German parliament approves nuclear shutdown (AP) June 30th, 2011

AP - German lawmakers overwhelmingly approved on Thursday plans to shut the country's nuclear plants by 2022, putting Europe's biggest economy on the road to an ambitious build-up of renewable energy.

AP IMPACT: Teaching jihad in Indonesian prisons (AP) June 30th, 2011

AP - A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation: Militants in jail are recruiting new followers to their cause.

Man grabs French leader Sarkozy, is detained (AP) June 30th, 2011

AP - The arm reached out from a crowd of smiling families, grabbed the French president's shoulder and nearly sent Nicolas Sarkozy to the ground as shocked security agents leapt into action.