2010年2月12日星期五

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Shah Rukh Khan "scared" by Shiv Sena's reaction (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST

Shah Rukh Khan (C), surrounded by security personnel, arrives at the international airport in Mumbai February 6, 2010. Shah Rukh Khan said on Friday he was Reuters - Shah Rukh Khan said on Friday he was "scared" and "hurt" by Shiv Sena's reaction to recent remarks he made in support of Pakistani cricketers.


NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:12 PM PST

A British soldier listens to Brigadier James Cowan during his visit to Military Operating Base Shorabak in Helmand province, Afghanistan February 7, 2010. U.S.-led NATO troops launched an offensive on Saturday designed to seize control of the Taliban's last big stronghold.   REUTERS/Baris Atayman/FilesReuters - U.S.-led NATO troops launched a major offensive on Saturday against the Taliban's last big stronghold in Afghanistan's most violent province, a test of President Barack Obama's troop surge strategy.


South Africa chase rare series victory in India (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:56 AM PST

South Africa's captain Graeme Smith (L) and his teammate Lonwabo Tsotsobe attend a practice session, ahead of their second and final test cricket match against India, in Kolkata February 12, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - South Africa aim to carry their good form into the final test against top-ranked India starting on Sunday after taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.


India, China resist calls to back climate pact (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 08:48 AM PST

A labourer works near the cooling towers of a power plant in Yingtan, Jiangxi province November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - India and China are resisting requests to sign up for the Copenhagen Accord for fighting global warming that risks unravelling without clear support from major emitters.


Pakistan, India to hold talks on Feb. 25 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 08:48 AM PST

Indian (R) and Pakistani national flags are seen during an annual fair near Pakistan border in Chamliyal, 45 km (28 miles) west of Jammu in this June 26, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - The top diplomats of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India will meet for talks in New Delhi on Feb. 25, the Pakistani prime minister's office said on Friday.


Karan Johar aims at U.S. with new Shah Rukh film (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 10:16 AM PST

Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan (R) and Kajol attend a news conference to promote the movie Reuters - Karan Johar, the director of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's film about post 9/11 intolerance in the United States said on Friday he hopes "My Name is Khan" will reach a wider audience than his previous Bollywood productions.


Olympics - Georgian dies in horrific training crash (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:33 PM PST

Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia competes during luge training ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 10, 2010. Kumaritashvili was killed after crashing during a training run February 12.    REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski-FilesReuters - A huge black cloud descended over the Vancouver Olympics on Friday after 21-year-old Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed in a horrific training crash at the Whistler Sliding Centre.


Mumbai cinemas turn fortresses for 'My Name is Khan' (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:50 AM PST

Police personnel are stationed outside a cinema hall which is scheduled to screen Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's new film Reuters - Theatres in Mumbai turned fortresses on Friday for release of a Bollywood film whose star is locked in a duel with a radical Hindu group, sparking worries India's financial hub is being undermined by parochial politics.


Greek slump threatens debt plan, EU aid elusive (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 08:48 AM PST

Protesters hold a banner in front of the parliament in Athens February 11, 2010. The International Monetary Fund on Friday joined the European Union in pledging support for Greece in its struggle to bring its ballooning budget deficit under control and contain its debt crisis. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Greece's economy shrank more than feared last quarter and the government on Friday sharply revised down its figures for the previous three quarters as well, increasing doubts about its ability to resolve its debt crisis.


OLYMPICS - Games chiefs "heartbroken" by Georgian's death (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:01 PM PST

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge in Berlin August 13, 2009. The death of Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili on Friday has cast a shadow over the Vancouver Winter Olympics, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/fILESReuters - The death of Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili on Friday has left Games organisers struggling for words and heartbroken, casting a huge shadow over the Vancouver Winter Olympics on the day of their opening.


China surprises with further rise in banks' reserves (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:04 AM PST

An employee counts yuan banknotes at a branch of Bank of China in Taiyuan, Shanxi province February 10, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China raised the level of reserves banks must hold for the second time this year on Friday, spooking financial markets on the eve of its New Year holiday by showing it was intent to curb lending and inflation.


Olympics - Georgian luge competitor dies after training crash (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 12:56 PM PST

Reuters - Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili died on Friday after a training crash at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Georgian Olympic delegation head Irakly Japaridze said.

Industrial output surges; stimulus unwind likely (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:07 AM PST

A labourer works in a metal workshop at an industrial area in Mumbai August 31, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's industrial output grew at its fastest pace on record in December, smashing forecasts, in further evidence of a strong economic recovery that could allow the government to follow the central bank in withdrawing stimulus.


Maruti Suzuki won't upgrade Maruti 800 model - chairman (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 11:36 PM PST

A motorcycle drives past new Maruti cars outside the company's New Delhi showroom in this 1998 file photo. Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, has no plans to upgrade its lowest- priced Maruti 800 model to meet EURO IV emissions standards, Chairman R.C. Bhargava said on Friday. REUTERS/Sunil Malhotra/FilesReuters - Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, has no plans to upgrade its lowest- priced Maruti 800 model to meet EURO IV emissions standards, Chairman R.C. Bhargava said on Friday.


British fashion designer Alexander McQueen found dead (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:01 AM PST

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is seen during Paris Fashion Week in this March 10, 2009 file photo. McQueen was found dead on Thursday. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/FilesReuters - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, whose provocative collections made him a global star, was found dead at his London home on Thursday in what media said appeared to be suicide. He was 40.


Briton Lane leads at weather-hit Avantha Masters (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 08:48 AM PST

Reuters - Briton Barry Lane rolled back the years in spectacular fashion on Friday to take a share of the lead after the weather-hit second round of the Avantha Masters.

Cricket gets IOC approval, can bid to join Games (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:01 AM PST

A course worker walks past the Olympic Rings ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 10, 2010.     REUTERS/Pawel KopczynskiReuters - Cricket was cleared to pursue its bid to be included in future Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rubberstamped the sport's recognition on Thursday.


Finmin firm on 3G auction in FY10 - report (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:28 PM PST

A file photo of the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as he reacts at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi  in this November 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has decided to push ahead with the third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum auction within the current financial year ending March 31, the Financial Express newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.


S.Africa have recipe for India success - De Villiers (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 02:37 AM PST

South Africa's Hashim Amla (R) and teammate AB de Villiers run during a practice session ahead of their second and final test cricket match against India in Kolkata February 12, 2010.  REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - South Africa have the perfect game plan to secure a rare test series victory in India, leading batsman AB de Villiers said on Friday.


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