2008年11月7日星期五

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Kashmir lockdown by troops turns city into "prison" (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:34 AM CST

Police personnel patrol a road in Srinagar November 7, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Troops carrying automatic rifles locked down Indian Kashmir's main city on Friday as separatists tried for a second day to hold a big rally against New Delhi's rule and upcoming elections in the disputed region.


Krejza claims 8 wickets as Australia fight back (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:43 AM CST

India's Saurav Ganguly plays a shot on the second day of their fourth test cricket match against Australia in Nagpur November 7, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Off-spinner Jason Krejza took eight wickets on his debut to help Australia claw their way back into the final test against India on Friday.


ICC tells 2011 World Cup hosts to hit 'overdrive' (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:58 AM CST

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat speaks during a news conference at National stadium in Karachi in this August 12, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has told the four host countries of the 2011 World Cup to speed up their preparations for the event.


Traditional medicine passes WHO health checks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 04:17 AM CST

A leech hangs from the face of a patient, who suffers partial blindness, during a leech therapy session inside a hospital in Srinagar in this May 2, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Health representatives from more than 70 countries gathered in Beijing on Friday to swap ideas on how to make traditional medicine, ranging from acupuncture to leech treatment, more widely available.


Indian shares extend gains to 2 pct after weak start (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 02:29 AM CST

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building seen in this May 22, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India's main stock index extended gains to more than 2 percent in afternoon trade, after opening lower on Friday.


Pakistan's Yousuf blames captain, board for defection (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 01:46 AM CST

Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf waves at his teammates as he leaves the field after cricket practice in Dhaka in this June 13, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Rafiqur RahmanReuters - A lack of respect and the attitude of the Pakistan Cricket Board and captain were behind Mohammad Yousuf's decision to join the unofficial Indian Cricket League, the senior batsman said.


Microsoft CEO pours cold water on Yahoo interest (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 10:33 PM CST

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer speaks at a conference in Moscow in this May 23, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - Software giant Microsoft Corp dismissed speculation it might still be interested in a takeover of Internet firm Yahoo Inc.


Govt moves to stop illegal land sale in Goa (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 07:40 AM CST

File photo of tourists on Anjuna beach in Goa March 14, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The government is clamping down on foreigners illegally buying property in the country, including the coastal state of Goa, where residents complain land mafia are helping Westerners overrun their culturally distinct state.


MySpace could develop a digital music player - CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 10:38 PM CST

MySpace Chief Executive Chris DeWolfe speaks at the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, California in this October 17, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Kimberly WhiteReuters - MySpace, the popular online social network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, could develop a digital music player in the future, pitting it against Apple Inc's hot-selling iPod.


Global Fund set to grant $3bn, talks tough on Zimbabwe (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 02:31 PM CST

Zambian villagers display a mosquito net offered by the Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition in Matongo village, about 60 km from Livingstone, April 23, 2008. REUTERS/Thierry Roge/FilesReuters - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is set to grant up to $3 billion in new funding to help fight the diseases, its executive director, Michel Kazatchkine, said on Thursday.


Now China points finger at foreign milk products (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 09:37 AM CST

Reuters - China, embroiled in a tainted milk scandal that has made thousands of infants sick, has published a list of foreign companies that failed to meet quality standards for imported products ranging from milk powder to rosewater.

Banks trim rates, inflation rattles shares (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 09:52 AM CST

A broker looks at a terminal while trading at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Fears of a deep U.S. recession and stubbornly high inflation spooked India's jittery markets on Thursday, while its biggest lender led a round of rate cuts following aggressive moves to bolster growth by the Reserve Bank of India.


Nikkei slides 3.6 pct on economy fears, Toyota shock (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 01:50 AM CST

A man walks past the sign of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo October 27, 2008. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Japan's Nikkei average dropped 3.6 percent on Friday, as growing global economic worries sent the yen higher and hit exporters, with Toyota Motor Corp tumbling after a shock profit warning.


China warns Tibetans ahead of exiles' gathering (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 08:53 AM CST

Reuters - China warned Tibetans on Thursday that the door to "Tibet independence" was firmly shut and would remain so, after a meeting with envoys from the Dalai Lama and ahead of a watershed gathering of leading Tibetan exiles.
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