2009年12月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


U.S. says al Qaeda-linked man tried to blow up plane (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 05:42 PM PST

A view of the White House from the South Lawn in Washington in this July 27, 2009. The United States believes an incident, which news reports said involved a small explosion aboard a Delta flight arriving in Detroit was terrorism related, a White House official said on Friday. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - A Nigerian man linked to al Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroit on Friday, but was overpowered by passengers and crew and the plane landed safely, U.S. officials said.


Aircraft terror suspect linked to al Qaeda - Rep King (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST

Reuters - The suspect in an attempt to detonate an explosive device on a Delta Airlines flight outside Detroit is thought to have al Qaeda connections, Representative Peter King told CNN.

Just a Minute With: Sushmita Sen (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:54 AM PST

Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen presents a creation from designer Sanjana Jon's Spring/Summer 2010 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - Fifteen years ago, Sushmita Sen charmed an entire nation with her intelligence and poise after she brought home Indias first Miss Universe crown.


How the Indian Ocean gets tsunami warnings (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 09:07 AM PST

A child waits for fishermen to return from a trip on boats received as part of the aid to tsunami survivors, to Ban Nam Khem, a small fishing village on Thailand's Andaman Sea coast in this December 9, 2009 file photo.  REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/FilesReuters - For more than 40 years, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) has been alerting countries in the Pacific region to the dangers of killer waves.


Burj Dubai to be world's tallest building, how tall? (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 12:45 AM PST

An aerial view of Burj Dubai is seen in Dubai December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Matthias SeifertReuters - In the annals of tall skyscrapers, there is no doubt that the soon-to-open Burj Dubai will be the world's tallest. But how tall is known to only a few.


Pope calls for peace amid concern over his security (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:36 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI holds a cross as he leads the Christmas mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican December 24, 2009.     REUTERS/Max RossiReuters - Pope Benedict called on the world to abandon violence and vengeance on Friday and showed no sign of strain after an "unstable" woman lunged at him, forcing him to the ground, on Christmas Eve.


Tsunami early warning must start at community level (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:06 AM PST

An Indonesian youth takes a picture of his friend in front of the Baiturrahman mosque in Banda Aceh December 24, 2009. REUTERS/BeawihartaReuters - Five years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami, the region has its own early warning system but experts say the new technology will not save lives unless local communities are more involved in planning how to respond.


Tighter credit won't ease inflation - finmin (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 01:32 AM PST

Women labourers sort onions at a wholesale vegetable market in Siliguri November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India's finance minister said tightening credit would not help ease the country's soaring food price inflation.


Commonwealth Games stadium catches fire (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 08:32 PM PST

Labourers work at a stadium for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, September 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - A fire broke out late on Thursday at the rugby stadium under construction for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.


Pilgrims crowd Bethlehem on warm Christmas eve (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 02:31 AM PST

Worshippers light candles in the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 24, 2009, ahead of Christmas.  REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - Thousands of pilgrims and dignitaries crowded into Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity for a Christmas Mass, where Latin Patriarch Fuad al-Tuwal urged visitors to return home bearing a message of peace for the Holy Land.


Pope dragged to floor but unharmed at Mass incident (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 07:42 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI kneels as he leads the Christmas mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican December 24, 2009. A woman jumped over a barricade in St Peter's Basilica at the start of Pope Benedict's Christmas Eve mass on Thursday and the pope slipped and fell, but got up and then began the service, a Vatican spokesman said. REUTERS/Max RossiReuters - A woman the Vatican described as unstable jumped over a barricade, lunged at Pope Benedict and dragged him to the floor at the start of his Christmas Eve mass in St Peter's Basilica.


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