(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 22, 2010) The U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has angered President Obama with his critical remarks in a Rolling Stone news article. The UK has announced an emergency budget to combat record debt, including an increase in the value-added tax (VAT). A roadside bomb in Istanbul, Turkey killed at least five, and a group associated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility. Almost 100,000 have been made homeless after severe flooding in northeast Brazil. Hundreds of trucks are waiting to cross into Gaza after it was announced that Israel would relax some restrictions around the blockade. The South African team, Bafana Bafana, became the first host nation to be knocked out in the group stages of the World Cup, despite a win over France.

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: June 22, 2010) The U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has angered President Obama with his critical remarks in a Rolling Stone news article. The UK has announced an emergency budget to combat record debt, including an increase in the value-added tax (VAT). A roadside bomb in Istanbul, Turkey killed at least five, and a group associated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility. Almost 100,000 have been made homeless after severe flooding in northeast Brazil. Hundreds of trucks are waiting to cross into Gaza after it was announced that Israel would relax some restrictions around the blockade. The South African team, Bafana Bafana, became the first host nation to be knocked out in the group stages of the World Cup, despite a win over France.