2008年12月23日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

U.S. military chief urges India, Pakistan work together (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 11:51 PM CST

Chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, speaks during a news conference at Camp Eggers in Kabul December 20,2008. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - The top U.S. military officer has sought to defuse tensions between Pakistan and India, urging Islamabad to use the Mumbai attacks as an opportunity to work with India to fight extremism.


Suspected Maoist rebels kill 7 in eastern India (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:47 AM CST

Reuters - Suspected Maoists killed seven people, including two policemen, in separate incidents in two states in eastern India, police said on Tuesday.

Gambhir, Yuvraj hit fifties as test heads for a draw (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:03 AM CST

Reuters - Opener Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh struck fifties as the second test against England inched towards a draw on the final day on Tuesday.

India has scope for more monetary easing - officials (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:06 AM CST

A suburban passenger train goes past high-voltage electricity towers in Mumbai June 20, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India has considerable scope for monetary easing over the next six to 12 months and aggressive Reserve Bank policy may be necessary if the global economic turmoil continues, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.


Blank editorials protest attack on Nepal media house (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:36 PM CST

Members of the media rally to protest an attack on Himalmedia, a prominent Kathmandu media house, by activists in Kathmandu December 22, 2008. REUTERS/Shruti ShresthaReuters - Nepal's leading newspapers appeared without editorials on Tuesday, a sign of protest over a weekend attack by Maoist activists on a local publishing house in which journalists were beaten and its office ransacked.


Australia police wrong to charge Haneef - report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 08:25 PM CST

Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef is seen at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok in this July 29, 2007 file photo. Australian police had no evidence to charge Haneef over suspected UK terrorist links in 2007, an official report said on Tuesday, calling for tighter oversight of national police and tough anti-terrorism laws.  REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/FilesReuters - Australian police had no evidence to charge an Indian doctor, Mohamed Haneef, over suspected UK terrorist links in 2007, an official report said on Tuesday, calling for tighter oversight of national police and tough anti-terrorism laws.


Tata group may need to invest $1 bln in Jaguar - report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:59 PM CST

A Jaguar statue is seen outside a Jaguar dealership in Leeds, northern England, June 12, 2007. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisReuters - The Tata group may have to pump in at least $1 billion to revive premium brands Jaguar Land Rover that was bought by Tata Motors earlier this year, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday.


France trains for Mumbai-style attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 06:58 PM CST

French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie (C) speaks to the media during a simulation exercise of a major terrorist bombing at the national crisis government unit located at the French Interior Ministry in Paris December 22, 2008. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - French security forces staged an exercise on Monday designed to test how they would respond to a series of coordinated attacks in several major cities, an exercise based on last month's militant attacks in Mumbai.


Michael Jackson camp denies health problems (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 07:24 PM CST

U.S. pop star Michael Jackson is seen waving to fans at a U.S. military facility in Tokyo in this March 10, 2007 file photo. A spokesman for Jackson released a statement on Monday denying as a Reuters - A spokesman for Michael Jackson released a statement on Monday denying as a "total fabrication" a report claiming that the former King of Pop needs a lung transplant due to a rare respiratory disease.


Pakistani air force holds exercise - state airline (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:36 AM CST

Reuters - The Pakistani air force conducted an exercise on Monday causing delay to two civilian flights, an airline official said, as tension with old rival India simmered over last month's attacks in Mumbai.

Battle for Sri Lanka rebel HQ rages, at least 66 die (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 08:12 AM CST

File photo of a soldier manning a position during a military offensive against the Tamil Tiger rebels November 28, 2008. Heavy fighting erupted on Monday as soldiers seized defences around the separatist Tamil Tigers' self-proclaimed capital, killing at least 66 combatants, the military said. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Heavy fighting erupted on Monday as soldiers seized defences around the separatist Tamil Tigers' self-proclaimed capital, killing at least 66 combatants, the military said.


Cautious India dig in after England hitback (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 09:06 AM CST

India's Rahul Dravid dives to stop the ball on the fourth day of the second test cricket match against England in Mohali December 22, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - England's bowlers pegged back a defensive India by reducing the hosts to 134 for four in the second innings on the fourth day of the second and final test on Monday.


POLL - Investors dip their toes back into stocks in Dec (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 01:32 PM CST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York December 22, 2008. Global investors boosted their equity holdings for the second month running in December and cut bonds, thanks to signs of stabilising stock markets and tumbling government bond yields, Reuters polls showed on Monday. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Global investors boosted their equity holdings for the second month running in December and cut bonds, thanks to signs of stabilising stock markets and tumbling government bond yields, Reuters polls showed on Monday.


Rumours spark polio vaccine panic in Bangalore (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 05:39 AM CST

Reuters - Thousands of parents and their children protested outside hospitals in Bangalore following false rumours that children had fallen sick after being given polio drops, police said on Monday.
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