2009年3月3日星期二

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Pakistan stunned by Lahore attack, seeks gunmen (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 06:02 PM PST

Pakistan policemen stand guard outside Gaddafi stadium after a shooting in Lahore March 3, 2009. Pakistani police hunted on Wednesday for gunmen who mounted the bold attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore and officials scrambled to figure out who was behind it. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Pakistani police hunted on Wednesday for gunmen who mounted the bold attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore and officials scrambled to figure out who was behind it.


Sri Lanka players arrive home after Lahore attack (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 05:08 PM PST

Thilan Thushara, a member of the Sri Lankan cricket team, holds his son as he arrives at Colombo airport in Sri Lanka, after the attack against his team yesterday morning in Pakistan March 4, 2009. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Sri Lanka's cricketers were reunited with their families after returning home early on Wednesday following an attack by gunmen in Lahore.


New Zealand "likely" to cancel tour of Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 05:21 PM PST

New Zealand's players celebrate the dismissal of India's Suresh Raina in their Twenty/20 cricket match in Wellington in this February 27, 2009 file photo. New Zealand have cancelled their tour of Pakistan scheduled for later this year in the wake of Tuesday's attacks on the Sri Lankan team. REUTERS/Anthony Phelps/FilesReuters - New Zealand Cricket officials said they expect to cancel this year's scheduled tour of Pakistan and play the series in a neutral venue in the wake of Tuesday's attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.


IAEA approves extra nuclear inspection pact for India (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PST

The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flies in front of the Vienna headquarters in this August 9, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter BaderReuters - U.N. nuclear watchdog governors on Tuesday approved a deal allowing extra inspections of India's atomic industry, a condition of a U.S.-led deal allowing New Delhi to import nuclear technology after a 33-year freeze.


Tata to bring Nano to Europe by 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:30 AM PST

Chairman of Tata group Ratan Tata seen during a news conference in Gandhinagar, about 25 km north of Ahmedabad in this October 7, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Tata Motors plans to bring the Nano, the world's cheapest car, to Europe by 2011, the chairman of India's biggest vehicle maker said on Tuesday.


Pakistan unlikely to host games in near future (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:52 AM PST

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat seen during a news conference in New Delhi in this September 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Pakistan is unlikely to host international cricket in the immediate future following Tuesday's terror attack on the Sri Lanka team in Lahore, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Tuesday.


India uses Lahore attack to put pressure on Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 03:48 AM PST

A Pakistani police official inspects a damaged police van at a shooting site in Lahore March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - India bemoaned the efforts of rival Pakistan to quash militancy after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on Tuesday, warning of similar assaults in the region unless Islamabad completely cracked down.


Pakistan minister blames India for Sri Lanka team attack (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 02:14 AM PST

A video grab shows gunmen firing in the direction of a police vehicle in Lahore March 3, 2009. REUTERS/SAMAA via Reuters TVReuters - A Pakistani minister accused India of being behind the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in the city of Lahore on Tuesday, saying the attackers had crossed into Pakistan from India.


Govt says rules for Satyam sale ready in two weeks (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 06:00 AM PST

An employee (2nd R) and security guards walk near the main entrance of the Satyam Computer Services head office in Hyderabad in this January 12, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Guidelines for the sale of Satyam Computer Services should be in place in two weeks, a minister said, as the firm at the centre of India's biggest corporate scandal strives to stabilise its business.


Dhoni shines as India beat Kiwis in one dayer (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 03:41 AM PST

India celebrate the dismissal of Brendon McCullum during the first of five one-day cricket matches between India and New Zealand in Napier March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Anthony PhelpsReuters - India thumped New Zealand by 53 runs in a rain-shortened one-day international at Napier on Tuesday to draw first blood in the five-match series.


Pakistan says Lahore cricket attack copycat of Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 10:30 PM PST

Pakistani rescue workers gather at the site of a shooting in Lahore March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on Tuesday bore the hallmarks of the same militants that carried out the attack on Mumbai in November, a senior Pakistan official said on Tuesday.


Sri Lankan cricketers wounded in Pakistan attack (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 09:15 AM PST

Sri Lanka's cricket team player Kumar Sangakkara (2nd L) warms up with his team mates during a practice session ahead of their three-match one day international series against Pakistan at the national stadium in Karachi January 19, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - A dozen gunmen attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team on Tuesday with rifles, grenades and rockets, wounding six players and a British coach and killing at least eight Pakistanis in Lahore, officials said.


Attack threatens sport in sub-continent (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 01:37 AM PST

Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis (L) is bowled by Pakistan's Umar Gul (not in picture) as Khuram Manzoor looks on during the second day of their second cricket test match in Lahore March 2, 2009. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Scenes of bloodshed on the streets of Lahore after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan team bus instantly ended any hopes Pakistan might have held of coaxing the cricketing world back to its grounds.


Younis says Pakistan team lucky to escape attack (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Mar 2009 04:58 AM PST

Pakistan captain Younis Khan seen during a practice session in Lahore in this February 28, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Pakistan captain Younis Khan said his team were lucky to escape the attack on Sri Lanka's team bus on Tuesday.


Gartner: U.S. cos eye more offshoring, Indian firms tentative (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 10:30 PM PST

Indian employees seated in their cubicles at a call centre provide service support to international customers, in Bangalore, file photo. REUTERS/Sherwin CrastoReuters - Recession-hit U.S. companies are tilting towards increasing IT offshoring work but few Indian software firms have been chasing these deals, Gartner's India research head said.


FACTBOX - Security concerns over cricket in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 10:24 PM PST

Pakistani security officials and media gather at the site of a shooting in Lahore March 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Five members of the Sri Lankan cricket team were wounded when around a dozen gunmen attacked their bus as it drove with a police escort on Tuesday to a stadium in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said.


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