News Headlines - 04 June 2012

▽Sydney witnesses partial lunar eclipse | News.com.au

THE first partial lunar eclipse of the year provided a dramatic scene over Sydney tonight, with a clear moon visible over the city as the event unfolded.

▽Venus to cross Sun in rare spectacle - Telegraph

The crossing of Venus across the face of the Sun is such a rare and spectacular event that in 1769 Captain James Cook sailed the HMS Endeavour half way around the world to witness it.

▽Space shuttle at sea, en route to new home | CTV News

The prototype space shuttle that arrived in New York City by air earlier this spring is on the move again, this time by sea.

▽Nintendo to launch Miiverse for news games console - Telegraph

Japan's Nintendo said it will launch a social and content network dubbed Miiverse for its new Wii U games console, as it plays catch-up with rivals and hopes an online strategy will bolster hardware sales under fire from smartphones and tablets.

▽BBC News - Japan 'doomsday cult member' held

A woman who may be a Japanese cult member wanted over the deadly 1995 gas attacks on the Tokyo subway has been arrested, Japanese media say.