2010年9月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Google seeks to speed up Web searches (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:53 PM PDT

Marissa Mayer, vice president, search products and user experience for Google Inc, unveils Reuters - Google Inc's search engine now displays results before users finish typing.


A Minute With: Aamir Khan and his Midas touch (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 09:43 AM PDT

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan smiles during a news conference in New Delhi July 7, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - One of India's most popular actors, Aamir Khan, is considered Bollywood's man with the Midas touch.


India takes F1 calendar to record 20 races (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:22 AM PDT

A file photo shows Renault Formula One driver Nelson Piquet drive during his team's road show in New Delhi November 9, 2008. Formula One will have a record 20 races next year with India pencilled in for the first time in October, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Formula One will stretch to a record 20 races next year with India making its grand prix debut in late October although no new teams will be coming in, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.


BP and partners trade blame for U.S. oil spill (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 04:26 PM PDT

The BP brand logo is seen at a Washington DC service station October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesReuters - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill.


Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:32 PM PDT

A member of the Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia carries a Koran during a protest in Makassar, South Sulawesi September 4, 2010. REUTERS/Yusuf AhmadReuters - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he would go ahead with the event despite warnings it would endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.


Weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu fails dope test, faces life ban (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:48 AM PDT

A file photo shows a commuter walk past the New Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 mascot in New Delhi October 3, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Indian weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu has failed a dope test for a second time and could be banned for life, a top official said on Wednesday.


Bombay High Court rules against Vodafone in tax case (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:01 AM PDT

A woman walks past a large logo of Vodafone displayed on a shop in Mumbai May 20, 2010.  To match Analysis: INDIA-INVESTMENT. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA - Tags: BUSINESS)Reuters - India's tax department has jurisdiction over tax bills in cross-border mergers, a court ruled, dismissing a petition by Vodafone and setting a precedent for foreign firms looking to buy into Indian companies.


Pakistan's response to floods mired in "doom and gloom" (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:52 AM PDT

Musarat, 15, who is flood victim, carries a clay water pot on her head which she will use to collect water while taking refuge with her family in a makeshift relief camp for flood victims in Sukkur, in Pakistan's Sindh province September 7, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Pakistan, whose economy has been battered by the worst floods in its history, needs to abide by terms of an IMF bailout loan by enforcing fiscal austerity, the chances of which happening appear close to zero.


Ferrari escape further penalty over orders (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain watches a screen during the second practice session of the Belgian F1 Grand Prix in Spa Francorchamps August 27, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry Roge/FilesReuters - Formula One's governing body (FIA) upheld a $100,000 fine for Ferrari but will impose no further sanction following the team orders controversy, an Italian motorsport official told reporters on Wednesday.


RBI: No timeframe for freeing savings rate (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:58 PM PDT

Indian police guard the Reserve Bank of India building prior to the presentation of India's credit policy in Bombay in this April 29,2003 file photo. REUTERS/Roy MadhurReuters - The RBI has not set any timeframe for deregulation of deposit rates on savings bank accounts, Deputy Governor Usha Thorat said on Wednesday.


Shaken not stirred: 007's Aston Martin goes up for auction (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 07:03 AM PDT

The rotating number plate on the original Aston Martin DB5, driven by actor Sean Connery in the James Bond films Reuters - James Bond fans with deep pockets will soon have the chance to get their hands on the ultimate piece of 007 memorabilia, as the martini-sipping, daredevil spy's Aston Martin DB5 goes up for auction next month.


ArcelorMittal may get land for $6.4 bln Karnataka plant by Dec (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:38 AM PDT

A logo of ArcelorMittal steel group is seen at the Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards in Saint Nazaire, western France, July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/FilesReuters - ArcelorMittal, the world's top steelmaker, can start building its $6.4 billion steel plant in Karnataka by December after local authorities compensate displaced farmers, a senior government official said on Wednesday.


EXCLUSIVE - Thuuz website aims to tip sports fans to hot games (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Venture capitalist Warren Packard hopes sports fans will stop listening to their friends and start heeding his new website to find out which games they should watch.

Online brainteaser helps send rice to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:06 AM PDT

Musarat, 15, who is flood victim, carries a clay water pot on her head which she will use to collect water while taking refuge with her family in a makeshift relief camp for flood victims in Sukkur, in Pakistan's Sindh province September 7, 2010. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Help for millions affected by the recent floods in Pakistan may be coming from an unusual source: an online vocabulary game that feeds the hungry.


Qureshi gives Pakistani sports fans something to cheer (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:35 AM PDT

Pakistan's Aisam-Ul--Haq Qureshi (L) sits with partner India's Rohan Bopanna before their doubles match at the Wimbledon championships in London, June 23, 2010. For a nation devastated by floods, terrorism and embarrassed over a cricket corruption scandal, Pakistanis are pinning their hopes on an unlikely sporting star. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettReuters - For a nation devastated by floods, rocked by terrorism and embarrassed over a cricket corruption scandal, Pakistanis are pinning their hopes on an unlikely sporting star to give the country something to cheer.


Essex police clear Kaneria over betting allegations (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 06:06 AM PDT

A file photo shows Pakistan's Danish Kaneria (R) and Shoaib Malik walk off the field at stumps on the fourth day of their third test cricket match in Colombo July 23, 2009. Kaneria has been cleared by Essex police of betting during an English county match last season, his lawyer said. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has been cleared by Essex police of betting during an English county match last season, his lawyer said.


Book Talk: Self-help author finds animals give twist on life (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Heard the one about the pair of ducks who moved into a New Jersey home? Or the doe that stopped a woman in the woods as her fawn was stuck in a fence?

Fines of $7 in "tough" new China anti-smoking rules (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 02:04 AM PDT

A man blows out cigarette smoke outside a church in Beijing August 18, 2010. China's Reuters - China's "toughest" ever smoking ban which aims to stop people lighting up during November's Asian Games will carry fines of $7, state media said on Wednesday, a limited deterrent to smokers in one of China's richest cities.


John Lennon's killer refused parole for sixth time (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:58 PM PDT

A mug-shot of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, is displayed on the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death at the NYPD in New York in this December 8, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/STR NewReuters - John Lennon's killer was denied parole for the sixth time on Tuesday, three months before the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle's death.


U.S. religious leaders condemn 'anti-Muslim' frenzy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:24 PM PDT

Afghan protesters shout slogans during a protest against an American church's plans to burn the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, in Kabul September 6, 2010. . REUTERS/Mohammad IshaqReuters - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on Sept. 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad.


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