2010年1月17日星期日

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Gates looks to bolster ties in India, eyes on Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 05:20 AM PST

A file photo of U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at the White House in Washington January 5, 2010. Gates leaves for India on Monday seeking to strengthen military ties with the rising Asian giant, even as Washington focuses on rival Pakistan as a top foreign policy priority. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesReuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates leaves for India on Monday seeking to strengthen military ties with the rising Asian giant, even as Washington focuses on rival Pakistan as a top foreign policy priority.


INTERVIEW - U.S. Afghan envoy: India-Pakistan detente "useful" (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:22 AM PST

Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, listens during a discussion in Kabul January 17, 2010. Easing tension between India and Pakistan would help Western efforts in Afghanistan, but it is up to Islamabad and New Delhi to find their own path toward better ties, Holbrooke said on Sunday. REUTERS/ Omar SobhaniReuters - Easing tension between India and Pakistan would help Western efforts in Afghanistan, but it is up to Islamabad and New Delhi to find their own path toward better ties, the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday.


Communist patriarch Jyoti Basu dead (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 03:55 AM PST

Veteran communist leader and former chief minister of West Bengal states Jyoti Basu in Kolkata in this July 8, 2008 file photo.  Basu, the patriarch of Indian communism whose pragmatic politics twice saw him coming close to becoming prime minister, died on Sunday. He was 95. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - Jyoti Basu, the patriarch of Indian communism whose pragmatic politics twice brought him close to becoming prime minister, died on Sunday. He was 95.


Haitians receive little help despite promises (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:49 AM PST

A mother shelters her children from the sun with an umbrella in a tent city in Cite Soleil in Port au Prince, Haiti in this United Nations handout taken and released on January 15, 2010. REUTERS/Logan Abassi/UN Photo/HandoutReuters - World leaders pledged massive aid programs to rebuild Haiti but desperate earthquake survivors were still waiting on Sunday for food, water and medicine.


Bharti Airtel eyes Bangladesh mobile market leader (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 05:34 AM PST

Advisements of leading telecom Bharti Airtel are seen in Siliguri, September 23, 2009. Bharti Airtel wants to be a market leader in Bangladesh's rapidly growing mobile market after acquiring 70 percent in no. 4 operator Warid Telecom, Chief Executive Manoj Kohli said on Sunday. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Leading telecom Bharti Airtel wants to be a market leader in Bangladesh's rapidly growing mobile market after acquiring 70 percent in no. 4 operator Warid Telecom, Chief Executive Manoj Kohli said on Sunday.


Google denies leaving China, seeks negotiations (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 11:27 PM PST

A Chinese national flag flies in front of the Google China headquarters in Beijing January 13, 2010. Google Inc enters a second week of high stakes brinkmanship with China's government, amid speculation the firm has decided to pull out of the world's biggest Internet market over cyber-spying concerns. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Google Inc enters a second week of high stakes brinkmanship with China's government, amid speculation the firm has decided to pull out of the world's biggest Internet market over cyber-spying concerns.


Bangladesh's Shahadat and Shakib leave India struggling (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 05:59 AM PST

India's Dinesh Karthik (3rd R) leaves the field as Bangladesh's captain Shahadat Hossain (L) celebrates the dismissal his with team mates during the first test match in Chittagong January 17, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan and paceman Shahadat Hossain took four wickets each as Bangladesh left India struggling on 213-8 before bad light brought an early end to the opening day of the first test on Sunday.


Apple turns up heat in Nokia battle with ITC filing (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 07:45 PM PST

The logo of Apple Computer in this September 20, 2005 file photo. Nokia said it would defend itself vigorously against Apples new complaint to the United States International Trade Commission. REUTERS/FilesReuters - Nokia said it would defend itself vigorously against Apples new complaint to the United States International Trade Commission.


Yahoo pulled into Google fracas, Alibaba slams comments (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 11:33 PM PST

The Yahoo logo is seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in this January 2008 file photo. Yahoo got pulled into a growing row between China and Google on Saturday, as its Chinese partner slammed Yahoo's statements supporting Google while a source revealed the search giant had stayed silent about cyber-attacks. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/FilesReuters - Yahoo got pulled into a growing row between China and Google on Saturday, as its Chinese partner slammed Yahoo's statements supporting Google while a source revealed the search giant had stayed silent about cyber-attacks.


EU unlikely to extend emissions cuts - ministers (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:54 PM PST

The Haibowan coal-fired power plant  on the outskirts of Wuhai in China's  Inner Mongolia region, December 6, 2009. The European Union is unlikely to raise its commitment to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent from 20 percent until other countries show greater willingness to follow suit, ministers said on Saturday. REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesReuters - The European Union is unlikely to raise its commitment to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent from 20 percent until other countries show greater willingness to follow suit, ministers said on Saturday.


Six-power Iran meet takes no decision on sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 06:43 PM PST

EDITORS' NOTE:  Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their  ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he waits to start an official meeting in Tehran September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/FilesReuters - Six major powers discussed on Saturday prospects of further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but China made clear it opposed more punitive action at the moment, participants in the meeting said.


Pakistani Taliban leader says he not dead on tape (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 03:09 AM PST

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud (C) sits with other millitants in South Waziristan in this video grab taken from footage released on October 5, 2009. Pakistani Taliban militants issued an audio tape on Saturday purportedly from Mehsud denying he was killed in a U.S. missile strike two days ago. REUTERS/Reuters TV/FilesReuters - Pakistani Taliban militants issued an audio tape on Saturday which they said was of their leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, and proved he had not been killed in a U.S. strike two days ago.


Bangladesh leave India struggling on 160-6 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 02:16 AM PST

India's Gautam Gambhir (L) runs between the wicket as Bangladesh's bowler Shafiul Islam (R) watches the ball during the first test match in Chittagong January 17, 2010. Openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag led India to a solid 63-0 at lunch on the opening day of the first test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Sunday. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan and paceman Shahadat Hossain claimed three wickets each as Bangladesh left India struggling on 160-6 at tea on the opening day of the first test in Chittagong on Sunday.


India 160-6 v Bangladesh - first test, tea (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 01:57 AM PST

India's Yuvraj Singh leaves after being dismissed during the first test match against Bangladesh in Chittagong January 17, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - India were 160-6 at tea on the opening day of the first test against Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday.


Bollywood writers want to script a better deal (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 11:11 PM PST

Bollywood actors Aamir Khan (C), Sharman Joshi (R) and Madhavan attend a promotional event for their forthcoming movie Reuters - When author Chetan Bhagat accused the makers of "3 Idiots" of not giving him and his book enough credit, he unwittingly put the spotlight on the plight of writers in the Indian film industry.


Spanish politician says may sue over bin Laden photo (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 09:09 PM PST

Reuters - A Spanish politician said on Saturday that he was "stupefied" by the FBI's decision to use his photograph to compose its latest image of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and is considering taking legal action.

Bangladesh win toss, opt to field v India in first test (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 09:23 PM PST

India's Ishant Sharma bowls as he takes part in a practice session in Chittagong January 16, 2010. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field in the first test against India at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Sunday. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field in the first test against India at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Sunday.


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