2010年10月9日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Jones a 'perfect 10' as crowds come out in Delhi (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT

(L-R) Australia's Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper and Alicia Coutts celebrate on the podium after winning the gold medal in the women's 4x100m medley relay swimming finals during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - A full house roared Australian golden girl Leisel Jones to a record-equalling 10th Commonwealth swimming title as Indians finally came out in numbers to support the ailing Delhi Games on Saturday.


India summons Australian envoy over "racist" emails (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:31 AM PDT

An activist from All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), a social organisation, holds a placard during a protest against the attacks on Indians in Australia, in Hyderabad June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - India summoned Australia's high commissioner on Saturday to protest against what it said were "racially offensive" emails circulated among police in that country and reported by Australian media.


Noisy home support fails to lift Mirza to tennis gold (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Sania Mirza, India's most popular sportswoman, failed to win Commonwealth tennis gold for a fanatical home crowd on Saturday as Australia's Anastasia Rodionova spoiled the party with a 6-3 2-6 7-6 victory.

Ponting leads Australia recovery in second test (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:50 AM PDT

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting plays a shot during the first day of their second test cricket match against India in Bangalore October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Captain Ricky Ponting top-scored with a resolute 77 as Australia recovered from a wobbly afternoon session to reach 285 for five on the opening day of the second and final test against India on Saturday.


John Lennon's son unveils monument on anniversary (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 01:31 PM PDT

Julian Lennon, son of the late Beatle John Lennon, stands with his mother Cynthia in front of the John Lennon peace monument in Liverpool, northern England October 9, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - John Lennon's son Julian and first wife Cynthia unveiled a monument to the late singer on Saturday, the 70th anniversary of his birth, and said the time for mourning the former Beatle was over.


Cheers, tears as rescue shaft reaches Chile miners (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 01:31 PM PDT

Relatives of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in a copper and gold mine hold a flag printed with the miners' portraits during a ceremony marking the second month since the accident that trapped the miners at San Jose mine near Copiapo city October 5, 2010. REUTERS/Ivan AlvaradoReuters - Chilean rescuers finished drilling an escape shaft on Saturday for 33 miners trapped deep underground after a cave-in over two months ago, triggering cheers and tears from relatives on the surface.


South African swimmer says 'monkey' remark was not racist (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:12 AM PDT

Roland Schoeman of South Africa (R) waves on the podium after winning the silver medal in the men's 50m freestyle swimming finals during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - South African swimmer Roland Schoeman on Saturday admitted calling a noisy Indian spectator "monkey" but said his remark was not racist in nature.


Jindal Steel and Power starts work on Bolivia project (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 09:12 AM PDT

A view of the Mutun mountain near Puerto Suarez on the border with Brazil, some 1,700 km (1,056 miles) southeast of La Paz, July 19, 2007. REUTERS/David Mercado/FilesReuters - India's Jindal Steel and Power has started to build a $2.1 billion iron ore mine and steel project in eastern Bolivia after a series of delays, the Bolivian government said on Saturday.


Pakistan reopens supply route for NATO forces (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 06:15 AM PDT

Residents on horse-led carts hurry past burning fuel tankers along the GT Road near Nowshera, located in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Pakistan will immediately reopen a vital supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan 10 days after it was shut following a cross-border air strike by NATO forces, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.


Scientists to look for China's Bigfoot (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:21 AM PDT

Reuters - A group of Chinese scientists and explorers is looking for international help to mount a new search for the country's answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the "Yeren", or "wild man".

Palestinians give U.S. one month to curb settlements (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:31 AM PDT

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh (first row L-R), Libya's leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (2nd row L-R), Secretary-General of Arab League Amr Moussa and Prince of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah pose at the Arab League summit in Sirte, October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - The Palestinians, backed by Arab powers, said on Saturday they would give the United States one month to persuade Israel to halt the building of settlements in the West Bank or risk the collapse of peace talks.


Swimmer Leisel Jones wins record-equalling 10th gold (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 07:42 AM PDT

(L-R) Australia's Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper and Alicia Coutts celebrate on the podium after winning the gold medal in the women's 4x100m medley relay swimming finals during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 9, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Leisel Jones etched herself on to the list of Australian swimming greats with her 10th Commonwealth Games gold medal on Saturday to become the joint most successful athlete in the 80 years of the multi-sport event.


Ticket probe ordered at 'Delhi belly' Games (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:21 AM PDT

Two women sit in the stands during the track cycling events at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Andy ClarkReuters - Commonwealth Games organisers continued to wrestle with the riddle of why crowds were so sparse at venues when so many tickets had been sold, while health issues continued to dog athletes in Delhi on Saturday.


Bangladesh police detain fourth Islamist militant (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 03:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Bangladesh police arrested another foreign militant on Saturday, raising to four the number of activists detained from the Pakistan-based group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in six days, a senior police officer said.

Abbas may ask U.S. to recognise Palestinian state (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the presidential palace in Cairo October 5, 2010.  REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Arab powers he may seek U.S. recognition for a Palestinian state taking in all of the West Bank should peace talks with Israel stay stalled, an aide said on Saturday.


Rejected by England, boxer Khan wins medal for Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 06:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Boxer Haroon Khan, brother of light-welterweight world champion Amir, said the England selectors who shunned him should be embarrassed after he guaranteed Pakistan a Commonwealth Games medal on Saturday.

Harry Potter can't make 3-D magic (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:26 PM PDT

Daniel Radcliffe (R) and Rupert Grint from the Reuters - Warner Bros on Friday said it abandoned plans to convert the next Harry Potter movie to 3-D, bringing mixed reactions from box office watchers and fans of the multibillion-dollar blockbuster franchise.


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