2009年10月18日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India offers $100 mln to help Sri Lanka refugees (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 04:43 AM PDT

A Tamil mother cradles her child at a refugee camp located on the outskirts of the town of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka in this May 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - India offered Sri Lanka on Sunday $100 million to help war refugees return home and rebuild the country's ravaged north, as New Delhi seeks to engage in the island nation's post-war reconstruction and retain influence.


Suicide bomber kills 35 in attack on Iran Guards (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:29 AM PDT

Reuters - A suicide bomber killed six senior Revolutionary Guards commanders, including two of its top officers, and 29 other people on Sunday in one of the boldest attacks against Iran's most powerful military institution.

Button and Brawn celebrate title double in Brazil (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:23 AM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain celebrates becoming the 2009 Formula One World Champion after finishing fifth in the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 18, 2009.  REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team were crowned Formula One champions with a race to spare in an action-packed Brazilian Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber on Sunday.


Ronaldo, Messi on Italian-free Ballon d'Or shortlist (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 03:34 AM PDT

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo shouts as he celebrates a goal scored by his teammate Simao during their 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Hungary at Luz stadium in Lisbon October 10, 2009.     REUTERS/Marcos BorgaReuters - Last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina's Lionel Messi were among the 30 players on the 2009 Ballon d'Or award shortlist released on Sunday but Italians and Germans were conspicuous by their absence.


Colorado sheriff: 'balloon boy' case was a hoax (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT

Richard Heene (2nd L), his wife Mayumi, sons six-year-old Falcon Heene, Bradford (C) and Ryan (R) talk to reporters in Fort Collins, Colorado October 15, 2009. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - The bizarre flight of a home-made helium balloon, thought to have a 6-year-old boy aboard, was a hoax and publicity stunt, a Colorado sheriff said on Sunday.


Pakistani forces battle Taliban in S.Waziristan (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 08:10 AM PDT

Boys crowd the back of a truck while fleeing a military offensive against Taliban militants in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province on October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Mustansar BalochReuters - Pakistani forces exchanged heavy fire on Sunday with Taliban defending their heartland, a day after launching an offensive aimed at bringing the writ of the state to lawless lands on the Afghan border.


Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decision (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:43 AM PDT

An Afghan man, who writes letters to government offices on behalf of illiterate people, sits under posters for the Afghan presidential and provincial council candidates, in Kabul September 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/FilesReuters - Global pressure mounted on President Hamid Karzai on Sunday to accept a possible runoff in Afghanistan's disputed election as extended diplomacy delayed the announcement of official results from the August poll.


PROFILE - Button makes boyhood dream come true (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:56 AM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain celebrates winning the 2009 Formula One season title after finishing fifth in the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 18, 2009.  REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Jenson Button defied his critics and made a boyhood dream come true on Sunday as Britain's 10th Formula One world champion.


U.N. nuclear chief calls for U.S.-Iran talks on nuclear dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 08:07 PM PDT

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei speaks during a media conference in Tehran October 4, 2009.    REUTERS/Caren FirouzReuters - Direct talks without preconditions between the United States and Iran are the only solution to the conflict over Tehran's nuclear program, the U.N. nuclear agency's head was quoted as saying on Saturday.


Q+A - Why is Pakistan attacking in South Waziristan? (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 11:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistani forces exchanged heavy fire with Taliban militants on Sunday, a day after launching a long-awaited offensive aimed at bringing the writ of state to lawless tribal lands on the Afghan border.

Force India's Liuzzi takes five place grid penalty (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:11 AM PDT

Force India Formula One driver Vitantonio Liuzzi of Italy crashes into a wall during the qualifying session at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 17, 2009. The Brazilian F1 Grand Prix will be held here on Sunday. REUTERS/Rickey RogersReuters - Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi will drop five places on the Brazilian Grand Prix starting grid and could start from the pit lane due to an unscheduled gearbox change, his team said on Sunday.


Button and Brawn take Formula One titles in Brazil (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:54 AM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain waves to the crowd before the start of the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 18, 2009.  REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Britain's Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team were crowned Formula One champions on Sunday in a Brazilian Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber.


Australian, 16, sets out to sail solo around world (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:27 PM PDT

Australian yachtswoman Jessica Watson, 16, walks along the deck of her yacht Reuters - A 16-year-old Australian yachtswoman set sail from Sydney on Sunday in a controversial bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.


INTERVIEW - Early deal for poor states in Doha talks tough - Lamy (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:36 PM PDT

World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy speaks during a business meeting in New Delhi September 4, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Poor countries will have to wait for the Doha Round of trade talks to conclude and are unlikely to get an advanced package directed to them before then, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on Saturday.


Button says he needs "a hell of a race" (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 08:03 PM PDT

Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain climbs into his car before the third free training session at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - A frustrated and angry Jenson Button on Saturday braced for the race of his life after qualifying only 14th for a Brazilian Grand Prix he had hoped would crown him champion.


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