2008年10月11日星期六

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Kashmir's first train flagged off amid strike (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:16 AM CDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R wearing a turban) flags off Kashmir's first-ever train in Srinagar October 11, 2008. Singh on Saturday flagged off the first train service in Kashmir, where shops, schools and offices were shut in response to a strike call by separatists protesting his visit. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday flagged off the first train service in Kashmir, where shops, schools and offices were shut in response to a strike call by separatists protesting his visit.


India, U.S. sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 06:55 PM CDT

Indian and U.S. national flags flutter in front of the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, file photo. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow India to buy U.S. civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades.


Johnson's triple strike puts Australia in command (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:06 AM CDT

Australia's Mitchell Johnson (2nd L) celebrates with captain Ricky Ponting (2nd R) after taking wicket of India's VVS Laxman (L) on the third day of their first test cricket match in Bangalore October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson grabbed three wickets in the first session on the third day to help Australia take control of the opening test against India on Saturday.


India's economy, banking system sound - Subbarao (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:14 AM CDT

File photo of RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao speaking at a news conference in Mumbai, September 9, 2008. The Indian economy and banking system are sound, the RBI chief assured the world financial community on Friday, as a global credit crunch intensified and world stock markets tumbled. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The Indian economy and banking system are sound, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief assured the world financial community on Friday, as a global credit crunch intensified and world stock markets tumbled.


India's first woman saint cheers riot-hit Christians (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:58 AM CDT

Reuters - Thousands of Christians were flocking to a small town in Kerala on Saturday to celebrate the planned canonisation of a Roman Catholic nun, against a backdrop of the worst anti-Christian riots in decades.

Buffett boosts wealth to top Gates on Forbes list (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 02:11 PM CDT

U.S. Investor Warren Buffett laughs during a news conference in Madrid May 21, 2008. REUTERS/Andrea Comas/FilesReuters - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is again the richest American, deposing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, after Forbes magazine recalculated the fortunes of some of the 400 wealthiest Americans.


Global mediator Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 12:47 PM CDT

Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari speaks at a seminar in Helsinki March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Lehtikuva/Markku UlanderReuters - Finland's former president Martti Ahtisaari won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for a decades-long career of peacemaking around the globe from Namibia to Kosovo.


Tenor Placido Domingos 'magic' to enthral Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:27 AM CDT

Spanish tenor Placido Domingo smiles during the media presentation of his album Reuters - Mumbais "no noise at night" law could play spoilsport when world-famous opera tenor Placido Domingo takes the stage on Saturday for his first performance in India.


Ecclestone says Indian GP will be in 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 05:16 AM CDT

File photo of President of Formula One Bernie Ecclestone in Paris July 26, 2007. REUTERS/Benoit TessierReuters - India will host a Formula One race for the first time in 2011, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Friday.


Iceland for sale -- collect in person (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:47 AM CDT

A herd of sheep is seen near Hvannadalshnukur's Vatnajokull glacier near Skaftafell, about 320km from Iceland's capital Reykjavik, May 31, 2008. REUTERS/Ints KalninsReuters - Great scenery and wildlife but financial situation in need of repair -- collect in person.


Two Kashmiris killed in protest against PM (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 11:43 AM CDT

An Indian policeman tries to remove burning tyres set on fire by Kashmiri demonstrators during a protest against Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit in Srinagar October 10, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - At least two people were killed in Kashmir on Friday in a protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to inaugurate a train link and power project.


India 133-4 v Australia 430, lunch, 3rd day, 1st test (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:36 AM CDT

Australia's Brett Lee celebrates after taking wicket of India's Gautam Gambhir on the third day of their first cricket test match in Bangalore October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India were 133 for four at lunch in reply to Australia's first-innings 430 on the third day of the first test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.


Hussey's century helps Australia to post 430 (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:23 AM CDT

Reuters - Michael Hussey anchored Australia to a commanding first innings score of 430 with a remarkable century on the second day of the first test against India on Friday.

Sensex tumbles, biggest weekly fall in 18yrs (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:50 AM CDT

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is seen in Mumbai in this May 22, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The Sensex tumbled 7 percent on Friday and posted its biggest weekly fall in nearly 18 years as panicky investors joined a global selloff on recession worries, with weak industrial data adding to the gloom.


Pressure on G7 leaders as Wall St erratic at open (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:40 AM CDT

An investor looks at an electronic board at a Thai brokerage firm in Bangkok on October 10, 2008. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Leaders of the world's leading economies confronted a financial system in shambles on Friday as they gathered in Washington with panic selling in the stock markets, credit frozen solid and the world teetering on recession.


Metro gets eastern India licence, with conditions (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 09:32 AM CDT

Reuters - Germany's Metro AG on Friday received a new licence for its cash and carry wholesale arm in West Bengal, with the communist government limiting its activities to protect farmers and small traders.

Reuters resumes Australia tour coverage (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 06:48 AM CDT

Australia's Michael Clarke leaves after batting in the nets during a cricket session in Bangalore October 8, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - International news agency Reuters announced on Friday it was resuming coverage of Australia's cricket tour of India after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) dropped contentious accreditation terms.


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