2009年8月6日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Pakistani Taliban chief likely killed -minister (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:42 PM PDT

Rehman Malik, Pakistan's adviser to the prime minister on the interior, gestures during a news conference at the interior ministry in Islamabad February 12, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - There is a strong likelihood that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed along with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack two days ago, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters.


Pakistan says Indian evidence against Saeed too weak (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 07:39 AM PDT

Police escort Hafiz Saeed (R), the head of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, as he leaves after an appearance in court in Lahore May 5, 2009. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - Pakistan said on Thursday that evidence given by India failed to build a case for the arrest of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of a Pakistan-based group blamed for the Mumbai attacks, a stance certain to stoke anger in India.


El Nino seen strengthening over next two months (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 12:48 PM PDT

A farmer ploughs his rice paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad July 31, 2009.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The U.S. government's Climate Prediction Center said Thursday it expected the El Nino weather phenomenon to strengthen over the next two months, but forecasts varied on how much and for how long.


New Tamil Tiger head arrested - Sri Lanka (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 11:16 AM PDT

Reuters - COLOMBO (Reuters) -- The new head of the Tamil Tigers, the separatist group defeated by the Sri Lankan military after a 25-year war, has been arrested in Thailand, Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday.

Three sentenced to death over 2003 Mumbai blasts (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 02:01 AM PDT

Police officials escort Mohammad Hanif (C), convicted for plotting two coordinated Mumbai blasts in August 2003, from a jail in Mumbai in this August 4, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - A court on Thursday sentenced to death three persons including a woman found guilty of conspiring with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to carry out the 2003 Mumbai serial blasts that killed at least 54 people, officials said.


Monsoon deficit 64 pct in critical crop week (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 08:06 AM PDT

A farmer ploughs his rice paddy field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad July 31, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's monsoon rains were barely a third of normal in the past seven days, dipping for the second straight week at a crucial period for oilseeds and sugarcane, and raising concerns of rising food prices.


Fox Star to distribute My Name is Khan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 09:42 AM PDT

Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan (L) and director Karan Johar pose at a news conference to announce a distribution deal with Fox Star Studios for their upcoming movie Reuters - Fox Star Studios said on Thursday it had signed a deal to finance and distribute My Name is Khan, a Bollywood film starring Shah Rukh Khan.


Hacker attacks silence Twitter, slow Facebook (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 03:48 PM PDT

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone listens as San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom talks during a news conference in San Francisco, California June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Twitter and Facebook said they suffered service problems from hacker attacks on Thursday, raising speculation of a coordinated campaign against the world's most popular online social networks.


Thomson Reuters Q2 beats, CEO sees banks hiring (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 10:30 AM PDT

A man walks near a Thomson Reuters logo at the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf in east London May 7, 2009.  REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Thomson Reuters Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by cost cuts, and said it expected 2009 revenue to grow as the financial industry recovered.


Bank staff start strike, trading hit (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:26 AM PDT

An empty bank counter is seen in Mumbai in this January 25, 2008 file photo. Indian bank employees began a two-day strike on Thursday for higher wages and pension, affecting cash transaction and foreign exchange trading volumes. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Employees of state-run banks, including the country's biggest lender State Bank of India, began a two-day strike on Thursday for higher wages and pension, affecting cash transaction and foreign exchange trading volumes.


Pakistani Taliban chief may be dead - U.S. official (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 03:28 PM PDT

Reuters - There is reason to believe Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, whose wife was killed in a missile attack two days ago, may also be dead, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

Tendulkar chases 15,000 test runs, World Cup victory (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 06:58 AM PDT

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar speaks during a promotional event in Kolkata June 2, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - While many of his contemporaries have retired, Sachin Tendulkar has no intention of applying the brakes on his record-breaking career and instead wants to score 15,000 test runs and win the 2011 World Cup.


Campaigns end ahead of Sri Lanka's first post-war polls (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 10:41 AM PDT

Reuters - Campaigning for Sri Lanka's first post-war polls ended on Thursday, and the government resettled more than 3,000 who people who fled the final offensive against the Tamil Tigers. '

Uighur unrest shows China's failures - Dalai Lama (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 06:42 AM PDT

The Dalai Lama looks on during a news conference at a Sino-Tibetan Conference entitled Reuters - Ethnic riots in northwest China have exposed the failings of Beijing's minority policies, and a more "realistic" stance toward Tibetans and others could emerge within a decade, the Dalai Lama said on Thursday.


ICC confident India will accept doping code (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 07:44 AM PDT

President of the ICC (International Cricket Council) David Morgan (L) watches chief executive Haroon Lorgat speak during a news conference at Lords in London in this March 3, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/FilesReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) is confident India's cricket authorities will eventually comply with the World Anti-Doping Agency's "whereabouts" rule, its chief executive Haroon Lorgat has said.


Pakistan starts Interpol search for Mumbai suspects (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 02:06 AM PDT

Candles placed for victims of the Mumbai attacks are seen in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 30, 2008. Pakistan has launched a global search for 13 suspects in last November's attack on Mumbai, the international police network Interpol said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - Pakistan has launched a global search for 13 suspects in last November's attack on Mumbai, the international police network Interpol said on Thursday.


Rising food prices a concern - Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 07:20 AM PDT

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia speaks during a business conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Rising food prices are a matter of concern, but the country has comfortable food stocks to deal with any difficult situation, plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Thursday.


Govt studying uniform domestic gas price - Deora (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 06:09 AM PDT

Oil Minister Murli Deora attends the annual economic editor's conference in New Delhi November 26, 2008. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India will examine a uniform domestic price for natural gas, which is now sold at rates ranging from $1 to $5.73 per million British thermal units (mBtu) depending on source, Oil Minister Murli Deora said on Thursday.


New Michael Jackson songs on missing hard drives (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 06:20 AM PDT

Candles and flowers are seen on a photograph of pop star Michael Jackson in Beverly Hills, California June 26, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - Another thriller is developing in the complex afterlife of Michael Jackson.


Kumble, Srinath oppose Karnataka Twenty20 league (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 03:53 AM PDT

Bangalore Royal Challengers' Anil Kumble celebrates bowling out Deccan Chargers' Andrew Symonds during the final of the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket match in Johannesburg May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/FilesReuters - Former India skipper Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath have warned against the launch of a local franchise Twenty20 league, saying it could kill young talent.


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