U.S. publishes satellite images of Syria

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• U.S. publishes satellite images of Syria
• Egypt's Mubarak in court to hear verdict
• Annan frustrated over Syria, Russia gives no ground
• U.S. will put more warships in Asia: Panetta
• NATO forces rescue four aid workers in north Afghanistan
• Cyber-attacks "bought us time" on Iran: U.S. sources
• Overnight clashes kill one in north Lebanon
• Exclusive: China arrests security official on suspicion of spying for U.S.
• Clinton tours Arctic as big powers vie for resources
• Gaddafi extradition postponed pending court ruling
• Pro and anti-Syrian groups clash in north Lebanon
• US missiles kill 2 in northwest Pakistan
• Egypt's ex-leader Mubarak faces verdict in Cairo
• 32 years after attack, Pakistani woman gets nose
• NATO: 4 aid workers rescued from Afghan insurgents
• Panetta open to military relations with Myanmar
• Suu Kyi visits Myanmar refugees in Thailand
• Pope to attend La Scala concert
• PepsiCo's Mexico snack subsidiary attacked again
• Canada police: Body parts victim a Chinese student

U.S. publishes satellite images of Syria Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government website on Friday published what it said was photographic evidence of mass graves and attacks on civilian areas by Syrian government forces. The website, operated by a bureau of the State Department, published a series of overhead photos, said to be taken earlier this week by commercial satellite, showing what it said were mass graves dug following a massacre near the town of Houla. They also showed apparent artillery impact craters near civilian areas of a town called Atarib. Included on the web page, which can be viewed at http://www.humanrights. ...

Egypt's Mubarak in court to hear verdict Posted: 02 Jun 2012 01:04 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was wheeled into court on a hospital gurney on Saturday to hear the verdict in his trial on charges of graft and complicity in the killings of protesters during the uprising that ended his 30-year rule. If convicted, the 84-year-old former president could face anything from a few years in jail to the death penalty. State media reported that other defendants including his two sons, who are on trial with Mubarak, arrived at the court earlier. ...

Annan frustrated over Syria, Russia gives no ground Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:29 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - International envoy Kofi Annan said on Friday he was "frustrated and impatient" a week after a massacre in Syria of 108 people shocked the world, but Russia said his peace plan was still the best hope for Syria. Speaking after separate talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, President Vladimir Putin urged countries to continue to back Annan's peace initiative as the best way to avoid full civil war. "Mr. Annan is a very experienced and respectable person and we must do everything for his mission to succeed. ...

U.S. will put more warships in Asia: Panetta Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:46 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States will move the majority of its warships to the Asia-Pacific in coming years and keep six aircraft carriers in the region, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Saturday, giving the first details of a new U.S. military strategy. Speaking at an annual security forum in Singapore, Panetta sought to dispel the notion that the shift in U.S. focus to Asia was designed to contain China's emergence as a global power. He acknowledged differences between the world's two largest economies on a range of issues, including the South China Sea. ...

NATO forces rescue four aid workers in north Afghanistan Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:15 AM PDT KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A NATO rescue team dropped by helicopter in remote mountains of northern Afghanistan early on Saturday freed four aid workers, including two Western women doctors, who had been seized by the Taliban last month, the alliance said. The aid workers, employed by Swiss-based Medair, were en route to flood-stricken parts of Badakhshan province when they were kidnapped. ...

Cyber-attacks "bought us time" on Iran: U.S. sources Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States under former President George W. Bush began building a complex cyber-weapon to try to prevent Tehran from completing suspected nuclear weapons work without resorting to risky military strikes against Iranian facilities, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the program said. Barack Obama accelerated the efforts after succeeding Bush in 2009, according to the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the classified nature of the effort. ...

Overnight clashes kill one in north Lebanon Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:42 AM PDT TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of a popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad clashed in neighboring Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Saturday, leaving one dead and ten others wounded, residents said. They said the fatality was a civilian caught in the crossfire, adding that a Lebanese soldier was wounded when the army tried to intervene. ...

Exclusive: China arrests security official on suspicion of spying for U.S. Posted: 01 Jun 2012 01:47 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese state security official has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the United States, sources said, a case both countries have kept quiet for several months as they strive to prevent a fresh crisis in relations. The official, an aide to a vice minister in China's security ministry, was arrested and detained early this year on allegations that he had passed information to the United States for several years on China's overseas espionage activities, said three sources, who all have direct knowledge of the matter. The aide had been recruited by the U.S. ...

Clinton tours Arctic as big powers vie for resources Posted: 01 Jun 2012 07:25 PM PDT TROMSO, Norway (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton boards a research ship on Saturday to tour the Arctic, where big powers are vying for vast deposits of oil, gas and minerals that are becoming available as the polar ice recedes. The top U.S. diplomat took the unusual step of visiting Tromso, a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle, to dramatize U.S. interests in a once inaccessible region whose resources are up for grabs as the sea ice melts with climate change. ...

Gaddafi extradition postponed pending court ruling Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The son of late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi can stay in detention in Libya while the International Criminal Court decides if it has the jurisdiction to try him, the court ruled on Friday. The ICC issued a warrant for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi last June after prosecutors accused him of involvement in the killing of protesters during the revolt that toppled his father, who ruled Libya with an iron fist for 42 years. Libya has resisted handing over the dictator's western-educated son, saying he should be tried at home. ...

Pro and anti-Syrian groups clash in north Lebanon Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:49 AM PDT Security officials say clashes between pro and anti-Syrian groups in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli have killed at least one person and wounded five.

US missiles kill 2 in northwest Pakistan Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:56 AM PDT An American drone fired two missiles at a motorbike in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing two suspected militants, officials said, as the U.S. pushed on with its drone campaign despite repeated Pakistani protests.

Egypt's ex-leader Mubarak faces verdict in Cairo Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:55 AM PDT Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak was ferried to court by helicopter Saturday to hear the verdict in his trial on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power.

32 years after attack, Pakistani woman gets nose Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:23 AM PDT After six years of abuse, Allah Rakhi was walking out of her marriage when her husband struck again. Snatching a knife, he sliced off her nose. "You're no longer beautiful!" he shouted.

NATO: 4 aid workers rescued from Afghan insurgents Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:57 PM PDT Two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues were rescued in a pre-dawn raid Saturday after being held by militants for 11 days in a cave in northern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led military coalition said.

Panetta open to military relations with Myanmar Posted: 01 Jun 2012 11:50 PM PDT Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Asian leaders Saturday that the U.S. is open to forging better military ties with Myanmar, if political and human rights reforms there continue.

Suu Kyi visits Myanmar refugees in Thailand Posted: 01 Jun 2012 10:18 PM PDT Aung San Suu Kyi turned her attention to Myanmar's long-standing refugee crisis Saturday with a visit to a sprawling camp on Thailand's border to get her first glimpse of the hardships faced by hundreds of thousands who have fled war in her homeland.

Pope to attend La Scala concert Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:42 PM PDT Pope Benedict XVI praised the performance of Beethoven's Ninth symphony on Friday evening at Milan's La Scala theater as "a moment of elevation of the soul."

PepsiCo's Mexico snack subsidiary attacked again Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:24 PM PDT Assailants in western Mexico burned another delivery truck of a PepsiCo-owned Mexican snack company, shortly after a drug cartel claimed responsibility for last week's arson attacks against the company, police said Friday.

Canada police: Body parts victim a Chinese student Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:14 PM PDT The man killed in a videotaped attack that was discovered after body parts were mailed to Canada's top political parties was a Chinese student, police said Friday, as authorities in France searched for the suspect, a Canadian porn actor.

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