2010年8月1日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Obama: Goals in Afghanistan attainable, modest (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:15 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, June 23, 2010.  U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listens on right. Obama, facing public doubts about his ability to turn the tide in the unpopular Afghanistan war, said on Sunday his goals there are both modest and attainable. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama, facing public doubts about his ability to turn the tide in the unpopular Afghanistan war, said on Sunday his goals there are both modest and attainable.


Police fire on protest in Kashmir, two dead (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:29 AM PDT

Kashmiri protesters set ablaze a government vehicle after the death of two people in police firing in Pampore on the outskirts of Srinagar August 1, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - At least two demonstrators died on Sunday when police opened fire on thousands of pro-independence protesters in the Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir.


More than 1,000 killed in Pakistani floods (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Elderly men wade past a stranded vehicle and a mosque while evacuating the flooded town of Nowshera, located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 1, 2010. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Floods caused by a week of heavy rain have killed more than 1,000 people in Pakistan's northwest and rescuers battled on Sunday to distribute relief to tens of thousands of people trapped.


Webber wins in Hungary to take F1 lead (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia drives his car during the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit near Budapest August 1, 2010. REUTERS/Laszlo BaloghReuters - Australian Mark Webber snatched back the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton on Sunday after winning a Hungarian Grand Prix that Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel thought he had sewn up.


Pakistan capitulate to Anderson for record low (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 09:49 AM PDT

England's James Anderson (L) celebrates after dismissing Pakistan's Umar Akmal during the first test match against England at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham August 1, 2010. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - James Anderson's inspired swing bowling helped England skittle Pakistan for a record low of just 80 and wrap up a huge 354-run victory in the first test at Trent Bridge on Sunday.


BlackBerry users in Gulf may have services cut off (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 11:38 AM PDT

A Research in Motion (RIM) Reuters - More than a million BlackBerry users may have key services in Saudi Arabia and the UAE cut off after authorities stepped up demands on smartphone maker Research In Motion for access to encrypted messages sent over the device.


Pakistan president to visit Britain amid terror row (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:29 AM PDT

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari in Istanbul January 25, 2010. Zardari will visit Britain this week for talks overshadowed by a row over remarks by British PM David Cameron suggesting Islamabad was not doing enough to fight terrorism. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/FilesReuters - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Britain this week for talks overshadowed by a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Islamabad was not doing enough to fight terrorism.


U.S.-Canadian mission set to map Arctic seafloor (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:29 AM PDT

The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E), a high-resolution passive microwave Instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite shows the state of Arctic sea ice on September 10 in this image released September 16, 2008. REUTERS/NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio/Handout/FilesReuters - U.S. and Canadian scientists are headed far north on a joint mission to map the still mysterious floor of the Arctic Ocean, as questions of sovereignty and mineral rights swirl around the region.


Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter marries in NY (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 07:57 PM PDT

Chelsea Clinton (C) and her family, first lady Hillary Clinton (L) and President Bill Clinton (R), laugh during the Stanford University Convocation in Palo Alto, California in this September 19, 1997 file photo. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/FilesReuters - Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter married her long-time boyfriend in the picturesque New York village of Rhinebeck on Saturday in what has been dubbed America's royal wedding.


Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's spy chief has cancelled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism.
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