Friday, June 24, 2011

China blurs A380 order, backs 747 amid EU row (Reuters)

China blurs A380 order, backs 747 amid EU row (Reuters)

China blurs A380 order, backs 747 amid EU row (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT

An Airbus A380, the world's largest jetliner, takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesReuters - China downgraded the announcement of an Airbus superjumbo order and signed up for the Boeing 747-8 as deals worth $9 billion coincided with a row over European emissions trading rules, industry sources said.

Afghan, Pakistan presidents in Iran three-way summit (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:41 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C-R) holds a trilateral meeting with his counterparts Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan (R) and Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan (2nd-L) in Tehran. The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan arrived Friday in Tehran for a three-way summit with their Iranian counterpart and to attend an anti-terrorism conference, IRNA news agency reported.(AFP/Atta Kenare)AFP - The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan arrived Friday in Tehran for a three-way summit with their Iranian counterpart and to attend an anti-terrorism conference, IRNA news agency reported.

Six die in Afghan blast, govt hits out on border strikes (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:37 AM PDT

An Afghan policeman keeps watch at a checkpoint in Kabul in 2010. Six people were killed by a bicycle bomb which hit shoppers at a crowded Afghan bazaar Friday as the government hit out at Pakistan over cross-border strikes following the death of four children.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Six people were killed by a bicycle bomb which hit shoppers at a crowded Afghan bazaar Friday as the government hit out at Pakistan over cross-border strikes following the death of four children.

Aussie number one a tonic for Tomic (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Bernard Tomic, pictured here in March 2011, said he was relishing the prospect of being Australia's top player after the teenager eclipsed his compatriots at Wimbledon.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mike Ehrmann)AFP - Bernard Tomic said he was relishing the prospect of being Australia's top player after the teenager eclipsed his compatriots at Wimbledon.

Ai release 'important signal': Germany (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Germany has said China's decision to release dissident artist Ai Weiwei, seen here in 2010, is an AFP - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's release from prison is an "important signal," Germany said Friday, as Prime Minister Wen Jiabao embarked on a trip to Europe that will also take in Berlin.

Indian family in Mumbai 'Trump Tower' dispute (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Smita Panvalkar, stands inside her apartment in the Pathare Prabhu building, due to be demolished to make way for a luxury apartment building, in Mumbai. The Panvalkar family are refusing to budge from their home in Mumbai to make way for a new luxury apartment block being built by billionaire US property tycoon Donald Trump, they told AFP on Friday.(AFP/Punit Paranjpe)AFP - An Indian family are refusing to budge from their home in Mumbai to make way for a new luxury apartment block being built by billionaire US property tycoon Donald Trump, they told AFP on Friday.

Pakistan army rejects report on bin Laden's cellphone (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:42 AM PDT

Reuters - The Pakistan army condemned Friday a report in the New York Times that a cellphone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contained contacts to a militant group with ties to Pakistan's intelligence agency.

Pakistan court adjourns Shoaib appeal (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:27 AM PDT

A Pakistani court on Friday adjourned an appeal by retired international paceman Shoaib Akhtar, pictured in March 2011, against a record seven million rupee ($82,400) disciplinary fine imposed three years ago.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - A Pakistani court on Friday adjourned an appeal by retired international paceman Shoaib Akhtar against a record seven million rupee ($82,400) disciplinary fine imposed three years ago.

Sri Lanka's Tharanga gets drugs ban (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:22 AM PDT

Sri Lanka batsman Upul Tharanga, pictured in March 2011, was banned from all cricket for three months after failing a drugs test at the World Cup in March, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Friday.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - Sri Lanka batsman Upul Tharanga was banned from all cricket for three months after failing a drugs test at the World Cup in March, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Friday.

Denmark's Gade ousts home boy Hidayat in Badminton (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:08 AM PDT

Peter Gade of Denmark returns against Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia during their quarter-final men's singles match at the Indonesia Open 2011 badminton tournament in Jakarta. Gade beat Hidayat 21-17, 21-15.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - Danish star Peter Gade defeated local hero Taufik Hidayat on his home turf in the first men's singles quarter-final of the Indonesian Open on Friday.

Pakistan, India say they'll keep pushing for peace (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, left, addresses a joint news conference with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir concluding their two-days talks in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, June 24, 2011. India's foreign secretary says her country remains concerned about the threat of terrorism, but is committed to pushing forward on peace talks with Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - India's foreign secretary said Friday that her country remains concerned about the threat of terrorism, but is committed to peace talks with Pakistan that have stumbled since the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Stranded penguin moved to NZ zoo, set for surgery (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:14 AM PDT

An Emperor penguin which came ashore at Pekapeka beach is treated by vet staff at a zoo in Wellington, New Zealand, Friday, June 24, 2011. Fears over the health of the young Emperor penguin have prompted officials to move it to the local zoo. (AP Photo/NZPA, Ross Setford) NEW ZEALAND OUTAP - A stranded emperor penguin was moved to a zoo Friday and scheduled for surgery as the young bird's health worsened in the New Zealand winter that is much warmer than its species' Antarctic home.

China, Taiwan warn of strengthening tropical storm (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:36 AM PDT

A resident throws his fishing net at the swollen Marikina River in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines, Friday, June 24, 2011, after heavy rains inundated the capital overnight. The heavy rains, brought about by Tropical Storm Meari (locally called Falcon) triggered flash floods and rough seas, forcing classes to be suspended Friday, government offices shut and dozens of flights canceled. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - China alerted Shanghai and four coastal provinces Friday evening that a tropical storm is expected to intensify and become the season's first typhoon to strike China.

2 killed by roadside bomb in southern Thailand (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:51 AM PDT

AP - Three hidden roadside bombs have killed two people and wounded 13 others in southern Thailand, and police believe Islamist militants are responsible.

4 rare horses returned to the wild in Mongolia (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:08 AM PDT

AP - Four rare wild Przewalski's Horses are home in their native grasslands of Central Asia following an epic journey from Europe by plane and truck.

Official: Pakistan kills 10 alleged insurgents (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:00 AM PDT

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Pakistani Interior Minister Rahman Malik attend a trilateral meeting with their Iranian and Afghan counterparts (not pictured) in Tehran June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)AP - A government administrator says Pakistani fighter jets have bombed suspected militant hideouts in a northwestern region near the Afghan border, killing at least 10 alleged insurgents.

7 killed, 3 missing as bad weather hits Vietnam (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:51 AM PDT

AP - Officials and state media say flash floods and whirlwinds have killed seven people, left three others missing and injured 60 in northern Vietnam.

Robot, drone fail on Japan nuke-plant missions (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:22 AM PDT

U.S. Marines based in Japan prepare to start reconstruction work at Sendai airport which was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in Miyagi Prefecture March 25, 2011. Sendai airport resumed international flight operations with a chartered jet flight to Malaga in Spain on June 23, 2011 since it was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, local media reported. Picture taken March 25, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER MILITARY TRANSPORT)AP - Two high-tech machines intended to help workers at Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant malfunctioned Friday, including a long-awaited Japanese robot making its first attempt to take important measurements in areas too dangerous for humans.

Bombs explode in 3 Myanmar cities, wounding 2 (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:57 AM PDT

AP - Four bombs exploded in three Myanmar cities Friday, wounding at least two people, the government and residents said.

Pakistan to let bin Laden widow return to Yemen (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 04:42 AM PDT

AP - Officials in Pakistan say the country has agreed to let Osama bin Laden's youngest widow return to her native Yemen. But they would not reveal when she'll leave.
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