2010年3月31日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Mumbai attack trial ends, verdict expected May 3 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam (2nd L, in black outfit), surrounded by policemen, briefs members of the media about the ongoing case of last year's Mumbai attacks outside Arthur Road jail in Mumbai July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The trial of the suspected lone surviving Pakistani gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks ended on Wednesday, with a verdict scheduled to be announced on May 3, court officials said.


U.S.-India talks to focus on markets, infrastructure (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PDT

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner answers questions during his testimony at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, in Washington, March 23, 2010.   REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will open a new bilateral economic dialogue with India with a focus on macroeconomic stability, financial markets and infrastructure financing, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday.


INTERVIEW - India prepared to take EU to WTO over drugs (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:11 AM PDT

A health worker displays bottles of vaccine during a vaccination programme in Siliguri August 5, 2008. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India is ready to launch a formal dispute against the European Union at the World Trade Organisation over EU seizures of Indian generic drugs, the Indian Trade Secretary said on Wednesday.


Somali pirates seize Indian dhow off Mogadishu (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Somali pirates hijacked a small Indian trade boat, the Al-Barari, as it left Mogadishu port, but another boat that was also attacked managed to escape, traders and officials said on Wednesday.

Govt to raise fuel prices in major cities (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 02:41 AM PDT

An employee fills a car with petrol in Jammu in this February 26, 2010 file photo. Government will raise the prices of petrol by 1.1 percent from Thursday in major cities that will migrate to Euro IV-compliant fuel, a government official said, to help oil firms recover investment made for plant upgrade. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - Government will raise the prices of petrol by 1.1 percent from Thursday in major cities that will migrate to Euro IV-compliant fuel, a government official said, to help oil firms recover investment made for plant upgrade.


Bharti gains after Zain deal; eyes on execution (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 03:38 AM PDT

A man talks on a mobile phone in front of advisements of Bharti Airtel in Siliguri September 23, 2009. Bharti Airtel now needs to work on getting regulatory clearances for its $9 billion deal to buy 15 African operations of Kuwaiti telecom Zain, and turning around the loss-making assets would be its priority. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel's billionaire chairman Sunil Mittal has signed on the dotted line to pay $9 billion for Kuwaiti telco Zain's mobile operations in 15 African operations.


Muslim scholars recast jihadists' favourite fatwa (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 01:12 AM PDT

A man stands, identifying he has completed an exam to become a religious scholar, at the Jamia Binoria Al-Alamia Seminary Islamic Study School in Karachi July 18, 2009. Prominent Muslim scholars have recast a famous medieval fatwa on jihad. REUTERS/Athar Hussain/FilesReuters - Prominent Muslim scholars have recast a famous medieval fatwa on jihad, arguing the religious edict radical Islamists often cite to justify killing cannot be used in a globalised world that respects faith and civil rights.


Over 110 nations back Copenhagen climate deal (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 02:54 AM PDT

World leaders address the general assembly of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 16-18, 2009. About 110 nations including all major greenhouse gas emitters led by China and the United States back the non-binding Copenhagen Accord according to a first formal U.N. list REUTERS/Staff/FilesReuters - More than 110 nations including top greenhouse gas emitters led by China and the United States back the non-binding Copenhagen Accord for combating climate change, according to a first formal U.N. list on Wednesday.


Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 02:54 AM PDT

A Yahoo! sign is seen in New York's Times Square November 18, 2008. Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and other users whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, days after Google announced it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and activists whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, days after Google announced it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China due to censorship concerns.


Pakistan seeks U.N. report input on Bhutto warnings (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 01:50 AM PDT

A supporter of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto holds her portrait in Karachi December 26, 2009. Pakistan has delayed the delivery of a U.N. report on the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto to allow time for input on warnings Bhutto got from three countries, a presidential spokesman said. REUTERS/Athar Hussain/FilesReuters - Pakistan has delayed the delivery of a U.N. report on the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto to allow time for input on warnings Bhutto got from three countries, a presidential spokesman said.


Book Talk: A tale of two sisters and two worlds (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 03:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Writer Tania James oscillates between India and America in her debut novel about two sisters, illegal immigration and bikini waxes at an Indian beauty salon.

Woods ready for media spotlight at Masters, says Player (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 09:22 PM PDT

Tiger Woods of the U.S. stretches his neck as he plays on the fifth hole during the final round of the 2009 HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai in this November 8, 2009 file photo. Woods will not be distracted by the intense media scrutiny at next week's U.S. Masters, according to golfing great Gary Player. REUTERS/Nir Elias/FilesReuters - Tiger Woods will not be distracted by the intense media scrutiny when he steps into the unknown at next week's U.S. Masters, according to golfing great Gary Player.


Google says China's "great firewall" blocked search (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 07:29 PM PDT

A guard patrols behind a security-tape outside Google China's headquarters building in Beijing March 23, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Google Inc blamed "the great firewall" of China for blocking its Internet search service in the country on Tuesday, but said it did not know if the stoppage was a Chinese technical glitch or a deliberate move in their face-off over Internet censorship.


ANALYSIS - Reliance to tighten grip on world fuel markets (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 12:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Top privately run refiner Reliance is expected to raise crude oil imports by about 22 percent this year as it ramps up production at its giant complex, further stamping its mark on world markets.

Australia seeking to host fifth Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 08:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Australia have confirmed they will bid to host their fifth Commonwealth Games in 2018, the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) said on Wednesday.

Elcoteq unveils financing plans, ends Videocon talks (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Finnish electronics company Elcoteq SE unveiled moves to stabilise its finances alongside a steep fourth-quarter loss, and said equity stake talks with Indian group Videocon had ended.

Michael Jackson's father plans wrongful death suit (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 07:22 PM PDT

A poster is seen outside Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California July 7, 2009. A lawyer for Michael Jackson's father said on Tuesday he intends to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the late pop star's doctor within 90 days, claiming the physician's actions amounted to murder. REUTERS/Phil Klein/FilesReuters - A lawyer for Michael Jackson's father said on Tuesday he intends to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the late pop star's doctor within 90 days, claiming the physician's actions amounted to murder.


U.N. Benazir Bhutto assassination inquiry report delayed (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 07:54 PM PDT

Supporters of assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto protest near the President's house in Islamabad January 24, 2008. REUTERS/Mian KhursheedReuters - Delivery of a U.N. report on the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been delayed by over two weeks at the urgent request of Pakistan, the United Nations said on Tuesday.


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