2010年11月21日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Latecomers India finally join party at Guangzhou (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 09:50 AM PST

Sudha Singh celebrates with her gold medal after the women's 300m steeplechase at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, November 21, 2010.       REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Chinese fans turned out in force to support the hosts on the first night of athletics at the Asian Games on Sunday, but it was two dogged Indian runners who stole the show, giving their struggling team a timely boost.


Carbon emissions dip in 2009, to jump in 2010 - report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 10:44 AM PST

Cooling towers are demolished in an attempt to save energy and reduce emissions, at a power plant in Xinxiang, Henan province, October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Donald Chan/FilesReuters - Global emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide are on track to hit a record in 2010, a leading annual study said on Monday, driven largely by booming economies in China and India and their reliance on coal.


India batsmen take control of deciding test (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:40 AM PST

Sachin Tendulkar plays a shot on the second day of the third and final test cricket match against New Zealand in Nagpur November 21, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Half-centuries from each of India's top-order batsmen gave the hosts control of the third and final test after their bowlers had dismissed New Zealand for 193 on the second day on Sunday.


Ireland goes for bailout, mulls bank restructure (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 09:41 AM PST

Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan arrives at an European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels November 17, 2010.  REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/FilesReuters - Ireland will seek a bailout from international lenders, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said on Sunday, ending weeks of speculation that it would need aid to prop up its banks and help it secure cheaper state funding.


Pakistan cautiously backs NATO's Afghan plans (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 03:58 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai at the NATO Summit in Lisbon November 20, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Pakistan said on Sunday it was satisfied with NATO's plans to hand over control to Afghan security forces by the end of 2014, but cautioned against any withdrawal that doesn't acknowledge "ground realities."


Rescue efforts at NZ mine face further delay (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 06:38 AM PST

An aerial shot shows the exterior of a remote colliery in this still image taken from video at Grey District, New Zealand, November 19, 2010. REUTERS/TVNZ via Reuters TVReuters - Efforts to rescue 29 men trapped in a New Zealand coal mine faced more agonising delays on Sunday, as authorities began drilling a new shaft to test air quality because toxic gases made it too dangerous for rescue teams go in.


Rudisha and Vlasic named IAAF athletes of year (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 09:18 AM PST

David Rudisha waves during the opening of the Memorial Van Damme, IAAF Diamond League athletics meet, in Brussels August 27, 2010.  REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet/FilesReuters - Kenyan 800 metres runner David Rudisha, who set 2010's only major world record, and world indoor high jump champion Blanka Vlasic of Croatia were named IAAF athletes of the year on Sunday.


'Harry Potter' slays competition in $125 mln debut (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 10:35 AM PST

Actors (L-R) Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton pose at the premiere of Reuters - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" slayed the competition in its weekend debut with a franchise best $125.1 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


World's tallest Jesus statue unveiled in Poland (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PST

Reuters - About 15,000 Christian pilgrims and tourists streamed into the western Polish town of Swiebodzin on Sunday for the unveiling of what has been billed as the world's tallest statue of Jesus, police said.

Blackburn beat Villa 2-0 to give new owners winning start (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 07:50 AM PST

Reuters - Blackburn Rovers gave their new Indian owners an immediate return on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa that lifted the club five places in the English Premier League table.

Britons want William, not Charles as next king - Poll (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 06:35 PM PST

Britain's Princes Charles and his son Prince William leave after attending a Service of Commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq, at St Paul's Cathedral in London October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/FilesReuters - Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton should be Britain's next king and queen, not the heir to the throne Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, two polls showed on Saturday.


Venky's to rename Blackburn stadium, says report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 03:58 AM PST

Reuters - Premier League club Blackburn Rovers are set to have their home ground Ewood Park renamed by their new Indian owners, a newspaper report said on Sunday.
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