2009年1月5日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India hands over Mumbai attack evidence to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 01:56 AM CST

The Taj Mahal hotel is seen engulfed in smoke during a gun battle in Mumbai in this November 29, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's government handed over evidence on the Mumbai attacks to Pakistan on Monday, saying it expected a prompt investigation as New Delhi tried to pile on diplomatic pressure on its nuclear-armed rival.


Israel presses on with Gaza attack; France seeks truce (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 12:50 AM CST

An Israeli medic helps a woman suffering from shock after a rocket landed in the southern town of Sderot January 4, 2009. REUTERS/Gil Cohen MagenReuters - Israeli forces on Monday pressed on with a deadly ground, sea and air assaults against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has cut the territory in two and France spearheaded diplomatic efforts to obtain a truce.


India clubs ignore Houghton request to rest top players (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 11:20 PM CST

National soccer coach Bob Houghton is seen during a news conference for the AFC Challenge Cup India 2008 soccer tournament in Hyderabad in this August 9, 2008 file photo. India's leading league clubs have ignored a plea from Houghton to rest players from some matches to keep them fresh for internationals. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - India's leading league clubs have ignored a plea from national coach Bob Houghton to rest players from some matches to keep them fresh for internationals.


Tens of thousands of truckers strike in India (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:17 AM CST

Reuters - Tens of thousands of truckers stayed off the roads on Monday after talks with officials to cut taxes and diesel prices broke down, threatening to push up prices of food and commodities across the country.

Sri Lanka presses on against rebels after taking HQ (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 12:46 PM CST

Sri Lankan military tanks patrol along the roads in Paranthan, near the town of Kilinochchi, January 4, 2009.  REUTERS/Buddhika WeerasinghReuters - The Sri Lankan military said on Sunday it was pressing on to defeat rebels and catch their leader, two days after seizing the Tamil Tigers' de facto capital Kilinochchi.


Ex-Nepal king urges end to temple priest row (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 06:43 AM CST

Newly appointed Nepali priests (in red) enter Pashupatinath temple with the help of security personnels during a protest in Kathmandu January 1, 2009. REUTERS/Shruti ShresthaReuters - Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra has urged an end to a row over the appointment of a chief priest for one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Kathmandu, an aide said on Sunday.


Bootleg liquor kills at least 22 in Kolkata (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:11 AM CST

Reuters - At least 22 people have died in Kolkata after drinking bootleg liquor and the death toll could rise, police said on Monday.

India in talks with Sri Lanka on possible one-day series (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 08:00 AM CST

India's (L-R) Rohit Sharma, Munaf Patel and Gautam Gambhir celebrate the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya during their tri-series one-day international cricket match at Adelaide Oval February 19, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/James KnowlerReuters - India are in talks with Sri Lanka about staging a one-day series to offset some of the losses from cancellation of matches following the attacks in Mumbai in November, a senior Indian board official told Reuters on Sunday.


Israeli troops take grip on Gaza, civilians suffer (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 11:41 AM CST

A Palestinian man reacts at the hospital after two of his relatives were killed by an Israeli shell in Gaza January 4, 2009.  REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - Israeli troops and tanks split the Gaza Strip and ringed its main city on Sunday in an offensive against Hamas that has killed more than 500 Palestinians, many of them civilians.


India beef up security around Dhoni after threat (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 07:35 AM CST

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni catches the ball during a cricket training session in Kanpur November 19, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Police have beefed up security around Mahendra Singh Dhoni after he received extortion letters from a man claiming to be an associate of the country's most wanted gangster.


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