2009年6月1日星期一

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Officials: Mass abduction by Taliban in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:01 PM PDT

A local resident examines a damaged shop after a bomb explosion in Kohat town, Pakistan on Monday, June 1, 2009. A blast at a busy bus terminal in Kohat town, an area near the tribal regions, killed at least two people and wounded at least 18 others, said local police officer Zafarullah Khan. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Taliban militants ambushed a convoy of vehicles carrying at least 400 students, staff and relatives from a boys' school Monday, taking dozens — possibly hundreds — captive in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.

Vast search of Atlantic Ocean for Air France jet (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:49 PM PDT

A man, looking for information on the Airfrance flight 447 that was reported missing on its way between Rio de Janeiro and Paris, is escorted by airport employees to a private room at Tom Jobim airport in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, June 01, 2009. The jet carrying 228 people, lost contact with air traffic controllers after running into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Monday. Brazil began a search mission off its northeastern coast. (AP Photo/ Ricardo Moraes) ¶AP - An Air France jet with 228 people on a flight to Paris vanished over the Atlantic Ocean after flying into towering thunderstorms and sending an automated message that the electrical system had failed. A vast search began Monday, but all aboard were feared killed.

UK singing star Susan Boyle suffering exhaustion (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:32 PM PDT

An ITV photo shows Scottish charity worker Susan Boyle appearing on Britain's Got Talent television show in April. Boyle, who became a global star when a clip of her singing was viewed 100 million times on YouTube, has been rushed to a health clinic suffering from exhaustion, reports said.(AFP/ITV/File)AP - Singer Susan Boyle was being treated for exhaustion at a mental health clinic Monday after taking second place in a TV talent competition that turned the humble church volunteer into a global star, the show's producers and a newspaper said.

US military tweets news from Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:14 PM PDT

This screen shot taken from Twitter.com shows the Twitter page of the U.S. military in Afghanistan. The U.S. military in Afghanistan is launching a Facebook page, a YouTube site and feeds on Twitter as part of a new communications effort to reach readers who get their information on the Internet rather than in newspapers, officials said Monday, June 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - U.S. and Afghan forces killed four militants in Wardak province, the U.S. military tweeted on Monday.

Canadian at Guantanamo asks to dismiss US lawyers (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:55 PM PDT

In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a guard stands in the Camp Six detention facility on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, Sunday, May 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, Pool)AP - A Canadian detainee rejected his U.S. military attorneys Monday at the first session of the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals called under President Barack Obama, complicating his high-profile case and the administration's timeline for closing the prison.

Pakistan's Victories Over the Taliban: Less Than Meets the Eye (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - The army has successfully driven the militants from major towns in the Swat Valley, but, in time-honored fashion, the Taliban has mostly retreated to fight another day

Air France jet missing over Atlantic (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:23 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 Brazil on route to Paris, early June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Handout/Air FranceReuters - An Air France jet disappeared after hitting stormy weather over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday and all 228 people on board were feared dead.

Kurdish oil begins flowing to international market (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:09 PM PDT

Kurdish president Massud Barzani, right, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani open a ceremonial valve during an event to celebrate the start of oil exports from the autonomous region of Kurdistan, in the northern Kurdish city of Irbil, Monday, June 1, 2009. Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region began exporting oil for the first time on Monday, shipping crude through a pipeline to Turkey. (AP Photo/Safin Hamed, Pool)AP - Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region officially started pumping crude oil to the international market on Monday, a development that will boost Iraq's cash-strapped economy.

Mexico detains 25 police officers for drug ties (AP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:37 PM PDT

AP - At least 25 police officers were detained in northern Mexico on Monday for alleged ties to drug traffickers, authorities said.

Nigerian militants say British hostage refuses freedom (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:42 PM PDT

A fighter in the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta at the militia's creek camp in the Niger Delta in 2008. The main armed militant group in southern Nigeria said that a British hostage it has planned to release on Monday after holding him for about nine months has refused being freed.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - The main armed militant group in southern Nigeria said that a British hostage it has planned to release on Monday after holding him for about nine months has refused being freed.

U.S. general faces Iraq abuse questions, groups say (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:36 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's nominee to command U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan should face questions about detainee abuse in Iraq at his confirmation hearing, human rights groups say.

Guantanamo court resumes with squabbling lawyers (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:41 PM PDT

Reuters - The Guantanamo war crimes court wheezed back into session long enough on Monday to allow a young Canadian defendant to fire most of his squabbling U.S. military lawyers.

Australian PM condemns attacks on Indians (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:08 AM PDT

Protesting Indian students and supporters hold up placards at a rally in Melbourne. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday condemned a spate of attacks against Indian students, as police action to break up a protest against the violence drew accusations of excessive force.(AFP/William West)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday condemned a spate of attacks against Indian students, as police action to break up a protest against the violence drew accusations of excessive force.

Another Pakistan crisis: Taliban ambush convoy, abduct students (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 04:33 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Taliban militants ambushed a vehicle convoy Monday in Pakistan's wild Waziristan area, abducting dozens, possibly hundreds of students in an apparent bold new tactic ahead of an expected military offensive in the region.

Israeli proposal: Make Jordan the official Palestinian homeland (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior members of his cabinet have pushed back hard against a renewed US demand to end settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories. Interior Minister Eli Yishai said Sunday that it amounted to "expulsion."

What Might Have Made the Air France Flight Disappear over the Atlantic? (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:50 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R), flanked by French Minister in charge of Transport Jean-Louis Borloo (L), speaks to journalists at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. Spotter planes hunted for the wreckage of an Air France jet that was lost in a storm over the Atlantic with 228 people on board. Time.com - An Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris sent an automatic problem report before disappearing

India's Electrifying Women (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 12:43 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jun 1 (OneWorld.net) - In India, teams of "barefoot solar engineers" are bringing electricity to rural villages. The project -- part of a larger campaign to help Indian villagers be self-sufficient -- trains women to build and maintain solar energy units.

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