Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran

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• Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran
• Clinton, Saudi's Abdullah discuss world oil balance
• Bombs kill 8, wound at least 70 in Thai Muslim south
• Lawyer says U.S. blocks investigation of Afghan massacre
• Mexican presidential favorite vows to restore peace
• German wage deal agreed, averts public-sector strike
• Analysis: Saudi summer oil burn should decline this year
• Exclusive: Iran helps Syria ship oil to China: sources
• U.S. drones attack militants in Pakistan, Yemen
• In Myanmar, voters prepare for clash of symbols
• SKorea to work with US to reduce Iran oil imports
• Cruise ship drifting after fire off Philippines
• China punishes social media, websites on coup talk
• Mexico: 2 kids, woman killed in Saint Death ritual
• Mexican presidential candidates kick off campaigns
• Venezuelan authorities shut down 4 radio stations
• Cuba dissident identifies papal Mass protester
• Cuba: Freed agent on island to visit brother
• Yemen: Airstrikes kill 4 al-Qaida militants
• Doctor saves babies caught in Romania corruption

Obama says enough world oil to crack down on Iran Posted: BURLINGTON, Vt./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to forge ahead with tough sanctions on Iran, saying there was enough oil in the world market - including emergency stockpiles - to allow countries to cut Iranian imports. In his decision, required by a sanctions law he signed in December, Obama said increased production by some countries as well as "the existence of strategic reserves" helped him come to the conclusion that sanctions can advance. ...

Clinton, Saudi's Abdullah discuss world oil balance Posted: RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed Saudi Arabia's role in maintaining a stable world oil supply in talks on Friday with Saudi King Abdullah, a U.S. official said. The United States and Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, have been strategic allies since the 1940s, but discord over how to respond to Arab popular uprisings strained relations last year. Although the two states have mended the rift, differences persist on regional policy and how to tackle high oil prices. ...

Bombs kill 8, wound at least 70 in Thai Muslim south Posted: YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - Eight people died and at least 70 were injured in a series of bomb explosions on Saturday in Thailand's Muslim south, the latest in a wave of violence blamed on separatists in a region bordering Malaysia, police and officials said. Three bombs went off in the business area of the city of Yala around lunchtime, they said, adding the devices may have been placed in a car and a motorcycle. The governor of Yala province told Thai television that many of the injured were hit by the third bomb, hidden in a car, as they gathered at the scene. ...

Lawyer says U.S. blocks investigation of Afghan massacre Posted: SEATTLE (Reuters) - The lawyer defending the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians claims U.S. authorities are blocking his ability to investigate the incident. John Henry Browne, the lawyer for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said U.S. forces in Afghanistan have prevented his team from interviewing injured civilians at a hospital in Kandahar, and are allowing other potential witnesses to scatter, making it difficult to track them down. ...

Mexican presidential favorite vows to restore peace Posted: GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto vowed to overcome the drug-fueled violence engulfing his country as the campaign for the July 1 election kicked off with the ruling conservatives struggling to avoid defeat. Pena Nieto, the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party's (PRI) candidate, is favored to succeed President Felipe Calderon, whose term in office has been dominated by the government's battle to crack down on brutal drug gangs. ...

German wage deal agreed, averts public-sector strike Posted: POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) - Two million German public-sector workers will get a pay rise of 6.3 percent over a 24-month period, according to the government official leading the talks, ending a labor dispute that disrupted services across Germany in recent weeks. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich, who had led the negotiations with the Verdi union on behalf of the government, announced the breakthrough shortly before 7 a.m. (1 a.m. EDT) on Saturday after all-night negotiations in Potsdam, a suburb of Berlin. ...

Analysis: Saudi summer oil burn should decline this year Posted: DUBAI/KHOBAR (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is likely to burn less crude in its power plants this summer thanks to rising output from dedicated gas fields and gas that would be associated with any increase in oil output to make up for lower Iranian production. Last summer the world's leading oil exporter burned an average of 730,000 barrels a day (bpd) of crude for electricity to keep the population cool in the hottest months from July to the end of September, official figures indicate. ...

Exclusive: Iran helps Syria ship oil to China: sources Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - Iran is helping its ally Syria defy Western sanctions by providing a vessel to ship Syrian oil to a state-run company in China, potentially giving the government of President Bashar al-Assad a financial boost worth an estimated $80 million. Iran, itself a target of Western sanctions, is among Syria's closest allies and has promised to do all it can to support Assad, recently praising his handling of the year-long uprising against Assad in which thousands have been killed. ...

U.S. drones attack militants in Pakistan, Yemen Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-operated drones carried out deadly missile strikes against suspected al Qaeda targets in Pakistan and Yemen on Friday, U.S. government sources said. There was no connection between the targets in the two locations, other than the fact that both sets of militants who were attacked were believed to have had some connection with al Qaeda affiliates, according to the sources. Reports from Aden said that at least five suspected al Qaeda militants traveling in a car in southern Yemen's Shabwa province were killed when a drone strike set their vehicle on fire. ...

In Myanmar, voters prepare for clash of symbols Posted: YANGON (Reuters) - As Myanmar prepares to vote in only its third election in 50 years, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party faces a challenge that seems at odds with her global celebrity and long fight for democracy: brand recognition. "I'm worried that some people think that this represents our party," says Dr May Win Myint, a candidate in her National League for Democracy (NLD), pointing to the logo of the rival National Democratic Force (NDF), created by former NLD members. ...

SKorea to work with US to reduce Iran oil imports Posted: South Korean officials said Saturday that they will continue working with the U.S. to reduce oil imports from Iran after President Barack Obama greenlighted potential sanctions against countries that continue to buy Iranian oil.

Cruise ship drifting after fire off Philippines Posted: A cruise ship with about 1,000 people on board was drifting in waters south of the Philippines after a fire disabled its engines, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday. Five crew members were injured.

China punishes social media, websites on coup talk Posted: China is closing a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of a coup that rattled Beijing in the midst of its worst high-level political crisis in years.

Mexico: 2 kids, woman killed in Saint Death ritual Posted: Eight people have been arrested for allegedly killing two 10-year-old boys and a 55-year-old woman in ritual sacrifices by the cult of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, prosecutors in northern Mexico said Friday.

Mexican presidential candidates kick off campaigns Posted: The four candidates for Mexico's presidency officially launched their campaigns for the July 1 election on Friday, all of them promising change.

Venezuelan authorities shut down 4 radio stations Posted: Venezuelan regulators shut down four radio stations on Friday for allegedly operating without licenses, including one run by a brother of a state governor on the outs with President Hugo Chavez.

Cuba dissident identifies papal Mass protester Posted: A leading Cuban dissident has identified the mystery man who yelled anti-government slogans just before a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI this week before being hustled away by security agents.

Cuba: Freed agent on island to visit brother Posted: A Cuban intelligence agent on probation after imprisonment in the United States arrived Friday for a two-week visit to see his ailing brother in Cuba, where authorities consider him and four other agents national heroes.

Yemen: Airstrikes kill 4 al-Qaida militants Posted: An airstrike killed four al-Qaida militants on Friday in a southern district of Yemen that has been under the group's control for around a year, officials said.

Doctor saves babies caught in Romania corruption Posted: Dr. Catalin Cirstoveanu runs a cardio unit with state-of-the-art equipment at a Bucharest children's hospital. But not a single child has been treated in the year-and-a-half since it opened.

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