2009年6月1日星期一

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

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 05:45 PM PDT

Undated file photo of an Airbus A330-200 similar to the Air France plane which vanished from radar after leaving Rio de Janeiro in Brasil on route to Paris, early June 1, 2009. REUTERS/HO/Airbus IndustriesReuters - 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

A logo at a GM dealership is seen in New York May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters - 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

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a shot during his match against Tommy Haas of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Bogdan CristelReuters - 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

Richard Holbrooke, special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the State Department, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington May 12, 2009 during a hearing on U.S. Strategy Toward Pakistan. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - 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

A Kashmiri protester throws a brick towards Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar June 1, 2009. Angry protesters clashed with troops in Kashmir on Monday, injuring dozens in ongoing anti-India protests over the rape and murder of two Muslim women, police and witnesses said. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - 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

Indians living in Australia hold a placard at a protest in Melbourne May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - 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

A passenger train burns at Khusaroopur, 20 km (12 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Patna, June 1, 2009. 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. REUTERS/Krishna Murari KishanReuters - 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

Internally displaced women, fleeing a military offensive in the Swat valley, sit next to their children while they recuperate in a tent hospital at the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Jalozai camp, about 140 km (87 miles) northwest of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ali ImamReuters - 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

Chinese paramilitary policemen walk past an Indian flag in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing in this January 13, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Grace Liang/FilesReuters - 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

People are reflected in a puddle following rain in the southern Indian city of Kochi in this May 28, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - 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

A new vehicle is seen on the assembly line at General Motors Corp's plant in Talegaon in this September 2, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - 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

An elderly man strolls on a beach with the backdrop of monsoon clouds, as sun sets in Kochi in this May 29, 2009 file photo. 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. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - 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

Rafael Nadal of Spain wipes his face during his match against Robin Soderling of Sweden at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - 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

Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Dhoni speaks during a news conference in Mumbai May 29, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - 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.


Exports growth to be flat in FY10 - Jyotiraditya Scindia (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:18 AM PDT

Employees work in the assembly line at a Volkswagen India Plant in Chakan in this March 31, 2009 file photo.  REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Growth in exports is expected to remain flat in the fiscal year to March 2010, junior trade minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday.


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