2009年12月30日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Mother Teresa, Katharine Hepburn to get U.S. stamps (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:52 PM PST

Catholic nuns from the order of the Missionaries of Charity gather under a picture of Mother Teresa in Kolkata September 5, 2007. The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday said Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa and Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn will be honored in 2010 with their own mail stamps. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday said Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa and Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn will be honored in 2010 with their own mail stamps.

Ex-McKinsey director may be in Galleon plea deal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:29 PM PST

Anil Kumar is escorted by an FBI agent in New York October 16, 2009. Anil Kumar, a former McKinsey & Co director accused of leaking information in the Galleon hedge fund case, has agreed to waive indictment in the case, signaling that he may have reached a deal with prosecutors that could include a guilty plea. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - According to a court document filed on Wednesday, the U.S. attorney's office in New York said it intends to file more documents related to Kumar's case with the court. Such documents, known as an "information," typically indicate some sort of deal between prosecutors and the defendant has been

Dutch, Nigerians to use full-body scans for flights (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:22 PM PST

Dutch Interior Minister Guusje Ter Horst (R) and National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Erik Akerboom answer questions at a news conference in The Hague December 30, 2009. Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport will begin using full-body scanners within three weeks to scan people travelling to the U.S. REUTERS/Michael KoorenReuters - The Netherlands and Nigeria said on Wednesday they would use full-body scanners at airports after a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound plane by a 23-year-old Nigerian suspect who passed through both countries.

Times Square, Nasdaq reopened after scare (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:08 PM PST

Times Square, New York, October 15, 2009. New York City's Times Square was closed briefly and three nearby buildings, including the Nasdaq stock exchange, were evacuated in a security scare on Wednesday, police said, a day before the traditional New Year's Eve festivities in the famed intersection. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - New York City's Times Square was closed briefly and three buildings including a Nasdaq building were evacuated in a security scare on Wednesday, a day before the traditional New Year's Eve festivities in the famed intersection.

Apple wins appeal over alleged iPod hearing loss (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:51 AM PST

Redesigned iPod Nano music players in San Francisco, California September 9, 2008. A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit seeking to hold Apple Inc responsible for possible hearing loss caused by using its popular iPod music player. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit seeking to hold Apple Inc responsible for possible hearing loss caused by using its popular iPod music player.

England will not pull out of Games, says India (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:00 AM PST

Labourers peep through a net at the games village being built for the Commonwealth Games 2010, in New Delhi in this October 8, 2009 file photo. Organisers of next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi have dismissed a report that England could pull out due to security concerns. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Organisers of next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi have dismissed a report that England could pull out due to security concerns.

Chavez mocks Venezuela coup, Castro death forecast (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:00 PM PST

Hugo Chavez attends his weekly broadcast Reuters - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez scoffed on Wednesday at U.S. magazine Newsweek's predictions that he would be toppled by a military coup and his Cuban mentor Fidel Castro would die in 2010.

Afghan suicide blast kills eight U.S. civilians (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:27 PM PST

Reuters - A suicide bomber killed eight American civilians in an attack at a military base in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, one of the highest foreign civilian death tolls in an insurgent strike in the eight-year war.

At least 12,220 dead from H1N1 around world - WHO (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:40 AM PST

A young child is vaccinated against the pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) virus in a vaccination centre in Marseille, December 4, 2009. At least 12,220 deaths from H1N1 flu have been formally confirmed around the globe but the pandemic appears to be declining, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/FilesReuters - At least 12,220 deaths from H1N1 flu have been formally confirmed around the globe but the pandemic appears to be declining, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday.

Indian students to shun Australia due to attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest by Indian students in Harris Park, west Sydney June 10, 2009. Australia's international student sector, the third largest export earner, is forecast to see a 20 percent drop in Indian students in 2010, costing $69.7 million, after a series of attacks on them in 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/FilesReuters - Australia's international student sector, the third largest export earner, is forecast to see a 20 percent drop in Indian students in 2010, costing $69.7 million, after a series of attacks on Indians students in 2009.

Pakistan Taliban says carried out Karachi bombing (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:37 AM PST

Men react at the site of a suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura in Karachi December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Athar Hussain/FilesReuters - Pakistan's Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 43 people in the commercial capital Karachi, and threatened more attacks on the U.S. ally.

Obama blames 'systemic failures' for plane attack (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 08:54 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a rally with troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea, November 19, 2009. Obama said on Tuesday there had been Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed "human and systemic failures" for allowing a botched Christmas Day attack aboard a Detroit-bound airliner and a U.S. official said the incident was linked to al Qaeda.

Budget 2010 to reflect finance panel suggestions - Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:28 AM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks during a business meeting in New Delhi in this July 7, 2009 file photo. India's 2010 budget will factor in suggestions made by a panel on various fiscal measures including sharing of tax revenues between the federal government and states in the five-year period ending March 2015. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India's 2010 budget will factor in suggestions made by a panel on various fiscal measures including sharing of tax revenues between the federal government and states in the five-year period ending March 2015.

Q+A - How much independence does RBI enjoy? (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 09:47 PM PST

Police personnel are seen outisde the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai in this April 29, 2003 file photo. The RBI and the government now appear to be on the same page as they express concerns about inflation, which has been mainly driven by rising food prices. REUTERS/Roy Madhur/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government now appear to be on the same page as they express concerns about inflation, which has been mainly driven by rising food prices.

Australia committed to 2010 Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:16 PM PST

A commuter walks past the New Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 mascot in New Delhi in this October 3, 2009 file photo. Australia are pushing ahead with plans to compete at next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi despite a report England may pull out due to security concerns. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Australia are pushing ahead with plans to compete at next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi despite a report England may pull out due to security concerns.

Mukherjee: Need to balance growth, fiscal deficit (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:27 PM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is seen at the India Economic Summit 2009 at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi in this November 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India needs to strike a balance between economic growth and cutting fiscal deficit, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.

Nasdaq building evacuated in New York - CNBC (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:58 AM PST

Reuters - The Nasdaq building in New York City's Times Square was evacuated due to a suspicious package, a CNBC reporter said after he was ordered to leave the building.

Sri Lanka shake up ODI side for tri-series (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2009 10:35 PM PST

Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara walks off the field after his dismissal during the fourth one-day international cricket match against India in Kolkata December 24, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Sri Lanka have freshened up their one-day international side for next month's tri-series with Bangladesh and India.

Strike call after bomb rattles Pakistan's Karachi (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:17 AM PST

A fireman extinguishes fire on a building which was set ablaze by an angry mob a day earlier in reaction to a suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shit'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura in Karachi December 29, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Pakistani religious and political leaders called for a strike for Friday to condemn a bombing that killed 43 people, triggered riots and prompted some people to blame their government for violence gripping the country.

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