FYI: U2 tour, N. Korea ship, Sanford affair, Honduras coup, Madoff, Iraq bomb, Farrah RIP

The oval-shaped stadium in Camp Nou, Barcelona, where U2 will kick of it's tour is known as "the Claw" because of the gigantic structure over the stage.



• Irish rock group U2 kicks off their first tour--"U2 360"--in three years on Tuesday, playing to fans in Barcelona on one of the biggest concert stages ever built--97,500 capacity. Over the next four months U2 will perform to an estimated three million fans in 31 cities across Europe and North America.
• U.S. defense official told AP that the North Korean ship under watch has reversed its course. The U.S. said Tuesday if imposed financial sanctions on an Iran-based company allegedly serves as a cover for N. Korea’s missile proliferation network.
• South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford "is admitting more encounters with his Argentine mistress than he previously has disclosed."
• Several presidents including the OAS head to accompany ousted Honduras President Zelaya back to - Honduras, according to Argentinian source. Robert Micheletti, a congressman of Zelaya's party sworn-in as president after the coup, says Zelaya will be arrested if he comes back to Tegucigalpa.
• Iraqi police and hospital officials say death toll from Kirkuk car bomb today rises to at least 24.
• 10 or more people associated with multibillion dollar swindler Bernard Madoff could face criminal charges in investigations.
• After two straight gains, U.S. consumer confidence declined slipped to 49.3 from 54.8 in May, private research group Conference Board said Tuesday.
• Actress Farrah Fawcett, who died of cancer last week, will be laid to rest this afternoon.

Sources: Reuters, AP, CNN