2011年3月21日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Assange: PM misled India over WikiLeaks bribes cable (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:48 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends a seminar at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation headquarters in Stockholm August 14, 2010.  REUTERS/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deliberately misled Indians over a diplomatic cable involving the Congress party in a vote-buying scandal, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange said on Monday.


Congress, Trinamool reach deal on West Bengal polls (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:34 AM PDT

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee (L) speaks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during an election campaign rally in Dumurzola on the outskirts of Kolkata, May 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - The Congress party and ally Trinamool Congress on Monday agreed to jointly contest the West Bengal election, party officials said, ending a stand-off that threatened to strain the embattled coalition.


West strikes Libya, Gaddafi forces choke Misrata (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PDT

One of three Air Force Global Strike Command B-2 Spirit bombers returns to home base at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, March 20, 2011 after striking targets in support of the international response which is enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya. REUTERS/Kenny Holston/U.S. Air Force photo/HandoutReuters - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi surrounded Misrata, the only big rebel stronghold in western Libya, killing at least nine people, cutting off its water and bringing in human shields, residents said on Monday.


Radiation anxiety grows in disaster-struck Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:18 PM PDT

A photographer holds a radiation detector indicating 0.35 microsieverts per hour at a devastated factory area hit by earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, northern Japan, March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Global anxiety rose over radiation from Japan's crippled nuclear plant even as engineers had some success in the battle to avert disaster from the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.


Justin Bieber, U2 on new album to aid Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:55 PM PDT

Singer Rihanna sits courtside during the NBA All-Star basketball game in Los Angeles, February 20, 2011.       REUTERS/Danny MoloshokReuters - Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber Irish rockers U2 are among the artists being featured on a digital-only album being rushed out by Universal Music to raise funds for Japan's earthquake and tsunami victims.


Tibet parliament prepares for Dalai Lama retirement (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:14 AM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama  in Melbourne December 10, 2009. Tibet's parliament-in-exile has formed a committee to hand over political power from the Dalai Lama, in a signal his devolution of power will get approval despite opposition from lawmakers. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/FilesReuters - Tibet's parliament-in-exile has formed a committee to hand over political power from the Dalai Lama, in a signal his devolution of power will get approval despite opposition from lawmakers.


To walk or not to walk -- that's the question (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:31 AM PDT

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting walks off the field after his dismissal during their ICC Cricket World Cup group A match against Pakistan in Colombo March 19, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - A dilemma worthy of Hamlet confronts all batsmen in the World Cup on whether they should walk or not after nicking the ball.


Pakistan coalmine blast death toll hits 45, survivors unlikely (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:33 AM PDT

People gather at the entrance of a coal mine after a methane gas explosion in Surran range, some 35 km (22 miles) east of Quetta, Baluchistan province, March 20, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The death toll from Sunday's methane gas explosions in a coal mine in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan rose to 45 on Monday, government officials said, as hopes faded there would be any survivors from the disaster.


First U.S. full face transplant done in Boston (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Reuters - A 25-year-old Texas man has received the first full face transplant done in the United States, Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said on Monday.

Rajat Gupta resigns from Indian School of Business board (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:38 AM PDT

Reuters - The Indian School of Business (ISB) on Monday said Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs Group director accused by U.S. authorities of leaking confidential boardroom information, has resigned as chairman of its executive board.

Restrained Yuvraj's double act grabs limelight (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PDT

India's players celebrate the dismissal of West Indies' captain Darren Sammy during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in Chennai March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Yuvraj Singh combined luck, pluck and considerable self-restraint to conjure a special all-round show and set up India's comprehensive World Cup victory over West Indies on Sunday.


Buffett says still on the prowl for big deals (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PDT

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, in Long Beach, California October 22, 2008.  REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Monday that he was looking at more acquisition targets after a $9 billion buy of U.S. specialty chemical maker Lubrizol by his Berkshire Hathaway last week.


Unstoppable Djokovic lifts Indian Wells title (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 07:33 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Rafael Nadal of Spain during the men's final of the Indian Wells ATP tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 20, 2011.  REUTERS/Mike BlakeReuters - Novak Djokovic claimed his third ATP World Tour title in a perfect season by beating top-seeded Spaniard Rafa Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the final of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Sunday.


Top seed Wozniacki clinches Indian Wells title (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 08:50 PM PDT

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark poses with her trophy after winning the women's final of the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament after defeating Marion Bartoli of France in Indian Wells, California, March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Danny MoloshokReuters - Top seed Caroline Wozniacki held off a spirited fightback by Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli to win her 14th WTA title with a 6-1 2-6 6-3 victory in the Indian Wells final on Sunday.


With $39 bln T-Mobile USA buy, AT&T creates industry leader (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 08:09 PM PDT

Reuters - AT&T Inc plans to pay $39 billion for Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA to create a new U.S. mobile market leader, but the pricey purchase is likely to attract intense antitrust scrutiny over potentially higher customer bills.

Soccer-playing Obama gets hero's welcome in Rio slum (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 07:32 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama waves after delivering a speech at Municipal Theater in Rio de Janeiro March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Residents of Rio's City of God slum strained for a glimpse of U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday, hailing his visit as the latest step forward for a community scarred by poverty and drug violence.


Methane blasts in Pakistan landmine kill 6, over 50 trapped (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 09:23 PM PDT

People gather at the entrance of a coal mine after a methane gas explosion in Surran range, some 35 km (22 miles) east of Quetta, Baluchistan province, March 20, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Methane gas sparked explosions inside a coal mine in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan on Sunday, killing at least six miners and trapping over 50 whose chances of survival seem slim, a government official said.


Even Japanese amazed by stoicism of disaster-struck north (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 07:33 PM PDT

People queue to buy gasoline at a village destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami a week ago in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeast Japan March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - A triple calamity hits Japan, the island nation known for sushi, Sony and Samurai. A massive earthquake hits the northeast, followed by a tsunami and nuclear reactors leaking radiation. Thousands are dead, and hopes fade for 12,000 missing.


West's strikes on Libya hit Arab League criticism (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Mar 2011 07:32 PM PDT

A Libyan army soldier loyal to Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi stands guard while supporters of Gaddafi arrive during a protest at Bab Al-Aziziyah, Gaddafi's heavily fortified Tripoli compound March 19, 2011.  REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Western forces pounded Libya's air defences and patrolled its skies on Sunday, but their day-old intervention hit a serious diplomatic setback as the Arab League chief condemned the "bombardment of civilians".


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