الاثنين، 6 يونيو 2011

Afternoon Update: Syria, Claiming 80 Officers Killed, Hints at Retaliation

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Syria, Claiming 80 Officers Killed, Hints at Retaliation

By LIAM STACK and J. DAVID GOODMAN

Syria's state news agency on Monday said that residents were "pleading" for the army to intervene after the attacks, which could not be verified.

5 American Soldiers Are Killed in Iraq

By JACK HEALY and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

There was no claim of responsibility for the rocket attack, which came as Iraqis debate whether to ask some troops to remain after a scheduled pullout.

Libyan Rebels Retake Town in West

By JOHN F. BURNS

After a series of NATO strikes, rebels on Monday broke a siege by Qaddafi forces of the town of Yafran.

Steeper Pullout Is Raised as Option for Afghanistan

By DAVID E. SANGER, ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER

President Obama's national security team is pondering greater troop reductions, with some officials saying the rising cost of the war and the death of Osama bin Laden justify a change.

Yemen's Leader Is Said to Plan Return 'in Days'

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

The acting leader of Yemen said that Ali Abdullah Saleh's health had improved.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

Syrian state TV reports armed gangs killed 80 officers; Egyptians commemorate the anniversary of a man's killing by the police that helped spark the revolution; and Yemen's uncertain future.

Opinion

Opinionator | The Stone

In Search of the True Self

Is it our desires or our values that determine who we "really" are?

BUSINESS

Apple Unveils a 'Cloud' Music and Storage Service

By MIGUEL HELFT

"We are going to move the digital hub, the center of your digital life, into the cloud," said Steven P. Jobs at the opening of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.

With Rebuke of Senate Republicans, Fed Nominee Withdraws

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

Peter A. Diamond, a professor at M.I.T., wrote in a column about "how little understanding of monetary policy" there is among some in Congress. Republicans said he lacked necessary qualifications.

China Rejects Google's Hacking Charge

By MICHAEL WINES

Charges last week that Chinese hackers singled out influential users of Gmail were met with withering scorn in an editorial published in the official party newspaper.

DealBook

DealBook Portraits: Laurence D. Fink

By SUSANNE CRAIG and MAC WILLIAM BISHOP

In the latest DealBook Portrait, Laurence Fink of BlackRock talks about his fallout with Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, his failed attempts to get a job at Goldman Sachs and his early trading stumble.

Siemens Sues Samsung and LG Over LED Patents

By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN

The step is unusual in a sector marked by cross-licensing pacts.

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