2010年11月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Suicide car bomb kills at least 15 in Karachi (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:45 AM PST

Reuters - A suspected suicide car bomb struck a security compound in a high security neighbourhood in Pakistan's largest city Karachi on Thursday night, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, officials said.

PREVIEW - Buoyant India eye big medal haul at Asian Games (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:05 AM PST

A military policeman stands guard at the entrance of the Athletic stadium for the Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 11, 2010.  REUTERS/Michael DalderReuters - India are hoping to follow their impressive performance at the Commonwealth Games with another big medal haul at the Asian Games in Guangzhou but tougher competition awaits them in China.


G20 grapples with formula to ease currency strains (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:34 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) arrives at the airport in Incheon November 10, 2010, prior to the G20 Summit. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - The Group of 20 laboured to agree how to put the world economy on a sounder footing on Thursday as fears about Ireland's ability to pay its debts underscored lingering fallout from the global financial crisis.


Harry Potter fans brave wind and rain for premiere (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:57 AM PST

A Mexican dressed as Voldemort, a character in the Harry Potter books and movies, gathers with other fans in front of Bellas Artes Palace to promote the launch of the Reuters - Hundreds of screaming fans descended on Leicester Square in central London on Thursday, braving wind and rain to catch a glimpse of the stars who hit the red carpet for the new Harry Potter film's world premiere.


Sterile mosquitoes use sex to kill in dengue trial (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:35 AM PST

Mosquitoes with the ability to transmit dengue are seen in a cage in Santo Domingo November 27, 2009. British scientists have created genetically sterile mosquitoes which use sex to kill off others in their species, and researchers say early field trials suggest the idea could help to halt the rapid spread of dengue fever. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - British scientists have created genetically sterile mosquitoes which use sex to kill off others in their species, and researchers say early field trials suggest the idea could help to halt the rapid spread of dengue fever.


Despite Obama, India's global ambitions modest (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:00 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh participate at a joint news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, November 8, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's support for a U.N. Security Council seat for India may have given the economic giant its global coming-out party, but it still is far from wielding the diplomatic clout of powerhouses like China.


India to urge rich nations on debt sustainability (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:15 AM PST

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) is surrounded by security as he arrives at the airport in Incheon November 10, 2010, prior to the G20 Summit. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - India's prime minister will tell Group of 20 leaders on Friday that advanced deficit economies must pursue policies of fiscal consolidation that ensure debt sustainability in the medium term, a draft speech showed.


Pakistan's morale good despite Haider exit - coach (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:53 AM PST

Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar (C) celebrates with his team the wicket of South Africa's Colin Ingram during their third one-day international cricket match in Dubai November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro/FilesReuters - Pakistan's morale is good despite the chaos surrounding the team and the sudden departure of wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider to England, coach Waqar Younis said on Thursday.


INTERVIEW - Hopeful of pact on G20 policy coordination - India (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:00 AM PST

Foreign visitors walk in front of a welcoming signboard at a media centre of the G20 summit in Seoul November 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - Group of 20 nations should not be too demanding in respect to policy coordination because that it has never been tried before, but eventually "some agreement" should be possible, India's chief G20 negotiator said on Thursday.


Pakistan launches campaign to fight corruption (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:56 AM PST

Seven-year-old Shamsa stands outside her house in a village in Noor Pur Shahan, located in the outskirts of the capital Islamabad October 28, 2010. Less than a kilometer from the prime minister's sprawling residential complex, villagers have to scrabble for firewood in the dirt if they want a cooked meal. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistan launched a new anti-corruption campaign on Thursday in an attempt to tackle the massive graft that threatens government stability and the economy of this nuclear-armed U.S. ally in the war on al Qaeda.


China set for more shock-and-awe at Asian Games (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:57 AM PST

Participants perform during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 9, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Two years after dazzling the world at the Beijing Olympic Games, China gets another chance to show off its economic and sporting might when the 16th Asian Games open in the southern city of Guangzhou on Friday.


Tata offers to upgrade safety on Nano following car fires (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:16 PM PST

Employees work inside the plant for the Tata Nano car at Sanand in  Gujarat June 2, 2010. Tata Motors Ltd is offering owners of the Nano, touted as the cheapest car in the world, the option to install safety protection in the vehicles after a few of them caught on fire in the last year. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Tata Motors Ltd is offering owners of the Nano, touted as the cheapest car in the world, the option to install safety protection in the vehicles after a few of them caught on fire in the last year.


Woods happy with solid start to Melbourne defence (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:03 AM PST

World number two and defending champion Tiger Woods plays from the rough of the eighteen hole during the first round of the Australian Masters at the Victoria Golf Club near Melbourne November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Daniel MunozReuters - Champion Tiger Woods produced his most consistent ball striking since he remodelled his swing for a two-under 69 to finish within touching distance of the Australian Masters first round leaders on Thursday.


Pranab hopes declining inflation trend will continue (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:26 AM PST

People eat food from a roadside eatery in Kolkata July 9, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said he hoped the declining trend in inflation will continue.


Emerging economies happy with G20 talks - India official (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:38 PM PST

Media workers from a broadcasting station walk past a screen showing flags of the participating countries in G20 summit in Seoul, November 9, 2010. Emerging economies are Reuters - Emerging economies are "quite satisfied" with the draft of a communique that will released at the end of a Group of 20 summit on Friday, an Indian official said on Thursday.


Stiglitz urges capital controls to curb "hot money" (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 11:03 PM PST

Economist Joseph Stiglitz in New York October 6, 2010. Emerging economies will need capital controls to manage flows of Reuters - Emerging economies will need capital controls to manage flows of "hot money" and ensure economic stability in the wake of the United States' ultra-easy monetary policy, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on Thursday.


Food inflation due to supply shortage - adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:19 PM PST

An onion vendor talks on a mobile phone as he waits for customers at a vegetable market in the old quarters of Delhi April 1, 2010. The food inflation is due to supply shortage, C. Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, said on Thursday. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The food inflation is due to supply shortage, C. Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, said on Thursday.


TEXT - Joint statement from APEC trade and foreign ministers (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 09:08 PM PST

A South Korean police SWAT officer stands guard outside the venue of the G20 Summit in Seoul November 10, 2010. REUTERS/Romeo RanocoReuters - Following are excerpts of the joint statement from a meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade and foreign and foreign ministers. See http://www.apec2010.go.jp/en/docs/ammstatement2010_e.pdf) for the full statement.


FACTBOX - Key comments from G20 leaders, policymakers (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 10:16 PM PST

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in Kyoto, western Japan November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Following are highlights from comments made at the G20 summit on Thursday as leaders prepared to meet to hammer out a deal to remedy global economic imbalances and to defuse rows over currencies.


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