2009年5月21日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Manmohan Singh to be sworn in for second term (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 03:39 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a news conference in Chennai in this May 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/BabuReuters - Manmohan Singh will be sworn in for a second term as prime minister on Friday after a key southern ally said it would leave the ruling alliance due to a row over ministerial positions.

Concern mounts for civilians trapped in Pakistan conflict (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 09:42 AM PDT

A bus enters Buner District, about 190 km north west of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Hundreds of thousands of people caught up in fighting between the Pakistani army and Taliban militants in the northwest of the country face a critical situation, aid agencies warn.

Pandey hits century as Bangalore secure semis spot (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 01:43 PM PDT

Deccan Chargers' Herschelle Gibbs plays a shot during the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket match against the Bangalore Royal Challengers in Centurion May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - Manish Pandey smashed the highest score of the Indian Premier League season as his unbeaten 114 helped Bangalore Royal Challengers to a 12-run win over Deccan Chargers and third place in the table.

Thousands chanting "freedom" mass for Kashmir rally (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 09:04 AM PDT

Supporters of the moderate faction of Kashmir's Hurriyat (freedom) Conference, shout pro-freedom slogans during a rally to mark the anniversary of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq's death in Srinagar May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Tens of thousands of people shouting "we want freedom" gathered in Srinagar on Thursday to mark the anniversaries of the assassinations of a separatist leader and a Muslim cleric.

Maoist rebels kill 16 police in Maharashtra (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 07:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Sixteen police are feared dead after they were ambushed by Maoist rebels in Maharashtra on Thursday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks which hit India's recent general election.

Pakistan confident of hosting 2011 World Cup matches (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 09:04 AM PDT

Ejaz Butt, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, speaks during a news conference in Lahore March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will submit new proposals to get back its share of 2011 World Cup matches at a meeting called by the International Cricket Council in Dubai on June 3.

FACTBOX - Who will head the key ministries in India? (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 07:27 AM PDT

Defence Minister A. K. Antony (seated, L-R), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee attend the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in New Delhi May 17, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Prime Minister-elect Manmohan Singh will be sworn in for a second term on Friday after the election victory of his Congress party-led coalition, which has since won the support of enough lawmakers for a parliamentary majority.

U.N. official visits camps in Sri Lanka - spokeswoman (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 12:58 PM PDT

Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's chief of staff on Thursday visited camps in the north of Sri Lanka housing people displaced by the recent fighting and also flew over the former conflict zone, a U.N. spokeswoman said.

Congress ally DMK to leave ruling coalition (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 12:17 PM PDT

M. Karunanidhi (R), chief minister of the Tamil Naidu, speaks with chief of Congress party Sonia Gandhi (L) during an election campaign rally in Chennai May 10, 2009. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - DMK, a major ally of the Congress party, said it will leave the ruling coalition due to disagreements over ministerial positions, potentially weakening the new government's ability to pass bills in parliament.

Intruder had "vision" Suu Kyi in danger - lawyer (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 06:32 AM PDT

This frame grab shows Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) with diplomats and journalists on the third day of her trial at a prison guesthouse in Yangon, May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Reuters TV/MRTVReuters - The American man at the centre of the trial against Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi swam to her house after having a vision that her life was in danger, Suu Kyi's lawyers said on Thursday.

Delhi Daredevils beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 07:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Delhi Daredevils beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in their Indian Premier League match at Centurion on Thursday.

Shoaib Akhtar to miss World Twenty20 cricket (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 08:38 AM PDT

Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar watches from the sidelines as Pakistan takes on Australia in a one-day cricket international match in Abu Dhabi April 27, 2009. Akhtar has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 due to a skin infection in his groin, a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman said on Thursday. REUTERS/Karl Jeffs/FilesReuters - Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 due to a skin infection in his groin, a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman said on Thursday.

Met office to sharpen forecasts for India, help farmers (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 04:10 AM PDT

People stand at the seashore in Kochi May 19, 2009. India plans to start more accurate weather forecasts from next year, a top official said on Thursday, a move that experts say can raise farm output by 10 percent in a country that mainly depends on rains for irrigation. REUTERS/Sivaram V.Reuters - India plans to start more accurate weather forecasts from next year, a top official said on Thursday, a move that experts say can raise farm output by 10 percent in a country that mainly depends on rains for irrigation.

Sri Lanka plans to resettle refugees in six months (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 05:54 AM PDT

A man carries a Sri Lankan national flag as he and others celebrate at a main street in central Colombo May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Buddhika WeerasingheReuters - Sri Lanka plans to resettle most of the 280,000 refugees who fled the war with the defeated Tamil Tigers within six months, the government said on Thursday after meeting visiting Indian officials.

India makes diplomatic push after Sri Lanka war ends (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 04:10 AM PDT

A man waves a Sri Lankan national flag as he and others celebrate at a street in Colombo May 20, 2009. India sent two top envoys to Sri Lanka on Thursday to offer help for Tamil civilians displaced in recent fighting and to seek an early political solution after the defeat of the rebel Tamil Tigers. REUTERS/Buddhika WeerasingheReuters - India sent two top envoys to Sri Lanka on Thursday to offer help for Tamil civilians displaced in recent fighting and to seek an early political solution after the defeat of the rebel Tamil Tigers.

Australia reassured on Delhi Commonwealths security (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 12:13 AM PDT

Labourers work at the games village being built for the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi May 19, 2009. Australia has played down security concerns for next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, saying local organisers had shown they were capable of ensuring athletes' safety amid instability in the region. REUTERS/Vijay MathurReuters - Australia has played down security concerns for next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, saying local organisers had shown they were capable of ensuring athletes' safety amid instability in the region.

Inflation up but scope for rate cuts remains (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 04:15 AM PDT

A vendor arranges vegetables at a market in Siliguri in this December 20, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Inflation edged up in early May on higher food and metal prices, but analysts said it could turn negative in June and give more freedom to the Reserve Bank of India to cut rates for stimulating a slowing economy.

Dark horse Kris Allen wins "American Idol" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2009 10:58 PM PDT

Kris Allen poses at the party for the 12 finalists of the television show Reuters - Arkansas student Kris Allen won the eighth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, dealing an unexpected defeat to singing rival Adam Lambert on the most popular U.S. television show.

U.S., EU urge quick end to Nepal political crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2009 12:46 AM PDT

Maoist activists and supporters take part in a rally against Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav in Kathmandu May 17, 2009. The United States and EU countries have urged Nepal's feuding political parties to quickly form a new government after the resignation of a Maoist-led coalition sparked turmoil in the nascent republic. REUTERS/Gopal ChitrakarReuters - The United States and EU countries have urged Nepal's feuding political parties to quickly form a new government after the resignation of a Maoist-led coalition sparked turmoil in the nascent republic.

ANALYSIS - War over, Sri Lanka's next fight lies ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2009 10:09 PM PDT

A man gestures in front of a Sri Lankan national flag as he and others celebrate at a main street in central Colombo May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Buddhika WeerasingheReuters - With a quarter-century civil war in the history books, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will now put to the test his theory of using a military victory over terrorism as the first step to tackling its root causes.

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