2008年11月11日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Thousands flock to see Nepal's mystery "Buddha" boy (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 11:28 PM CST

Nepali boy Ram Bahadur Bamjon meditates in the village of Bara, 150 km southeast of the capital Kathmandu on November 20, 2005. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Thousands of people flocked to a remote jungle in southeast Nepal to see a boy, some believe is a reincarnation of Lord Buddha, who reappeared after missing for more than a year, police said on Tuesday.


Obama won't attend Washington financial summit (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:03 PM CST

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama answers a journalist's question during his first press conference following his election victory in Chicago, November 7, 2008. Obama will not attend the global financial summit in Washington on Friday and Saturday and will not meet foreign leaders on the sidelines, aides said on Monday. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will not attend the global financial summit in Washington on Friday and Saturday and will not meet foreign leaders on the sidelines, aides said on Monday.


Hong Kong movie has most nods for Asia Pacific awards (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:39 PM CST

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is seen during a news conference to launch the soundtrack of his forthcoming movie Reuters - A Hong Kong crime caper about a pickpocket that was shot over three years is leading the field for the second annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards designed to promote films from the region internationally.


India has little room for China-style stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 10:34 PM CST

Labourers erect scaffolding at a construction site in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - India has little scope for a big bang fiscal stimulus package like China's $586 billion plan and will hope instead populist spending plans outlined earlier this year can help it ride out the global financial storm.


Former India captain Ganguly bids farewell in style (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 09:32 AM CST

Indian cricket team players carry Saurav Ganguly (C) as they celebrate after winning the fourth test cricket match against Australia in Nagpur November 10, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Saurav Ganguly signed off from test cricket in style on Monday by captaining a victorious India side in the latter stages of his farewell match.


German slams Indian system, withdraws rape charge (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:06 AM CST

Reuters - A German woman who accused the son of an Indian politician of raping her teenage daughter has withdrawn her complaint, saying she did not believe in India's justice, her lawyer said on Monday.

Force India team up with McLaren-Mercedes (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:00 AM CST

Force India owner Vijay Mallya during Reuters - Force India hope to be challenging for Formula One race wins by 2010 after announcing a five-year partnership with McLaren and Mercedes on Monday.


India GDP to grow 5.7 pct in 09/10 - Morgan Stanley (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 09:52 AM CST

Labourer work at a residential construction site in the southern Indian city of Chennai November 10, 2008. REUTERS/BabuReuters - Morgan Stanley said on Monday it had cut its forecast for India's economic growth in the fiscal year starting April to 5.7 percent from 6.5 percent due to high cost of capital, falling consumer loan growth and reduced demand.


Australia must lift their standards says Ponting (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:40 AM CST

Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting attends the prize distribution ceremony in Nagpur November 10, 2008. India won the four test cricket match series against Australia by 2-0.  REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Australia have realised just how high their standards must be if they are to retain their world supremacy following a 2-0 series loss to India, captain Ricky Ponting said on Monday.


Fund grants $2.75 billion to fight AIDS, diseases (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 12:26 PM CST

A child looks through a clinic window during a mass immunisation with the anti-tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, in Dili May 7, 2007. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved 94 new grants worth $2.75 billion over two years, its executive director said on Monday. REUTERS/BeawihartaReuters - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved 94 new grants worth $2.75 billion over two years, its executive director said on Monday.


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

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 12:16 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 - (Corrects last paragraph to read "...nearly 60 percent of the 3 million HIV-infected people receiving drug treatment in those countries...")


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