AP 2010-06-22

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1. The BP executive who angered Gulf¹ residents by saying he wanted his life back is spending the day at a yacht race in England. A BP spokesperson calls it a rare moment of private time for CEO Tony Hayward.

2. A top US envoy² is calling for an independent investigation³ into the violence that has devastated⁴ Kyrgyzstan. Rampaging mobs of ethnic⁵ Kyrgyz have forced nearly half of the region's roughly 800,000 Uzbeks to flee. About 2,000 people may have died in the clashes.

3. Chinese officials say nearly 100 people have been killed in this week's flooding in southern China. Another 1.4 million have been evacuated⁶ as the region prepares for more rains.

4. An associate of former NBA player Manute Bol says the 7-foot-6 center has died. He had been suffering from severe kidney trouble and a painful skin condition. The 47-year-old played ten seasons in the NBA, and later worked closely with a humanitarian⁷ group to help his native Sudan.