2010年10月31日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Westwood to take over from Woods as world No 1 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:09 AM PDT

European Ryder Cup player Lee Westwood of England reacts on the 13th hole after winning his foursomes match on the  on third day of the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Newport, south Wales October 3, 2010. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/FilesReuters - Briton Lee Westwood is to take over as world number one when the new rankings are published on Monday after Ryder Cup team mate Martin Kaymer finished down the field at the Andalucia Masters.


U.S. eyeing Saudi bombmaker in parcel bomb plot (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:26 AM PDT

Emergency personnel work near a grounded UPS cargo jet as the plane is searched by law enforcement officials at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Tim ShafferReuters - A Saudi bombmaker believed to be working with al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing is a key suspect in the parcel bomb plot against the United States, a U.S. official said on Saturday.


Corrupt Pakistan launches anti-graft campaign (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 04:11 AM PDT

Pakistan's Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik speaks during a news conference in Islamabad March 9, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - Pakistan, ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, says it will turn itself around with results of an anti-graft drive seen within a couple of months.


Yemen arrests suspect, parcels confirmed as bombs (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh addresses a news conference in Sanaa October 30, 2010. Yemen arrested on Saturday a woman thought to be involved in sending explosive packages to the United States after surrounding a house where she was hiding in the capital Sanaa, a security official said. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Yemeni forces on Saturday arrested a woman believed to be involved in sending explosive packages bound for the United States that triggered a global security alert, Yemeni security officials said.


Reliance in no hurry for more U.S. shale gas JVs (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 04:28 AM PDT

India's Reliance Industries KG-D6's floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is seen off the Bay of Bengal in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/Reliance Industries/Handout/FilesReuters - Conglomerate Reliance Industries, which announced plans this year to spend $3.4 billion on three U.S. shale gas joint ventures, is in no hurry to forge more such partnerships for now, a senior company official said.


ICC upholds spot-fixing bans on Butt and Amir (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Amir (L) and Salman Butt leave the team hotel in Taunton in south west England September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Pakistan players Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir had their provisional suspensions over allegations of spot-fixing upheld by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday.


Nations agree historic deal to save nature (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:53 PM PDT

Visitors view a collection of cycads, one of the most threatened groups of plants in the Sampled Red List Index for Plants, in a greenhouse at Kew Gardens in London September 28, 2010.  REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/FilesReuters - Nearly 200 nations agreed on Saturday to a sweeping plan to stem the loss of species by setting new 2020 targets to ensure greater protection of nature and enshrine the benefits it gives mankind.


Myanmar to keep close watch on media before poll (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 02:18 AM PDT

Members of the National Unity Party (NUP) campaign for Myanmar's upcoming elections in Yangon October 5, 2010. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/FilesReuters - Myanmar's military government has ordered local journalists representing foreign news organisations to attend mandatory field trips ahead of its Nov. 7 election in an apparent move to restrict reporting of the controversial poll.


Brand gets namesake bullock from animal groups in India (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:45 PM PDT

British actor Russell Brand is driven through the Ranthambhore National Park during a jungle safari in the Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan October 22, 2010. Brand and wife singer Katy Perry received an unusual wedding gift on Friday from two animal rights groups in India - a bullock named after Brand. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Actor and long-time animal rights defender Russell Brand and wife singer Katy Perry received an unusual wedding gift on Friday from two animal rights groups in India -- a bullock named after Brand.


UK says bomb could have brought down plane (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:02 PM PDT

New York Police Department officer stands at the scene of a suspected bomb contained in a UPS package at a bank in Brooklyn, New York, October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - A bomb found on a U.S.-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on board the aircraft and could have been powerful enough to bring it down, possibly over Britain, ministers said on Saturday.


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