2010年8月21日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Pakistanis brace for more destructive flooding (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 08:36 AM PDT

A man carries his sick three-year-old son to a medical centre for flood victims in Nowshera, Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 21, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Residents of a southern Pakistani town fled rising flood waters on Saturday in a new frontline of a disaster that has raised questions about the stability of the U.S.-backed government.


Commonwealth organisers offer advice on how to behave (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 03:23 AM PDT

Labourers take cover from the rain at the construction site of a flyover ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi August 21, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Commonwealth Games organisers have compiled an extensive list of hints and tips for visitors to the October event, the guide providing a valuable insight into social mores as well as helping to avoid embarrassing situations.


Zimbabwe offers to tour Pakistan to help flood victims (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 06:02 AM PDT

A file photo shows players of the Zimbabwe team bow their heads during a moment's silence for Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer before their World Cup cricket match against West Indies in Kingston March 19, 2007. Zimbabwe's cricket team has offered to tour Pakistan to raise funds for the victims of the country's massive floods. REUTERS/Andy Clark/FilesReuters - Zimbabwe's cricket team has offered to tour Pakistan to raise funds for the victims of the country's massive floods, despite the suspension of foreign visits following a militant attack last year.


Sweden drops arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a copy of a newspaper during a press conference at the Frontline Club in central London, July 26, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Swedish authorities issued an arrest warrant for the founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks on Saturday on suspicion of rape, but then swiftly withdrew it.


Foreign militants, including two Indians, killed preparing bombs in Somalia (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 11:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Eleven insurgent militiamen were killed by their own bombs when they went off prematurely in Somalia's capital, the government said on Saturday.

Atwal shares lead with Snedeker in Greensboro (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 05:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Arjun Atwal followed up his opening-round 61 with a three-under 67 Friday to assume a share of the lead at the halfway point of the Wyndham Championship.

Serena Williams pulls out of U.S. Open (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Aug 2010 05:25 PM PDT

Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts during a news conference following her victory in the women's singles final at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 3, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Serena Williams has pulled out of the U.S. Open because she is still recovering from surgery on her right foot, the American world number one said on Friday.


WikiLeaks founder wanted in Sweden for suspected rape (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Aug 2010 08:26 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends a seminar at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation headquarters in Stockholm in this August 14, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson/FilesReuters - Sweden has issued rape and molestation charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose whistle-blowing website last month published secret U.S. military files on Afghanistan.


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