2010年10月27日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


U.S. exports top Obama priority in India - officials (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:24 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama  in Washington December 21, 2009. Obama will push hard for U.S. exports during his visit to India, officials said on Wednesday, as they brushed aside questions on outsourcing and stressed the opportunities for U.S. jobs.  REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama will push hard for U.S. exports during his visit to India, officials said on Wednesday, as they brushed aside questions on outsourcing and stressed the opportunities for U.S. jobs.


India signs nuclear liability pact, a U.S. demand (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 01:17 PM PDT

The United Nations (U.N.) headquarters is seen in Vienna October 7, 2005. REUTERS/FilesReuters - India signed an international treaty governing global civil nuclear liability on Wednesday, a step sought by Washington to reassure U.S. suppliers entering the country's fledgling $150 billion atomic power market.


V.S. Naipaul hangs up travel hat after Africa book (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:30 PM PDT

File photo of British author V.S. Naipaul at his home near Salisbury, Wiltshire, October 11, 2001. REUTERS/FilesReuters - At 78, author V.S. Naipaul's traveling days are over.


Obama Asia trip no slap to Pakistan, China - aides (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:19 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama in Alaska November 12, 2009. Obama's upcoming trip to India and other Asian countries should not be taken as a slap against India's archrival Pakistan or any other country, including China, aides said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to India and other Asian countries should not be taken as a slap against India's archrival Pakistan or any other country, including China, aides said on Wednesday.


Man arrested in plot to attack DC metro stations (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:34 PM PDT

Reuters - A Virginia man who allegedly believed he was helping al Qaeda plan bombings at Washington area Metrorail stations was arrested on Wednesday, the Justice Department said.

Emotional intelligence key to job performance - study (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:48 PM PDT

An office worker carrying his bag walks up the steps of an underground passage in central Seoul September 14, 2010. Measuring the emotional intelligence of employees, from their ability to read body language to controlling frustration, could be good for business, according to a new study. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/FilesReuters - Measuring the emotional intelligence of employees, from their ability to read body language to controlling frustration, could be good for business, according to a new study.


U.S. ends inquiry on Google's Street View data grab (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Visitors walk past painted cars with mounted cameras used for Google street view at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover March 2, 2010. U.S. regulators looking at Google Inc's data grab by Reuters - U.S. regulators looking at Google Inc's data grab by "Street View" cars have decided to end their inquiry, noting improvements that the search company has made to build consumer privacy into its corporate structure.


Venkys rule out spending spree if they buy Blackburn (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 07:28 AM PDT

Blackburn Rovers' Gael Givet (L) celebrates his goal against Aston Villa with team mates during their English League Cup soccer match at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England, September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Darren Staples/FilesReuters - Poultry firm Venkateshwara Hatcheries, which is set to seal a 46 million pounds ($72.77 million) takeover of Blackburn Rovers, ruled out any lavish spending sprees on the Premier League club on Wednesday.


ICC hopes India will adopt referral system soon (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:28 AM PDT

India's Sachin Tendulkar (2nd L) waits for the final decision from the third umpire after he was caught by Sri Lanka's Tillakaeatne Dilshan as Sri Lankan players celebrate during their first test cricket match in Colombo, July 26, 2008. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/FilesReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) is hoping to convince India to adopt the Umpire Decision Review System as part of the world governing body's push to make the practice a mandatory feature of all test series.


India says fears militant attack during Obama visit (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 07:29 AM PDT

Indian army soldiers runs towards the site of gunbattle with suspected militants in Maloora on the outskirts of Srinagar October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - The Indian government fears separatists in Kashmir could stage attacks during the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to draw global attention to a region where a two-decade old revolt against New Delhi has revived this year.


Bin Laden blames French "injustice" for abductions - TV (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden talks at a news conference in Afghanistan in this May 26, 1998 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said the kidnapping of five French nationals in Niger last month had been prompted by France's unjust treatment of Muslims, in an audio message aired on Al Jazeera television on Wednesday.


India's IT sector aims to soften image as Obama visits (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:20 AM PDT

Indian employees at a call centre provide service support to international customers, in Bangalore March 17, 2004. REUTERS/Sherwin Crasto/FilesReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to India puts the spotlight on its $60 billion IT sector, which argues it is a creator of jobs in the United States and should not be blamed for high unemployment.


U.S. welcomes India's signing of nuclear liability pact (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 11:10 AM PDT

U.S. Under Secretary of State William Burns gestures during a news conference in New Delhi June 11, 2009. REUTERS/Gurinder Osan/Pool/FilesReuters - The United States on Wednesday welcomed the signing by India of an international treaty governing global civil nuclear liability, and said it would help promote trade between the two countries.


FACTBOX - Obama's daunting post-election agenda (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 11:40 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) rally in Providence, Rhode Island October 25, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Congressional Election Day on Tuesday may be President Barack Obama's only opportunity to pause before he plunges into a 10-day trip to Asia and starts work on a long post-election "to do" list.


Corporate America's wish-list for Obama India trip (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:21 AM PDT

Guests hold the flags of the United States and India at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009.     REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesReuters - Corporate America will turn up in force for President Barack Obama's first visit to India next month, with over 200 companies expected to attend a conference in Mumbai that will be headlined by the president.


Obama calls Pakistan's Zardari, urges more effort (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (R) listens to a statement to reporters by U.S. President Barack Obama (C) with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) at the White House in Washington, May 6, 2009.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/FilesReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama called his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday, the White House said, as Washington steps up pressure on Pakistan to do more against Taliban and al Qaeda militants.


New Zealand govt reaches deal to keep "Hobbit" films (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:11 AM PDT

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key is pictured in this undated handout photograph obtained August 24, 2010. REUTERS/Office of the Prime Minister/Handout/FilesReuters - New Zealand is to remain the home of "The Hobbit" after the government struck a US$25 million deal with Warner Bros. to stop the Hollywood film studio from moving the blockbuster movie production to another country.


Strength training for children works safely - study (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:21 AM PDT

Children exercise during a weight-losing summer camp in Shenyang, Liaoning province, August 3, 2009.  REUTERS/Sheng Li/FilesReuters - Regular workouts with free weights or exercise machines can help children and teenagers boost their muscle strength, in some cases by as much as 40 percent, according to a German review of recent studies.


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