2011年5月12日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Congress sees victory in several state votes (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT

A woman carrying an umbrella walks past political murals and posters in Kalighat district, the neighbourhood where Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee lives, in Kolkata May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The Congress party's top ally, the Trinamool party, is likely to win West Bengal, a key swing state in India when election results come out on Friday, giving the ruling coalition a basis to hit back at a resurgent opposition.


Dhoni leads with example, Chennai close to IPL playoff (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 12:31 PM PDT

A policeman stands guard at one of the entrances to a cricket stadium during a match in IPL tournament in Kolkata April 19, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Chennai Super Kings virtually sealed a playoff berth after fifties from skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Subramaniam Badrinath took them to an 18-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.


SPECIAL REPORT - The bin Laden kill plan (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:15 PM PDT

News telecasts are broadcasted on television sets at a store in Kabul May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden (pictured bottom L) was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Barack Obama (pictured top R) announced, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the September 11 attacks. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - A pivotal moment in the long, tortuous quest to find Osama bin Laden came years before U.S. spy agencies discovered his hermetic compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.


Rana trial may raise tensions with Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:33 AM PDT

Smoke and fire billows out of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - A Pakistani-born man accused of aiding militants in the 2008 Mumbai attacks is set to go on trial in Chicago next week in a legal battle that may worsen strained relations between the United States and Pakistan.


Three traders up for next U.S. insider trading trial (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Zvi Goffer, one of the seven defendants in the Galleon insider trading case, leaves the Manhattan Federal Court after his arraignment in New York February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/FilesReuters - One frequent courtroom observer of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam's lengthy insider trading trial was one of his former employees, Zvi Goffer -- and for good reason.


U.S. visa system reform seen key to wooing tourists (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:14 PM PDT

Tourists relax in chairs on Broadway in New York's Time's Square, May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - The complicated U.S. visa system hurts tourism and must be reformed if the United States wants to attract lucrative tourism from countries like China, India and Brazil, travel industry officials said on Thursday.


PM Singh says backs Afghan peace plan (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:27 AM PDT

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi February 3, 2011.   REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on a visit to Afghanistan on Thursday, said India strongly supported a plan by Kabul to reconcile with Taliban-led insurgents, New Delhi's first public backing of the plan.


Injured Woods withdraws from Players Championship (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Tiger Woods of the U.S. reacts after missing his putt on the second hole during first round play in the Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Hans DerykReuters - Tiger Woods' troubles continued as he withdrew from the Players Championship on Thursday through injury after slipping to six over par after the opening nine holes.


SPECIAL REPORT - "Big Sister" Mamata set to evict Left from Kolkata (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:51 AM PDT

Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee addresses her supporters during an election campaign rally for her party's candidates in Kolkata April 25, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Mamata Banerjee clasped a microphone with both hands, beads of sweat clinging to her brow, bathroom sandals on her feet as the crowd of mainly women shouted her campaign slogan, "Mother, Earth, People". Many raised their mobile phones to take pictures, like fans at a rock concert.


Rahul Gandhi arrested over land conflict (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 02:26 AM PDT

Rahul Gandhi (R), Member of Parliament and son of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, gestures to a villager during his visit to Parsaul village after Saturday's clash between farmers and police in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh May 11, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - Rahul Gandhi, the heir-apparent of Congress party, was briefly arrested after he joined farmers protesting against land being taken over for a $2 billion highway, underscoring how land disputes are emerging as a political issue.


New Tibetan PM to stick to policy of negotiation with Beijing (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Lobsang Sangay, the new Kalon Tripa, or Tibetan prime minister-in-exile, poses in front of a scroll painting at the International Campaign for Tibet building in Washington April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Tibet's government-in-exile is willing to negotiate with Beijing "anytime, anywhere", its new prime minister said on Thursday, suggesting his leadership of the independence movement will not be radically different from that of the Dalai Lama.


U.S. attacks militants in Pakistan as pressure grows (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami hold a banner during an anti-American rally through the streets of Lahore May 6, 2011. A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles at militants in Pakistan on Thursday, killing eight of them, Pakistani officials said, the third such attack since U.S. forces found and killed Osama bin Laden. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles at militants in Pakistan on Thursday, killing eight of them, Pakistani officials said, in the third such attack since U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in his Pakistani hideout.


Sri Lanka to launch own version of IPL on July 19 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 06:06 AM PDT

File photo of the R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo, September 30, 2002. The first season of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), which will have seven teams, is due to run until August 4 with all games to be played in R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka will begin its own version of a Twenty20 league tournament similar to the successful Indian Premier League (IPL) on July 19, the island nation's cricket governing body said on Thursday.


FEATURE - As China rises, "grand strategy" talk back in style (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Female soldiers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) ground force march in formation past Tiananmen Square during a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing October 1, 2009.  REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesReuters - As China and other new powers rise, foreign ministries, think tanks and international relations schools are focusing once again on interstate "grand strategy" in a way not seen since the Cold War.


Dark drama about school killing spree jolts Cannes (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 06:05 AM PDT

Cast member Tilda Swinton attends a news conference for the film Reuters - Wanton cruelty and twisted family dynamics took centre stage in Cannes on Thursday with "We Need to Talk About Kevin", a dark drama in which Tilda Swinton plays the mother of a sadistic son.


INTERVIEW - SBI to raise $3-$4 bln offshore this year (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 07:30 AM PDT

People walk in front of a signboard displayed at the head office of State Bank of India in Mumbai November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - State Bank of India (SBI) will borrow $3 billion to $4 billion overseas this year and plans a slew of initiatives to reinforce its dominant market position, including entering local bond underwriting, its new chairman told Reuters.


Pakistan praises China ties, opens second nuclear reactor (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:36 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in Paris May 3, 2011. Pakistan's prime minister opened the country's second Chinese-made nuclear power reactor on Thursday, praising Reuters - Pakistan's prime minister opened the country's second Chinese-made nuclear power reactor on Thursday, praising "unwavering" support from its long-time ally as Pakistan faces pressure over the discovery of Osama bin Laden.


Obama urges companies to hire, studies housing moves (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:51 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured during a break in taping his participation in a CBS news town hall meeting on the economy at the Newseum in Washington, May 11, 2011.  REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama urged businesses to "step up" and hire workers, pressing banks and other corporations to do more to help an economy that he said would take "several years" to recover fully.


FACTBOX - Regional political heavyweights in India (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2011 09:49 PM PDT

M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of  Tamil Nadu and leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, speaks during a meeting at party headquarters in Chennai March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Babu/FilesReuters - In many states across India's federal system, maverick politicians campaigning on local issues have successfully challenged powerful national parties at the ballot box.


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