2009年6月17日星期三

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Clinton says U.S.-India ties need 'upgrade' (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 02:43 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes remarks after receiving the 2009 Alice Award at Sewall-Belmont House and Museum in Washington in this June 8, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday Washington's relations with India needed an "upgrade" and urged closer cooperation on security, trade and other issues.


U.N.'s Ban invited to visit Myanmar in July - diplomats (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:19 PM PDT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva in this April 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - Myanmar's ruling military junta has invited U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to visit the country in early July, though it was not clear whether he would accept, Western diplomats said on Wednesday.


Pakistan sought time to act against militants - India (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:27 AM PDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proceed to line up for a family photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had sought more time to act against anti-India militants because Islamabad's fight with the Taliban had entered a crucial phase.


Maoists kill 3, threaten steel plant construction (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed three members of the ruling communist party in West Bengal on Wednesday, stepping up their armed campaign to stop the construction of a $7 billion steel plant.

French crash investigation advancing - official (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:14 PM PDT

A combination photo shows the Brazilian Navy picking debris from Air France flight AF447 out of the Atlantic Ocean, some 745 miles (1,200 km) northeast of Recife, in these handout photos distributed by the Navy in Recife, northeastern Brazil June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Brazilian Air Force/Handout/FilesReuters - French investigators are getting closer to understanding the cause of an Air France crash that killed 228 people, but difficult search conditions in the Atlantic Ocean are hampering the process, France's chief air disaster investigator said on Wednesday.


Much-trumpeted BRIC summit ends quietly (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:20 AM PDT

(L-R) Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pose for a photo in Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - Despite advance bluster about challenging the financial status quo, the first summit of emerging "BRIC" powers was a muted performance, underscoring the hurdles they face in forging a cohesive bloc.


Pakistan arrests suspect in Sri Lanka cricket attack (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistani police arrested a militant on Wednesday they suspect was involved in an attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore in March.

Sri Lanka scoffs at new Tamil exiled government (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:24 AM PDT

Reuters - The remnants of the Tamil Tigers have vowed to form a government in exile to push their separatist cause, which Sri Lanka on Wednesday called an "hallucination" and another illegal attempt to violate its unitary status.

Tendulkar, Zaheer to miss West Indies one-dayers (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:39 AM PDT

Reuters - India have named a depleted squad without Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan for the one-day tour of West Indies starting later this month, just days after the holders were knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup.

Bollywood film set in Australia to focus on attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 01:51 AM PDT

An activist from All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), a social organisation, holds a placard during a protest against the attacks on Indians in Australia, in Hyderabad June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Film-maker Mohit Suri plans to make a movie that will put the spotlight on a recent spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia that has caused diplomatic discomfort between the two countries.


Kingfisher Airlines ups fuel surcharge by 400 rupees (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:35 AM PDT

A Kingfisher Airlines Airbus passenger aircraft prepares to take-off at Mumbai airport in this April 11, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Kingfisher Airlines has raised the fuel surcharge on tickets by 400 rupees across both long and short haul domestic routes effective June 17, a spokesman said on Wednesday.


WTO chief hopes to conclude Doha round in 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 12:34 AM PDT

Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), attends the European Business Summit in Brussels March 26, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Vidal/FilesReuters - The head of the World Trade Organisation is hopeful long-running trade talks can be wrapped up next year.


India extends ban on milk pdts import from China (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 04:31 AM PDT

Reuters - India on Wednesday extended a ban on import of milk and milk products from China until further orders, the trade ministry said in a statement.

Govt to wait before raising auto fuel prices - report (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:23 PM PDT

An attendant holds a petrol nozzle at a petrol pump in Siliguri August 5, 2008. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The government may not raise auto fuel prices until the average price of crude oil for domestic consumption breaches $70 per barrel, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, quoting the oil minister.


Backers of Iran's Mousavi plan more protests (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 03:29 AM PDT

A picture of defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi with the founder of the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is seen through a fisheye lens during a rally in support of Mousavi in Tehran June 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Jamejam OnlineReuters - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters coverage is now subject to an Iranian ban on foreign media leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.


India seek to exploit home-court advantage at badminton champs (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 05:27 AM PDT

File photo of India's Saina Nehwal at the Aviva Open Singapore Super Series badminton championships June 13, 2008. The emergence of Nehwal as a world class shuttler has given India reason to be optimistic of strong performances from the 19-year-old and team mates when the country hosts the world championships in August. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - The emergence of Saina Nehwal as a world class shuttler has given India reason to be optimistic of strong performances from the 19-year-old and her team mates when the country hosts the world championships in August.


EXCLUSIVE - F1 teams make last-ditch compromise bid (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 02:36 AM PDT

FIA President Max Mosley walks in the pit before the third practice session of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, May 23, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Pratta/FilesReuters - Formula One teams have written to the sport's powerbrokers in what they see as a final attempt to break a deadlock over next year's rules and prevent a damaging split.


Ethnic conflict kills 12 in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 09:31 PM PDT

Reuters - At least 12 people have been killed in a raid on a village in Assam, in one of the worst incidents of ethnic conflict in the troubled region in recent years, officials said on Wednesday.

No new clues on causes of Air France crash (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2009 02:19 AM PDT

Brazilian Navy sailors pick a piece of debris from Air France flight AF447 out of the Atlantic Ocean, some 1,200 km northeast of Recife, in this handout photo distributed by the Navy June 8, 2009. REUTERS/Brazilian Air Force/HandoutReuters - French investigators have no further clues on what caused the crash of an Air France jetliner in the Atlantic two weeks ago, the head of France's investigation agency said on Wednesday.


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