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Nine dead as Israel storms aid ship
May 31st, 2010 
Reuters: Top News JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli marines stormed a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza on Monday and at least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed, triggering a diplomatic crisis and an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council.
U.N. council has emergency session
May 31st, 2010 CNN.com The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday called by Turkey on the Israeli military’s storming of a six-ship flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists headed to Gaza with aid supplies. At least nine activists died in ensuing clashes that insured seven Israeli soldiers.
Netanyahu cancels meeting with Obama
May 31st, 2010 CNN.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled this week’s scheduled meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli government officials said Monday. The two leaders were slated to meet Tuesday during a visit by Netanyahu to Washington, D.C.
Gulf oil spill threat widens
May 31st, 2010 Reuters: Top News VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) – Oil from BP’s out-of-control Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the Mississippi and Alabama coasts this week, U.S. forecasters said on Monday, as public anger surged over the country’s worst environmental disaster.
Israeli raid draws condemnation
May 31st, 2010 CNN.com International leaders expressed shock and dismay Monday over the Israeli Navy’s pre-dawn storming of a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza that resulted in nine deaths.
Iran expands atom work, U.S. sees defiance
May 31st, 2010 Reuters: Top News VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran is preparing extra equipment to enrich uranium to higher levels and continues to stockpile nuclear material, a U.N. watchdog report said, developments likely to raise tensions with the West over its atomic work.
