2009年4月25日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

India says Pakistan still aiding Kashmir rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 07:42 AM PDT

Indian army soldiers guard Moieen Ullah (C), confirmed by the Indian army to be a Pakistani militant, as he speaks during a news conference inside a military garrison in Srinagar April 25, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - India's army on Saturday accused Pakistani forces of helping Muslim guerrillas attempting to sneak into its disputed Kashmir region from the Pakistani side.


ICICI Q4 net falls, sees muted loan growth (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 05:59 AM PDT

K.V.Kamath, chief executive of ICICI Bank, India's second-largest bank, gestures during the Reuters India Summit at his office in Mumbai in this November 25, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - India's ICICI Bank posted a 35.3 percent fall in quarterly profit on Saturday hurt by slowing loan growth, and said it expects moderate loan growth this year.


Australia forfeits Indian match over security (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 06:03 AM PDT

Rohan Bopanna of India plays a shot against Sweden's Thomas Johansson during the singles of Davis Cup World Group playoff tie between the two countries in New Delhi in this September 23, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Australia will not send its Davis Cup team to India for next month's tie because of security concerns, Tennis Australia (TA) said on Saturday, leaving the country facing the prospect of a year-long ban and a big fine.


Chargers beat Indians to go clear on top of IPL (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 11:35 AM PDT

Reuters - A half-century by Herschelle Gibbs and Pragyan Ojha's three wickets helped Indian Premier League (IPL) leaders Deccan Chargers record a 12-run win over the Mumbai Indians on Saturday.

WHO warns of flu pandemic as Mexico City frets (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 11:43 AM PDT

Mexican Federal Policemen wear masks in Mexico City April 25, 2009. REUTERS/Felipe LeonReuters - A new flu strain that has killed up to 68 people in Mexico could become a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, as the nation's crowded capital hunkered down in fear of the disease.


U.N. humanitarian boss dispatched to Sri Lanka (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 03:10 AM PDT

Sri Lankan government soldiers stand with their weapons near the town of Putumatalan located on the outskirts of the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - The United Nations dispatched its top humanitarian official to Sri Lanka on Saturday to push for more protection for civilians trapped in the last days of a 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists.


Flux in Pakistani valley after Taliban retreat (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 06:41 AM PDT

Pakistani Taliban fighters sit with their weapons on the back of a truck in Buner, about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad April 24, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Taliban fighters remained in a Pakistani valley near the capital on Saturday, but many had pulled out after quitting their main base, officials said.


New Gandhi will refuse PM job if asked (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 01:51 AM PDT

Rahul Gandhi, parliamentarian and son of India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, speaks about his election campaign during a news conference in Kolkata April 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - Rahul Gandhi, scion of India's most powerful family dynasty and touted as a future prime minister, on Saturday said he would refuse to accept the top job if it was offered to him after the April/May general election.


G8 condemns use of "human shields" in Sri Lanka (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2009 02:52 AM PDT

Government soldiers watch as civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), walk down a road towards a temporary refugee camp in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - The Group of Eight nations issued a plea on Saturday for thousands of civilians caught up in Sri Lanka's civil war and strongly condemned the Tamil Tiger rebels' use of "human shields".


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