The Daily Tension for Tue. 30 May
TENSION NEWSMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A French and a European Union, right, flag are seen through a broken window from Montfermeil city hall, north of Paris, Tuesday, May 30, 2006, after police clashed overnight with about 100 youths who tossed Molotov cocktails at public buildings, in an incident that revived memories of the riots that shook the nation last year. The youths, many masked and wielding baseball bats, hurled projectiles at police and lobbed Molotov cocktails at public buildings.
HEALTH
Three Reasons Why We Are All So Stressed at Work: Matthew Lynn
May 31 (Bloomberg) -- If your screen freezes, try ignoring it. As that report you've spent a week working on gets chewed up by the hard drive, shrug and forget about it.
Don't lose your head over a headache
(news.independent.co.uk) -- Headaches drive millions of us to despair, and according to Harvard scientists half of us have at least one a month. Yet the majority are not caused by any disease. So what triggers them? And how are they best treated? Roger Dobson investigates
ECONOMY
Oil and gas
(business.scotsman.com) -- OIL prices rose above $72 a barrel yesterday, boosted by a jump in demand from energy-hungry China and continued tension between Iran and the west over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Oil rises above $72 on China demand
LONDON (www.dailytimes.com.pk) -- Oil rose above $72 a barrel on Tuesday, boosted by a jump in demand in energy-hungry China and continued tension between Iran and the West over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Oil Prices Rise Before OPEC Meeting
(CBS/AP) -- Oil prices rose above $72 a barrel Tuesday ahead of an OPEC meeting in Venezuela and the start of the Atlantic hurricane season later this week.
COMMODITIES-Gold climbs 2 pct on weak dollar, oil jumps
LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) -- Gold gained just over two percent on Tuesday in Europe, buoyed by dollar weakness, while oil rose above $72 a barrel following a jump in Chinese demand and continued tension over Iran's nuclear programme.
US stocks fall on worries about consumer spending
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- U.S stocks tumbled on Tuesday as higher crude oil prices and a disappointing sales report from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) stirred worries about a potential slowdown in consumer spending.
IRAQ CONFLICT
CBS Reporter Critical But Stable
(CBS/AP) -- CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier -- critically wounded Monday by a bomb that killed cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan -- arrived Tuesday at the Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, for treatment at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a U.S. military hospital.
Relentless Violence Kills 54 in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Car bombs targeting Shiite areas devastated a bustling outdoor market and an auto dealership Tuesday, part of a relentless onslaught that killed 54 people and prompted the United States to deploy more troops to combat insurgents in western Iraq. The bombs also wounded 120...
IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS
"We Are Determined"
(SPIEGEL) -- In an interview with SPIEGEL, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discusses the Holocaust, the future of the state of Israel, mistakes made by the United States in Iraq and Tehran's nuclear conflict with the West.
ILLEGAL ALIENS
Outlook -- Fluid Borders Pose Security Challenge
INTERNATIONAL
Sensitive issues are out
KUALA LUMPUR (thestar.com.my) -- The Malaysian media has, by agreement, decided to stay away from contentious issues of racial and religious sensitivities in order not to create unnecessary tension and even hatred among the people, Information Minister Datuk Zainuddin Maidin said yesterday.
Kia ora, shout East Timor children
(stuff) -- Their city may be burning, but that doesn't stop a cluster of smiling East Timorese kids from running alongside our New Zealand army re-supply column yelling "mister, mister, hello mister".
EUROPE
French youths fight police and attack mayor's house
(news.independent.co.uk) -- Two incidents in the past few days have raised fears of a renewed spiral of urban violence and racial tension in the greater Paris area.
In the first incident, 100youths fought
Renewed riots force extra police into Paris suburbs
(www.timesonline.co.uk) -- POLICE sent reinforcements to the troubled suburbs of northern Paris yesterday after a night of rioting revived fear of a return to the violence that raged through France’s immigrant housing estates last year.
Violence breaks out anew in still-smoldering French suburbs
MONTFERMEIL, France (AP) -- An arrest reignited violence in a tough suburb of Paris, with youths taking to streets with baseball bats, hurling gasoline bombs at public buildings, and attacking police, authorities said Tuesday.
Arrest Prompts More Violence in Paris
MONTFERMEIL, France (AP) -- Riot police deployed in force to a troubled Paris suburb Tuesday night after youths hurled gasoline bombs at public buildings and pelted police with rocks, a stark reminder of last year's more widespread violence.
MIDDLE EAST
Gazans play down tensions, focus on Israel shelling
GAZA (Reuters) -- Rival gunmen on the streets and recent deadly clashes may have raised fears of civil war in the Gaza Strip, but residents dismiss such an outcome as Israeli shelling reminds them of the common enemy nearby.
Dim Future in Palestine as Tension Escalates
(www.yobserver.com) -- Solution Lies in Political Dialogue between Hamas and Fatah, Issa.
AFRICA
Nigeria: In Garden City, an American, 4 Cops Killed in Cold Blood
(Vanguard) -- PORT HARCOURT literally caught fire recently. The incidents that generated tension occurred while the governor Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, was out of the country for a round table talk on the future of the state and the Niger-Delta region
Nigeria sacks top security chiefs
(BBC) -- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has announced a major shake-up of his country's military.
Zimbabwe: President Blocks Annan Visit
(Zimbabwe Independent) -- IN a move that could heighten tension between the United Nations and Zimbabwe, President Mugabe has blocked the UN secretary-general Kofi Annan from visiting the country to tackle the current crisis.
Somalia: Fighting Intensifies in Jalaqsi District of Somalia Hiran Region
(Shabelle Media Network) -- War tension has been reported is engulfing Jalalaqsi district of Hiran Region where local Clan militiamen fought for the last days.
ASIA
Two killed in renewed violence in Aligarh
(Indo-Asian News Service) -- Tension persisted in Aligarh on Tuesday with two people being killed in renewed violence despite curfew and authorities ordering the closure of all educational institutions.
Sri Lanka: A flashpoint peninsula
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HEALTH
Three Reasons Why We Are All So Stressed at Work: Matthew Lynn
May 31 (Bloomberg) -- If your screen freezes, try ignoring it. As that report you've spent a week working on gets chewed up by the hard drive, shrug and forget about it.
Don't lose your head over a headache
(news.independent.co.uk) -- Headaches drive millions of us to despair, and according to Harvard scientists half of us have at least one a month. Yet the majority are not caused by any disease. So what triggers them? And how are they best treated? Roger Dobson investigates
ECONOMY
Oil and gas
(business.scotsman.com) -- OIL prices rose above $72 a barrel yesterday, boosted by a jump in demand from energy-hungry China and continued tension between Iran and the west over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Oil rises above $72 on China demand
LONDON (www.dailytimes.com.pk) -- Oil rose above $72 a barrel on Tuesday, boosted by a jump in demand in energy-hungry China and continued tension between Iran and the West over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Oil Prices Rise Before OPEC Meeting
(CBS/AP) -- Oil prices rose above $72 a barrel Tuesday ahead of an OPEC meeting in Venezuela and the start of the Atlantic hurricane season later this week.
COMMODITIES-Gold climbs 2 pct on weak dollar, oil jumps
LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) -- Gold gained just over two percent on Tuesday in Europe, buoyed by dollar weakness, while oil rose above $72 a barrel following a jump in Chinese demand and continued tension over Iran's nuclear programme.
US stocks fall on worries about consumer spending
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- U.S stocks tumbled on Tuesday as higher crude oil prices and a disappointing sales report from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) stirred worries about a potential slowdown in consumer spending.
IRAQ CONFLICT
CBS Reporter Critical But Stable
(CBS/AP) -- CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier -- critically wounded Monday by a bomb that killed cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan -- arrived Tuesday at the Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, for treatment at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a U.S. military hospital.
Relentless Violence Kills 54 in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Car bombs targeting Shiite areas devastated a bustling outdoor market and an auto dealership Tuesday, part of a relentless onslaught that killed 54 people and prompted the United States to deploy more troops to combat insurgents in western Iraq. The bombs also wounded 120...
IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS
"We Are Determined"
(SPIEGEL) -- In an interview with SPIEGEL, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discusses the Holocaust, the future of the state of Israel, mistakes made by the United States in Iraq and Tehran's nuclear conflict with the West.
ILLEGAL ALIENS
Outlook -- Fluid Borders Pose Security Challenge
INTERNATIONAL
Sensitive issues are out
KUALA LUMPUR (thestar.com.my) -- The Malaysian media has, by agreement, decided to stay away from contentious issues of racial and religious sensitivities in order not to create unnecessary tension and even hatred among the people, Information Minister Datuk Zainuddin Maidin said yesterday.
Kia ora, shout East Timor children
(stuff) -- Their city may be burning, but that doesn't stop a cluster of smiling East Timorese kids from running alongside our New Zealand army re-supply column yelling "mister, mister, hello mister".
EUROPE
French youths fight police and attack mayor's house
(news.independent.co.uk) -- Two incidents in the past few days have raised fears of a renewed spiral of urban violence and racial tension in the greater Paris area.
In the first incident, 100youths fought
Renewed riots force extra police into Paris suburbs
(www.timesonline.co.uk) -- POLICE sent reinforcements to the troubled suburbs of northern Paris yesterday after a night of rioting revived fear of a return to the violence that raged through France’s immigrant housing estates last year.
Violence breaks out anew in still-smoldering French suburbs
MONTFERMEIL, France (AP) -- An arrest reignited violence in a tough suburb of Paris, with youths taking to streets with baseball bats, hurling gasoline bombs at public buildings, and attacking police, authorities said Tuesday.
Arrest Prompts More Violence in Paris
MONTFERMEIL, France (AP) -- Riot police deployed in force to a troubled Paris suburb Tuesday night after youths hurled gasoline bombs at public buildings and pelted police with rocks, a stark reminder of last year's more widespread violence.
MIDDLE EAST
Gazans play down tensions, focus on Israel shelling
GAZA (Reuters) -- Rival gunmen on the streets and recent deadly clashes may have raised fears of civil war in the Gaza Strip, but residents dismiss such an outcome as Israeli shelling reminds them of the common enemy nearby.
Dim Future in Palestine as Tension Escalates
(www.yobserver.com) -- Solution Lies in Political Dialogue between Hamas and Fatah, Issa.
AFRICA
Nigeria: In Garden City, an American, 4 Cops Killed in Cold Blood
(Vanguard) -- PORT HARCOURT literally caught fire recently. The incidents that generated tension occurred while the governor Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili, was out of the country for a round table talk on the future of the state and the Niger-Delta region
Nigeria sacks top security chiefs
(BBC) -- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has announced a major shake-up of his country's military.
Zimbabwe: President Blocks Annan Visit
(Zimbabwe Independent) -- IN a move that could heighten tension between the United Nations and Zimbabwe, President Mugabe has blocked the UN secretary-general Kofi Annan from visiting the country to tackle the current crisis.
Somalia: Fighting Intensifies in Jalaqsi District of Somalia Hiran Region
(Shabelle Media Network) -- War tension has been reported is engulfing Jalalaqsi district of Hiran Region where local Clan militiamen fought for the last days.
ASIA
Two killed in renewed violence in Aligarh
(Indo-Asian News Service) -- Tension persisted in Aligarh on Tuesday with two people being killed in renewed violence despite curfew and authorities ordering the closure of all educational institutions.
Sri Lanka: A flashpoint peninsula
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