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June 15, 2011

China inflation at 34-month high on rising food prices

Inflation in China hit its highest level in 34 months despite the government's efforts to rein in rising prices. Consumer prices in China rose by 5.5% in May, compared with the same month last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.…

June 15, 2011

Honda warns of profit slump due to earthquake

Honda has become the second major Japanese carmaker in a week to warn of dramatically lower profits due to reduced production resulting from March's massive earthquake. It forecast net profits of 195bn yen ($2.4bn; £1.5bn) for the year to the…

June 15, 2011

Libya unrest: Rebels edge west at Misrata

Libyan rebels fighting to topple Col Muammar Gaddafi have…

June 15, 2011

UK presses Sri Lanka over Channel 4’s ‘war crimes’ film

The UK Foreign Office has pressed Sri Lanka to investigate alleged atrocities during its civil war after "horrific" footage aired in a TV programme. Britain's Channel 4 showed what it said was previously unseen footage of what purported to be…

June 15, 2011

Syria Widens Crackdown in North and East

Syrian security forces have expanded their deployment to strategic regions in the north and east of the country in an attempt to crush the popular uprising against authoritarian President Bashar al-Assad. Activists and residents said Tuesday that…

June 15, 2011

US President Calls on Sudan To Stop ‘Campaign of Intimidation’

U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Sudan's government to stop its “campaign of intimidation” in the country's southern border area or face international isolation. In an audio statement, Mr. Obama said Sudan's government must immediately…

June 15, 2011

UN Rejects Allegations of Interference With Cambodian Court

The United Nations has rejected media reports that it instructed judges at Cambodia's war crimes court to dismiss one of its cases linked to Khmer Rouge atrocities of three decades ago. A spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday the…

June 13, 2011