REUTERS Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines, Jun 11, 2011

Abdul, Scherzinger address "X Factor" Cole drama
Alabama, Paisley, Aldean light up CMA fest opening night
eMusic aims to launch cloud this year
HBO, BBC team up for "I, Claudius" miniseries
Tony Awards labor protest averted
Jeffrey Katzenberg weighs in on 3D's "heartbreaking" decline
Colin Firth adds honor from Queen Elizabeth to Oscar
Crowe removes, apologizes for anti-circumcision Tweets
Heat may have caused death at Bonnaroo music festival
Joan Jett, Cherie Currie sue over "Runaways" tribute album
Fan pulls "Glee"'s Darren Criss off stage during DC concert
Mexican sensation Maria Jose looks for U.S. success
Colin Firth adds honor from Queen Elizabeth to Oscar
Who was Gaga's 99 cent sale actually good for?
Hewlett-Packard in talks for building cloud service
For music industry, iCloud poised to be revolutionary
Crowe removes, apologizes for anti-circumcision Tweets
Journey tries for "more stadium rock" with new "Eclipse"
Heat may have caused death at Bonnaroo music fest
Spotify inks U.S. deal with Universal Music: sources
Joan Jett, Cherie Currie sue over "Runaways" tribute alb
Sarah Palin documentary to be released July 15
Oxygen's "Glee Project" makes for compelling spinoff
Rocker Jack White and wife throw a divorce party
Paris to become a "laboratory" for urban design
Tracy Morgan apologizes for anti-gay jokes
MTV drops racy drama "Skins" after poor ratings
"The Book of Mormon" favored to sweep Tony Awards
Queen gives Philip new title for 90th birthday
Unseen pictures capture outbreak of Beatlemania
Live Nation in talks to go private: report
Controversial "Three Cups" author has heart surgery
Luxe shoemaker Tod's pledges latest aid to La Scala
NY Antiquities auction takes in $10 million
Fired "Spider-Man" director Taymor claims royalties
Expanded "O Brother" soundtrack arriving August 16
Lynyrd Skynyrd-themed eatery to open in Las Vegas
Columbia nabs music rights to NBC's "Smash"
Robin Wright eyes Netflix's "House of Cards"
'Super 8' a box office mystery

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REUTERS World News, Jun 10, 2011

Air Canada customer agents serve strike notice Fri,10 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT Reuters - VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The union representing customer service and ticket sales agents at Air Canada Inc on Friday gave the airline 72 hours notice of a strike after negotiators failed to agree on a new labor contract. Full Story1

Venezuela's Chavez has surgery in Cuba Fri,10 Jun 2011 07:56 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had a successful operation on Friday in Cuba for an abscess in the pelvis discovered on the last stage of this week's tour around Latin America, his government said. Full Story1

South Sudan accuses north of air attack, clashes flare Fri,10 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan's army accused the north on Friday of bombing a southern border village and said southern forces were getting ready to defend against a possible ground attack. Full Story1

Helicopters open fire to disperse Syrian protesters Fri,10 Jun 2011 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising. Full Story1

Fighting erupts in Zlitan, Turkey offers Gaddafi exit Fri,10 Jun 2011 03:26 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting between pro-Gaddafi troops and rebels broke out in a Libyan city just 160 kilometres east of Tripoli, potentially opening the coastal road to the capital, just as cracks appeared among NATO allies. Full Story1

Turkey says offered Gaddafi "guarantee" to quit Libya Fri,10 Jun 2011 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday his country had offered a "guarantee" to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi if he left Libya, but said Ankara had received no answer. Full Story1

Clinton says not pursuing World Bank job Fri,10 Jun 2011 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - LUSAKA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday said she was not in discussions over the top job at the World Bank and that she was not pursuing the post. Full Story1

Saudi Arabia must stop use of death penalty: Amnesty Fri,10 Jun 2011 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia must stop the use of the death penalty following a "significant increase" in executions in the kingdom in the last six weeks, Amnesty International said Friday. Full Story1

Greek PM rebuffs austerity opponents, vows June vote Fri,10 Jun 2011 01:24 PM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government defended its new austerity package from attacks in parliament on Friday, saying it was the only way to stave off bankruptcy, and made a new call for opposition parties to back the plan. Full Story1

Two years after polls, Ahmadinejad under new pressure Fri,10 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two years ago, Iran's reformists were stunned to see him re-elected president and said the election must have been fixed. Full Story1

Karzai urges Pakistan to help end Taliban insurgency Fri,10 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai repeated his call for Pakistan on Friday to help end a 10-year Taliban insurgency, as their mutual ally the United States tries to build on battlefield gains to force a political settlement. Full Story1

Factbox: Security developments in Afghanistan Fri,10 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 2:30 p.m. ET Friday. Full Story1

Assad isn't taking Ban Ki-moon's phone calls: U.N. Fri,10 Jun 2011 11:46 AM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing international pressure to end a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters, is not taking the U.N. chief's phone calls, the United Nations said on Friday. Full Story1

Germany pins down E.coli: "It's the bean sprouts" Fri,10 Jun 2011 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Friday that deadly E.coli bacteria that have killed 31 people and hit farmers across Europe almost certainly came from contaminated bean sprouts grown at an organic farm in northern Germany. Full Story1

Turkey braces for thousands more fleeing Syria Fri,10 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT Reuters - GUVECCI, Turkey (Reuters) - More than 3,000 Syrians have fled into Turkey to escape a military crackdown and authorities are preparing to open a third camp to shelter thousands more, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday. Full Story1

NATO warplanes attack targets in Tripoli: state TV Fri,10 Jun 2011 09:51 AM PDT Reuters - RABAT (Reuters) - Libyan state television reported on Friday that warplanes from the NATO-led military alliance had attacked targets in the neighborhood of Ain Zara in the southeast of the capital Tripoli. Full Story1

Rival Yemen protests urge Saleh to quit and return Fri,10 Jun 2011 09:51 AM PDT Reuters - SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of the capital on Friday in parallel protests -- one demanding the country's wounded leader surrender any claim to power, another calling him back home. Full Story1

Rape used as weapon of war in Libya and elsewhere: U.N. Fri,10 Jun 2011 08:34 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Rape is still being used as a brutal weapon of war in conflicts worldwide including Libya to terrorize populations and often force civilians to flee, a United Nations expert charged on Friday. Full Story1

Special Report: In $22 billion Saudi family feud, who knew what? Fri,10 Jun 2011 08:29 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON/GEORGE TOWN (Reuters) - Mohammed Algosaibi often turns the palms of his hands up as he talks, as if asking for understanding. Full Story1

South Sudan accuses north of air attack, clashes flare Fri,10 Jun 2011 07:57 AM PDT Reuters - JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan's army on Friday accused the north of bombing a southern border village, and said southern forces were getting ready to defend against a possible ground attack. Full Story1

Concerns over democracy dominate as Turkey votes Fri,10 Jun 2011 07:13 AM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The last time Turks voted in a general election in 2007, opponents feared the socially conservative ruling party was turning Turkey into an Iran-style Islamic state. Full Story1

NATO denies helicopter shot down in Libya Fri,10 Jun 2011 06:15 AM PDT Reuters - BRUSSELS/CAIRO (Reuters) - NATO denied on Friday a Libyan state television report that Libyan forces shot down a NATO helicopter in the sea off the coast of the town of Zlitan. Full Story1

China floods kill 44 in drought-hit provinces Fri,10 Jun 2011 05:55 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Torrential rain in two drought-stricken central China provinces triggered landslides and brought down houses, killing at least 44 people and leaving 33 missing, state media said on Friday. Full Story1

Red Cross calls on Syria to allow greater access Fri,10 Jun 2011 05:27 AM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The Red Cross called on Syria on Friday to allow its aid workers wider access to the civilian population, including people who have been wounded or detained in a military crackdown on popular unrest. Full Story1

Iraq militia claims attack on U.S. troops Fri,10 Jun 2011 05:21 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Shi'ite militia group in Iraq on Friday claimed a rocket attack this week on a Baghdad base which killed five U.S. soldiers, a strike that revived security concerns as U.S. forces prepare to pull out at the end of the year. Full Story1

Suicide bomber hits memorial for slain Afghan general Fri,10 Jun 2011 05:17 AM PDT Reuters - KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a memorial service for the assassinated police chief of north Afghanistan Friday, killing at least four policemen, local security and health officials said. Full Story1

Shooting video another blow to Pakistan's security forces Fri,10 Jun 2011 04:25 AM PDT Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The killing of an apparently unarmed man by paramilitary troops is likely to erode what little public confidence remains in Pakistan's security forces who have been on the defensive since Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. raid. Full Story1

India yoga guru hospitalized after seven day protest fast Fri,10 Jun 2011 04:20 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Swami Ramdev, India's most famous yoga guru, was taken to hospital on Friday, his spokesman said, seven days into his fast until death to protest against corruption, as pressure grew on the government to accept his demands. Full Story1

Russian envoy plans Tripoli visit, eyes peace talks Fri,10 Jun 2011 04:14 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Africa envoy said on Friday that there was still a chance for talks between Libya's warring sides and announced plans to travel to Tripoli soon to meet members of Muammar Gaddafi's government. Full Story1

Greek government fends off attacks on austerity, to vote in June Fri,10 Jun 2011 04:12 AM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government defended its new austerity package from attacks in parliament on Friday, saying it was the only way to stave off bankruptcy, and vowed to pass it into law before the month is out. Full Story1

Eight die as Yemeni troops fight southern rebels Fri,10 Jun 2011 03:09 AM PDT Reuters - ADEN (Reuters) - Suspected separatists attacked a Yemeni military checkpoint in the south of the country on Friday, with five soldiers and three rebels dying in the fighting, officials and witnesses said. Full Story1

Rights group criticizes Kazakhstan over extraditions Fri,10 Jun 2011 02:54 AM PDT Reuters - ALMATY (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch Friday criticized Kazakhstan for extraditing 28 Uzbeks it said were likely to face torture at home. Full Story1

Kansai Elec asks users to save power with reactors Thu,9 Jun 2011 08:35 PM PDT Reuters - OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Western Japan's Kansai Electric Power Co has asked its customers to cut power use by 15 percent during peak hours this summer as public worries over safety are keeping nuclear reactors offline, pushing the country's power crunch beyond the quake-hit northeast. Full Story1

China accuses Vietnam in escalating sea tensions Thu,9 Jun 2011 08:15 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China accused Vietnam of "gravely violating" its sovereignty and endangering Chinese sailors in the South China Sea in an escalating row over territorial claims in the resource-rich region. Full Story1

Factbox: Venezuela's indigenous groups and their struggles Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Mining, ranchers, religious conversion and socialist politics in some of the world's deepest forests are changing Venezuela's Indian tribes at the same time they push for the implementation of laws protecting their land. Full Story1

Barefoot college helps Venezuela Indians fight back Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - CANO TAUCA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Every morning, groups of tribespeople cross a jungle creek from their adobe student homes and wander barefoot through savanna inhabited by boa constrictors to reach class at Venezuela's first indigenous university. Full Story1

Venezuela assembly OK's doubling of government debt Thu,9 Jun 2011 05:04 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's parliament approved on Thursday a near-doubling of borrowing in 2011 by President Hugo Chavez's government, which wants the extra debt to finance social projects the year before an election. Full Story1

Libyan rebels get aid, blast heard in capital Thu,9 Jun 2011 03:53 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO warplanes pummeled a town west of Libya's capital, state media said soon after Western and Arab powers promised more than $1 billion to help rebels fighting to end Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule. Full Story1

European push for U.N. Syria rebuke hits resistance Thu,9 Jun 2011 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain and France met determined resistance on Thursday from Russia, China and other U.N. Security Council members on a proposal to rebuke Syria for its crackdown on anti-government protests, U.N. envoys said. Full Story1

Syrians flee as troops mass, West concern grows Thu,9 Jun 2011 03:30 PM PDT Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians fled into Turkey fearing a military assault, officials said, as the country braced for the prospect of more violent protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday. Full Story1

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REUTERS World News Headlines, Jun 11, 2011

Air Canada customer agents serve strike notice
Venezuela's Chavez has surgery in Cuba
South Sudan accuses north of air attack, clashes flare
Helicopters open fire to disperse Syrian protesters
Fighting erupts in Zlitan, Turkey offers Gaddafi exit
Turkey says offered Gaddafi "guarantee" to quit Libya
Clinton says not pursuing World Bank job
Saudi Arabia must stop use of death penalty: Amnesty
Greek PM rebuffs austerity opponents, vows June vote
Two years after polls, Ahmadinejad under new pressure
Karzai urges Pakistan to help end Taliban insurgency
Factbox: Security developments in Afghanistan
Assad isn't taking Ban Ki-moon's phone calls: U.N.
Germany pins down E.coli: "It's the bean sprouts"
Turkey braces for thousands more fleeing Syria
NATO warplanes attack targets in Tripoli: state TV
Rival Yemen protests urge Saleh to quit and return
Rape used as weapon of war in Libya and elsewhere: U.N.
Special Report: In $22 billion Saudi family feud, who knew what?
South Sudan accuses north of air attack, clashes flare
Concerns over democracy dominate as Turkey votes
NATO denies helicopter shot down in Libya
China floods kill 44 in drought-hit provinces
Red Cross calls on Syria to allow greater access
Iraq militia claims attack on U.S. troops
Suicide bomber hits memorial for slain Afghan general
Shooting video another blow to Pakistan's security forces
India yoga guru hospitalized after seven day protest fast
Russian envoy plans Tripoli visit, eyes peace talks
Greek government fends off attacks on austerity, to vote in June
Eight die as Yemeni troops fight southern rebels
Rights group criticizes Kazakhstan over extraditions
Kansai Elec asks users to save power with reactors
China accuses Vietnam in escalating sea tensions
Factbox: Venezuela's indigenous groups and their struggles
Barefoot college helps Venezuela Indians fight back
Venezuela assembly OK's doubling of government debt
Libyan rebels get aid, blast heard in capital
European push for U.N. Syria rebuke hits resistance
Syrians flee as troops mass, West concern grows


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