2009年5月15日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

France backs India-style nuclear deal for Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 09:26 AM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Pakistani counterpart he wanted the Muslim country to have a wide-ranging deal to buy nuclear equipment like the one obtained by its rival India, Pakistan said on Friday.


Punjab spring surprise by beating IPL leaders Delhi (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 12:29 PM PDT

Reuters - The Kings XI Punjab caused an upset by beating Indian Premier League (IPL) leaders the Delhi Daredevils by six wickets on Friday.

Ferrari take legal action against F1 body (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 11:28 AM PDT

International Automobile Federation (FIA) president, Max Mosley, speaks to media after a meeting with Formula 1 chiefs at a hotel at Heathrow airport in London May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Formula One plunged deeper into crisis on Friday with Ferrari taking legal action in France to try and prevent the governing body from pressing ahead with plans for a budget cap in 2010.


Taliban "shaving beards" to flee Swat - army (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 07:11 AM PDT

A  soldier keeps guard at the entrance to a UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) camp, where hundreds of evacuees from Swat were seeking shelter,  in the outskirts of Peshawar May 14, 2009. REUTERS/Ali ImamReuters - Taliban fighters are shaving off their beards and trying to flee from a Pakistani army offensive in their Swat bastion, the military said on Friday, as it relaxed a curfew to allow civilians to get out.


Fighting rages in Sri Lanka, more civilians flee (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 12:38 PM PDT

An armed Sri Lankan soldier patrols along the sea wall known as the Galle Face in central Colombo May 13, 2009. Sri Lankan troops advanced on the Tamil Tigers on Friday and more civilians fled the shrinking war zone, signalling a military finish to Asia's longest modern war despite strong diplomatic pressure for a negotiated end. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Sri Lankan troops advanced on the Tamil Tigers on Friday and 5,000 civilians fled the shrinking war zone, signalling a military finish to Asia's longest modern war despite Western calls for a negotiated end.


West rebukes Myanmar on "trumped-up" Suu Kyi case (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 07:11 AM PDT

A Myanmarese protester displays a picture of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki MuhammadReuters - Western critics slammed Myanmar's ruling generals on Friday for pressing "trumped-up" new charges against detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but the move drew only a mild rebuke from Asian neighbours.


India to begin mammoth vote count, weak govt likely (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 03:26 PM PDT

An officer holds a mock electronic voting machine as he explains the counting procedure to staff at a counting centre in Mumbai May 15, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India announces on Saturday the results of an election which may leave the country run by a weak coalition at a time when it needs leadership to steer it through financial downturn and instability in Pakistan.


Maruti launches Ritz hatchback (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 02:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the country's top carmaker, on Friday launched its premium hatchback, Ritz, as it battles to boost sales in a segment that is set to see greater competition.

ELECTION EYE - Congress-led alliance ahead in new exit poll (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 02:37 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Rahul Gandhi, parliamentarian and son of the chief of the ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi, wave to their supporters during an election campaign rally in Amritsar May 11, 2009. REUTERS/Munish SharmaReuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (The sources are mentioned in brackets).


Abhinav Bindra's father arrested (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 01:48 AM PDT

Olympic men's 10m air rifle gold medallist Abhinav Bindra attends a ceremony in New Delhi in this August 26, 2008 file photo. The father of Bindra was arrested in Delhi on Thursday for alleged fraud. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The father of Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra was arrested in Delhi on Thursday for alleged fraud.


Travel Picks: Top 10 luxury hotels in Asia (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 04:18 AM PDT

A Japanese white-eye perches on a branch to sip nectar from cherry blossoms in Tokyo February 21, 2009. Asia has long lured travellers with its fair share of exotic locations and ancient cultures. U.S.-based luxury travel firm Kipling & Clark have issued a list of their favourite hotels in the region. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Asia has long lured travellers with its fair share of exotic locations and ancient cultures. U.S.-based luxury travel firm Kipling & Clark have issued a list of their favourite hotels in the region.


Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 11:22 AM PDT

Reuters - The Kings XI Punjab beat the Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Bloemfontein, South Africa on Friday.

Officials express concern over delays to Delhi venues (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 01:21 AM PDT

A labourer walks at the Thyagraj sports complex, one of the venues for the Commonwealth Games 2010, in New Delhi in this February 24, 2009 file photo. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is worried that a number of new venues for next year's multi-sports gathering in the Indian capital are falling behind schedule. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is worried that a number of new venues for next year's multi-sports gathering in the Indian capital are falling behind schedule.


Pakistani army relaxes Swat curfew, people flee (Reuters)

Posted: 15 May 2009 03:24 AM PDT

Masooma, 10, an Internally displaced girl fleeing military operations in Buner reacts as she sits near a distribution point at a UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) camp in Mardan, about 100 km (60 miles) north west of Islamabad May 14, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistani authorities temporarily lifted a curfew on Friday to enable thousands of people to flee the fighting in the militant bastion of Swat and join more than 800,000 who have already left.


Thousands cross lagoon to flee Sri Lanka fighting (Reuters)

Posted: 14 May 2009 09:17 PM PDT

A picture supplied by the pro-rebel organisation www.WarWithoutWitness.com shows what they say are injured Tamil civilians on May 13, 2009 at a makeshift hospital inside the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Thousands of civilians under rebel fire waded across a lagoon on Thursday to escape Sri Lanka's war zone, where government forces have surrounded Tamil Tiger separatists for the final battle of a 25-year conflict, the military and a U.N. official said.


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