2011年3月29日星期二

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Sri Lanka set up dream finale for Muralitharan (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews (L) hits a shot as New Zealand's Ross Taylor watches during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Sri Lanka repulsed a spirited New Zealand challenge in Colombo on Tuesday to win their World Cup semi-final and present Muttiah Muralitharan with the opportunity to finish his career with a flourish.

Clarke appointed Australia skipper (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Australia's cricketer Michael Clarke is seen at a practice session in Colombo March 1, 2011. Clarke was appointed Australia's 43rd test cricket captain on Wednesday, a day after Ricky Ponting's resigned the post. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/FilesReuters - Batsman Michael Clarke was appointed Australia's 43rd test cricket captain on Wednesday, a day after Ricky Ponting's resigned the post.

India and Pakistan pad up for cricket showdown (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Policemen keep watch in front of a poster featuring India's Sachin Tendulkar during a practice session ahead of India's ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final match against Pakistan in Mohali March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will mix with Bollywood stars and thousands of fans as the two rivals square off in a World Cup cricket semi-final on Wednesday in the wake of high profile peace talks between the two nations.

Le Carre, Roth, Mistry: Booker Intl prize nominees (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT

Indian born author Rohinton Mistry holds his Booker Prize shortlisted novel Reuters - John Le Carre, Philip Roth, Rohinton Mistry and Philip Pullman are among the 13 authors shortlisted for the biennial Man Booker International Prize which will be awarded on May 18 in Sydney.

Indian investigators to visit Pakistan in Mumbai probe (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:37 AM PDT

The Taj Hotel is pictured before lights were turned off for Earth Hour in Mumbai March 26, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Pakistan has agreed to allow a visit by Indian investigators as part of their probe into the 2008 Mumbai militant attacks in a significant confidence building measure between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

CBI to charge Raja, others in 2G spectrum case (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT

India's former telecommunications minister Andimuthu Raja (C) leaves the court after his hearing in New Delhi February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file charges against former telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja and other government and corporate officials this week, a government lawyer said on Tuesday, in the multi-billion dollar telecoms corruption case that has shaken government and business.

FACTBOX - Major disputes between India and Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Pakistani rangers stand near the Indian (R) and Pakistani national flags in Chamliyal, 45 km west of Jammu, June 26, 2008. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - Pakistan's and India's home secretaries wrapped up two days of talks on Tuesday, the first thaw in a relationship that was put on ice following the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.

Gaddafi forces push rebels back beyond Bin Jawad (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:22 AM PDT

A rebel fighter scrubs his missiles at a front line checkpoint on the road between Bin Jawad and Nawfiliyah, Libya March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked rebel fighters with a hail of machinegun and rocket fire on Tuesday, prompting a panicked, chaotic retreat beyond the town of Bin Jawad.

Rajaratnam manager testifies he gave his boss tips (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam arrives at Federal Court in New York March 28, 2011. REUETRS/Mike SegarReuters - A former portfolio manager at Raj Rajaratnam's Galleon Group described pressure at the hedge fund to get "an edge" in trading and said he gave inside tips from a Morgan Stanley investment banker to his boss.

George Clooney called as witness in Berlusconi sex trial (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:36 PM PDT

George Clooney accepts the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California August 29, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/FilesReuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has called Hollywood star George Clooney among his defense witnesses when he goes on trial next month accused of sleeping with an under-aged prostitute, court documents said.

Muralitharan gets wicket with final ball in Sri Lanka (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:58 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan raises his cap to acknowledge the crowd after taking the wicket of New Zealand's Scott Styris off the last ball of his quota of 10 overs during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took a wicket with his final ball on home soil on Tuesday as his team took control of the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

Under a security wrap, Mohali becomes city of detours (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Police on horseback patrol a street leading to the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali March 28, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - The tiny north Indian city of Mohali has suddenly become a city of detours with thousands of fans streaming in from all over India and neighbouring Pakistan for Wednesday's World Cup semi-final between the arch-rivals.

Never mind the politics, cricket match with India grips Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Fans wearing paper masks of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (in blue turban), his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani (3rd R) pose as they cheer for the victory of the Indian cricket team ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan on Wednesday, in Patna March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Krishna Murari KishanReuters - Many of his countrymen are more interested in the game than in politics, but when Pakistan's prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani flies into India on Wednesday to watch a cricket match between the two nations, he could also boost the fragile peace process.

India may lift wheat export ban in April, May (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Labourers walk in a wheat field during harvesting in Bhartpur village, in Punjab, April 10, 2008. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - India could decide as early as next month to lift a four-year-old ban on wheat exports, but analysts said the government, struggling to bring down prices, may lack the political will for such a move.

Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:46 AM PDT

Five-year-old Ami Matsuya is being tested for possible radiation exposure at an evacuation center in Koriayama, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, March 29, 2011, located about 70 km (44 miles) from the tsunami-crippled nuclear reactor. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as pressure mounted on the prime minister to widen an evacuation zone around the plant.

Key clashes in India v Pakistan semi-final (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:58 AM PDT

File photo of India's Yuvraj Singh as he successfully makes his ground as Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (L) watches during their third one-day international cricket match in Kanpur November 11, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Key clashes in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan (* denotes Pakistan players).

CBI make more arrests in telecoms graft case (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:10 AM PDT

School students shout slogans during a protest against a corruption case in Jammu February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested on Tuesday two more executives in the multi-billion dollar telecoms corruption case as they prepared to make the first formal charges in a scandal that has embroiled the government and business magnates.

Rajaratnam brother removed Galleon records - filings (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Galleon hedge fund partner Raj Rajaratnam arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for a bail hearing, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - A former Galleon Group trader contends he saw a brother of accused hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam remove notebooks from their office on the day of Rajaratnam's October 2009 arrest, according to trial documents.

Asia braces for its date with demographic destiny (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Hindu devotees travel on a crowded passenger train to take part in the Reuters - If demography is destiny, as the French philosopher Auguste Comte put it, then Asia faces daunting challenges in the coming decades.

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