REUTERS Celebrity/Gossip News, Jun 09, 2011

"Mad Libs", "Get Smart" producer Leonard B. Stern dies
Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:24 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Leonard B. Stern, the prolific writer and producer whose credits included "The Honeymooners," "Get Smart" and the word game "Mad Libs," died Tuesday of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 87. Full Story1

"Super 8" opening one day early in Twitter promo Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:58 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amid rumblings about its low-key marketing campaign, "Super 8" will come out in movie theaters one day ahead of schedule on Thursday as part of a promotional campaign targeted at Twitter users. Full Story1

Lindsay Lohan wins restraining order against man Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:43 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday won a two-year restraining order against a man she says sent her delusional phone text messages and left chocolates at her door. Full Story1

First Lady Michelle Obama to appear on "iCarly" Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama will appear on children's TV show "iCarly," -- a favorite program of her daughters -- to promote her initiative to support military families, the network behind the show said on Wednesday. Full Story1

Willie Nelson off the hook on pot charge Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:35 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - When Willie Nelson is on the road again, he will be traveling without a Texas drug charge hanging over his head. Full Story1

Adele reigns on U.S. singles chart; Coldplay debuts Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Billboard) - Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" claimed a fifth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Wednesday, while Coldplay's "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" charged in as the top new entry at No. 29. Full Story1

Lady Gaga leads U.S. pop chart despite sales slide Wed,8 Jun 2011 09:56 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Lady Gaga led the U.S. pop album chart for a second week on Wednesday, but inevitably suffered a mammoth sales drop since her opening round was boosted by Amazon.com's 99 cent promotion. Full Story1

Alleged Weiner nude photo released by radio hosts Wed,8 Jun 2011 09:55 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - An alleged photo of Congressman Anthony Weiner's genitals hit the Internet on Wednesday after conservative watchdog Andrew Breitbart shared it with a pair of radio DJs who then tweeted it to the masses. Full Story1

Country star Ronnie Dunn beats fear of flying solo Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:16 PM PDT Reuters - DETROIT (Billboard) - Despite a superstar foundation from his 20 years in the country duo Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie Dunn says that he went into his new solo career "scared to death." Full Story1

UFC in talks to buy stake in NBCU's G4 channel: report Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:55 PM PDT Reuters - Bangalore (Reuters) - Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal is in discussions to sell a controlling interest in its G4 cable channel to professional mixed martial arts promotion company Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Wall Street Journal reported citing sources. Full Story1

"CSI" star Laurence Fishburne leaves show Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Laurence Fishburne is leaving his starring role on TV forensic investigation drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" after a little more than two seasons, Hollywood publications reported on Wednesday. Full Story1

'Disaster of a year' for new TV shows, analyst Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Only 23 percent of last season's new broadcast series -- excluding reality and mid-season shows -- were picked up for the fall, the lowest rate in five years, a research report said Wednesday. Full Story1

In swift talks, TV networks win big ad price rises Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:18 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - ABC, NBC and CBS are on the brink of wrapping up their advanced television advertising sales, winning double-digit price increases nearly across the board in one of the quickest selling periods on record. Full Story1

Senate panel backs auctions of TV airwaves Wed,8 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee backed giving U.S. communications regulators authority to auction some airwaves currently used by broadcast television and to shift their use to mobile broadband. Full Story1

In swift talks, TV networks win big ad price rises Wed,8 Jun 2011 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - ABC, NBC and CBS are on the brink of wrapping up their advanced television advertising sales, winning double-digit price increases nearly across the board in one of the quickest selling periods on record. Full Story1

Willie Nelson off the hook on pot charge Wed,8 Jun 2011 02:48 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters Life!) - When Willie Nelson is on the road again, he will be traveling without a Texas drug charge hanging over his head. Full Story1

Lindsay Lohan wins restraining order against man Wed,8 Jun 2011 02:42 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday won a two-year restraining order against a man she says sent her delusional phone text messages and left chocolates at her door. Full Story1

Willie Nelson to get fine for marijuana possession Wed,8 Jun 2011 01:50 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - When Willie Nelson is on the road again, he will be traveling without a Texas drug charge hanging over his head. Full Story1

Rapper Ja Rule sentenced to two years in prison Wed,8 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hip-hop artist Ja Rule was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday, six months after he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. Full Story1

Unpublished Dylan lyrics to be sold in New York Wed,8 Jun 2011 12:35 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A selection of previously unpublished draft lyrics by legendary songwriter Bob Dylan is hitting the auction block this month, Christie's said on Wednesday. Full Story1

"CSI" star Laurence Fishburne quits show Wed,8 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Laurence Fishburne is leaving his starring role on TV forensic investigation drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" after a little more than two seasons, Hollywood publications reported on Wednesday. Full Story1

Obreht youngest winner of UK's Orange fiction prize Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:17 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Belgrade-born author Tea Obreht was the surprise winner on Wednesday of Britain's Orange Prize for Fiction with her debut novel "The Tiger's Wife," a mystical, magical examination of the recent conflicts in the Balkans. Full Story1

"Super 8" opening one day early in Twitter promo Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amid rumblings about its low-key marketing campaign, "Super 8" will come out in movie theaters one day ahead of schedule on Thursday as part of a promotional campaign targeted at Twitter users. Full Story1

Vieira makes farewell appearance on "Today" show Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meredith Vieira marked her final appearance as a popular co-host of NBC's top-rated "Today" show on Wednesday with an emotional farewell, telling her fans: "I will never leave you." Full Story1

Laughter or ritual suicide in Japan samurai comedy Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:55 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - The price for a failed joke is usually dead silence or derisive jeering. But the hapless warrior hero of a new Japanese samurai comedy film must succeed with his humor or pay the ultimate price -- by committing ritual suicide. Full Story1

Lady Gaga leads U.S. pop chart despite sales slide Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Lady Gaga led the U.S. pop album chart for a second week on Wednesday, but inevitably suffered a mammoth sales drop since her opening round was boosted by Amazon.com's 99 cent promotion. Full Story1

Oxford academic finds "tantalizing" clue to Ophelia Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - An Oxford academic has found a "tantalizing" link between Shakespeare's tragic heroine Ophelia and a real-life girl who died at the age of two in 1569, when the Bard would have been around five years old. Full Story1

Spanish writer and camp survivor Semprun dies Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:04 AM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish prize-winning and politically committed novelist Jorge Semprun, who was also a scriptwriter, French Resistance fighter and concentration camp survivor, has died at the age of 87. Full Story1

A Minute With: Horror king John Carpenter on "The Ward" Wed,8 Jun 2011 05:59 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Horror meister John Carpenter returns to movie making for the first time in 10 years with "The Ward," which arrives on video-on-demand on June 8 before a theatrical release a month later. Full Story1

Paramount plays down box office expectations for "Super 8" Wed,8 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Trying to debunk buzz in Hollywood that pre-release tracking is soft for J.J. Abrams' movie "Super 8", Paramount Pictures says the $50 million-budgeted movie doesn't need a big opening weekend because it cost far less than a big studio blockbuster. Full Story1

"Judy Moody" children's books find new life on film Tue,7 Jun 2011 10:14 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Popular books usually make good candidates for movies. But the producers behind "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" decided to create an entirely original adventure for the mischievous third grader's big screen debut. Full Story1

Mystery surrounds "Super 8" in a summer of sequels Tue,7 Jun 2011 09:59 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Its pedigree could hardly be stronger -- producer Steven Spielberg and sci-fi master J.J. Abrams. Full Story1

Reese Witherspoon to star in wedding comedy Tue,7 Jun 2011 08:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Wedding-themed movies are all the rage in Hollywood -- see the success of "Bridesmaids" and "The Hangover, Part II" -- and now Reese Witherspoon is joining the fray. Full Story1

Michael Pena Joins Penn, Gosling in crime drama Tue,7 Jun 2011 08:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Crash" actor Michael Pena has joined the all-star cast of "Gangster Squad," a crime drama set in 1940s Los Angeles. Full Story1

Michael Jackson concert insurers decline to pay out Tue,7 Jun 2011 07:53 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The insurers of Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" London comeback concerts have asked a judge to nullify a $17.5 million policy taken out by promoters, saying they were never told that the singer was taking powerful drugs. Full Story1

Comcast to offer home security package Tue,7 Jun 2011 06:14 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp is adding home security to its package of services for homes where it already delivers cable television, broadband and phone. Full Story1

Aerosmith returning to studio for long-delayed album Tue,7 Jun 2011 05:35 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Now that Steven Tyler has finished his successful first season as a judge on "American Idol," he is returning to his day job with Aerosmith. Full Story1

Home of ailing Zsa Zsa Gabor on sale for $15 million Tue,7 Jun 2011 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Bel Air home of Zsa Zsa Gabor went up for sale on Tuesday with an asking price of $15 million, while the 94 year-old Hollywood actress recovered in hospital from her latest medical setback. Full Story1

Mystery surrounds "Super 8" in a summer of sequels Tue,7 Jun 2011 04:21 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Its pedigree could hardly be stronger -- producer Steven Spielberg and sci-fi master J.J. Abrams. Full Story1

"Cat Who" mystery writer Lilian Jackson Braun dies Tue,7 Jun 2011 03:55 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lilian Jackson Braun, the author of "The Cat Who" mystery series, has died. She was 97. Full Story1

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REUTERS Celebrity/Gossip News Headlines, Jun 09, 2011

"Mad Libs", "Get Smart" producer Leonard B. Stern dies
"Super 8" opening one day early in Twitter promo
Lindsay Lohan wins restraining order against man
First Lady Michelle Obama to appear on "iCarly"
Willie Nelson off the hook on pot charge
Adele reigns on U.S. singles chart; Coldplay debuts

REUTERS World News, Jun 09, 2011

China warns "independents" challenging Party-run legislatures Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China told citizens on Thursday not to run for local legislatures as independents, tightening reins on activists who have sought to challenge the ruling Communist Party's grip on grassroots government. Full Story1

China says no expiry date on Communist Party rule Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party sees no reason why it cannot stay in power indefinitely, having made the nation into the envy of the world with its economic success, one of the Party's top official historians said on Thursday. Full Story1

Fire extinguished at Tripoli journalist hotel Wed,8 Jun 2011 09:45 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A fire broke out early on Thursday morning at the hotel housing foreign journalists in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a Reuters witness said. Full Story1

Western, Arab talks to focus on Libya "end-game" Wed,8 Jun 2011 09:28 PM PDT Reuters - MISRATA (Reuters) - Western and Arab nations meet in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to focus on what one U.S. official called the "end-game" for Libya's Muammar Gaddafi as NATO once again stepped up the intensity of its air raids on Tripoli. Full Story1

Militant attack in Pakistan's northwest kills at least Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:36 PM PDT Reuters - MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Around 150 militants armed with rockets attacked a security checkpost in Pakistan's Waziristan on Thursday, killing eight soldiers, intelligence officials said, as tensions rise in the border region. Full Story1

Japan finance minister "possible PM frontrunner" Wed,8 Jun 2011 07:52 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, an advocate of a higher sales tax to fix state finances, emerged on Thursday as a possible frontrunner to replace Naoto Kan as premier after a newspaper said ruling party executives would back his candidacy. Full Story1

Germany defends E.coli response as death toll rises Wed,8 Jun 2011 05:41 PM PDT Reuters - BERLIN/HAMBURG (Reuters) - German ministers on Wednesday defended their response to the E.coli outbreak that has killed 27 people and signaled possible changes in the way the country handles health crises in the future. Full Story1

Prosecutor says Gaddafi linked to rape policy Wed,8 Jun 2011 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - International Criminal Court investigators have evidence linking Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to a policy of raping opponents and may bring separate charges on the issue, the ICC prosecutor said on Wednesday. Full Story1

Bomb, not rocket may have hit Yemen's Saleh Wed,8 Jun 2011 04:35 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh appears to have been injured last week by a bombing at a mosque inside his palace, not a rocket attack as first thought, U.S. and Arab officials told Reuters. Full Story1

Analysis: West tries modest steps to add pressure on Syria Wed,8 Jun 2011 04:15 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While the United States and its allies want to raise pressure on Syria to end its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, there are few signs the West, let alone the Arab world, is ready for robust action that might make a difference. Full Story1

Turkey offers Syrians refuge, West pushes U.N. vote Wed,8 Jun 2011 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey threw open its borders to anxious Syrian refugees on Wednesday and urged their government to curb violence against civilians after thousands abandoned a town near the Turkish frontier in fear of a military assault. Full Story1

Western, Arab talks to focus on Libya "end-game" Wed,8 Jun 2011 03:20 PM PDT Reuters - MISRATA (Reuters) - Western and Arab nations meet in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to focus on what one U.S. official called the "end-game" for Libya's Muammar Gaddafi as NATO once again stepped up the intensity of its air raids on Tripoli. Full Story1

Death toll in Haiti's floods, mudslides rises to 23 Wed,8 Jun 2011 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The death toll from days of heavy rains that triggered flooding and mudslides in earthquake-ravaged Haiti has climbed to 23, an official said on Wednesday. Full Story1

Brazil's Rousseff tries to move on after aide quits Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT Reuters - BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff struggled on Wednesday to overcome the loss of her most powerful minister, as new questions emerged over who will lead the fight against rising inflation and rebuild her government's strained relationship with Congress. Full Story1

Defiant Iran plans big rise in nuclear enrichment Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:52 AM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will shift its production of higher-grade uranium to an underground bunker and triple production capacity, it said on Wednesday in a defiant response to charges of trying to make atomic bombs. Full Story1

Unlikely bin Laden in Abbottabad for 5 years: ex-ISI head Wed,8 Jun 2011 11:16 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - It is unlikely Osama bin Laden lived for years in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad where he was found and killed by U.S. forces, a former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency said Wednesday. Full Story1

ICC inquiry may not bar Gaddafi leaving: UK minister Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - * Minister says people talking to Gaddafi about leaving Full Story1

Fighting turns southern Yemen town into "hell" Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:42 AM PDT Reuters - ADEN/JEDDAH (Reuters) - Bodies lay in the streets of a southern Yemeni town Wednesday as government forces battled Islamist militants, a local official said, underscoring the gravity of Yemen's multiple conflicts. Full Story1

Canada confirms it will reject new Kyoto Protocol Wed,8 Jun 2011 10:41 AM PDT Reuters - BONN, Germany (Reuters) - Canada confirmed on Wednesday that it would not support an extended Kyoto Protocol after 2012, joining Japan and Russia in rejecting a new round of the climate emissions pact. Full Story1

Yemenis going hungry as conflict pushes prices: WFP Wed,8 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemenis are going hungry after fighting in their country disrupted food supplies and pushed up the price of gas, water, fuel and other basic commodities, the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) said Wednesday. Full Story1

Bin Laden will "haunt" America: al Qaeda deputy Wed,8 Jun 2011 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's longtime lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, said the United States faces rebellion throughout the Muslim world after killing the al Qaeda leader, according to a YouTube recording posted on Wednesday. Full Story1

EU accuses Iran of deepening nuclear "defiance" Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:39 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - The European Union voiced deep concern on Wednesday over Iran's announcement it would increase its capacity to produce higher-grade enriched uranium, saying Tehran was increasing its defiance of the U.N. Security Council. Full Story1

Greece warns dissenters against rejecting austerity Wed,8 Jun 2011 08:19 AM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government warned dissenters in the ruling party on Wednesday against rejecting an austerity plan agreed under a new international bailout deal, after data showed the depth of the nation's economic crisis. Full Story1

Factbox: What is uranium enrichment? Wed,8 Jun 2011 07:42 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Iran aims to triple its production capacity for higher grade uranium, state broadcaster IRIB said on Wednesday, an announcement likely to add to Western concerns about Tehran's atomic ambitions. Full Story1

Anticipation in Tripoli as net tightens on Gaddafi Wed,8 Jun 2011 07:32 AM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - "We are all happy when NATO bombs like that," the taxi driver said on Wednesday, the morning after the heaviest Western air strikes on the Libyan capital. Full Story1

Pakistan militant group vows to escalate fight in Afghanistan Wed,8 Jun 2011 07:28 AM PDT Reuters - DERA ISMAIL KHAN/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - One of Pakistan's most powerful militant groups plans to step up its fight against American troops in neighboring Afghanistan in response to intensified U.S. drone missile strikes on its territory, two of its commanders said on Wednesday. Full Story1

UK and France to put forward U.N. resolution on Syria Wed,8 Jun 2011 06:44 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and France will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution on Wednesday condemning Syria's crackdown on protesters, British Prime Minister David Cameron said. Full Story1

China floods kill 52, force 100,000 to evacuate Wed,8 Jun 2011 05:31 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Heavy rain drenched a drought-ravaged swathe of southern and eastern China, killing 52 people and forcing more than 100,000 to evacuate, state media reported on Wednesday. Full Story1

Suspected U.S. missile strike kills 22 militants in Pakistan Wed,8 Jun 2011 05:22 AM PDT Reuters - MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Jun (Reuters) - Missile attacks by suspected U.S. drone aircraft killed at least 22 militants in Pakistan's Waziristan region on Wednesday, intelligence officials said, as the U.S. military steps up pressure on remnants of al Qaeda and the Taliban sheltered there. Full Story1

Tunisia election delayed until October 23 Wed,8 Jun 2011 04:55 AM PDT Reuters - TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's election will be delayed until October 23, a week later than the date suggested by electoral officials, to ensure it can be "free and transparent," Prime Minister Beji Caid Sebsi said on Wednesday. Full Story1

Analysis: Syria's crisis begins to go international Wed,8 Jun 2011 04:15 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - The increasingly bloody crisis engulfing Syria has started to go international. Full Story1

Turkey says open to Syrian refugees as 120 arrive Wed,8 Jun 2011 03:38 AM PDT Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not "close its doors" to refugees fleeing unrest in Syria, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday after reports of more than 120 Syrians crossing the border overnight. Full Story1

N.Korea test fired short-range missile last week: Yonhap Wed,8 Jun 2011 03:38 AM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range missile into waters off its west coast last week in what was likely a test of modifications to its arsenal, South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted an intelligence source as saying on Wednesday. Full Story1

Factbox: Protests in Middle East, North Africa Wed,8 Jun 2011 02:56 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Here are details of some of the protests against governments in the Middle East and North Africa. Full Story1

France 24 says may have been tricked on Syrian envoy Wed,8 Jun 2011 02:56 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - French TV news channel France 24 may have been hoodwinked when it aired an audio interview in which a person it believed to be Syria's ambassador to France said she was resigning, a senior France 24 journalist said on Wednesday. Full Story1

Strauss-Kahn maid's lawyer appeals for other victims Wed,8 Jun 2011 01:56 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - The lawyer for the New York hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her has appealed on French television for other women with claims against the former IMF chief to come forward. Full Story1

Power outages at Japan's Fukushima plant, cooling continues Wed,8 Jun 2011 01:14 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of a crippled Japanese nuclear plant said on Wednesday it had experienced power outages at two of its reactors but it was able to continue the cooling process to bring them under control. Full Story1

Countries seek nuclear stress tests after Japan crisis Wed,8 Jun 2011 01:14 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Government ministers and officials from nearly 30 nuclear energy producing countries called on Tuesday for safety tests on all reactors, after the disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant sparked concern over standards. Full Story1

China floods kill 24, force 100,000 to evacuate Tue,7 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Heavy rain drenched a swathe of what had been drought-gripped southern and eastern China, killing 24 people and forcing more than 100,000 to evacuate, state media reported on Wednesday. Full Story1

Resignation of Brazil's Palocci leaves a void Tue,7 Jun 2011 10:29 PM PDT Reuters - BRASILIA (Reuters) - The resignation of President Dilma Rousseff's top aide is unlikely to cause major upheaval in Brazilian financial markets on Wednesday, but it could lead to more government spending and a generally less market-friendly approach in months to come. Full Story1

 

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