2011年5月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


India admits blunder and withdraws Pakistan 'Most Wanted' list (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 03:19 AM PDT

Indian and Pakistan flags are seen during a daily flag lowering ceremony at the India-Pakistan joint border at Wagah some 20 km (12 miles) to the east of Lahore, December 14, 2006. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/FilesReuters - India on Friday withdrew a public list of most-wanted fugitives it wants Pakistan to extradite after discovering at least one of them was in a prison, the latest embarrassment for a government hit by corruption scandals and political slip-ups.


Kanimozhi in custody in 2G scam case (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 06:57 AM PDT

Kanimozhi (L), a lawmaker and daughter of M. Karunanidhi, former chief minister of Tamil Nadu and chief of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and Kalaignar TV managing director Sharad Kumar depart for court from their residence in New Delhi May 20, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A court on Friday jailed Kanimozhi, Rajya Sabha MP and the daughter of DMK chief Karunanidhi, pending trial on charges she handled a $47 million bribe in the 2G spectrum scam.


Bhutan's "King Charming" to wed commoner later this year (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:12 AM PDT

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and his fiancee Jetsun Pema pose in Bhutan in this undated handout released May 20, 2011. REUTERS/Bhutan Royal Office for Media/HandoutReuters - The young and dashing Bhutanese king on Friday announced his engagement to a commoner, sending his adoring subjects into rhapsody at the prospect of a grand wedding later this year in the last of the Himalayan kingdoms.


Watson heroics gives Warne a perfect farewell in IPL (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Shane Watson's all-round show helped compatriot Shane Warne sign off his professional cricket career with a thumping win as the Rajasthan Royals routed Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets in the Indian Premier League on Friday.

NEWSMAKER - Curtain comes down on the Warne Show (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Former Australian bowler, Shane Warne, removes his glasses as he carries out his duty as a television commentator on the WACA ground in Perth December 16, 2010. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/FilesReuters - The great showman Shane Warne took his final bow as a professional cricketer on Friday, bringing down the curtain on a 20-year career that was a heady mix of sporting greatness and high farce.


Indian GP could be season-ender if Bahrain returns (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone walks in the paddock before the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - The Indian Formula One Grand Prix could be moved from October to a season-ending December slot if Bahrain is reinstated on this year's calendar, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Friday.


Tamil Tiger faction head questioned in Norway - media (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Reuters - The leader of a powerful faction of Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers has been questioned in Norway as part of a probe into extortion by the group, Sri Lankan media reported on Friday.

Armando Colaco to coach India soccer team on interim basis (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 05:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Armando Colaco will succeed Bob Houghton as India's national team coach on an interim basis, the country's soccer federation said on Friday.

Lady Gaga finally hatches 'Born This Way' (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:57 PM PDT

Singer Lady Gaga poses during a photocall before a news conference promoting her new album Reuters - She once performed in New York's small bars searching for followers, but pop's reigning queen Lady Gaga will likely score a huge audience when her second full-length studio album is officially released next week.


Pakistan, India discuss Sir Creek estuary; could lead to more progress (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 07:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan and India began talks on Friday to resolve a border dispute over the Sir Creek estuary, as the nuclear-armed rivals make efforts to revive a peace process derailed by the 2008 Mumbai attack.

Europeans race to nominate Strauss-Kahn successor (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:46 AM PDT

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn listens to his lawyer, William Taylor, inside of a New York State Supreme Courthouse during a bail hearing in New York May 19, 2011.  REUTERS/Richard Drew/PoolReuters - European leaders raced on Friday to nominate a successor for fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn before a G8 summit in France next week, with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde in pole position.


Inflation seen below 8 pct if monsoon good: chief statistician (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 11:32 PM PDT

Labourers carry a sack of onions onto a delivery truck, at a wholesale market in Pune May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - India's headline inflation could ease to under 8 percent in August or September if the country receives good monsoon rains, chief statistician TCA Anant said on Friday.


Shane Warne bows out with a thank you and good knight (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT

File photo of Shane Warne during a Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament in Hong Kong October 28, 2007.  REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne prepared to retire from professional cricket on Friday with a delivery aimed straight at Buckingham Palace as he fished for one last accolade to add to his resume -- a knighthood.


Monsoon on schedule despite Andaman delay - weather office (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:46 AM PDT

Schoolgirls stand on a road divider as they huddle under an umbrella during monsoon rain in New Delhi September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - India's annual monsoon rains are expected to arrive on its southern coast around May 31, on schedule, despite expectations of its delayed onset over the Andamans, D.P. Yada, a director of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters on Friday.


SPECIAL REPORT - The two faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn listens to his lawyer, William Taylor, inside of a New York State Supreme Courthouse during a bail hearing in New York May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Richard Drew/PoolReuters - They could be different men.


China to speed up delivery of 50 fighter jets to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 06:43 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (C) and China's Premier Wen Jiabao (R) clap as bilateral companies exchange documents during a singing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 18, 2011. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China has agreed to speed up the delivery of 50 fighter jets to Pakistan, a Pakistani government minister confirmed on Friday, as Islamabad tries to deepen ties with Beijing as an alternative to increasingly fragile relations with the United States.


Flower farms a budding investment in India (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 10:39 PM PDT

A veiled woman (L) takes a picture of her husband and child with a mobile phone inside Kashmir's tulip garden during Baisakhi festival in Srinagar April 13, 2011.  REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - A decade ago, Rahul Pawar made an unusual and risky choice -- to grow flowers in the centre of India's biggest sugar-producing state Maharashtra. Now he's reaping the rewards of his 1.1 million rupee investment as increasingly affluent Indians want his bright blooms for their weddings and festivals.


Kolkata bowlers set up easy win against Pune in IPL (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 06:51 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 - The Kolkata Knight Riders attack restricted Pune Warriors to a paltry 118 for seven to set up a seven-wicket win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.


Cabinet to decide on Iran oil payment method - ONGC head (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 03:19 AM PDT

An engineer of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) works inside the Kalol oil field in Gujarat September 12, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The cabinet will make a decision on how to pay for oil imports from Iran, the head of state-run explorer ONGC said on Friday, but did not mention when a final solution could come.


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