2009年9月18日星期五

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Tendulkar wants top spot for India to mark 20 years (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 03:26 AM PDT

India's Sachin Tendulkar during the finals of the tri-nations one-day international cricket series against Sri Lanka in Colombo September 14, 2009. Tendulkar is hoping he can mark his 20 years in international cricket by leading India to become the world's top ranked one-day team. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Sachin Tendulkar is hoping he can mark his 20 years in international cricket by leading India to become the world's top ranked one-day team.


Bharti to charge 50 paisa/min for local, STD calls (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 03:53 AM PDT

A tractor driver talks on a mobile phone in front of an advisement of Bharti Airtel in the northern Indian state of Punjab September 16, 2009. Airtel on Friday said it would charge 50 paisa per minute (1 U.S. cent) for local and national calls on its network. REUTERS/Ajay VermaReuters - Leading mobile firm Bharti Airtel on Friday said it would charge 50 paisa per minute (1 U.S. cent) for local and national calls on its network, heating up competition in a market that already has some of the world's cheapest tariffs.


Lawyers in Myanmar appeal against Suu Kyi sentence (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 04:04 AM PDT

A pro-democracy activist for Myanmar holds a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in New Delhi in this August 12, 2009 file photo. A Myanmar court heard on Friday an appeal by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi over her conviction for an internal security breach earlier this year.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - A Myanmar court heard on Friday an appeal by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi over her conviction for an internal security breach earlier this year.


Pakistan police to arrest Hafiz Saeed (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:42 AM PDT

Hafiz Mohammad Saeed head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa is seen in Islamabad in this May 22, 2005 file photo. Pakistani police plan to arrest Saeed who India blames for last year's Mumbai attack, for propagating jihad, or Muslim holy war, and collecting funds for a charity he heads, police said. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - Pakistani police plan to arrest an Islamist militant leader accused by India of masterminding last year's Mumbai attack, a move likely to help ease fraught relations with New Delhi.


S.Africa's COSATU wants MTN, Bharti blocked - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:27 AM PDT

A general view of the headquarters of South Africa's MTN Group in Johannesburg, May 27, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - South Africa's labour federation COSATU is trying to halt a planned multi-billion tie-up between MTN and Bharti Airtel but the Treasury wants a deal, sources close to the matter said.


India in touch with Israel over new attack tipoff (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 04:48 AM PDT

People gather outside the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites of militant attacks in November in Mumbai in this December 31, 2008 file photo. Indian officials said they were in contact with Israel after a television report said Jerusalem had a Reuters - Indian officials said on Friday they were in contact with Israel after a television report said Jerusalem had a "pinpoint" intelligence tip-off about Pakistani militants attacking India in the coming weeks.


Lionel Messi signs two-year contract extension with Barcelona (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 07:47 AM PDT

Argentina's Lionel Messi leave after a soccer training session at the squad's camp in Buenos Aires, September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique MarcarianReuters - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has signed a two-year contract extension with the European champions until 2016, the club said on Friday.


Suicide car bomber in Pakistan kills 33 (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 06:10 AM PDT

Residents stand amid debris after a suicide bomb attack at a market in Kohat, located in Pakistan's northwest frontier province, September 18, 2009. A suicide car-bomber killed 33 people in northwest Pakistan on Friday in an explosion on a road that brought down shops where people were stocking up before a holiday. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - A suicide car-bomber killed 33 people in northwest Pakistan on Friday in an explosion on a road that brought down shops where people were stocking up before a holiday.


India World Cup event gets bullet over Olympic snub (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 03:07 AM PDT

Gold medallist Abhinav Bindra of India shoots during the men's 10m air rifle final's at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 11, 2008. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan/FilesReuters - India has refused to stage a World Cup meet early next year after it was dropped as an Olympic qualifying event and not because facilities at the venue were lacking.


Police kill 24 Maoists in Chhattisgarh gun battle (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 03:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Police and Maoist rebels battled in a remote jungle in Chhattisgarh, leaving at least 24 Maoist rebels and one senior police officer dead in one of the deadliest gunfights this year, police said.

S.Africa union wants MTN, Bharti blocked - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:26 AM PDT

A general view of the headquarters of South Africa's MTN Group in Johannesburg, May 27, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - South Africa's labour federation COSATU is trying to halt a planned multi-billion tie-up between MTN and India's Bharti Airtel but the government wants a deal, sources close to the matter said.


RBI: WPI inflation may hit 6 pct by March (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:40 PM PDT

A customer inspects different kinds of rice at a shop in Mumbai September 17, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - India's annual inflation based on wholesale prices could hit 6 percent by March, above the Reserve Bank's July forecast of around 5 percent, a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.


ANALYSIS - Booming China-India ties strained by border tension (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 09:00 PM PDT

A Chinese soldier looks into the camera at the India-China trade route at Nathu-La, 55 km north of Gangtok, capital of Sikkim, January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Anger over troop deployments, reports of border incursions, and a high-pitched media debate have reignited strains between China and India over long-festering border disputes in the Himalayas.


Q+A - India and China's disputed border (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 08:58 PM PDT

Chinese soldiers put up a flag atop their post at the India-China trade route at Nathu-La, 55 km (34 miles) north of Gangtok, capital of Sikkim, January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Here are some questions and answers about the Indian-Chinese border, the source this year of increasing tension between the two Asian powers.


RBI deputy governor - Early policy unwind riskier (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 08:06 PM PDT

A man walks past the entrance of the Reserve Bank of India headquarters in Mumbai January 27, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The Reserve Bank of India's deputy governor hinted on Thursday it was too soon for the central bank to unwind its accommodative monetary policy even though the South Asian economy has shown signs of resilience.


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