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North Korea observes anniversary of Kim Jong-il's work.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, June 1 (KCNA) - A national meeting was held at the People's Palace of Culture on Tuesday to mark the 20th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il [Kim...

Iran expects Italy's independent nuclear stand - Speaker.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 1 June: Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said Tuesday [1 June] Tehran expects the Italian government to adopt "an independent stand" on Iran's nuclear issue....

Jordanian king accepts credentials of newly-appointed ambassadors.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Jordanian news agency Petra-JNA website ["King Accepts Credentials of Newly-Appointed Ambassadors" - Petra News Agency Headline] Amman, June 1 (Petra) - His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday accepted...

Qatari emir calls for end to Gaza siege after "deadly Israeli raid on a flotilla".
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report in English by Qatari newspaper The Peninsula website on 1 June [Unattributed report: "Emir Calls on World to Break Gaza Siege"] "The Emir H H Shaykh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday called on the international...

Kyrgyz-Kazakh border remains closed for consumer goods.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 1 June: The Kyrgyz-Kazakh border still remains closed for consumer goods, a letter of the AVON Cosmetics Kyrgyzstan company's logistics coordinator, that has been...

Police Detain Participants in Anti-Israeli Picket in Moscow
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy on 1 June Police began to detain participants in an unauthorized picket near the Israeli embassy in Moscow. Several people have been detained,...

Repentant Maldivian returning to Islam offers profound apology.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Maldives privately-owned newspaper Haveeru Daily website on 1 June Male, 1 June: The Maldivian man who declared his "non-Muslim" status to the public during the Q&A session of a lecture given by Indian scholar Dr Zakir...

Bosnian flotilla activist in Israeli custody.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA Sarajevo, 1 June: Bosnia-Hercegovina citizen Muhamed Jaser Sabag, who was among the passengers of the convoy carrying humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip, is...

China, Gulf Cooperation Council to launch first strategic dialogue.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China, Gulf Cooperation Council To Launch First Strategic Dialogue Friday"] BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) - China and the Gulf Cooperation...

Bosnian media positive about Croatian president's visit.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA ZAGREB, June 1 (Hina) - The media in Bosnia-Hercegovina carried reports on Tuesday with many positive comments on Croatian President Ivo Josipovic's visit to Bosnia last weekend,...

Indonesians protest against Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotilla.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Indonesian Tempo Interaktif website on 1 June [Unattributed report: "Indonesians to rally in support of Palestinian solidarity at Hotel Indonesia roundabout"] A wave of protesters expressed their unhappiness over the...

Security tightened in Pakistan capital.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 1 June: Police have tightened security in the city and also ensured extra deployment in the various areas to avert any untoward incident. According to...

Flotilla "more dangerous than a nuclear bomb" for Israeli premier - Arabic daily.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by London-based newspaper Al-Hayat website on 1 June [Article by Mustafa Zayn: "'Peace Flotilla's' Massacre" Israel Is Encircling Itself"] Netanyahu was on his way to the White House to reap the fruits of his pressures on...

Russian website sees risks to Putin "regime" in president's modernization drive.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by anti-Kremlin Russian current affairs website Yezhednevnyy Zhurnal on 24 May [Article by Sergey Magaril: "Modernization and the Strategic Risks to the Putin Regime" - boldface as published throughout] Russia is the Titanic...

Armenian pundit says Iran has changed its position on Karabakh.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by private Armenian news agency Arminfo Yerevan, 1 June: The Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem and Iran have come to agreement on the issue of deployment of an international force in Nagornyy Karabakh, political expert Amayak...

Security at jails in Pakistan's Punjab tightened after Lahore attacks.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore, 1 June: Security at jails across the province after Ghari Shahu, Model Town and Jinnah Hospital incidents has further been strengthened besides round-the-clock...

Sudan's SPLM to be represented by nine ministers in new government.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM website, Juba on 1 June The SPLM (Sudan People Liberation Movement) has said that it will be represented by nine ministers in the next government of national unity, in addition to...

Tajik Islamic party condemns Israel's flotilla attack, urges probe.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Tajik news agency Asia-Plus website Dushanbe, 1 June: During its meeting today, the political council of the Islamic Rebirth Party of Tajikistan resolutely condemned the Israeli attack on Freedom...

Georgian, Abkhaz sides report on incident involving customs officers.
June 1, 2010... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Sukhumi, 1 June: In [Georgia's breakaway] Abkhazia, uunidentified people have opened fire on a vehicle carrying representatives of the republic's customs service, killing one...

Ukrainian deputy minister caught red-handed accepting large bribe - prosecutors.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 1 June: A deputy minister has been caught red-handed while accepting a large bribe, the press service of the Prosecutor-General's Office [PGO] said on 1 June. The official received the...

Iraqi federal court endorses 7 March election results.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website June 1, 2010 - 11:55:26 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq's Supreme Federal Court announced on Tuesday [1 June] that it endorsed the results of the March 7 legislative...

Turkish Speaker says UN statement on Israeli attack "insufficient".
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 1 June 2010: The Turkish parliament speaker said on Tuesday [1 June] that he regarded the decision of the United Nations (UN) Security Council only to condemn the...

Belarusian president hopes for compromise with Russia on customs union.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Belarusian state-owned broadcaster First TV Channel, on 1 June [Presenter] The Belarusian president is confident that Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia can come to an agreement on two-three issues within the Customs Union, the...

Philippines separatists visit late Indonesian leader's Islamic school.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by website of independent Indonesian news magazine Tempo on 1 June [By Muhammad Taufik] Tuesday, 1 June, Jakarta: The Philippines separatist group the Moro National Liberation Front has made a visit on Tuesday to the...

Iraqi federal court ready to send election results to presidency.
June 1, 2010... Dubai-based Iraqi private Al-Sharqiyah TV carries the following report within its 1000 gmt newscast on 1 June: - "The Federal Court has ratified the results of the elections that were held on 7 March. Judge Midhat al-Mahmud, head of the...

Tycoon's plans to dominate Ukraine's metal industry foiled by Russia - website.
June 1, 2010... Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov's plans to dominate the country's metal industry have been foiled after the owners one of the country's largest steelworks, Zaporizhstal, have been foiled after its owners decided to sell the asset for bigger...

Belarus condemns Israel's attack on aid ships.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 1 June: Belarus is "deeply concerned" about Israel's raid on aid ships bound for Gaza, Andrey Savinykh, spokesman for the foreign ministry, said in a statement...

"Shame on all who can, but do not, bring Israeli regime to book" - Qatari paper.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Qatari newspaper The Peninsula website on 1 June [Editorial by Khalid Al Sayed: "Shame, Shame..."] Shameful is too mild a word to describe what happened at sea off Gaza early yesterday when volunteers from...

Three terrorists sent from Pakistani tribal areas to target PM house - sources.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Kashif Abbasi headlined "Terrorists sent to target PM House" published by Pakistan newspaper The Nation website on 1 June Islamabad - Three high-profile terrorists have reportedly been sent from the tribal areas to target...

Iran leader issues statement in condemnation of Israeli attack on flotilla.
June 1, 2010... In a message issued on 1 June and published by the Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, Iran's leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i has condemned Israel's attack on the Gaza-bound aid ships on 31 May. The following is the text of his message: In...

Algeria persuades US to leave terror fight to Africans.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Faisal A. headlined "Flintlock 2010 manoeuvres may be the last of their kind. Algeria persuades Washington of viability of leaving fighting terror to Africans", published by privately-owned Algerian newspaper Echourouk El Youmi...

Turkish Speaker comments on Israeli attack in meeting with OSCE group.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 1 June 2010: Speaker of Turkish Parliament Mehmet Ali Sahin said Tuesday [1 June] Turkey wanted peace in its region and in the world. Sahin received...

Hamas political bureau member comments on Gaza flotilla incident.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Italian leading privately-owned centre-left newspaper La Repubblica, on 1 June [Interview with Hamas Political Bureau member Usamah Hamdan by Alix Van Buren on 31 May; place not given: "'The World Must Not Remain Silent; the...

Nearly 500 NGOs urge EU perspective for Western Balkans ahead of Sarajevo summit.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Bosnia-Hercegovina public BH Radio 1, on 1 June [Presenter] Regarding the EU-Western Balkans conference in Sarajevo, more than 470 NGOs from Bosnia-Hercegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania have sent an...

Palestinian president thanks Egypt for opening Rafah crossing to Gaza.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Palestinian presidency-controlled news agency Wafa website ["President Abbas Thanks President Mubarak For Opening Rafah Crossing" - WAFA News Agency headline] Ramallah, 1 June (WAFA) - In an exclusive statement to WAFA,...

Pakistan sources say 18 Taleban killed in Orakzai Agency tribal area.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Hangu, 1 June: Gunship helicopters Tuesday [1 June] heavily pounded militants' positions in Upper Orakzai Agency killing 18 Taleban insurgents including some foreign...

Russian regional protests seen as government's failure.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Moscow Times website on 1 June Developments in Kaliningrad clearly demonstrate that the "power vertical" built over the past decade -a system for permitting unchecked bureaucratic abuses -is not only failing to...

Burmese opposition members meet EU delegation in Rangoon.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Norway-based Burmese Democratic Voice of Burma website, on 31 May An EU delegation and the National League for Democracy [NLD] met and held talks at the German Ambassador's residence in Rangoon today. During the meeting, the...

Panama daily lauds Colombian elections; slams Chavez's "buffooneries".
June 1, 2010... Text of report by leading Panamanian newspaper La Prensa website on 31 May [La Prensa Editorial "As of Today"] While Colombia teaches Latin America a lesson in democracy, the Venezuelan leader's buffooneries reach an insurmountable...

Zimbabwe leaders discuss final report on unity deal.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Tichaona Sibanda entitled "Party principals finally meet to consider GPA report" published by London-based Zimbabwe independent SW Radio Africa on 31 May Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy Arthur...

Turkey's PM calls Israeli raid on flotilla "bloody massacre".
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 1 June 2006: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel's raid on Gaza-bound ships carrying civilians and humanitarian aid as a bloody massacre which...

Iran official terms rebel leader capture "complex mission", gives new details.
June 1, 2010... Text of report headlined "New details of the operation on Rigi's arrest" published by Iranian newspaper Javan on 29 May The head of Air Force Studies and Research Office [Brigadier Chitforush] said: To capture Abdolmalek Rigi [leader of a...

(Corr) Ukraine to step up CIS participation, but partially - foreign minister.
June 1, 2010... (Correcting date in sourceline from 14 Oct 05 to 14 May 10. A corrected version of the item follows) Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko has said that Ukraine is planning to step up its participation in CIS activity but does not intend to...

More on Japanese emperor meets Chinese premier 1 Jun.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, June 1 Kyodo - Japanese Emperor Akihito and visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao discussed the history of bilateral exchanges during their meeting Tuesday at the Imperial...

Czech defence minister visits Poland.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Polish national independent news agency PAP Warsaw, 1 June: Defence Minister of the Czech Republic General Vlastimil Picek, who is paying an official visit to Poland, held talks with the Chief of Staff of the...

Turkish PM to convene security meeting on 2 Jun.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 1 June 2010: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold a security meeting at Prime Ministry HQ at 1100 [local time] on Wednesday [2 June]. National...

Kyrgyzstan's ethnic Uzbeks demand end to "persecution" against TV chiefs.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website Bishkek, 31 May: Leaders of the Uzbek national centre in the city of Osh [a body of ethnic Uzbeks in Osh] have called on the Kyrgyz power-wielding structures to stop...

Iran security official urges UN Security Council "to confront Zionist regime".
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 1 June: Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Sa'id Jalili called on the United Nations Security Council to confront Zionists' crimes....

Turkey's former justice minister detained in new Ergenekon operation.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Ebubekir Atmaca and Cihat Unal headlined "Former minister, IP deputy chairman detained in latest Ergenekon wave", published by Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman website on 1 June Former Justice Minister Seyfi Oktay...

Pakistan TV show discusses measures if Gilgit-Baltistan lake overflows.
June 1, 2010... PTV News in Urdu at 0515 gmt on 28 May telecasts the regularly scheduled current affairs programme entitled "Good Morning Pakistan" hosted by anchors Muhammad Raza and Sultana Kaukab. This programme, aired six-day a week from Monday to Saturday,...

European parliament rejects proposal to display Iran unrest victim's photo.
June 1, 2010... Text of report headlined "Disagreement of the European parliament to suggestion by the oppositions of Iran" published by Iranian newspaper Resalat on 30 May The European parliament did not allow the photo of Neda Aqa-Soltan - the woman who...

Turkish paper says Israeli raid on aid convoy "public relations disaster".
June 1, 2010... Text of column in English by Abdullah Bozkurt headlined "Pondering a response to the Israeli attack", published by Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman website on 1 June Rome: Israeli troops storming the Gaza aid flotilla at dawn on Monday and the...

Sudan: Ruling party envoy says efforts for Darfur settlement issue "ongoing".
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Sudanese government newspaper Sudan Vision website on 1 June [Report by Al Sammani Awadallah: "Rahama: Doha Forum Shoulders New Government With Huge Responsibility"] Senior member in the National Congress Party...

China confiscates 112 million fake invoices in first five months.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China Confiscates 112 Million Fake Invoices in First Five Months"] BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) - Chinese police have confiscated more than 112...

Macedonian premier seeks name solution not to harm national interests.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["Gruevski: We Want Solution Not Harming State and National Interests" - MIA headline] Skopje, 1 June 2010 - We are interested in a name solution that won't harm national and...

China Communist Youth League official jailed for corruption.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China Communist Youth League Official Jailed for Corruption"] YINCHUAN, June 1 (Xinhua) - A former China Communist Youth League official in...

Chinese agency reports premier holds talks with Japanese PM 31 May.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Tokyo, 31 May (Xinhua) - State Council Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on 31 May. The two sides had a frank,...

Honda's parts plant in China halts production again amid strike.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Honda's Parts Plant in China Halts Production Again Amid Strike"] GUANGZHOU, June 1 (Xinhua) - The parts plant of Japan's second-largest...

Syrian adviser responds to New York Times article on US strategy, Iran.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Syrian government-owned newspaper Tishrin website on 31 May [Article by Syrian presidential adviser Buthaynah Sha'ban: "The Most Dangerous Thing That Can Be!"] Where can the reader get the news and how can he make a...

Russian pundit says Putin wants to return as president in 2012 to avoid jail.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Russian Grani.ru website on 21 May [Article by Andrey Piontkovskiy: "2012 Thunderstorm"] The discussion among well-known political analysts on the subject of "The 2012 Presidential Campaign" dragged on in an academic...

Italy's Berlusconi to visit Jordan this year - ambassador.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Jordanian news agency Petra-JNA website ["Berlusconi To Visit Jordan This Year : Italian Ambassador" - Petra News Agency Headline] Amman, June 1 (Petra) - Italian ambassador here Francesco Fransoni on...

Gunmen kill woman in Iraqi city of Mosul.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website June 1, 2010 - 12:18:52 NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: A woman was killed on Tuesday [1 June] by gunmen near her house in western Mosul, according to a security source....

Lawyer confident Australian will be spared Afghanistan death penalty.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Radio Australia, international service of the government-funded ABC, on 1 June The lawyer for an Australian man facing the death penalty in Afghanistan for murder has returned from the country confident his client's life can...

Russian testing range transferred from Strategic Missile Troops to Space Troops.
June 1, 2010... The separate scientific-testing station (Kura range), which is situated on Kamchatka, was transferred from the subordination of the Strategic Missile Troops to that of the Space Troops on 1 June, ITAR-TASS news agency reported on the same day,...

Turkish daily highlights Hamas reactions to Gaza flotilla incident.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Sabah website on 1 June [Unattributed report: "Turkey Is Now Involved in the Cause"] Hamas has strongly reacted to the assault. Interviewed by Sabah.com.tr, Hamas leaders who likened Israel to a wild...

Afghan daily examines aftermath of nomadic pullout from disputed land in east.
June 1, 2010... Text of editorial in Dari headlined "Kuchis have left Behsood; has the problem ended?" published by Afghan newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 27 May Local sources in Wardag Province say that Kuchis [Afghan nomads] have left Behsood [in Wardag...

Iran Musavi condemns Israel's attack on Gaza aid convoy.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian pro-reform, English-language website The Green Voice of Freedom on 1 June Green Voice of Freedom, 1 June: Green Movement Leader Mirhoseyn Musavi has condemned Israel's violent assault on the ship carrying...

Russian expert sees freely elected mayors as dying breed.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Moscow Times website on 1 June In its ongoing attempt to transform the political landscape, the government has been stepping up efforts to replace directly elected mayors with nominees from among State Duma...

Russian investigators launch probe into death of defendant in Siberia.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 1 June: At the instruction of the Investigations Committee under the Russian prosecutor's office, the investigations directorate of the Investigations Committee under the...

Macedonia's CoE chairman "dismayed" at Israeli Gaza flotilla attack.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["Milososki Confident That Circumstances of Israel's Attack on Gaza Humanitarian Fleet Will Be Investigated" - MIA headline] Strasbourg, 1 June 2010 - Antonio Milososki,...

Czech paper foresees problems of possible two-party coalition.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Czech privately-owned independent centre-left newspaper Pravo website, on 31 May [Commentary by Jiri Pehe: "Government by Unreadables"] If the results of the election lead to the formation of a right-leaning ruling...

Iran Musavi's advisor receives "death threat" in London reformist website.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian pro-reform, English-language website The Green Voice of Freedom on 1 June Green Voice of Freedom, 1 June: Abolfazl Fateh, head of the Musavi information committee has received death threats from...

Iran arrests female reformist journalist.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian pro-reform, English-language website The Green Voice of Freedom on 1 June Green Voice of Freedom, 1 June: Weblog writer and journalist Mahbubeh Khansari has been arrested. According to the Free...

Russia: Kyrgyz government split over interim leader's presidency.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by the website of heavyweight Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 20 May [Report by Viktoriya Panfilova: "No-Alternative Roza. The Head of the Provisional Government Will Become the President of the Transition Period"] ...

Elected government' of Sudan's south Darfur swears in before state governor.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Sudanese government newspaper Sudan Vision website on 1 June South Darfur State elected government was sworn-in yesterday before the State Governor, Dr Abd-al-hamid Musa Kasah who decreed the formation of the new...

Turkish PM says all international law resources to be used against Israel.
June 1, 2010... Text of unattributed report in English headlined "Turkey will use all resources stemming from international law against Israel", published by Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman website on 1 June Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who cut his...

Female reformist journalist arrested in Iran.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian pro-reform, English-language website The Green Voice of Freedom on 1 June Green Voice of Freedom, 1 June: Journalist, A'zam Veysameh was arrested by Intelligence Ministry forces at her home last night. ...

Bangladeshi militants said manufacturing high-tech bombs.
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Golam Martuza headlined "High-Tech Bombs in Hands of Militants" published by Prothom Alo on 27 May A new technology devised by militants to manufacture bombs has been found in a hideout of the banned militant outfit...

Russian Ombudsman Complains about Police Handling of Opposition Protest
June 1, 2010... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy on 1 June [Presenter] Russia's human rights ombudsman, Vladimir Lukin, has said that the law-enforcement agencies' handling of the [31 May unauthorized...

Jordan offers to take people injured in Gaza flotilla incident - minister.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by official Jordanian news agency Petra-JNA website ["Jordan To Funnel Injured in Gaza Flotilla Raid: Sharif" - Petra News Agency Headline] Amman, June 1 (Petra) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched...

Turkish daily highlights "sharp reaction" from civil society to Israeli attack.
June 1, 2010... Text of unattributed report in English headlined "Israeli assault on Gaza flotilla draws sharp reaction from Turkish civil society", published by Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman website on 31 May; subheading as published Thousands of Turks...

Turkish embassy in Israel says 368 nationals detained.
June 1, 2010... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Tel Aviv, 1 June 2010: The Turkish embassy in Israel said that 368 Turkish citizens were transported to Be'er Sheva Prison following Israeli raid on a convoy of six ships...

Reformist party member joins Kurdish rebel group - Iran paper.
June 1, 2010... Text of report headlined "Member of Organization of former and present members of the Office for Fostering Unity joined PJAK" published by Iranian newspaper Javan on 31 May 2010 One of the members of the central council of Organization of...

Iranian Army penetrates through Iraqi territories.
June 1, 2010... "Iranian Army carried out a five- kilometre incursion into Iraq's Kurdistan region," said Al-Arabiya TV quoting its correspondent at 1422 gmt. Source: Al-Arabiya TV, Dubai, in Arabic 1422 gmt 1 Jun 10 BBC Monitoring