2010年1月24日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Bin Laden claims U.S. plane attempt, vows more attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:45 AM PST

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is seen speaking in this video grab provided to Reuters on September 11, 2007. A purported audio tape of bin Laden aired on Al Jazeera television claimed responsibility for a Dec. 25 attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound plane, and the al Qaeda leader vowed to continue attacks on the United States. REUTERS/Internet/FilesReuters - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the failed Dec. 25 bombing of a U.S.-bound plane in an audio tape aired on Sunday, and vowed to continue attacks on the United States.


Thousands protest in Kashmir over villager death (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 03:17 AM PST

Women shout Reuters - Thousands of people shouting "we want freedom" took to the streets in Kashmir on Sunday, accusing the Indian army of killing a villager, days after another was killed in a police firing.


Climate group meet in New Delhi ups pressure on rich nations (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:23 AM PST

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh  in Copenhagen in this December 19, 2009 file photo. Four nations led by China pledged on Sunday to meet an end-month deadline to submit action plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and challenged rich countries to come up with funding to help fight global warming. REUTERS/Christian Charisius/FilesReuters - Four nations led by China pledged on Sunday to meet an end-month deadline to submit action plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and challenged rich countries to come up with funding to help fight global warming.


India dominate on opening day of second test (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 05:37 AM PST

India's players celebrate the dismissal of Bangladesh's Raqibul Hasan during the first day of their second test cricket match in Dhaka January 24, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew BirajReuters - India pace bowler Ishant Sharma took four wickets to help reduce Bangladesh to 233 all out on the opening day of the second and final test on Sunday.


UAE must stop torture but worker rights better: Human Rights Watch (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:22 AM PST

Reuters - The United Arab Emirates, an ally of Washington, needs to do more to stop torture but the Gulf Arab country has made progress on workers' rights, the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch group (HRW) said on Sunday.

Taliban kill seven in Pakistan for being "U.S. spies" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 01:48 AM PST

Reuters - Taliban militants killed seven Pakistani tribesmen in the volatile North Waziristan region on the Afghan border who they suspected of spying for the United States, security officials said on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE - London draft sees 2011 start to Afghan handover (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:54 AM PST

Reuters - Afghanistan and the international community are set to agree this week a framework for Kabul to take responsibility for its own security at a major conference in London, a draft communique obtained by Reuters showed.

U.S., Brazilian troops hand out aid in Haiti slum (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 06:03 AM PST

Members of a French rescue team lift a man from under the rubble of a collapsed hotel and restaurant in downtown Port-au-Prince January 23, 2010. REUTERS/Marco Dormino/MINUSTAH/HandoutReuters - U.S. soldiers and Brazilian U.N. troops handed out food and water in one of Haiti's largest slums on Sunday amid criticism that aid was not getting to earthquake victims fast enough.


Afghan regional solution may be too little, too late (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 05:44 AM PST

Reuters - A renewed push for a regional solution to Afghanistan bringing on board bitter rivals India and Pakistan may be too little, too late to achieve results in time for Washington's 2011 deadline for drawing down troops.

Q+A - In India-Pakistan push, Gates faced hard questions (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 03:11 AM PST

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates listens to a question during a news conference in New Delhi January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates' charm offensive in India and Pakistan ran into tough questions ranging from border tensions and drones to nuclear weapons and Islamic insurgents.


ANALYSIS - Pakistan's Gilani may be best hope for stability (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:21 AM PST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (R) shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Prime Minister's residence in Islamabad January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Respected by both Pakistan's powerful military and Washington, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani may be the best chance of bringing political stability to crucial U.S. ally Pakistan.


White House: Can't confirm bin Laden tape authentic (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 06:35 AM PST

The White House from the South Lawn in Washington February 12, 2009. A White House top adviser said on Sunday he could not confirm the authenticity of an audiotape purported to be Osama bin Laden claiming responsibility for the Dec. 25 attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound plane. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - A White House top adviser said on Sunday he could not confirm the authenticity of an audiotape purported to be Osama bin Laden claiming responsibility for the Dec. 25 attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound plane.


FACTBOX - The growing India-Pakistan rivalry in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 01:55 AM PST

Reuters - Representatives from more then 50 countries are meeting in London this week to consider ways to stabilise Afghanistan ahead of Washington's 2011 deadline to begin drawing down troops.

North Korea accuses South of declaring war (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:26 PM PST

A North Korean soldier stands guards as a fellow soldier walks into the building on the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, January 21, 2010.Reuters - North Korea on Sunday accused the South of declaring war by warning earlier this month that it would launch a preemptive strike if it thought its impoverished neighbour was preparing a nuclear attack.


Haiti mourns its dead; survivors seek cash, food (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 08:24 PM PST

Singers Bono and Rihanna perform during the Reuters - Haiti on Saturday mourned its earthquake dead and rescuers freed another survivor from the rubble, while victims struggled to find food and cash amid a slow-moving aid distribution operation.


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