WPR Media RoundUp 6/22

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• U.S. Official in Sanaa, al-Qaeda Militants Escape Prison

  Reuters
  

  A senior U.S. official is holding talks on Wednesday with government officials in Yemen, which is teetering on the brink of civil war over President Ali Abdullah Saleh's refusal to meet protesters' demands to step down.

  Photographer Shot in Belfast Sectarian Clashes

  Agence France-Presse
  

  A photographer was shot in the leg and police were pelted with petrol bombs in a second night of sectarian violence between Protestants and Catholics in Belfast overnight Tuesday to Wednesday.

  Are We Witnessing the Next Darfur?

  By: Mia Farrow and Julie Flint | The Wall Street Journal
  

  Hundreds of thousands of Nuba are on the move, fleeing Sudanese tanks, artillery and bombardment.
  Venezuela Puzzles Over Leader's Health
  By: EZEQUIEL MINAYA And JOSé DE CóRDOBA | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Libya Conflict: Italy Urges Suspension of Hostilities
  BBC
  
• China Says Rebels "Dialogue Partner" as Misrata Hit
  By: Matt Robinson | Reuters
  
• Cost of Wars a Rising Issue as Obama Weighs Troop Levels
  By: Helene Cooper | The New York Times
  
• Fuel Shortages Grip South Sudan
  By: Charlton Doki | Inter Press Service
  
• Papandreou Survives Confidence Vote on Handling of Greece Debt Crisis
  By: Ian Traynor and Helena Smith | The Guardian
  
• Leading Mexico Drug Gang Suspect Arrested
  By: Tracy Wilkinson | Los Angeles Times
  
• Supporters of Syrian Regime Mobilize
  By: NOUR MALAS | The Wall Street Journal
  
• Iraq Violence Intensifies as Talks Continue on U.S. Troop Presence
  By: Tim Craig | The Washington Post
  
• Argentina's President Kirchner Seeks Re-election
  Associated Press
  
• Saudi Suggests 'Squeezing' Iran
  By: JAY SOLOMON | The Wall Street Journal
  
• From Feared Taliban to Peace Promoter
  By: Pamela Constable | The Washington Post
  
• Bahrain Military Tribunal Conducts Ex-Lawmaker's Trial Without Him
  By: Roy Gutman | McClatchy Newspapers
  
• Boko Haram Attacks Show New Range, Sophistication
  By: Alex Thurston | The Christian Science Monitor
  
• British Government Urged to Renegotiate Extradition Deals With U.S. and EU
  By: Peter Walker | The Guardian
  
• After 17 Years, Pentagon Renovation Is Complete
  By: Steve Vogel | The Washington Post
  
• Environmentalists Push to Keep U.S., Others From Oil Drilling in Arctic
  By: Jason Walsh | The Washington Times