Protesters Try To Force Way Into Brazil Match

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:55:00 +0000

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SKY: Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest.

Hidden heroes on the other side of Syria's refugee crisis

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:55:00 +0000

GRNlive correspondent Rania Abouzeid and Guardian correspondent Martin Chulov in Beirut are available for coverage.

Ch4: On World Refugee Day, Reem Alsalem from UNHCR writes for Channel 4 News on the refugees who came to Syria to start a new life - but find themselves trapped in a new crisis.

Shenzhou-10: Chinese astronaut gives lecture from space

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:50:00 +0000

GRNlive correspondent Peter Richards in Beijing is available for phoners, skypers and live invisions.

BBC: China's second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, has delivered the country's first-ever video lecture from space.

James Gandolfini, Sopranos star, dies in Italy aged 51

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:50:00 +0000

GRNlive correspondent Ken McCoy in LA is available to comment on this story.

BBC: James Gandolfini, the US actor best known for his role as a therapy-seeking mob boss in The Sopranos, has died at the age of 51.

Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday - source

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:45:00 +0000

GRNlive correspondents Kate Clark and May Jeong in Kabul are available for phoners, skypers and live invisions.

Reuters: Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely to take place on Thursday as had been expected, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Dolce & Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:45:00 +0000

GRNlive correspondent Philip Willan in Rome is available for phoners, skypers and live invisions.

MarketWatch:Legendary Italian fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana have been sentenced to one year and eight months in jail for tax evasion, according to media reports. Domenico Dolce and Stafano Gabbana are accused of hiding millions of euros from Italian tax authorities.

Floods cause devastation in northern India, killing about 150

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:40:00 +0000

Financial Times correspondent Amy Kazmin in New Delhi is available for coverage.

CNN: Rescue workers in northern India are scrambling to save tens of thousands of people left stranded by devastating floods that have killed as many as 150 people in the region.

Lourdes holy shrine closed after severe flash floods

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:40:00 +0000

Telegraph correspondent Henry Samuel in Paris is available for coverage.

BBC: Residents of the French town of Lourdes are clearing up after severe flash floods which forced the closure of its holy shrine.

Scenarios for Snowden: Escape, arrest, asylum

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:40:00 +0000

Telegraph correspondent Tom Phillips in Hong Kong is available for coverage.

CNN: A narrow window of time is closing quickly for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who has infuriated the U.S. government by leaking details of surveillance programs after fleeing the country.

UN Security Council hails truce accord between Malian parties

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:40:00 +0000

GRNlive correspondents in Mali are available for coverage.

Xinhua: The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the signing of a truce accord by the Malian government and rebels on Tuesday, calling on all signatories of the agreement to "fully implement its provisions."