /></a>Ecuador will take its time in deciding whether to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over fears he risks the death penalty in the US, its president said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-time-over-assange-asylum-claim-041343409.htmlThu, 21 Jun 2012 00:13:43 -0400AFPecuador-time-over-assange-asylum-claim-041343409<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-time-over-assange-asylum-claim-041343409.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Cg9L4jX2HOOiXnapo0q.WA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1340250883132-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Assange turned up in Ecuador&#039;s embassy in a dramatic bid to avoid extradition" align="left" title="Assange turned up in Ecuador&#039;s embassy in a dramatic bid to avoid extradition" border="0" /></a>Ecuador will take its time in deciding whether to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over fears he risks the death penalty in the US, its president said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/no-easy-way-assange-holed-embassy-020833643.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mSysPJpAYQj4mIhztxOK.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T021648Z_1_CBRE85K06C400_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-BRITAIN-ECUADOR-ASSANGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past Ecuador&#039;s embassy, where WikiLeaks&#039; founder Assange has taken refuge, in London" align="left" title="A man walks past Ecuador&#039;s embassy, where WikiLeaks&#039; founder Assange has taken refuge, in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange risks being thrown into a cell the moment he leaves the Ecuadorean Embassy in London after breaching bail to avoid extradition to Sweden. The Australian former computer hacker, who enraged Washington in 2010 when his WikiLeaks website published secret U.S. diplomatic cables, is wanted for questioning in Sweden about sex crime allegations. He says he fears he could be sent to the United States where his life would be at risk. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/no-easy-way-assange-holed-embassy-020833643.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 22:08:33 -0400Reutersno-easy-way-assange-holed-embassy-020833643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/no-easy-way-assange-holed-embassy-020833643.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mSysPJpAYQj4mIhztxOK.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-21T021648Z_1_CBRE85K06C400_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-BRITAIN-ECUADOR-ASSANGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man walks past Ecuador&#039;s embassy, where WikiLeaks&#039; founder Assange has taken refuge, in London" align="left" title="A man walks past Ecuador&#039;s embassy, where WikiLeaks&#039; founder Assange has taken refuge, in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange risks being thrown into a cell the moment he leaves the Ecuadorean Embassy in London after breaching bail to avoid extradition to Sweden. The Australian former computer hacker, who enraged Washington in 2010 when his WikiLeaks website published secret U.S. diplomatic cables, is wanted for questioning in Sweden about sex crime allegations. He says he fears he could be sent to the United States where his life would be at risk. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-china-russia-not-signed-assads-removal-011318861.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BR2JIKdDAvgeys5zl52Vmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-20T195817Z_2_CBRE85J15T200_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Demonstrators protest against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo" align="left" title="Demonstrators protest against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo" border="0" /></a>GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Aid teams stood ready on Wednesday to enter the contested Syrian city of Homs to evacuate people trapped and wounded by 10 days of fighting between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Both sides agreed to a temporary truce, the International Committee of the Red Cross said from Geneva. Teams from the ICRC and its partner the Syrian Red Crescent were ready to go into Homs as soon as possible, but an ICRC spokesman said no evacuations would take place before Thursday at the earliest. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-china-russia-not-signed-assads-removal-011318861.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 16:12:23 -0400Reutersobama-china-russia-not-signed-assads-removal-011318861<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-china-russia-not-signed-assads-removal-011318861.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BR2JIKdDAvgeys5zl52Vmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-20T195817Z_2_CBRE85J15T200_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Demonstrators protest against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo" align="left" title="Demonstrators protest against Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad at Al Sukri in Aleppo" border="0" /></a>GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Aid teams stood ready on Wednesday to enter the contested Syrian city of Homs to evacuate people trapped and wounded by 10 days of fighting between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Both sides agreed to a temporary truce, the International Committee of the Red Cross said from Geneva. Teams from the ICRC and its partner the Syrian Red Crescent were ready to go into Homs as soon as possible, but an ICRC spokesman said no evacuations would take place before Thursday at the earliest. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-weighs-future-syria-mission-us-russia-call-091853080.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SSK4mnCGfDOSkQkIP1W1WQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340220617709-11-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Damage and destruction litter a street in the battered city of Qusayr" align="left" title="Damage and destruction litter a street in the battered city of Qusayr" border="0" /></a>The Red Cross said Wednesday it will try to evacuate hundreds of civilians trapped by fierce fighting in and around the restive city of Homs, as violence killed dozens of people across Syria.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/un-weighs-future-syria-mission-us-russia-call-091853080.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 15:31:19 -0400AFPun-weighs-future-syria-mission-us-russia-call-091853080<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-weighs-future-syria-mission-us-russia-call-091853080.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SSK4mnCGfDOSkQkIP1W1WQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340220617709-11-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Damage and destruction litter a street in the battered city of Qusayr" align="left" title="Damage and destruction litter a street in the battered city of Qusayr" border="0" /></a>The Red Cross said Wednesday it will try to evacuate hundreds of civilians trapped by fierce fighting in and around the restive city of Homs, as violence killed dozens of people across Syria.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-impasse-stir-sanctions-pressure-tensions-141540298.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hq7E9tWIa87Qyw3DCSgbjQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-20T185454Z_2_CBRE85J1AAM00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAN-NUCLEAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowd after leaving Bolivia&#039;s Presidential palace in La Paz" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowd after leaving Bolivia&#039;s Presidential palace in La Paz" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Western diplomatic efforts to curb Iran&#039;s nuclear program may not have breathed their last but the troubled process appears to be on life support after talks this week failed to resolve a row stirring regional tensions and unsettling oil markets. Mindful of a possible Israel strike, both Iran and its negotiating partners are keen to pursue even a minimal level of contact to shore up the process despite the failure of the negotiations in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-impasse-stir-sanctions-pressure-tensions-141540298.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 14:54:54 -0400Reutersiran-impasse-stir-sanctions-pressure-tensions-141540298<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-impasse-stir-sanctions-pressure-tensions-141540298.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hq7E9tWIa87Qyw3DCSgbjQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-20T185454Z_2_CBRE85J1AAM00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAN-NUCLEAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowd after leaving Bolivia&#039;s Presidential palace in La Paz" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the crowd after leaving Bolivia&#039;s Presidential palace in La Paz" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Western diplomatic efforts to curb Iran&#039;s nuclear program may not have breathed their last but the troubled process appears to be on life support after talks this week failed to resolve a row stirring regional tensions and unsettling oil markets. Mindful of a possible Israel strike, both Iran and its negotiating partners are keen to pursue even a minimal level of contact to shore up the process despite the failure of the negotiations in Moscow on Monday and Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>According to the Financial Times, a company called Excalibur Almaz is planning to launch a private voyage around the moon using a modified Russian spacecraft in 2015. The voyage would take three paying customers as yet unidentified.http://news.yahoo.com/excalibur-almaz-plans-private-moon-voyage-2015-182100157.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 14:21:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkexcalibur-almaz-plans-private-moon-voyage-2015-182100157MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has jailed two university professors for passing top secret information on Moscow's next generation nuclear missile system to China, sentencing each of them to at least 12 years in jail, local media reported on Wednesday. Russian investigators said the two professors - who worked at a St Petersburg university - had travelled to China in 2009 "where they gave classified information to representatives of Chinese military intelligence for money," state news agency RIA Novosti reported. ...http://news.yahoo.com/russia-jails-two-men-giving-china-nuke-secrets-175926317.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 13:59:26 -0400Reutersrussia-jails-two-men-giving-china-nuke-secrets-175926317<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-world-powers-down-wire-nuclear-talks-032202550.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s4dlEg65bzX3hFMyPrspTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340189610131-13-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Russian-built nuclear reactor in Bushehr" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Russian-built nuclear reactor in Bushehr" border="0" /></a>Talks between world powers and Iran to defuse the Iranian nuclear crisis face a tough future after the sides failed to edge any closer to a breakthrough at a crunch meeting in Moscow, analysts said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-world-powers-down-wire-nuclear-talks-032202550.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 13:08:08 -0400AFPiran-world-powers-down-wire-nuclear-talks-032202550<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-world-powers-down-wire-nuclear-talks-032202550.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s4dlEg65bzX3hFMyPrspTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340189610131-13-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iran&#039;s Russian-built nuclear reactor in Bushehr" align="left" title="Iran&#039;s Russian-built nuclear reactor in Bushehr" border="0" /></a>Talks between world powers and Iran to defuse the Iranian nuclear crisis face a tough future after the sides failed to edge any closer to a breakthrough at a crunch meeting in Moscow, analysts said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-extends-jail-time-anti-putin-rockers-152555969.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nhHexWUT8T37kngMdYHc4Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/50c408b24f601311130f6a706700a19f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, sits behind bars in Moscow&#039;s Tagansky district court, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She and two other band members face up to seven years on hooliganism charges after their February &quot;punk prayer&quot; at Moscow&#039;s Christ the Savior Cathedral in which they asked Holy Mary to deliver Russia from President Vladimir Putin.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)" align="left" title="Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, sits behind bars in Moscow&#039;s Tagansky district court, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She and two other band members face up to seven years on hooliganism charges after their February &quot;punk prayer&quot; at Moscow&#039;s Christ the Savior Cathedral in which they asked Holy Mary to deliver Russia from President Vladimir Putin.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)" border="0" /></a>A group of feminist punk rockers must remain behind bars as police investigate them for chanting a &quot;punk prayer&quot; against Russian President Vladimir Putin from a church pulpit, a court ruled Wednesday. The decision angered the band&#039;s supporters and drew condemnation from a top German human rights official.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/court-extends-jail-time-anti-putin-rockers-152555969.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 12:58:53 -0400Associated Presscourt-extends-jail-time-anti-putin-rockers-152555969<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/court-extends-jail-time-anti-putin-rockers-152555969.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nhHexWUT8T37kngMdYHc4Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/50c408b24f601311130f6a706700a19f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, sits behind bars in Moscow&#039;s Tagansky district court, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She and two other band members face up to seven years on hooliganism charges after their February &quot;punk prayer&quot; at Moscow&#039;s Christ the Savior Cathedral in which they asked Holy Mary to deliver Russia from President Vladimir Putin.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)" align="left" title="Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, sits behind bars in Moscow&#039;s Tagansky district court, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She and two other band members face up to seven years on hooliganism charges after their February &quot;punk prayer&quot; at Moscow&#039;s Christ the Savior Cathedral in which they asked Holy Mary to deliver Russia from President Vladimir Putin.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)" border="0" /></a>A group of feminist punk rockers must remain behind bars as police investigate them for chanting a &quot;punk prayer&quot; against Russian President Vladimir Putin from a church pulpit, a court ruled Wednesday. The decision angered the band&#039;s supporters and drew condemnation from a top German human rights official.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/developing-countries-rescue-g-20-060254213.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zjXjzh01QI7OveWgac7F8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/130b6db133a9f211120f6a7067002326.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Leaders of the G-20 and guests pose for the family photo in Los Cabos, Mexico, Monday, June 18, 2012. From left, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Spain?s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, President Barack Obama, Germany?s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Cambodia?s Prime Minister Hun Sen, China?s President Hu Jintao, India?s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Colombia?s President Juan Manuel Santos, Mexico?s President Felipe Calderon, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chile?s President Sebastian Pinera. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)" align="left" title="Leaders of the G-20 and guests pose for the family photo in Los Cabos, Mexico, Monday, June 18, 2012. From left, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Spain?s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, President Barack Obama, Germany?s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Cambodia?s Prime Minister Hun Sen, China?s President Hu Jintao, India?s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Colombia?s President Juan Manuel Santos, Mexico?s President Felipe Calderon, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chile?s President Sebastian Pinera. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)" border="0" /></a>The scene at the just-concluded Group of 20 summit held in this seaside resort would have been unthinkable a decade ago: Hundreds of dignitaries gathered in opulent Mexican hotels and convention halls to hammer out an economic bailout for Europe. Meanwhile, the leaders of Brazil and China kicked in tens of billions of dollars to the International Monetary Fund to rescue downtrodden Spain and Greece.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/developing-countries-rescue-g-20-060254213.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 12:28:39 -0400Associated Pressdeveloping-countries-rescue-g-20-060254213<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/developing-countries-rescue-g-20-060254213.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zjXjzh01QI7OveWgac7F8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/130b6db133a9f211120f6a7067002326.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Leaders of the G-20 and guests pose for the family photo in Los Cabos, Mexico, Monday, June 18, 2012. From left, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Spain?s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, President Barack Obama, Germany?s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Cambodia?s Prime Minister Hun Sen, China?s President Hu Jintao, India?s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Colombia?s President Juan Manuel Santos, Mexico?s President Felipe Calderon, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chile?s President Sebastian Pinera. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)" align="left" title="Leaders of the G-20 and guests pose for the family photo in Los Cabos, Mexico, Monday, June 18, 2012. From left, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Spain?s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, President Barack Obama, Germany?s Chancellor Angela Merkel, Cambodia?s Prime Minister Hun Sen, China?s President Hu Jintao, India?s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Colombia?s President Juan Manuel Santos, Mexico?s President Felipe Calderon, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chile?s President Sebastian Pinera. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)" border="0" /></a>The scene at the just-concluded Group of 20 summit held in this seaside resort would have been unthinkable a decade ago: Hundreds of dignitaries gathered in opulent Mexican hotels and convention halls to hammer out an economic bailout for Europe. Meanwhile, the leaders of Brazil and China kicked in tens of billions of dollars to the International Monetary Fund to rescue downtrodden Spain and Greece.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/killings-environmentalists-appear-rise-075728924.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PWB70zQOwRHU22ioDoURqA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6f2842fa4e961011130f6a7067009002.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken, Feb. 6, 2012, and released by The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Chut Wutty stands on wooden planks of log in a jungle in Kampong Thom province in northern of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The eulogies called Wutty one of the few remaining activists in Cambodia brave enough to fight massive illegal deforestation by the powerful. The environmental watchdog was shot by a military policeman in April as he probed logging operations in one of the country&#039;s last great forests. (AP Photo/The Cambodian Center for Human Rights)" align="left" title="In this photo taken, Feb. 6, 2012, and released by The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Chut Wutty stands on wooden planks of log in a jungle in Kampong Thom province in northern of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The eulogies called Wutty one of the few remaining activists in Cambodia brave enough to fight massive illegal deforestation by the powerful. The environmental watchdog was shot by a military policeman in April as he probed logging operations in one of the country&#039;s last great forests. (AP Photo/The Cambodian Center for Human Rights)" border="0" /></a>The eulogies called Chut Wutty one of the few remaining activists in Cambodia brave enough to fight massive illegal deforestation by the powerful. The environmental watchdog was shot by a military policeman in April as he probed logging operations in one of the country&#039;s last great forests.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/killings-environmentalists-appear-rise-075728924.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 12:16:40 -0400Associated Presskillings-environmentalists-appear-rise-075728924<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/killings-environmentalists-appear-rise-075728924.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PWB70zQOwRHU22ioDoURqA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6f2842fa4e961011130f6a7067009002.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken, Feb. 6, 2012, and released by The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Chut Wutty stands on wooden planks of log in a jungle in Kampong Thom province in northern of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The eulogies called Wutty one of the few remaining activists in Cambodia brave enough to fight massive illegal deforestation by the powerful. The environmental watchdog was shot by a military policeman in April as he probed logging operations in one of the country&#039;s last great forests. (AP Photo/The Cambodian Center for Human Rights)" align="left" title="In this photo taken, Feb. 6, 2012, and released by The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), Chut Wutty stands on wooden planks of log in a jungle in Kampong Thom province in northern of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The eulogies called Wutty one of the few remaining activists in Cambodia brave enough to fight massive illegal deforestation by the powerful. The environmental watchdog was shot by a military policeman in April as he probed logging operations in one of the country&#039;s last great forests. (AP Photo/The Cambodian Center for Human Rights)" border="0" /></a>The eulogies called Chut Wutty one of the few remaining activists in Cambodia brave enough to fight massive illegal deforestation by the powerful. The environmental watchdog was shot by a military policeman in April as he probed logging operations in one of the country&#039;s last great forests.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-extends-pussy-riot-detentions-amid-protest-160925062.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eW4vl8xa2ypjkIUTe7_wRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1340205977221-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police officers detain a supporter of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot outside the court in Moscow" align="left" title="Police officers detain a supporter of female Russian punk band Pussy Riot outside the court in Moscow" border="0" /></a>A Russian court on Wednesday extended by a month the detention of female members of the Pussy Riot punk rock group amid protests as they await trial for singing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in a cathedral.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-extends-pussy-riot-detentions-amid-protest-160925062.htmlWed, 20 Jun 2012 12:09:25 -0400AFPdale george will obama birth certificate nick cannon lindsay lohan saturday night live snl lindsay lohan valley fever