REUTERS Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines, Jun 17, 2011

Rebels dismiss election offer, NATO pounds Tripoli China to boost coastal forces amid sea tensions Greek PM to name new cabinet as public seethes China raises flood alert to top level, 555,000 evacuated Exiled Thaksin seeks December return to Cuba, others cause trouble in U.N. re-election: envoys Assad's tycoon cousin, target of protesters, quits Syria's Makhlouf owes fortune and infamy to Assad Strauss-Kahn told police in New York he had immunity Bin Laden deputy Zawahri to lead al Qaeda Rebels dismiss election offer, NATO pounds Tripoli Old worm won't die after 2008 attack on U.S. military Libya rebels say east position hit by air strike Syria protest hate figure Makhlouf to quit business Factbox: Quick Guide to the Greek crisis Analysis: In India, hotel operators invest and educate Sudan border state foes agree to talks: Mbeki Hunt for Gaddafi backers in east Libya shows tension Yemen gunmen attack in south, Saleh vows to fight on U.N.'s Ban urges Assad to halt Syria violence Police blame Islamist sect for deadly Nigeria blast Israel to stop Gaza flotilla regardless of cargo IMF contender Carstens chides Europe's grip on fund Mexican police arrest drug boss "El Brad Pitt" Analysis: Cracks in Syrian army after 3 months of protest Bodies from Air France crash arrive in France Syrian army reinforces near restive northern town Blurred lines at Bahrain's GFH Iraq's Mehdi Army faces splits, wary of return to war Exiled Thaksin seeks December return to Thailand On the Caspian shore, a tale of two Turkmenistans Ambitious Osaka property gets no Tokyo drift Instant view: Zawahri takes over as al Qaeda leader Analysis: Syria's Assad loses his grip to hardliners Analysis: Zawahri seeks to rally embattled al Qaeda Violence in Vancouver after Stanley Cup loss Special Report: Solidarity in the Arab Spring Indonesia cleric linked to terror attacks gets 15 years Jailed Indonesian cleric Bashir frail but defiant Timeline: Messages attributed to al Qaeda's Zawahri

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