2009年8月22日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India, Nepal sign new treaty to boost trade (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 10:41 AM PDT

Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai August 21, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - India and Nepal signed a trade treaty on Saturday to allow Nepalese goods duty-free access to India and agreed to bolster security along their border to thwart militant attacks, officials said.


Afghan election fair, but not free - EU (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 06:49 AM PDT

Ballot boxes are seen stacked at a counting center as an election official walks past, in Kandahar province, August 21, 2009. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - Afghanistan's presidential election was generally fair but not entirely free because of Taliban intimidation and violence that kept turnout low in the south, European monitors said on Saturday.


Sri Lanka upstage Lebanon 4-3 after Issadeen hat-trick (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 08:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Mohamed Issadeen scored a hat-trick to power Sri Lanka to an upset 4-3 win over Lebanon in a league game of the five-nation Nehru Cup on Saturday.

Sutil fastest in shortened final Valencia practice (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:49 AM PDT

Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil from Germany at the Nuerburgring race course in this July 10, 2009 file photo. Sutil was quickest on Saturday in a final European Grand Prix practice session interrupted by a long delay caused by oil and debris on the track. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachReuters - Force India's Adrian Sutil was quickest on Saturday in a final European Grand Prix practice session interrupted by a long delay caused by oil and debris on the track.


North Korea envoys to meet South's president (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 07:43 AM PDT

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul August 15, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/FilesReuters - North Korean envoys, in Seoul to mourn the death this week of former President Kim Dae-jung, will meet South Korea's current leader on Sunday, the first such meeting since he took office 18 months ago.


Apple says Google Voice app alters iPhone (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:18 AM PDT

A woman walks past icons for Apple applications at the company's retail store in San Francisco, California in this April 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - IPhone maker Apple Inc told U.S. regulators it has not approved Google Inc's Voice application, which could challenge the wireless industry's giants, because it interferes with the iPhone "user experience."


Doha breakthrough possible with more focus - official (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 03:01 AM PDT

Reuters - An early agreement on a global trade deal is possible with more cooperation and negotiators are working overtime for the success of the Doha round of talks, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) official said on Saturday.

North Korea envoys meet South minister, to stay on (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 12:49 AM PDT

Kim Yang Gon (L), Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea talks with South Korea's Unification Minister Hyun In-Taek before their meeting at a hotel in Seoul August 22, 2009.  REUTERS/Lee Tae-gyong/Korea PoolReuters - North Korean envoys to the mourning of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung met Seoul's top official for unification policy on Saturday, the highest-level meeting between the rival states in nearly two years.


Ethnic tension a factor in Afghan vote, envoy says (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 03:22 AM PDT

Women stand in line waiting for their turn to vote in Afghanistan's presidential election at a mosque in Kabul August 20, 2009. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his chief rival, who have both claimed election victory, have assured U.S. officials they will respect the outcome despite fears of ethnic unrest, Washington's top envoy said on Saturday.


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