2008年8月31日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Hindus call off protest in Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:36 AM CDT

Policemen take cover in a police bunker as demonstrators throw stones during a protest in Jammu in this August 29, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - Hindus in Indian Kashmir called off their two-month protest after the government allowed them temporary use of land at the centre of a religious row for an annual pilgrimage, officials said on Sunday.


British woman eyes skydive record over Everest (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 03:03 AM CDT

Mount Everest (top) seen in this aerial view next to Mount Ama Dablam (bottom R) in this April 22, 2007 file photo. A British woman plans to make a parachute jump over Mount Everest hoping to become the first woman ever to skydive over the world's highest peak, organisers said on Sunday. REUTERS/Desmond BoylanReuters - A British woman plans to make a parachute jump over Mount Everest hoping to become the first woman ever to skydive over the world's highest peak, organisers said on Sunday.


Gustav enters Gulf of Mexico after slamming Cuba (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 10:46 PM CDT

Residents turn a vehicle after it was toppled by strong winds as the center of Hurricane Gustav passed toward the south of the city, in downtown Havana August 30, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Ferocious Hurricane Gustav moved into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico on Saturday where it was expected to strengthen and threaten New Orleans after its 150 mile per hour (240 kph) winds cut a swath of destruction through western Cuba.


High waters, heavy rain hamper Bihar flood relief (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 09:41 PM CDT

Soldiers evacuate flood-affected people to safer places at Madhepura town in Bihar August 29, 2008. REUTERS/Krishna Murari KishanReuters - Indian authorities, hampered by heavy rain and damaged roads, were struggling on Saturday to get aid to millions of displaced villagers in Bihar, hit by the worst flooding in 50 years.


Frank film looks at daily life in troubled Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 11:42 PM CDT

The old quarters of Srinagar city seen through the window of Hari Parbat fort in Srinagar in this April 18, 2007 file photo. A new film set in Indian Kashmir seeks to go beyond stereotypes of the troubled region as either the idyllic backdrop to Bollywood movies or the subject of news reports and documentaries into the violence. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - A new film set in Indian Kashmir seeks to go beyond stereotypes of the troubled region as either the idyllic backdrop to Bollywood movies or the subject of news reports and documentaries into the violence.


Venus, Serena eye quarter-final affair (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 10:30 PM CDT

Serena Williams of the United States hits a return shot to Ai Sugiyama of Japan during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, August 30, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff HaynesReuters - Venus and Serena Williams moved closer to a quarterfinal showdown at the U.S. Open after sailing into the fourth round of the year's final grand slam with emphatic victories on Saturday.


Tibetans fast for peace, Dalai Lama still in hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 07:09 AM CDT

The Dalai Lama, escorted by security personnel and policemen arrives at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai in this August 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Thousands of Tibetans in India fasted and prayed for peace in Tibet on Saturday and their leader, the Dalai Lama, participated from his hospital bed in Mumbai.


Suspected Maoist attack kills 12 in Jharkhand (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 06:54 AM CDT

Reuters - A suspected Maoist attack in Jharkhand killed 12 security officers on Saturday after the vehicle they were travelling in exploded.
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