2011年11月2日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Pakistan grants India Most Favoured Nation trade status (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 07:35 AM PDT

A Pakistani ranger stands near Indian (L) and Pakistani flags during a fair in Chamliyal in Jammu and Kashmir, June 22, 2006. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - Pakistan's cabinet unanimously decided on Wednesday to grant India Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trade status, a major breakthrough that could bolster efforts to improve relations between the nuclear-armed rivals.


UK court rules WikiLeaks' Assange should be extradited (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 06:29 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends a news conference at the Geneva Press Club in Geneva, in this November 4, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud/FilesReuters - WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, whose activities have angered the U.S. government, should be sent to Sweden from Britain to face questioning over alleged sex crimes, the High Court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting his appeal against extradition.


Google bets on mobile Internet growth in India (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 08:07 AM PDT

The Google logo is seen on a door at the company's office in Tel Aviv January 26, 2011. Google Inc said it will offer free websites to small and medium businesses in India in a move to boost Internet usage in Asia's third-largest economy and aims to get half a million of these businesses online in the next three years. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/FilesReuters - Internet giant Google expects India's Internet growth to be driven by mobile users, predicting that they will form the majority of new Internet users in the country as low-priced smartphones become available.


Die-hard fan builds shrine to Shah Rukh Khan (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 02:03 AM PDT

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan signs autographs for fans as he arrives for the premiere of RA.One at the O2 Arena in London October 25, 2011. REUTERS/Olivia HarrisReuters - Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has a legion of fans all over the world, but not many will be able to beat Vishal Singh's obsession with the star.


Afghanistan, Pakistan take small steps towards repairing rift (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Presidents Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan (L) and Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan greet media members in Istanbul November 1, 2011. REUTERS/Murad SezerReuters - Pakistan and Afghanistan have stepped back from a near-rupture in relations following the murder of an Afghan peace envoy, officials said on Wednesday after several days of talks between the two countries.


Jaipal Reddy hopes for fuel price review this month (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 02:36 AM PDT

An employee fills a taxi with diesel at a fuel station in Kolkata June 24, 2011.  Oil minister, S. Jaipal Reddy, hopes a ministerial panel to review prices of fuel sold at subsidised rates will convene before the next parliament session begins, which is likely to be on Nov. 22, he told reporters on Wednesday. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Oil minister, S. Jaipal Reddy, hopes a ministerial panel to review prices of fuel sold at subsidised rates will convene before the next parliament session begins, which is likely to be on Nov. 22, he told reporters on Wednesday.


China takes higher-profile role in Afghan diplomacy - diplomats (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:15 PM PDT

China's President Hu Jintao (R) shows the way to Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai during a welcome ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 24, 2010. REUTERS/David Gray/FilesReuters - China called on Wednesday for an independent and stable Afghanistan free from outside interference, in what diplomats interpreted as a new, higher-profile effort by Asia's largest economy to take a more active role in its neighbour's future.


China completes first space docking test (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:29 PM PDT

A modified model of the Long March CZ-2F rocket carrying the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou 8 blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu Province November 1, 2011. REUTERS/China DailyReuters - China successfully carried out its first docking exercise on Thursday between two unmanned spacecraft, a key test of the rising power's plans to secure a long-term manned foothold in space.


Agent Majeed pleads guilty to conspiracy to cheat (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Agent Mazhar Majeed arrives at Southwark Crown court in London November 2, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Sports agent Mazhar Majeed has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cheat at the Pakistan match-fixing trial and conspiracy to making corrupt payments, the Press Association reported on Wednesday.


Pakistan looks to highway to fight militancy (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 03:22 AM PDT

A policeman surveys a vehicle which was destroyed in a suicide bomb attack in Risalpur, located in Nowshera District, in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizReuters - Deep in Pakistan's unruly tribal areas, army engineers protected by soldiers on mountaintops spend hours every morning combing the earth for Taliban bombs before embarking on a special mission.


Need to take tough decisions to tackle euro zone crisis - PM (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:56 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks at the University of Dhaka September 7, 2011. Difficult decisions must be taken swiftly to address economic challenges in Europe and elsewhere, Singh said in a statement before leaving for the two-day Group of 20 leaders' summit in France starting on Thursday. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj/FilesReuters - Difficult decisions must be taken swiftly to address economic challenges in Europe and elsewhere, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in a statement before leaving for the two-day Group of 20 leaders' summit in France starting on Thursday.


India 'most improved' in bribery index, Russia fares worst (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:13 PM PDT

A cashier counts currency notes inside a bank in Lucknow July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - Chinese and Russian firms are the most likely to pay bribes while operating abroad, and the most corrupt sectors are public works contracts and construction, according to Transparency International's latest "Bribe Payers' index".


India may consider euro zone financing - Mukherjee (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:27 AM PDT

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee smiles during a business conference in New Delhi October 17, 2011. India could support supplementary financing for euro zone only after the region makes credible assessment of the solvency issue, Mukherjee said on Wednesday. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India could consider supporting extra financing for the euro zone if European policymakers make a credible assessment of its solvency problems, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on Wednesday.


Greek PM wins over cabinet, next up Merkel and Sarkozy (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:27 AM PDT

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou arrives for a cabinet meeting inside the parliament in Athens November 1, 2011. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Greece's prime minister won the backing of his cabinet on Wednesday to hold a referendum on a 130 billion euro bailout package but will find the stunned euro zone leaders who struck the deal last week harder to convince.


Barca and Milan reach last 16, APOEL march on (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Barcelona's Lionel Messi shoots to score in front of Frantisek Sevinsky of Viktoria Plzen during their Champions League Group H soccer match in Prague November 1, 2011. REUTERS/David W CernyReuters - Another Lionel Messi hat-trick lit up the Champions League yet again as Barcelona and AC Milan qualified for the last 16 with time to spare on Tuesday although it is APOEL Nicosia who are fast becoming the talk of the group stages.


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