10 June 2011: Weekend By The Morning News — 10 Jun 2011 European Union's highest court rules that France failed to protect the Great Hamster of Alsace. Note: U.S. currently running military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, and Yemen. Regional war, anyone? Pakistan confirms evidence of al Qaeda figures in military ranks. Hitchens: Each time the Pakistani leadership got worse, it was handsomely rewarded by the U.S. BBC's live-updates hub on evolving unrest in Syria. Fantastic accounting for 28,800 plastic animals adrift after their oceanliner spilled them into the sea. A German joke is no laughing matter. Americans labeled world's funniest people; Germans world's least funny. Analysis of lists from centuries-old households becomes powerful tool for historians. Mafia ritual of men making out captured on camera. Sicilian mayor sells town's ancient homes for one euro; Peter Gabriel, Anna Wintour among buyers. Ian Rankin gives up on Radiohead after experiencing alienating customer-service hell. Two new elements discovered, scientists just looking for a name. Theories range why Facebook "bimbobots" exist and what their fake profiles are attempting to achieve. Smart color wheel and guide for the wine label kindgom. Photos: Dad wore a costume and waved to his 15-year-old son's school bus every day for 170 days. Continuous mix of every tune from NPR's All Songs Considered since 2001. Complete history of video games featured on The Simpsons.
