2011年5月16日星期一

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Chargers bowlers dominate to end Warriors' IPL hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT

A policeman stands guard at one of the entrances to a cricket stadium during a match in IPL tournament in Kolkata April 19, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - The Deccan Chargers attack restricted Pune Warriors to 136 for nine, setting up a six-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday.


At scandal-hit IMF, HQ staff is stoic and silent (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 10:51 AM PDT

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears in Manhattan Criminal Court during his arraignment in New York  May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - With a downward gaze and a brisk walk past the line of camera crews, International Monetary Fund staff stoically reported for work on Monday after their charismatic boss landed in jail on sex charges.


Sutil faces legal charges after China incident (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil of Germany arrives at the paddock ahead of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur April 7, 2011. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/FilesReuters - Force India driver Adrian Sutil was warned on Monday he faced legal charges for physical assault after a nightclub incident at last month's Chinese Formula One Grand Prix.


Lady Gaga to perform on Letterman in album media blitz (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:48 PM PDT

Singer Lady Gaga waves to fans after she performed on the Canal Plus television show Reuters - Lady Gaga will perform on "The Late Show with David Letterman" next week on the day her much-awaited new album "Born This Way" is released, broadcaster CBS said on Monday.


Pakistan questions teenager U.S. linked to militants (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 09:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistani authorities interrogated a teenager on Monday wanted in the United States on charges of financing and supporting the al Qaeda-linked Pakistani Taliban, local intelligence officials said.

Vatican tell bishops to root out sexual abuse (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT

The Palazzo Apostolico (Apostolic Palace) is pictured as Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Regina Coeli prayers to the crowd gathered below in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Alessia PierdomenicoReuters - The Vatican told bishops around the world on Monday that they must make it a global priority to root out sexual abuse of children by priests.


U.S. Senator Kerry warns Pakistan, but says ties too important (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT

U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (2nd L) meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (R) with U.S. ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter (L) at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mian KhursheedReuters - A visiting senior United States senator warned Pakistanis on Monday that members of Congress were asking "tough questions" about economic aid to Islamabad after Osama bin Laden was killed on Pakistani soil.


Al Qaeda "cadres" still help Afghan Taliban - U.S. commander (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 06:13 AM PDT

Taliban fighters man a checkpoint in an undisclosed location in Nangarhar province in this December 13, 2010. picture. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Fewer than 100 al Qaeda members remain inside Afghanistan, the second-most senior U.S. commander in the country said on Monday, but those fighters act as a "cadre" organisation for the Afghan Taliban providing resources and technical battlefield skills.


Inflation eases but rate rise seen in June (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 07:20 AM PDT

A worker fills petrol in a car at a fuel station in Jammu May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - Iinflation dipped in April, but upward revisions to past readings and the prospect of higher energy prices will keep pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates in June and maintain its hawkish stance.


IMF chief denied bail in sex assault case (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:09 PM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), departs a New York Police Department precinct in New York late May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail on Monday on charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid, a crushing blow for the man until recently seen as a front-runner for the French presidency and who oversaw world finance.


FACTBOX - Possible successors if Strauss-Kahn leaves IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 06:55 AM PDT

Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks during a national conference with ministers of environment and forests in New Delhi August 18, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, may be forced to leave his post after being accused of trying to rape a maid in his New York hotel room.


Prosecutor seeks Gaddafi arrest over protest deaths (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 06:13 AM PDT

Muammar Gaddafi gestures as he speaks at a Tripoli hotel in this still image from a video by Libyan TV released May 11, 2011. REUTERS/Libyan TV via Reuters TVReuters - An international prosecutor on Monday sought an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi accusing him of committing crimes against humanity by killing protesters during an uprising against his 41-year rule.


Indian national among three jailed in Cyprus president corpse snatch (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 05:25 AM PDT

A view of the grave of former Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos near Nicosia December 11, 2009. A court in Cyprus jailed three men for up to 20 months on Monday for snatching the remains of late Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis/FilesReuters - A court in Cyprus jailed three men for up to 20 months on Monday for snatching the remains of late Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave.


Scientists find genetic link to depression (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:38 AM PDT

Make up is applied on a model backstage before the Charlotte Ronson Fall/Winter 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/FilesReuters - Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples' genes may cause depression -- one of the world's most common and costly mental illnesses.


Heaven is a fairy tale, says physicist Hawking (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:39 AM PDT

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking speaks at his official welcoming ceremony at Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics in Kitchener June 20, 2010. REUTERS/Sheryl NadlerReuters - Heaven is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview published on Monday.


Maradona named head coach of Dubai's Al Wasl (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 06:01 AM PDT

Diego Maradona and his girlfriend Veronica Ojeda at the ATP World Tour Finals in London November 28, 2010. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/FilesReuters - Diego Maradona has signed a two-season contract to coach Dubai's Al Wasl, the club said on Monday.


U.S. Senator Kerry has tough questions for angry Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:14 AM PDT

File photo of U.S. Senator John Kerry in Khartoum October 22, 2010. Kerry will press Pakistani leaders for answers on Osama bin Laden in talks this week but he will be keen to ensure Pakistani anger over the raid does not subvert vital security cooperation.  REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/FilesReuters - U.S. Senator John Kerry will push Pakistani leaders on Monday to explain how Osama bin Laden was able to hide in their country for years, without further inflaming Pakistani anger over the U.S. raid that killed the al Qaeda chief.


Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan's Karachi (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 02:38 AM PDT

Policemen inspect a damaged car, currently parked in a police station, in which a Saudi diplomat was travelling in when under attack by gunmen, in Karachi May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - Gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed a Saudi diplomat in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, police and the Saudi ambassador said, the second attack on the mission since the killing of Osama bin Laden increased tensions in the region.


Lack of sleep may lead to gaining weight - study (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:36 PM PDT

Passengers sleep as they wait for a train in a waiting room at West Railway Station in Beijing January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Sleep deprivation makes the day drag and appears to put a drag on metabolism too, causing the body to use less energy, according to a European study.


Fearing power vacuum, Russia cosies up to Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2011 03:49 AM PDT

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) greets Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow January 21, 2011. Russia has welcomed Afghan  Karzai twice in the past 12 months, where he directly asked his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev for help with security. REUTERS/Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti/Pool/FilesReuters - Still haunted by its own disastrous war in Afghanistan, Russia is tiptoeing back into Kabul's affairs ahead of a gradual withdrawal of NATO troops that could leave a dangerous power vacuum in what was once a traditional sphere of influence.


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