2009年5月27日星期三

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"Slumdog" makers buy flat for homeless child star (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 07:05 AM PDT

British director Danny Boyle (R) speaks with Azharuddin Ismail, who acted as young Salim in Boyle's Oscar-winning movie Reuters - Once under fire for not doing enough for its impoverished Indian child stars, the makers of "Slumdog Millionaire" said on Wednesday they had bought a flat for one of them whose Mumbai shanty home had been demolished.

INTERVIEW - Ishant raring to find his Twenty20 feet (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 08:06 AM PDT

India's Ishant Sharma bows during a training session for the third international cricket test match against New Zealand in Wellington April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Anthony PhelpsReuters - The loss of Zaheer Khan could diminish India's chances of retaining the Twenty20 World Cup, fellow fast bowler Ishant Sharma said on Wednesday.

Protester death sparks fresh Kashmir clashes, 25 hurt (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 08:06 AM PDT

A Kashmiri protester throws a piece of brick towards an Indian policeman during a protest in Srinagar May 27, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - At least 25 people were injured in Kashmir's main city on Wednesday when hundreds of stone throwing residents, angered over a young protester's death, clashed with Indian troops, police and witnesses said.

Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi witnesses (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:28 PM PDT

Myanmar national holds a portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Phnom Penh May 27, 2009. The American man who swam to Suu Kyi's home and triggered her controversial trial takes the stand on Wednesday, as the Myanmar opposition leader marked six years in detention. REUTERS/Chor SokuntheaReuters - A Myanmar court rejected most of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's witnesses on Wednesday, a move critics said was aimed at sabotaging her defence in a trial that could see her detained for five more years.

Barcelona outclass Man United to win final 2-0 (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 02:02 PM PDT

Barcelona fans fly their flags before their Champions League final soccer match against Manchester United at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, May 27, 2009. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - Barcelona won the European Cup for the third time with a classy 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday.

Cyclone leaves communities devastated in India, Bangladesh (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 09:51 AM PDT

Cyclone victims wait for relief supplies inside a school building, which was converted into a relief camp, at Akshaynagar in the Sundarbans delta, about 100 km south from Kolkata, May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - Millions of people in India and Bangladesh have been temporarily displaced and are in desperate need of water, food and adequate shelter after a severe tropical storm struck the region, aid workers and officials said.

Green-glowing monkeys have green-glowing babies (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:28 PM PDT

Reuters - Japanese researchers have genetically engineered monkeys whose hair roots, skin and blood glow green under a special light, and who have passed on their traits to their offspring, the first time this has been achieved in a primate.

Bomb in Pakistan's Lahore kills 24, many hurt (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 08:11 AM PDT

Pakistani security officials gather as they examine the site of a bomb blast in Lahore May 27, 2009. Gunmen attacked police headquarters in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, opening fire and setting off a car-bomb that killed 16 people, wounded about 300 and caused extensive damage, officials said. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Gunmen attacked a police headquarters in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, setting off a car-bomb that killed at least 24 people in what the government said was revenge for an offensive against the Taliban.

Millions displaced by cyclone in India, Bangladesh (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 04:36 AM PDT

People carrying their belongings wade through flooded roads to safe places on the outskirts of Siliguri in West Bengal, May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Cyclone Aila has displaced millions of people in India and Bangladesh, only a fraction of whom have access to food and drinking water, officials said on Wednesday.

India expands number of ministers, allies come in (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:00 AM PDT

A view of the Indian parliament building in New Delhi February 12, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday named 59 new ministers, including 14 of the cabinet rank, as he brought key allies into the government after his resounding general election victory.

Sri Lanka urged at U.N. to ensure Tamils get aid (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 09:16 AM PDT

Civilians stand behind the barbed-wire perimeter fence of the Manik Farm refugee camp located on the outskirts of northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya May 26, 2009. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Sri Lanka must ensure nearly 300,000 people who fled their homes in the final throes of its civil war receive the aid they need, the United States and other governments said on Wednesday.

MTN may buy into Bharti parent to meet rules - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 04:23 AM PDT

Children play near a Bharti Airtel billboard outside a railway station in Chandigarh May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay VermaReuters - India's Bharti Airtel may structure a stake sale to South Africa's MTN Group, part of a larger merger plan, through its holding company and parent firm so there is no need for an open offer, two bankers and a legal source said.

Mukherjee: Need lower rates to help growth (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 02:25 AM PDT

Indian currency notes are stapled to form a garland at a market in Srinagar May 20, 2008. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Indian commercial banks should lower their interest rates, taking cues from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and step up loans to the industry to help bolster sagging growth, the finance minister said on Wednesday.

India to allow France's Dassault bid for fighters (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:59 AM PDT

Indian Air Force aircrafts fly past during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi January 23, 2008. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India has reversed a decision blocking France's Dassault Aviation from bidding for a $10.4 billion fighter jets deal after the company clarified technical details, India's air force chief said on Wednesday.

Memory of India strife inspires coming-of-age novel (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 01:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Hours spent trapped in a train as a child gave Indian-born author Anand Mahadevan the seeds of a coming-of-age novel set in a part of India wracked by civil strife over two decades ago.

Monsoon loses pace, no advancement since Monday (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 01:53 AM PDT

Children play at a beach in the backdrop of monsoon clouds in Kochi May 23, 2009. The annual monsoon rains, which hit the country's mainland on Saturday, has lost pace and there has been no advancement for the last two days, the weather department said on its website on Wednesday. REUTERS/Sivaram V.Reuters - The annual monsoon rains, which hit the country's mainland on Saturday, has lost pace and there has been no advancement for the last two days, the weather department said on its website on Wednesday.

Budget to focus on jobs, revive growth - paper (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2009 10:07 PM PDT

Workers are seen at the construction site of the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai in this April 28, 2009 file photo. Reviving growth and creation of jobs would be key priorities for the Congress-led coalition when it unveils its budget in July, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was quoted as saying on Wednesday. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Reviving growth and creation of jobs would be key priorities for the Congress-led coalition when it unveils its budget in July, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

Reviving growth a top priority - Pranab Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:01 AM PDT

Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks during an election rally in Samastipur, Bihar, in this April 21, 2009 file photo. Reviving growth momentum is a top priority for the ruling coalition that won a second term but fiscal prudence will also be kept in mind, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday. REUTERS/ Krishna Murari Kishan/FilesReuters - Reviving growth momentum is a top priority for the ruling coalition that won a second term but fiscal prudence will also be kept in mind, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.

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