Syrian forces kill 5 civilians in clampdown (Reuters)

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• Syrian forces kill 5 civilians in clampdown (Reuters)
• Prominent Chinese dissident freed from jail (Reuters)
• Argentine leader picks Boudou as running mate (Reuters)
• Ex-Ukraine PM to go on trial for abuse of power (Reuters)
• NATO says hit military targets in Libya's Brega (Reuters)
• Future of Air Travel: Airbus Predicts 'Transparent' Airplanes, 9 Billion Customers, By 2050 (Time.com)
• Nadal, Federer into last 16 at Wimbledon, Serena dominant again (AFP)
• Chaos feared as Syria crisis nears bloody impasse (AP)
• Doubts over Chavez's health spur talk of successor (AP)
• Libya rebels expect Kadhafi proposal 'very soon' (AFP)
• US asks China to lower tensions in South China Sea (AFP)
• Commons passes bill to end postal strikes (Reuters)
• Australian carbon tax cash to flow to families: PM (AFP)
• Has the Revolution Left Egypt's Workers Behind? (Time.com)

Syrian forces kill 5 civilians in clampdown (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - Syrian security forces shot dead five civilians during funerals which turned into protests against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Prominent Chinese dissident freed from jail (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:50 PM PDT Reuters - One of China's most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, was reunited with his family early on Sunday after serving three-and-a-half-years in jail on subversion charges, but he needed rest and was not ready to speak in public, his wife said.

Argentine leader picks Boudou as running mate (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:38 PM PDT Reuters - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez picked her economy minister, Amado Boudou, to be her vice presidential running mate as she seeks re-election in October, praising his role in a long economic boom.

Ex-Ukraine PM to go on trial for abuse of power (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko must stand trial next Wednesday on a charge of abuse of power, a judge ruled in a pre-trial hearing late on Saturday.

NATO says hit military targets in Libya's Brega (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - NATO said on Saturday its missiles had hit a site in Libya used by Muammar Gaddafi's forces to stockpile military supplies and vehicles, while Gaddafi's state media said 15 civilians had been killed.

Future of Air Travel: Airbus Predicts 'Transparent' Airplanes, 9 Billion Customers, By 2050 (Time.com) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 07:05 AM PDT Time.com - Airbus engineers are coming up with startling new ideas for how planes could look -- and operate -- 40 years from now. By 2050, commercial aircraft may have transparent cabins, fly in formations and shuttle some 9 billion passengers

Nadal, Federer into last 16 at Wimbledon, Serena dominant again (AFP) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT AFP - The tantalising prospect of a fourth Wimbledon final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer moved a step closer as the two rivals cruised into the last 16.

Chaos feared as Syria crisis nears bloody impasse (AP) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 11:17 PM PDT AP - When the Arab Spring came to Talkalakh, the little Syrian hill town a few minutes walk from this border village, it seemed to last barely a moment. Squads of secret police descended on the town within hours of the first protests. Then the army came with its tanks, and the shadowy pro-government militia called the shabiha.

Doubts over Chavez's health spur talk of successor (AP) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 06:13 PM PDT AP - Speculation that Hugo Chavez could be suffering from a serious illness is putting attention on a predicament for the president's allies: It's unclear who could step forward if he had to step down.

Libya rebels expect Kadhafi proposal 'very soon' (AFP) Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT AFP - Libyan rebels said they expect to receive an offer from Moamer Kadhafi "very soon" that could end the four-month war but insisted the veteran strongman must agree to step down.

US asks China to lower tensions in South China Sea (AFP) Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT AFP - The United States called for China to lower tensions in the South China Sea through dialogue as the Pacific powers held first-of-a-kind talks on friction in Southeast Asia.

Commons passes bill to end postal strikes (Reuters) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 08:15 PM PDT Reuters - Canadian mail should start moving again on Tuesday, with postal workers expected to be forced back to work by hotly debated legislation that passed the House of Commons on Saturday night.

Australian carbon tax cash to flow to families: PM (AFP) Posted: 25 Jun 2011 10:39 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday moved to reassure Australians that her planned carbon tax would not hurt their finances, saying 90 percent of families would be compensated for higher costs.

Has the Revolution Left Egypt's Workers Behind? (Time.com) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:50 PM PDT Time.com - A class divide pervades the country's politics, with the lower classes demanding social and economic reforms while the upper classes focus on the constitution

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