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The NYT
- Turkey Arrests Dozens in Crackdown on Protests June 19, 2013
  The Turkish police arrested dozens of people in several cities early Tuesday as part of an intensifying crackdown against recent protests. […]
- Venus Williams Will Skip Wimbledon June 19, 2013
  Williams, who has struggled with back problems and fatigue, announced her withdrawal on Tuesday, making this year’s Wimbledon the first one she will miss since 1996. […]
- Animal Kingdom Falls Flat at Ascot June 18, 2013
  A winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Dubai World Cup, the horse finished 11th on Tuesday in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot, his final race. […]
- Obama and Putin Signal a More Businesslike Path June 18, 2013
  At a joint appearance on the sidelines of the Group of 8 meeting, there was tension but also common ground, to the chagrin of human rights advocates. […]
- Rebels in North Mali Sign Peace Deal Allowing In Government Troops June 18, 2013
  Rebels whose revolt last year split Mali signed a peace deal with the government, resolving a stumbling block to the West African nation’s reconstruction. […]
- DealBook: Britain Charges Former Trader in Libor Inquiry June 18, 2013
  Britain’s Serious Fraud Office said on Tuesday that it had filed eight fraud charges against a former UBS trader in connection with the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate. […]
- G-8 Meeting Ends With Cordial Stalemate on Syria June 18, 2013
  The United States and leaders of other major industrialized nations averted a clash with President Vladimir Putin of Russia by avoiding mention of the most contentious matters that divided them. […]
- India Ink: Fatal Floods Hit North India June 18, 2013
  Flash floods in northern India, which have killed at least 70 people over the past four days, have stranded 30,000 tourists and pilgrims in the Himalayan states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. […]
- Hungarian Charged With War Crimes for Actions in World War II June 18, 2013
  Laszlo Csatary, now 98, is accused of helping to send nearly 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Nazi death camps. […]
- Suicide Bombers Kill 37 at Shiite Mosque in Baghdad June 18, 2013
  The mosque bombing made Tuesday the third consecutive day of sectarian attacks in Iraq this week. […]
The Guardian
- Cover-up at maternity unit in Furness general hospital, says report June 19, 2013
  NHS watchdog suppressed internal review into unit where police are also investigating deathsThe NHS watchdog engaged in a "cover-up" by suppressing an internal review into a maternity unit where police are also investigating the deaths of at least eight mothers and babies, an independent report has found.Managers at the Care Quality Commission (CQC […]
- Jail threat for reckless bankers among proposals to clean up banking system June 18, 2013
  Commission led by Andrew Tyrie recommends jailing bankers for 'reckless misconduct' and enforcing a wait for bonusesGeorge Osborne is facing pressure to radically overhaul Britain's banks by introducing a new law to jail bankers for "reckless misconduct" and force bankers to wait up to 10 years to receive their bonuses.The proposals, […]
- Rupert Murdoch splits empire but keeps faith in tomorrow's newspapers June 18, 2013
  Mogul to hive off entertainment and publishing assets but believes newspaper businesses will emerge stronger than everRupert Murdoch's News Corporation will be split in half on Wednesday as the mogul hopes to build two new empires out of his vast portfolio of assets. It is likely to prove the octogenarian's final major corporate move, and once agai […]
- Vladimir Putin may allow Assad to go if power vacuum in Syria is avoided June 18, 2013
  British hopeful that peace talks to end civil war can go ahead, but divided Syrian opposition remains a big stumbling block The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to see the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but only if it leads to a balanced government and not a dangerous power vacuum of the kind that followed Saddam Hussein's re […]
- Assange will not leave Ecuador embassy even if Sweden drops extradition bid June 18, 2013
  WikiLeaks founder fears moves are under way by the US to prosecute him on espionage charges over cable releasesJulian Assange will not leave Ecuador's embassy even if Sweden drops its extradition bid over accusations of sexual assault, because he fears moves are already underway by the US to prosecute him on espionage charges, he has said.On the eve of […]