2009年12月1日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Obama to offer troop increase, timetable for Afghan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:28 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama departs Andrews Air Force Base aboard Air Force One before a day trip to Ohio and Pennsylvania in this September 15, 2009 file photo.  REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama will say on Tuesday he is sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer to speed the battle against the Taliban and plans to bring some soldiers home in 19 months.


Sri Lanka lets war refugees move freely (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 11:07 AM PST

Internally displaced people (IDPs) leave a northern IDP camp in Vavuniya, December 1, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday let thousands of refugees temporarily leave camps where they have been held since the end of a 25-year war with the Tamil Tigers, the military said.


Tiger Woods gets traffic ticket for accident (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 01:30 PM PST

A house belonging to golfer Tiger Woods is seen in the Isleworth community in Windermere, Florida, December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Rick FowlerReuters - Tiger Woods, the world's top golfer, was slapped with a traffic ticket for careless driving on Tuesday, four days after driving his Cadillac SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his Florida home.


GM CEO Henderson was dismissed by board - source (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST

General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson speaks at a news conference following GM's bankruptcy filing in New York in this June 1, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - General Motors Co's board of directors, citing a need to chart a new course, dismissed Chief Executive Fritz Henderson on Tuesday, a person with direct knowledge of the proceedings said.


Couple denies "crashing" White House state dinner (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 06:31 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) greets Michaele Salahi (C) and her husband Tareq (R) during a state dinner for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) at the White House in this official White House photo taken November 24, 2009 and released November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Samantha Appleton-The White House/Handout/FilesReuters - The couple who drew international attention by getting into a White House dinner without an invitation denied on Tuesday that they gate-crashed the high-security gala.


Fellow Iraqi turns tables on Bush shoe-thrower (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:23 PM PST

Iraqi reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi listens during a news conference at the Geneva press Club in Geneva in this October 19, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - An Iraqi reporter imprisoned for throwing his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush found himself on the receiving end of a similar footwear attack in Paris on Tuesday.


India tightens security at nuclear facilities (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:11 AM PST

A file photo of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier December 16, 2008.  India has tightened security at its nuclear facilities, assigning a rapid response military team to complement civil protection measures after intelligence warnings the sites were a prime target for militants. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India has tightened security at its nuclear facilities, assigning a rapid response military team to complement civil protection measures after intelligence warnings the sites were a prime target for militants.


Economic recovery key to sustaining car sales (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 06:11 AM PST

An employee checks wipers of cars at a stockyard at Halol, about 150 (93 miles) east from Ahmedabad August 28, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Indian auto makers posted another strong month of sales growth in November and analysts said maintaining momentum depended on sustained recovery, a day after India reported surprisingly strong economic growth.


Dubai ruler plays up strength as Gulf markets fall (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:55 AM PST

Investors looks at stock exchange information at the Dubai Financial Market December 1, 2009. REUTERS/Mosab OmarReuters - Gulf markets dropped again on Tuesday, taking little comfort from Dubai World's plan to restructure about $26 billion of debt and despite reassurances on economic resilience from the rulers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.


Major economies square off over global trade deal (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:07 AM PST

Overview of the plenary session of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting in Geneva November 30, 2009.REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - The United States sparred with the world's large emerging economies on Tuesday over the fate of a long-delayed deal to open global trade that critics say has become largely irrelevant in light of the financial crisis.


Prices to drive rate policy - Rangarajan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:45 AM PST

Labourers thrash paddy crop on the outskirts of Jammu October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - India's economy could grow 7 percent this fiscal year, with industrial output and services offsetting an expected decline in farm output, but it will be inflation that determines the central bank's monetary policy, a top government official said on Tuesday.


Barca's Messi wins prestigious Ballon D'Or award (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 01:57 AM PST

Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates a goal against Cultural Leonesa during their Spanish King's Cup match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Albert GeaReuters - Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi was awarded the 2009 Ballon d'Or, French magazine France Football said on Tuesday.


Sri Lanka bank on Murali to help square series (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:52 AM PST

Sri Lankan cricket player Muttiah Muralitharan listens to a question during a media session in New Delhi October 2, 2006. Sri Lanka are backing Muttiah Muralitharan to strike in the third and final test against India starting on Wednesday in the master spinner's final overseas test.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka are backing Muttiah Muralitharan to return to form in the third and final test against India starting on Wednesday, the master spinner's last overseas test.


Bankers having more affairs in recession - website (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:28 AM PST

A man reads information on an electronic screen at a brokerage house in Shanghai July 30, 2009. Reviled by the public and spurned in private, bankers have been looking for solace in adultery, according to a dating website for people seeking affairs. REUTERS/Aly Song/FilesReuters - Reviled by the public and spurned in private, bankers have been looking for solace in adultery, according to a dating website for people seeking affairs.


GLOBAL MARKETS - Equities leap as Dubai fears wane (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:40 AM PST

A labourer walks alongside a construction site in Dubai Marina March 14, 2009. The yen tumbled   after the Bank of Japan called an emergency policy review to discuss ways to boost the ailing economy, but it regained some ground after the meeting when the central bank did not go as far as some investors had expected. REUTERS/Steve Crisp/FilesReuters - Worries about Dubai's debt slipped away from financial markets on Tuesday, sending stocks up sharply higher and weakening lower-yielding assets such as long-term government bonds and the dollar.


World economy has outgrown Doha Round, WTO meet told (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:25 AM PST

A woman sells tomatoes at a market in Taunggyi, the capital of the southern Shan State of Myanmar October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/FilesReuters - The Doha Round, begun eight years ago and still mired in negotiation, was criticised on Tuesday as inadequate to address the world's current challenges ranging from market failures to global warming.


Authorities stop work on road after China objects (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:25 PM PST

Reuters - Authorities in Indian Kashmir have stopped work on a mountainous road near the border with China after objections from the Chinese army, an official said, underlining a festering row over the border.

Ben Kingsley woos Bollywood star for "Taj" dream (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:39 PM PST

Ben Kingsley at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 9, 2008. Ben Kingsley, whose portrayal of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi in 1982 won him an Oscar, has his sights set on another Indian story -- and a Bollywood heroine. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/FilesReuters - British actor Ben Kingsley, whose portrayal Mahatma Gandhi in 1982 won him an Oscar, has his sights set on another Indian story -- and a Bollywood heroine.


Dining Out: Top 5 restaurants in India (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:53 AM PST

People dine in candlelight at a restaurant in Mumbai March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Miele Guide to Asia's finest restaurants is written by food experts who know and love the region (www.mieleguide.com).


Reliance not selling gasoline to Iran - company source (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:53 AM PST

Reliance Industries KG-D6's floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is seen off the Bay of Bengal in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/Reliance Industries/Handout/FilesReuters - Energy major Reliance Industries has not sold gasoline to Iran since April, a senior company official told reporters on Tuesday.


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