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Air France jet missing over Atlantic with 228 aboard (Reuters)
Pakistanis negotiate for kidnapped students (Reuters)
GM files for bankruptcy, Chrysler sale cleared (Reuters)
Federer avoids following Nadal out of Paris (Reuters)
Holbrooke to discuss counterinsurgency in Pakistan (Reuters)
Protests, strike in Kashmir over women's deaths (Reuters)
Australian PM condemns attacks on Indian students (Reuters)
Villagers set fire to trains in Bihar, 30 injured (Reuters)
Wounded civilians dying as they flee Pakistan conflict - MSF (Reuters)
ANALYSIS - India casts wary eye on China's role in Pakistan (Reuters)
Militants kidnap 300 students, others in Pakistan (Reuters)
India says U.S. domestic policy crucial to climate deal (Reuters)
Bus accident kills 29 in Madhya Pradesh (Reuters)
Manufacturing expands, but exports a worry (Reuters)
South-west monsoon advances after week's lull (Reuters)
Police defuse bomb in communally sensitive Gujarat (Reuters)
King Nadal's Paris crown finally slips (Reuters)
Dhoni says spinners will play major role in T20 World Cup (Reuters)
Exports growth to be flat in FY10 - Jyotiraditya Scindia (Reuters)

Air France jet missing over Atlantic with 228 aboard (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:45 PM PDT

Reuters - An Air France jet disappeared after hitting stormy weather over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday and all 228 people on board were feared dead.

Pakistanis negotiate for kidnapped students (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistani authorities negotiated on Tuesday for the release of about 200 students and staff from a military-run college abducted by Taliban militants as they travelled home for a holiday.

GM files for bankruptcy, Chrysler sale cleared (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 10:42 AM PDT

Reuters - General Motors Corp filed for bankruptcy on Monday, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and uncertain era of government ownership.

Federer avoids following Nadal out of Paris (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 11:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Roger Federer roared and 15,000 fans hollered as the Swiss clung on by his fingertips to his French Open dreams on Monday and avoided joining Rafael Nadal on the Roland Garros scrapheap.

Holbrooke to discuss counterinsurgency in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 01:10 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke visits Pakistan this week to assess the government's wider plans to win over areas that have fallen under Taliban influence following its Swat Valley offensive against the Islamist militants, a U.S. official said on Monday.

Protests, strike in Kashmir over women's deaths (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 06:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Angry protesters clashed with troops in Kashmir on Monday, injuring dozens in ongoing protests over the rape and murder of two Muslim women, police and witnesses said.

Australian PM condemns attacks on Indian students (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday condemned a series of attacks on Indian students as calls mounted for a wider probe into the country's international student sector.

Villagers set fire to trains in Bihar, 30 injured (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 06:38 AM PDT

Reuters - At least 30 people were injured after angry villagers torched two trains and a railway station in Bihar on Monday to protest against a decision not to halt at remote stations, officials said.

Wounded civilians dying as they flee Pakistan conflict - MSF (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Civilians wounded in fighting between the army and Taliban insurgents in Pakistan's northwest are dying as they trek through mountains to reach the nearest hospital, a medical aid group said on Monday.

ANALYSIS - India casts wary eye on China's role in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 01:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Washington's focus on Pakistan and economic dependence on China are forcing India to reassess its own place in South Asia, reviving long-standing fears of strategic encirclement by its giant northern neighbour.

Militants kidnap 300 students, others in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 09:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan kidnapped about 300 students from a military-run college, with teachers and relatives, on Monday as they were travelling in mini-buses, police said.

India says U.S. domestic policy crucial to climate deal (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:44 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. domestic policy on curbing carbon emissions is crucial for a global climate deal this year, a top Indian negotiator said on Monday, adding rich countries also had to provide a commitment on funding for poorer nations.

Bus accident kills 29 in Madhya Pradesh (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 06:33 AM PDT

Reuters - At least 29 people were killed and a dozen injured on Monday when a bus plunged off a bridge into a dry river bed, police said.

Manufacturing expands, but exports a worry (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 01:31 AM PDT

Reuters - India's manufacturing activity expanded for a second straight month in May to its highest level in eight months, reflecting a revival in domestic demand, but weak exports are likely to remain a drag on the economy.

South-west monsoon advances after week's lull (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:33 AM PDT

Reuters - The annual monsoon rains have advanced over Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh after a week's lull, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said on its website on Monday afternoon.

Police defuse bomb in communally sensitive Gujarat (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Police defused a powerful bomb placed on railway tracks in a communally sensitive Gujarat on Monday, minutes after a train passed over the device.

King Nadal's Paris crown finally slips (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2009 08:48 PM PDT

Reuters - A seismic shock rippled through Roland Garros at 17.54 pm on Sunday when the unthinkable finally happened -- claycourt king Rafael Nadal's aura of invincibility was pierced, punctured and finally ripped apart.

Dhoni says spinners will play major role in T20 World Cup (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2009 07:02 PM PDT

Reuters - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni predicted on Sunday spinners would play a significant role in the Twenty20 World Cup opening at Lord's this week.