2008年11月18日星期二

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Tibetans could push for independence - PM in exile (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2008 03:19 AM CST

Samdhong Rinpoche (L), Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile based in northern India, smiles after attending a special meeting in Dharamsala November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Abhishek MadhukarReuters - Tibetans could push for independence from China if exile groups meeting this week in India decide that is the only option left open to them, the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile said on Tuesday.


Yahoo's Yang to step down; search on for CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 11:53 PM CST

Jerry Yang, the chief executive officer of Yahoo Inc, is at the 26th annual Allen & Co conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, in this July 11, 2008 file photo. Yang will step down from his role as soon as the board finds a replacement, the Internet company said on Monday and its shares rose 4 percent. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/FilesReuters - Yahoo Inc said Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as the board finds a replacement, sending its shares up 4 percent on hopes his departure will clear the way for a deal with Microsoft.


Citigroup to slash 52,000 jobs, sees hard 2009 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:49 PM CST

A Citibank sign can be seen through a window in New York, October 6, 2008. Citigroup Inc plans to cut 50,000 people from its workforce, CNBC television said on Monday, as souring economies and global credit conditions cause the U.S. bank with the farthest reach worldwide to retrench. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Citigroup Inc revealed plans to cut 52,000 jobs by early next year in a dramatic move to restore the No. 2 U.S. bank to health as it combats mounting debt losses and sagging economies worldwide.


Skepticism as crisis gives emerging powers clout (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:14 PM CST

An overall view at the G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy at the National Building Museum in Washington, November 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The rich nations' financial meltdown has in theory handed developing countries greater say in running the global economy, but the new stakeholders will need to offer more than rhetoric to turn theory into reality.


Yuvraj's all-round heroics sink England again (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 08:20 AM CST

Indian players celebrate the dismissal of England's Ian Bell during their second one-day international cricket match in Indore November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Yuvraj Singh blasted his second consecutive century and grabbed four wickets to guide India to a comfortable 54-run win over England in the second one-day international on Monday.


India wonders how deep "Hindu terrorism" goes (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 05:44 AM CST

Plain-clothed policemen escort Sudhakar Dwivedi (face covered) outside the Anti Terrorist Squad office in Lucknow November 13, 2008. A Hindu monk, Dwivedi, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a bomb attack that killed four people in September in Maharashtra's Malegaon town. REUTERS/Pawan KumarReuters - Reports that Hindu militants may be involved in bomb attacks first blamed on Islamists may open a Pandora's Box for India's beleaguered security services and become a key voter issue before general elections next year.


Pakistan could switch home series to India - PCB (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 10:38 AM CST

Reuters - Pakistan may offer to switch their home series against India early next year to India if the Indian government does not clear the tour over security worries, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt said.

Tibetan exiles play down shift from China policy (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 04:46 AM CST

Tibetan parliamentary secretary Phurbu Tsering (R) addresses delegates during a special meeting in the northern Indian hilltown of Dharamsala November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Abhishek MadhukarReuters - Tibetan exiles played down on Monday speculation of a challenge to the Dalai Lama's "middle way approach" to China, at the start of a special meeting to discuss their policy of pushing for autonomy in the region.


FACTBOX - Kashmir votes in test of Indian rule (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 09:31 AM CST

An Indian policeman stands guard as voters stand in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling booth in Surankote, 220 km (137 miles) northwest of Jammu November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - With armed troops patrolling shuttered streets and separatist leaders locked up, Indian Kashmiris voted in a state election on Monday, casting their ballots for better roads and civic amenities.


China warns Tibetans ahead of exiles' gathering (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 07:48 AM CST

File photo of Tibetan exiles protesting in New Delhi August 7, 2008. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - 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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