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• CA-NEWS Summary
• Bombs and battles hit northern Iraq, more than 70 dead
• US spy programs raise ire both home and abroad
• Government holds high-level meetings on Syria, including on arming rebels
• Booz Allen Hamilton, federal contractor
• Edward Snowden's Father Worried Over Son's NSA Leak Confession
• Iraq hit by wave of bomb attacks, killing dozens
• Bombs, rockets hit north Iraq's Mosul police HQ, 24 killed
• US-ARTS Summary
• Al-Qaida leader scraps Syria, Iraq branch merger
• Iraqi Shiite fighters' Syria role raises tensions
• US officials start talks on arming Syria's rebels
• U.S. snooping revelations cause trouble for allies
• U.N. chief appoints Germany's Martin Kobler as Congo envoy
• Is Edward Snowden the next Daniel Ellsburg?
• Tech experts tie WikiLeaks soldier to database breach
• Car bombs hit markets in Iraq, killing 25
• News Summary: Saddam-era gas victims seek probe
• Was a U.S. Ambassador Really Soliciting Prostitutes, and Who Covered It Up?
• Syrian war enters new phase but no end in sight
• The Dirty Secrets of Washington Elites
• Victims of Saddam-era gas attack seek French probe
• Prospira PainCare Appoints General Barry McCaffrey to Board of Directors
• High court ends torture suit against Rumsfeld
• Iraq police avert bomb attack on north oilfield
• Car bombs hit markets in central Iraq, killing 22
• Hong Kong May Have Been Ed Snowden's Biggest Mistake
• Zawahri steps into row between Syrian and Iraqi al Qaeda wings
• Soccer-Japan plan to make Iraq suffer for 'Agony of Doha'
• Car bombs at market in central Iraq kill 15
• Khamenei wants no one to jolt his power in Iran vote
• WikiLeaks trial shifting to Afghan war video
• StanChart bets on transaction banking as trade flows shift east
• Car bombs at market in central Iraq kill 14
• Car bombs in market kill 10 in central Iraq
• Brent climbs toward $105 on US data, hopes Fed stimulus to stay
• No charges expected in fatal shooting by Ariz. boy

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:46 PM PDT Iranian diplomat detained for 3 months without lawyer: sources UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A senior Iranian diplomat linked to Iran's reformists, who has been detained at Tehran's notorious Evin Prison for three months, has been denied access to his attorney for the entire time, sources familiar with the case told Reuters on Monday. Bagher Asadi, who was previously a senior diplomat at Iran's U.N. ...

Bombs and battles hit northern Iraq, more than 70 dead Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:46 PM PDT By Patrick Markey BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents attacked cities across Iraq on Monday with car bombs, suicide blasts and gun battles that killed more than 70 people in unrest that has deepened fears of a return to civil war. No group claimed responsibility for the day-long attacks, most of them in northern Iraq, but officials blame much of the violence that has killed nearly 2,000 people since April on Sunni Islamist insurgents linked to al Qaeda's local wing. ...

US spy programs raise ire both home and abroad Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist threats. But a senior intelligence official said there are no plans to end the secretive surveillance systems.

Government holds high-level meetings on Syria, including on arming rebels Posted: 10 Jun 2013 03:50 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could decide as early as this week whether to arm Syrian rebels, U.S. officials said on Monday, as Secretary of State John Kerry put off a Middle East trip to attend meetings on the subject. The battlefield has tilted against the rebels in the Syrian civil war as Lebanese Hezbollah has entered the fray on the side of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, helping his forces retake the strategic town of Qusair last week. However, the White House has debated for months whether to give arms to the rebels and a U.S. ...

Booz Allen Hamilton, federal contractor Posted: 10 Jun 2013 01:55 PM PDT Edward Snowden, the man who leaked details of the National Security Agency's secret PRISM data-mining program and the use of broad warrants to monitor vast amounts of data passing through US telecommunications companies like Verizon, was working as an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of the leaks.

Edward Snowden's Father Worried Over Son's NSA Leak Confession Posted: 10 Jun 2013 01:32 PM PDT Snowden, 29, Allegedly Leaked Secret Documents, Last Spotted Leaving Hong Kong Hotel

Iraq hit by wave of bomb attacks, killing dozens Posted: 10 Jun 2013 01:13 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings rocked central and northern Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and extending the deadliest eruption of violence to hit the country in years.

Bombs, rockets hit north Iraq's Mosul police HQ, 24 killed Posted: 10 Jun 2013 12:42 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five car bombs, including several detonated by suicide attackers, and rockets hit a police headquarters in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least 24 people, mostly policemen and soldiers, police and medical sources said. Iraq is facing a surge in violence officials blame on al Qaeda's local wing and Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to drag the country into a sectarian civil war. (Reporting by Baghdad newsroom; writing by Patrick Markey)

US-ARTS Summary Posted: 10 Jun 2013 12:30 PM PDT Tony Awards broadcast scores best ratings since 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sunday's broadcast of the annual Tony Awards honoring Broadway's best productions and performers scored its best ratings since 2009, with viewership up 20 percent over last year's show, CBS said on Monday. The three-hour show hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and boasting appearances by big name stars such as Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal, Scarlett Johansson and Sally Field, came in second to game two of the NBA finals on ABC, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings for the night. ...

Al-Qaida leader scraps Syria, Iraq branch merger Posted: 10 Jun 2013 12:20 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida's leader has tried to end squabbling between the terror network's Syrian and Iraqi branches, ordering the two groups to remain separate after an attempted merger prompted a leadership dispute between them.

Iraqi Shiite fighters' Syria role raises tensions Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:40 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi Shiite fighter's family is urging him to stop risking his life by traveling to Syria, saying he's done his part defending the holy shrine of Sayida Zeinab outside Damascus. Abu Mohammed al-Moussawi isn't listening.

US officials start talks on arming Syria's rebels Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:32 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration began discussing Monday whether the Assad regime's rapid military advance across the heart of Syria necessitates a drastic U.S. response, with officials saying a decision on arming beleaguered rebels could happen later this week.

U.S. snooping revelations cause trouble for allies Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Revelations of a huge, secret U.S. Internet spying program have raised awkward questions for allies, forced to explain whether they let Washington spy on their citizens or benefited from snooping that would be illegal at home. U.S. officials have confirmed the existence of the secret program, codenamed PRISM, which according to documents leaked to the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper has given them access to emails, web chats and other communications from companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Skype. U.S. ...

U.N. chief appoints Germany's Martin Kobler as Congo envoy Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:33 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed former German diplomat Martin Kobler on Monday as his special envoy to the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo, succeeding former U.S. diplomat Roger Meece in July. Kobler - currently U.N. special envoy in Iraq and previously deputy U.N. representative in Afghanistan - will head a 17,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, which will shortly include a special intervention brigade of 3,000 troops tasked with neutralizing armed groups in the eastern border region. ...

Is Edward Snowden the next Daniel Ellsburg? Posted: 10 Jun 2013 09:56 AM PDT History has vindicated Ellsburg for leaking the Pentagon Papers

Tech experts tie WikiLeaks soldier to database breach Posted: 10 Jun 2013 09:51 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - Computer forensic experts testified on Monday that they traced a break-in to a secret U.S. government website to Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier charged with the biggest leak of classified files in the nation's history. The testimony came as the court-martial of the private first class entered its second week. Manning is accused of providing more than 700,000 secret files to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks while serving in Iraq in 2009 and 2010. ...

Car bombs hit markets in Iraq, killing 25 Posted: 10 Jun 2013 09:23 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants detonated explosives-laden cars around two busy markets in central Iraq on Monday, killing 25 people and wounding dozens, the latest in a wave of violence ravaging the country.

News Summary: Saddam-era gas victims seek probe Posted: 10 Jun 2013 09:06 AM PDT PROBE SOUGHT: Twenty victims of Saddam Hussein's 1988 chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja, Iraq, requested a judicial investigation of French suppliers, saying executives bore some responsibility ...

Was a U.S. Ambassador Really Soliciting Prostitutes, and Who Covered It Up? Posted: 10 Jun 2013 09:06 AM PDT CBS News claims that several criminal investigations involving State Department employees, including at least one ambassador, were covered up or ignored in order to avoid embarrassing the diplomatic service. According to a memo written by the department's Inspector General's office, several members of the Diplomatic Security Service, which is in charge of protecting American diplomats overseas, were told to back off or stop investigating some of the cases, ensuring that no charges were ever brought.

Syrian war enters new phase but no end in sight Posted: 10 Jun 2013 08:02 AM PDT By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Crispian Balmer AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are massing around Aleppo in preparation for an offensive to retake the city and build on battlefield gains that have swung the momentum of Syria's war to Assad and his Hezbollah allies. Rebels reported signs of large numbers of Shi'ite Muslim fighters flowing in from Iraq to help Assad end the civil war that has killed at least 80,000 people and forced 1.6 million Syrians to flee abroad. ...

The Dirty Secrets of Washington Elites Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:32 AM PDT President Obama calls his vast domestic spying operation a "modest encroachment on privacy."

Victims of Saddam-era gas attack seek French probe Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:29 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — Twenty victims of Saddam Hussein's 1988 chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja, requested a judicial investigation of French suppliers on Monday, saying executives knew what they were sending to the Iraqi dictator and bore some responsibility.

Prospira PainCare Appoints General Barry McCaffrey to Board of Directors Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:23 AM PDT MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and WASHINGTON, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prospira PainCare, Inc., the nation's premier provider of multidisciplinary pain management and restorative healthcare services, today announced the appointment of Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey (ret) to the company's board of directors. In this role, General McCaffrey will provide strategic counsel to the company as Prospira PainCare expands its network of pain management centers across the United States."It is with great pleasure that I join Prospira PainCare's board of directors," stated General McCaffrey. ...

High court ends torture suit against Rumsfeld Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:39 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from two American whistleblowers who claim U.S. forces tortured them in Iraq and who want to sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Iraq police avert bomb attack on north oilfield Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:05 AM PDT By Mustafa Mahmoud KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi police defused bombs planted at two oil wells near the northern city of Kirkuk on Monday, according to security and oil sources, who said exports to the Ceyhan port in Turkey were not affected. The bombs were discovered near two wells producing crude from the Bai Hassan oilfield, which is currently pumping around 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), officials at state-run North Oil Company (NOC) said. "Guards at Bai Hassan oilfield noticed a strange device with electrical wires near one oil well. ...

Car bombs hit markets in central Iraq, killing 22 Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:50 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants detonated explosives-laden cars around two busy markets in central Iraq on Monday, killing 22 people and wounding dozens, the latest in a wave of violence ravaging the country.

Hong Kong May Have Been Ed Snowden's Biggest Mistake Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:32 AM PDT Edward Snowden went to great lengths to cover his tracks and avoid the long arm of U.S. law, but the NSA leaker's decision to choose Hong Kong as a potential safe haven may have been his biggest misstep. Snowden says he chose the city-state because of its "commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent," except, well, its citizens also care very deeply about something else: the rule of the law. That's why one lawyer said that, with the possible exception of the U.K., "Hong Kong is the worst place in the world for any person to avoid extradition."

Zawahri steps into row between Syrian and Iraqi al Qaeda wings Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:24 AM PDT By Sami Aboudi DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has intervened in a dispute between the Iraqi and Syrian branches of his network, telling both to "stop arguing", Qatar-based Al Jazeera television reported. Al Qaeda in Iraq announced in April that it had united with Syria's Nusra Front, which now spearheads the fight against President Bashar al-Assad. This upset Nusra, which affirmed its loyalty to Zawahri but said it had not been told of any merger. ...

Soccer-Japan plan to make Iraq suffer for 'Agony of Doha' Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:52 AM PDT * Japan have already qualified for World Cup finals * Playmaker Honda doubtful with thigh injury (Adds quotes, details) June 10 (Reuters) - Japan booked their spot at the 2014 World Cup finals with a draw against Australia last week but the Asian champions have a score to settle in their final qualifier on Tuesday and have no intention of going easy on Iraq in Doha. Iraq held Japan to a 2-2 draw in the Qatari capital 20 years ago in a game that denied the Japanese a place at the 1994 World Cup and was dubbed the "Agony of Doha" by the country's media. ...

Car bombs at market in central Iraq kill 15 Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:08 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Attackers detonated explosives hidden in a produce-laden pickup truck and two other vehicles parked around a market in central Iraq early Monday, killing 15 people in the latest in a spike of violence ravaging the country.

Khamenei wants no one to jolt his power in Iran vote Posted: 10 Jun 2013 02:48 AM PDT By Marcus George DUBAI (Reuters) - Five days from Iran's presidential election, these are nervy times for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who as only the second Supreme Leader in the Islamic Republic's 34-year history answers to God and not voters. The Shi'ite cleric was bruised by the protests that exploded after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 2009 re-election and then affronted by the unruly ambitions of the man whose win he had endorsed. ...

WikiLeaks trial shifting to Afghan war video Posted: 10 Jun 2013 02:42 AM PDT FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — The court-martial of a U.S. Army private who gave troves of classified material to the website WikiLeaks is shifting in its second week to specific items he sent.

StanChart bets on transaction banking as trade flows shift east Posted: 10 Jun 2013 01:24 AM PDT By Dinesh Nair DUBAI (Reuters) - Standard Chartered plans to expand its transaction banking business to capture global trade flows that are increasingly shifting east, a senior executive said. The bank, which makes about four-fifths of its operating profit in Asia and the Middle East, aims to develop operations in countries such as Iraq, Mozambique and Myanmar as part of expansion plans for 2013, Karen Fawcett, its global head of transaction banking business, told Reuters. ...

Car bombs at market in central Iraq kill 14 Posted: 10 Jun 2013 01:08 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Back-to-back car bombings at a market in central Iraq killed at least 14 people on Monday, officials said, the latest in a spike in violence that has ravaged the country in recent weeks.

Car bombs in market kill 10 in central Iraq Posted: 10 Jun 2013 12:30 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say back-to-back car bombings in a market in central Iraq have killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 30.

Brent climbs toward $105 on US data, hopes Fed stimulus to stay Posted: 09 Jun 2013 11:49 PM PDT By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Brent crude edged up towards $105 per barrel on Monday, after data from top oil consumer the United States showed an improvement in hiring although not enough to ignite fears about near-term tapering of the Federal Reserve's massive stimulus. Markets have been on edge in recent weeks amid concerns the Fed will roll back its stimulus, a key driver of investment in commodities and other riskier assets. Speculation that Friday's jobs data would disappoint and raise worries about the U.S. economy had also hit investor sentiment. But U.S. ...

No charges expected in fatal shooting by Ariz. boy Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:55 PM PDT PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Police aren't expected to seek charges in the death of an Arizona man who was accidentally shot by his 4-year-old son, authorities said.

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