2008年10月30日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Serial bombs kill at least 33 in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:16 AM CDT

Damaged vehicles burn after a bomb blast in Guwahati, the main city of India's troubled northeastern Assam state, October 30, 2008.   REUTERS/Utpal BaruahReuters - Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through Guwahati and three other Assam towns on Thursday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 200, police said.


Gambhir, Laxman pile on the runs against Australia (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:36 AM CDT

India's Gautam Gambhir acknowledges the crowd after completing his century against Australia during the first day of their third test cricket match in New Delhi October 29, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Gautam Gambhir edged closer to a maiden double century and Vangipurappu Laxman struck his 13th test hundred to put India in a commanding position against Australia on the second day of the third test on Thursday.


Viswanathan Anand retains world chess title (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:19 AM CDT

Chess World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India is seen through his winner's trophy during a news conference at the Chess World Championships in Bonn October 29, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayReuters - Indian chess Grand Master Viswanathan Anand successfully defended his world title on Wednesday by defeating Russian Vladimir Kramnik in a match-play series in Bonn, Germany.


Tendulkar surprised at Ganguly's decision to quit (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:37 AM CDT

India's Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly (R) hold their trophies during the presentation ceremony after India won the second test cricket match against Australia in Mohali October 21, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Sachin Tendulkar has expressed surprise at former captain Saurav Ganguly's decision to quit international cricket after the ongoing home test series against Australia.


U.S. risks overplaying hand with Pakistan strikes (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:34 AM CDT

Lawyers hold placards as they gather to condemn alleged strikes in Pakistani tribal areas along Afghanistan border, during a protest in Multan September 19, 2008, file photo.  REUTERS/Asim TanveerReuters - U.S. strikes at militants in Pakistan are stoking Islamabad's anger at a time analysts say the two countries must work more closely to fight militants in the region along the border with Afghanistan.


US, China kick off global round of rate cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 06:51 PM CDT

The Federal Reserve Building in Washington while the Fed is inside meeting, October 29, 2008. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - The United States and China kicked off what is likely to be a global round of interest rate cuts, part of a barrage of measures deployed around the world to fight a deep economic slowdown.


Working women hold key to world prosperity (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:32 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Governor Sarah Palin holds her son Trig at the end of her vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential nominee Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri October 2, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - A pitbull with lipstick may not be every woman's idea of a role model.


CHRONOLOGY - Major attacks in India since 2003 (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:26 AM CDT

Damaged cars are seen at a bomb blast site in Guwahati, October 30, 2008. REUTERS/Utpal BaruahReuters - Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through Guwahati and three other Assam towns on Thursday, killing at least 33 people and wounding 200.


Dalai Lama's envoys due in Beijing for fence-mending (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 10:09 PM CDT

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama waves as he leaves Lilavati hospital in Mumbai September 1, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Envoys of the Dalai Lama fly to Beijing on Thursday for closed-door, fence-mending talks, two sources with knowledge of the meeting said, days after he expressed dismay at China's attitude about Tibet's future.


Sri Lankan rebel air raids show war not over (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 05:26 AM CDT

Soldiers and police officers examine the wreckage of a power station, after it was bombed by Tamil Tiger rebels, at Kelanitissa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 29, 2008. REUTERS/Buddhika WeerasingheReuters - Dual Tamil Tiger air raids on Sri Lanka's capital and a northern military base show the guerrillas are not out of the fight despite the government's confidence it is close to ending the 25-year-old civil war.


Viswanathan Anand wins World Chess Championship (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 10:32 PM CDT

Defending Chess World Champion Viswanathan Anand of smiles at a news conference at the Chess World Championships in Bonn October 26, 2008. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayReuters - Indian world chess champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Russia's Vladimir Kramnik in a match-play series to retain his title in Bonn, Germany on Wednesday.


Social networking sites "good for businesses" (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2008 09:57 AM CDT

People surf the web during the annual Reuters - Good news for workers addicted to Facebook, Bebo and MySpace -- a British think-tank says bosses should not stop their staff using social networking sites because they could actually benefit their firms.


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