2009年10月28日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Dhoni leads India to big win over Australia (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 11:18 AM PDT

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) speaks with teammate Gautam Gambhir during the second one-day international cricket match against Australia in Nagpur October 28, 2009. Dhoni struck his fifth one-day international century to propel India to 354 for seven, their highest ODI total against Australia, in their match on Wednesday. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - A quickfire century by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni set up India's 99-run victory over Australia on Wednesday as the home team levelled the one-day series 1-1.


India may pay higher rice price to farmers (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 08:35 AM PDT

A woman works at a paddy field near Pelling in of Sikkim October 12, 2009. India, facing a sharp fall in rice output, may raise the minimum price for rice to induce higher cultivation and encourage farmers to sell more grain to government agencies, government officials said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Tim Chong/FilesReuters - India, facing a sharp fall in rice output, may raise the minimum price for rice to induce higher cultivation and encourage farmers to sell more grain to government agencies, government officials said on Wednesday.


PM offers fresh talks to Kashmir separatists (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 05:24 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waves before the inauguration of a train service in Anantnag, 55km (34miles) south of Srinagar, October 28, 2009. Singh reached out to Kashmiri separatists on Wednesday, offering to resume peace talks to end a decades-old insurgency in the Himalayan region. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reached out to Kashmiri separatists on Wednesday, offering to resume peace talks to end a decades-old insurgency in the Himalayan region.


Six U.N. foreign staff killed in attack in Kabul (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 10:28 AM PDT

People gather at the scene of a gunfire attack in Kabul in this October 28, 2009 frame grab. REUTERS/via REUTERS TVReuters - Taliban militants killed six U.N. foreign staff in an attack on an international guest-house in Kabul on Wednesday, deepening concerns about security for a presidential election run-off due in 10 days.


India wants China as "partner" but unease remains (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:43 AM PDT

(from L-R) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, India's Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna and China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pose before their meeting in the southern Indian city of Bangalore October 27, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - India said on Wednesday it wanted to see China as a "partner" while the Asian giants stake out a global role, a day after their foreign ministers met to defuse spiralling tensions over a festering border dispute.


Posthumous praise for Jackson as fans flock to film (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 08:57 AM PDT

A fan has the words Reuters - Michael Jackson fans poured out of cinemas around the world on Wednesday applauding a new movie about the singer which they said proved he deserved the title King of Pop.


Car bomb kills 90 in Pakistan as Clinton visits (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 06:19 AM PDT

Men survey the scene of a bomb explosion in Peshawar, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, October 28, 2009. A car bomb ripped through a crowded market killing 87 people in Peshawar on Wednesday, just hours after Washington's top diplomat arrived pledging a fresh start in sometimes strained relations. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizReuters - A car bomb ripped through a crowded market killing 90 people in Pakistan's city of Peshawar on Wednesday, just hours after Washington's top diplomat


NASA successfully tests new tall moon rocket (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 09:28 AM PDT

Lunar eclipse occurs over the sky of New Delhi May 5, 2004. An unmanned NASA rocket intended to help develop a new space taxi service to the moon streaked into the sky on Wednesday for a brief test flight. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - An unmanned NASA rocket designed to help develop a new space taxi service to the moon streaked through the sky on Wednesday on a successful two-minute test flight.


Google drives into navigation market (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 07:23 AM PDT

A screenshot shows Google's new maping navigation in Santa Clara, California, October 27, 2009. Google announced its new Google Maps Navigation product will provide real-time, turn-by-turn directions directly within cell phones that are based on the new version of its Android software. REUTERS/Google/HandoutReuters - Google Inc is adding Garmin Ltd and TomTom to its growing list of rivals as the Internet search giant weaves technology for driving directions into new versions of its smartphone software.


Agassi revelations leave sport in state of shock (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 10:47 AM PDT

Andre Agassi of the U.S. looks on during an exhibition tennis match against compatriot Pete Sampras at Venetian Macao in Macau October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - Eight-times grand slam winner Andre Agassi left the tennis world in a state of shock on Wednesday when he admitted using the recreational drug crystal meth and lying to men's governing body the ATP to escape a ban.


Former umpire Shepherd dies aged 68 (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 05:11 AM PDT

Veteran English umpire David Shepherd smiles during an interview at the Oval Cricket Ground in London in this July 2005 file photo. Shepherd has died aged 68 following a long battle with cancer, Gloucestershire County Cricket club said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/FilesReuters - Former international cricket umpire David Shepherd has died aged 68 following a long battle with cancer, Gloucestershire County Cricket club said on Wednesday.


"This Is It" for Michael Jackson fans globally (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 04:04 AM PDT

A Michael Jackson fan waits next to electronic posters at the Australian premiere of the documentary Reuters - Michael Jackson fans around the world flocked to screenings of "This Is It" on Wednesday, many dressed as their idol or in costumes from Jackson music videos, as they bid a final farewell to the King of Pop.


Big, bovine, beautiful: Meet India's Miss Buffalo (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 06:06 AM PDT

Reuters - The models were hefty, horned, heavily made-up and hooved -- everything you'd expect from contestants at a beauty contest for water buffalo in Bihar that was aimed at improving the lot of the livestock.

Australia choose to field in second India ODI (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 02:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Depleted Australia won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second one-day international against India on Wednesday.

Car bomb kills more than 80 in Pakistan's Peshawar (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Reuters - A car bomb killed more than 80 people and wounded about 100 on Wednesday in a crowded market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, a doctor and officials said, the latest in a series of bloody militant attacks.

Indian man charged in NY with supporting Hezbollah (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 08:07 PM PDT

Reuters - An Indian man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to terrorism charges that include agreeing to sell guns and military equipment in a sting operation to Lebanese Shi'ite guerrilla group Hezbollah.

World's tigers years away from extinction - experts (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 01:08 AM PDT

A wounded male Royal Bengal Tiger sits in a cage at a veterinary zoo hospital in March 16, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - Tigers could become extinct in the wild in two decades unless the world ramps up conservation efforts to halt the decline in their population, wildlife experts said on Wednesday.


Michael Jackson's "This is It" movie premieres worldwide (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 08:07 PM PDT

A file photo of Michael Jackson in Pasadena, California, January 31, 1993 file photo. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/FilesReuters - Michael Jackson's hits played over outdoor speakers, and Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez joined the singer's brothers in Los Angeles on Tuesday for the worldwide premiere of "This Is It," a concert movie billed as the King of Pop's final stand.


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