Reuters' Top World and Breaking News [June 2011 Bulletin]

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Libya's oil chief Ghanem defects, in Rome now

ROME (Reuters) - Libya's top oil official Shokri Ghanem appeared in Rome on Wednesday, saying he had defected because of relentless bloodshed under Muammar Gaddafi's rule.

Source: Libya's oil chief Ghanem defects, in Rome now

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THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic used his power to commit atrocities that tore a nation apart and destroyed communities, and he must be held to account, a U.N. war crimes prosecutor said on Wednesday.

Source: "Cooperative" Mladic to face tribunal on Friday

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner meets an influential group of freshman Republican lawmakers on Thursday to try to improve chances that Congress will increase his borrowing authority and prevent a government default.

Source: Geithner to meet Republican skeptics on debt limit

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group received a subpoena from New York prosecutors seeking information on the investment bank's role leading into the global financial crisis, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Source: Goldman Sachs gets subpoena from Manhattan DA

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said it may downgrade the debt ratings of Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo & Co, citing concerns about waning U.S. political willingness to offer support for the largest banks.

Source: Moody's may cut BofA, Citi, Wells ratings

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STRATHAM., New Hampshire (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, the multimillionaire former governor of Massachusetts, kicked off his second bid for the White House on Thursday, charging that "Barack Obama has failed America" by spending too much and not protecting jobs.

Source: Romney launches presidential bid and blasts Obama

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors have asked Goldman Sachs to explain its behavior in the run-up to the financial crisis, the latest investigation that has cast a pall over the reputation of the largest U.S. investment bank.

Source: Goldman Sachs subpoenaed for financial crisis role

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan officials are pushing ahead with talks on a deal to define the long-term American role in Afghanistan, possibly easing worries among some Afghans that Washington will walk away when foreign forces go home.

Source: U.S., Afghanistan push ahead on long-term deal

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BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Racing to curb the spread of a killer food bug, Germany set up a task force on Friday to hunt down the source of a highly toxic strain of E.coli that has killed 19 people and sounded alarms around the world.

Source: Germany steps up hunt for deadly E.coli source

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Edwards, a Democratic hopeful for president in 2008, was indicted on Friday for using nearly $1 million in illegal campaign funds to help cover up an extramarital affair during his run for the White House.

Source: Ex-presidential hopeful John Edwards charged over affair