(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 9, 2010) Looking to rein in Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the UN Security Council imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Iran. Exit polls after elections in the Netherlands indicate a tie between the Dutch Liberal Party and the Labor Party. At least seven people have been killed in an attack on a NATO convoy in Pakistan. Amid talks with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, U.S. president Barack Obama has urged Israel to ease restrictions on the distribution of humanitarian supplies to Gaza. BP's containment system is now capturing 2.86 million liters of crude oil a day leaking in the Gulf of Mexico; criticism continues over BP's handling of the crisis. With the World Cup opening in South Africa on Friday, it has been confirmed that 92 year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela will attend the opening ceremonies.

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 9, 2010) Looking to rein in Tehran's nuclear ambitions, the UN Security Council imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Iran. Exit polls after elections in the Netherlands indicate a tie between the Dutch Liberal Party and the Labor Party. At least seven people have been killed in an attack on a NATO convoy in Pakistan. Amid talks with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, U.S. president Barack Obama has urged Israel to ease restrictions on the distribution of humanitarian supplies to Gaza. BP's containment system is now capturing 2.86 million liters of crude oil a day leaking in the Gulf of Mexico; criticism continues over BP's handling of the crisis. With the World Cup opening in South Africa on Friday, it has been confirmed that 92 year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela will attend the opening ceremonies.