2008年12月7日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India blasts Pakistan over hoax Mumbai call (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:13 AM CST

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, December 5, 2008. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - India's foreign minister on Sunday accused Pakistan of leaking a story that someone pretending to be him had called and threatened Pakistan's president two days after the Mumbai attacks.


ICC's Morgan urges India fans to back England series (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 01:23 AM CST

International Cricket Council (ICC) president-elect David Morgan speaks during the ICC annual conference in Dubai in this July 3, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh/FilesReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) wants India fans to turn out in large numbers for the home test series against England to show they are not intimidated by the recent militant attacks in Mumbai.


Harmison says will probably go to India if security okay (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 09:21 PM CST

England's Steve Harmison (R) bowls as coach Peter Moores (L) looks on during their training at the Zayed cricket stadium in Abu Dhabi December 6, 2008 before flying to India for their cricket test series. REUTERS/Regi VargheseReuters - England fast bowler Steve Harmison would probably return to India next week to play a two-test series if the latest security report was positive, he said on Sunday.


Frenzied fans welcome Maradona to Kolkata (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 06:49 AM CST

Argentina's soccer team head coach Diego Maradona (C) plays with a football during a foundation stone-laying ceremony for the Indian Football School in Kolkata December 6, 2008. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - Thousands of excited fans lined the road to give Diego Maradona an emotional welcome to Kolkata on Saturday.


Pakistan must avoid worse ties with India - McCain (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 11:00 AM CST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani (R) shakes hands with U.S. Senator John McCain during their meeting in Islamabad December 6, 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Former U.S. presidential candidate John McCain during a visit to Islamabad on Saturday urged Pakistan to take steps to prevent tensions with India rising in the wake of last week's militant attacks on Mumbai.


England players keen to play in India, says coach Moores (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 08:30 AM CST

England's coach Peter Moores listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in Abu Dhabi December 6, 2008 before flying to India for their cricket test series. REUTERS/Nikhil MonteiroReuters - England's cricketers are keen to return to India for a two-test series after their tour was suspended following last week's attacks in Mumbai, coach Peter Moores said on Saturday.


Indian banks' unlikely to drop rates despite RBI (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 06:44 AM CST

A man counts money after withdrawing it from an ATM in Jammu in this October 14, 2008 file photo. Indian banks are unlikely to sharply drop lending rates immediately despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashing short-term rates as their cost of funds is still high and loan demand remains robust. REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - Indian banks are unlikely to sharply drop lending rates immediately despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashing short-term rates as their cost of funds is still high and loan demand remains robust.


Sarkozy defies China with Dalai Lama talks (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 12:23 PM CST

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama greets European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) next to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (2nd L) during the 25th anniversary celebrations of former Polish President Lech Walesa's Nobel Peace Prize, at Baltic Philharmonic in Gdansk December 6, 2008. REUTERS/Kacper PempelReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy defied China on Saturday by meeting Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and said Europe shared the Dalai's concerns over the situation in his homeland.


Explosives found in Nagpur hospital - police (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 07:35 AM CST

Reuters - Police on Saturday said they found explosives in a hospital in Nagpur after doctors there said they had received a call warning a bomb had been left in the building.
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