2011年5月24日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Plotters shifted Mumbai targets - David Headley (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 04:35 PM PDT

The landing site that U.S. citizen David Headley located for the Pakistani militants who carried out the 2008 assault on Mumbai, is seen in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's office. REUTERS/U.S. Attorney's Office/HandoutReuters - David Headley, the star witness in the U.S. case against the accused planners of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, said on Tuesday that the list of targets changed as the raids grew near, irritating his Pakistani intelligence contact.


BRICs: scrap 'obsolete' IMF deal on European chief (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:15 PM PDT

The IMF nameplate is displayed on a wall at the headquarters during the World Bank/International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington April 11, 2008.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/FilesReuters - IMF directors for five key emerging market economies on Tuesday said it was time to scrap an "obsolete unwritten convention" that requires the head of the International Monetary Fund to be a European.


France's Lagarde to launch IMF bid on Wed - source (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Christine Lagarde attends a news conference in Bordeaux, southwestern France, November 8, 2010.  REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/FilesReuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is planning to announce her candidacy on Wednesday to be the new head of the IMF after the European Union reached a consensus on backing her, diplomatic sources told Reuters.


Up to 12 mln girls aborted in India over last 30 years - study (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 04:16 AM PDT

A girl dressed up as a Hindu goddess reacts during the Magh Mela festival in Allahabad January 15, 2011. Up to 12 million girls were aborted over the last three decades in India by parents that tended to be richer and more educated, a large study in India found. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/FilesReuters - Up to 12 million girls were aborted over the last three decades in India by parents that tended to be richer and more educated, a large study in India found, and researchers warned that the figure could rise with falling fertility rates.


Raina, Morkel power Chennai into IPL final (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Suresh Raina and Albie Morkel powered holders Chennai Super Kings into the Indian Premier League final after a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday.

India offers $5 bln to Africa, keen to boost ties (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:42 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attends the Saudi-India Business Forum in Riyadh February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed/FilesReuters - India stepped up its push to deepen its economic ties with Africa and emerge from the shadow of rival China by offering $5 billion to help the continent rich with minerals and commodities.


Pakistan returns U.S. helicopter from bin Laden raid (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Part of a damaged helicopter is seen lying near the compound after U.S. Navy SEAL commandos killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, May 2, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Pakistan has returned to the United States wreckage of a U.S. helicopter destroyed during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, a Pentagon official told Reuters on Tuesday, but the gesture was expected to do little to improve strained ties.


Netanyahu says will give up some land for peace (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a fist as he addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 24, 2011. REUTERS/Molly RileyReuters - Israel is prepared to make "painful compromises" for peace with the Palestinians, including the handover of land they seek for a state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday.


Nadal and Clijsters enjoy contrasting wins (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates his victory against John Isner of the U.S. during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 24, 2011.       REUTERS/Benoit TessierReuters - Rafa Nadal suffered a severe fright before punching the air with both fists in joy as he began his French Open defence on Tuesday with a dogged win over John Isner, while fit-again Kim Clijsters sauntered through her first match.


Men still behaving badly in "Hangover Part II" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:09 PM PDT

Cast member Zach Galifianakis poses at the premiere of Reuters - Forget the old line about comedy not getting any respect.


Court rejects bail for Shahid Balwa in telecoms case (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 03:38 AM PDT

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials escort Shahid Balwa (C, in black) at the CBI headquarters in New Delhi February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - A court on Tuesday rejected for the second time the bail application of Shahid Balwa, the vice chairman of Etisalat's Indian arm, who is charged in the country's biggest corruption scandal.


Infosys says gets subpoena from U.S. court on visas (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:29 AM PDT

Reuters - Software services exporter Infosys Technologies said on Tuesday it received a subpoena from a grand jury in a U.S. district court that requires the company to provide certain documents and records related to B1 business visas.

How did six Pakistan Taliban hold off 100 security forces for 16 hours? (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Officials stand near a damaged aircraft at the PNS Mehran base, after troops ended operations against militants, in Karachi May 23, 2011.REUTERS/Athar KhanReuters - A Pakistani Navy commando was the first to detect Taliban militants attacking a naval aviation base in the city of Karachi on Sunday night. He was dead within seconds.


SPECIAL REPORT - Beyond bin Laden: Britain's fight against jihad (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:04 AM PDT

Muslims holds placards as they gather outside the U.S. Embassy in London May 6, 2011.  REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/FilesReuters - In a community centre in the British Midlands, 12 teenage boys -- all of south Asian descent -- watch intently as Jahan Mahmood unzips a canvas bag and pulls out the dark, angular shape of a World War Two machine gun.


ANALYSIS - Pakistan militant attack - blueprint for nuclear base raid? (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:42 AM PDT

Military personnel keep guard under an old aircraft displayed at the Mehran naval aviation base after troops ended operations against militants in Karachi May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - A group of highly-trained militants with night-vision goggles and the collusion of sympathetic Islamist military officials storm a heavily-guarded navy base situated only a few miles from where a unstable Pakistan stores some of its nuclear weapons.


Giggs misses Manchester United training session (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Manchester United soccer player Ryan Giggs shows his OBE honour after a ceremony by Queen Elizabeth in London in a December 11, 2007 file photo. Giggs missed Manchester United's open training session on Tuesday a day after being named in Parliament as the player at the centre of a high-profile privacy case. REUTERS/Fiona Hanson/Pool/FilesReuters - Ryan Giggs missed Manchester United's open training session on Tuesday a day after being named in Parliament as the player at the centre of a high-profile privacy case.


Pranab: in touch with other finmins to select IMF chief (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:41 AM PDT

France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde (R) chats with India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee during the 44th annual meeting of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Hanoi May 4, 2011. REUTERS/Kham/FilesReuters - Indian finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday he was in touch with other finance ministers for the selection of the next IMF chief.


FACTBOX - Major deals between India and African countries (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is on a six-day trip to Africa, aiming to strike deeper economic ties with a continent rich in minerals and commodities, but where Asia's third-largest economy lags rival China.

China says unaware of Pakistan naval port proposal (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 05:21 AM PDT

Reuters - China said on Tuesday it had not heard of Pakistan's proposal for Beijing to help it build a naval port, pouring cold water on a plan that would likely stoke regional jitters about the two countries' relationship.

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