Aljazeera.netClinton Says Gaza-Bound Flotilla Isn't 'Helpful' to the Territory's PeopleBloombergBy David Lerman and Nicole Gaouette – Fri Jun 24 20:13:22 GMT 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a flotilla intent on breaking Isr…

Reuters AfricaSarkozy Rebukes Gates Over Libya CommentsNew York TimesBRUSSELS — President Nicolas Sarkozy of France told a news conference on Friday that criticism by Robert M. Gates, the outgoing United States defense secretary, about European suppo…

Globe and MailSyria: Protesters flee shooting in DamascusBBC NewsAt least 10 people are said to have died in renewed protests across Syria against President Bashar al-Assad. Activists said security forces fired tear gas and bullets after Friday prayers…

Reuters AfricaHezbollah members confess to spying for CIA: NasrallahAFPBEIRUT — Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said members of his group had confessed to being CIA agents, and accused arch-foe Israel of turning to the US spy agency after …

CTV.caBotswana: Michelle Obama – Families, Communities Encourage Young AfricansAllAfrica.comWashington — First lady Michelle Obama is stressing the importance of family and community in encouraging young women in Botswana to reach their goals. "…

Telegraph.co.ukEfforts intensify for release of Gilad Shalit on fifth anniversary of his captureJewish Telegraphic Agency(JTA) — Efforts are intensifying for the release of Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit on the fifth anniversary of his capture by the te…

BBC NewsRwandan woman is first ever convicted of genocideCBS News(AP) ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — The UN Court trying key suspects of the 1994 Rwanda genocide says a female former government minister and her son are guilty of war crimes and sentenced the…

CBC.caObama campaign e-mails Afghanistan speechUSA TodayPresident Obama's 2012 re-election campaign wants to make sure backers see his Wednesday speech on troop withdrawals from Afghanistan. The campaign has e-mailed video of the speech, along with…

AFPUS seeks to help defuse tensions in South China SeaAFPWASHINGTON — The United States said it will seek to help defuse tensions in the strategic and resource-rich South China Sea when it holds talks with China in in Hawaii on Saturday. Tensions in …

Telegraph.co.ukSeized Phone Offers Clues to Bin Laden's Pakistani LinksNew York TimesThe United States is trying to find out how Al Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, was able to live comfortably for years in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. B…