2008年9月9日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Zardari sworn in as president of Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 03:16 AM CDT

Asif Ali Zardari, widower of the late former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, speaks during a Pakistan People Party meeting in Islamabad in this February 20, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/FilesReuters - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was sworn in as president on Tuesday, in what allies and investors hoped was a step toward stability after months of uncertainty.


Angry South Asia flood victims protest in streets (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 04:42 AM CDT

Reuters - Fresh monsoon flooding brought more death and distress across South Asia on Tuesday, while many of the hundreds of thousands of flood victims in relief camps complained of poor facilities.

Fresh protests loom over Nano car factory (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:14 AM CDT

Tata Group's Reuters - Farmers threatened on Tuesday to resume protests that blocked construction work on a factory in West Bengal to build Tata Motors' super-cheap Nano car if talks to resolve a dispute over land do not produce results soon.


Indian troops kill five rebels hiding in a lake (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT

Reuters - Troops shot dead five separatist guerrillas hiding out on an island in the middle of a lake in Manipur, army officials said on Tuesday.

Scientists hope for surprises in Big Bang experiment (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:55 PM CDT

A technician walks under the core magnet of the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) experiment at the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN (Centre Europeen de Recherche Nucleaire) in the French village of Cessy, near Geneva in this March 22, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - Scientists involved in a historic "Big Bang" experiment to begin this week hope it will turn up many surprises about the universe and its origins -- but reject suggestions it will bring the end of the world.


Crude oil prices still a worry - PM econ panel chief (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:55 PM CDT

Oil is pumped from wells at the Port of Long Beach, California, in this June 19, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters - A fall in global oil prices in recent weeks was welcome, but the cost of crude remained a worry, the chief of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's economic advisory panel said on Tuesday.


Sri Lanka says shoots down rebel plane after raid (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 04:02 AM CDT

A wounded civilian is taken for medical treatment in a hospital in the northern city of Vavuniya September 8, 2008 after he was injured during a pre-dawn aerial and ground attack by Tamil Tiger separatists at a military base. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The Sri Lankan military said it had shot down a Tamil Tiger plane for the first time on Tuesday after the rebels launched a pre-dawn air raid and ground assault on a military base which killed at least 22 people.


Federer outwits Murray to win five in a row (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 09:49 PM CDT

Roger Federer of Switzerland kisses the trophy after beating Andy Murray of Britain for his fifth straight U.S. Open tennis title at Flushing Meadows in New York September 8, 2008. REUTERS/Shaun BestReuters - The footwork was precise, the touch was sublime, the impeccable Swiss timing was back and Roger Federer glided away with a fifth successive U.S. Open crown on Monday.


China denies blocking India's nuclear waiver bid (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 12:51 PM CDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) speaks with China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) in New Delhi September 8, 2008. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - China denied reports on Monday it was reluctant to support a U.S. proposal to lift a global ban on nuclear trade with India, as foreign ministers of the two countries began talks to solve a festering border dispute.


Bachchan family ignites language row (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 12:42 PM CDT

Actor Abhishek Bachchan hugs his mother Jaya Bachchan during the music release of the movie Reuters - Amitabh Bachchan and his family faced a boycott threat of their films on Monday after angering a local political party opposed to millions of migrants who control Mumbai's economy.


South Asia flood victims plead for food, safe water (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 11:09 AM CDT

Flood-affected children crowd around a relief worker distributing free milk at a flood relief camp in Purniya district in Bihar September 8, 2008. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Hungry villagers pleaded with authorities to rescue them from flooded homes in Bihar on Monday, as devastating floods continued to haunt millions in South Asia.


Fifty five wounded in Kashmir violence (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 12:07 PM CDT

A Kashmiri Muslim boy throws stones as others shout pro-freedom slogans during a protest in Srinagar September 8, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - At least 55 people were wounded on Monday when police opened fire during a one-day strike in Kashmir, held in protest against the killing of Muslims during independence rallies and plans to hold elections.


Tata Motors stands ground, Nano plant stays shut (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 05:10 AM CDT

Police guard the main entrance of the Tata car plant in Singur 50 km north of Kolkata in this September 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Tata Motors said on Monday it would not start work at the low-cost Nano car site, where work was suspended last week, until it was confident of smooth operations and the continued viability of the project.


Ganguly left out of Irani Cup squad (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 08:46 AM CDT

India's Sourav Ganguly looks at his bat during a practice session in Colombo in this July 17, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Anuruddha LokuhapuarachchiReuters - India batsman Saurav Ganguly's international future hung in the balance after the 36-year-old was omitted from the Rest of India squad chosen to face Ranji Trophy winners Delhi in the five-day Irani Cup game from Sept. 24.


India completes strategic Afghan road, vows engagement (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 06:40 AM CDT

Reuters - India has completed construction of a strategic road linking landlocked Afghanistan with a port in Iran, India's envoy said, reflecting New Delhi's resolve to remain engaged despite a deadly embassy bombing in July.

Chanderpaul, Jayawardene, Steyn head ICC nominations (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 07:03 AM CDT

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat listens to a reporters' question during a news conference to announce the shortlist for the ICC awards in New Delhi September 8, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene and South African speedster Dale Steyn head the shortlist for this year's International Cricket Council (ICC) awards announced on Monday.


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