News Headlines - 05 June 2012

▽Call for inquiry into use of unpaid jobseekers as jubilee stewards | UK news | guardian.co.uk

The former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott has written to the home secretary to complain about a security firm that used unpaid jobseekers to steward the Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations in London... The firm, Close Protection UK (CPUK), has issued "sincere apologies" for what it called the "London Bridge incident", but insisted that it had not been exploiting individuals but providing work experience.

▽U.S. strike said to target al-Qaeda’s No. 2 - The Washington Post

U.S. missiles killed more than a dozen people in northwestern Pakistan early Monday in a strike that apparently was aimed at al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader, the charismatic and influential jihadist known as Abu Yahya al-Libi, U.S. and Pakistani officials said.

▽Syria Bars 17 Western Diplomats - NYTimes.com

Syria’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that more than a dozen Western ambassadors and envoys were no longer welcome in the country, a response to the coordinated expulsion last week of Syrian diplomats from the United States and 10 other nations.

▽The Associated Press: Navy marks Battle of Midway's 70th anniversary

On Monday, current Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. Cecil Haney and other officials flew 1,300 miles northwest from Oahu to Midway to mark the 70th anniversary of the pivotal battle that changed the course of the Pacific war.

▽BBC Sport - Shinji Kagawa's Manchester United transfer agreed

The 23-year-old needs to pass a medical and obtain a UK work permit, but the Old Trafford club expect both to be completed by the end of June. It is thought the fee could reach ￡17m depending on success and appearances.