2011年5月4日星期三

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ANALYSIS - India could benefit from U.S.-Pakistan strains (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:31 PM PDT

Members of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) hold placards in New Delhi May 3, 2011, during a pro-U.S. rally as they celebrate the killing of Osama bin Laden. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The U.S. military assault that killed Osama bin Laden at his hideaway in Pakistan will inevitably alter Washington's approach to Islamabad -- and India may stand to gain.


Obama decides not to release Osama bin Laden photos (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:44 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama announces the death of Osama bin Laden during an address to the nation from the White House in Washington, in this still image taken from video May 1, 2011.  REUTERS/PoolReuters - President Barack Obama decided on Wednesday not to release photographs of slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's body, saying they could incite violence and be used by militants as a propaganda tool.


Manchester United thrash Schalke to set up Barca showdown (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:29 PM PDT

Manchester United's Paul Scholes (2nd L) watches as team-mate Darron Gibson (2nd R) shoots to score during their Champions League semi-final second leg soccer match against Schalke 04 at Old Trafford in Manchester, May 4, 2011.  REUTERS/Phil NobleReuters - Manchester United will face Barcelona in the Champions League final later this month after a weakened side thrashed Schalke 04 4-1 at Old Trafford for an emphatic 6-1 aggregate victory on Wednesday.


Inflation fight may keep GDP growth around 8.5 pct - Pranab (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 06:53 AM PDT

A labourer sleeps in a roll of underground cables at a construction site in Jammu September 20, 2010.  REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - The fight against inflation could knock about half a percentage point off economic growth in India this fiscal year, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday, a day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised rates.


Rajaratnam jury restarts, asks for more phone taps (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam leaves federal court after opening arguments in his insider trading case in New York March 9, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - The jury in Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading trial started to consider the case anew after one panelist was excused for medical reasons and replaced, while the ailing hedge fund founder was absent from court.


Pakistan cites worldwide failure over bin Laden (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 09:09 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani reviews the troops during a ceremony at the Invalides in Paris May 3, 2011. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/FilesReuters - Pakistan blamed worldwide intelligence lapses for a failure to detect Osama bin Laden living near its capital, while Washington worked to establish whether its ally had sheltered the al Qaeda leader.


INTERVIEW - IMD sees on schedule monsoon retreat (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Villagers fetch drinking water from a well at Meni village in Gujarat April 16, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - The June-September monsoon rains are expected to withdraw on schedule, the chief of the weather office said on Wednesday, unlike last year when late end-season rains hit sugar output in the world's biggest consumer.


India eyes looming Afghan end-game after Osama death (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 02:48 AM PDT

Members of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) hold placards and U.S. and Indian flags in New Delhi May 3, 2011, during a pro-U.S. rally as they celebrate the killing of Osama bin Laden. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India may nervously wonder if Osama bin Laden's death will hasten a triumphalist U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and leave New Delhi exposed to an unfriendly, Pakistan-dominated neighbourhood and unfettered militancy in its backyard.


High Court to resume telecoms case bail hearing on Friday - lawyers (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:50 AM PDT

Managing Director of Telenor's India partner Unitech, Sanjay Chandra (C) leaves a court in New Delhi April 13, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The Delhi High Court will resume hearing on Friday the bail applications of five business executives charged in the country's largest corruption scandal, two defence lawyers said on Wednesday.


Sony blames 'Anonymous' for stage-setting theft (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Sony Corp's new PlayStation 3 game console is displayed during a news conference in Tokyo August 19, 2009.  REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/FilesReuters - Sony Corp blamed the well-known Internet vigilante group Anonymous for indirectly allowing a hacker to gain access to personal data of of more than 100 million video game users.


INTERVIEW - India 9 pct FY12 growth goal seen 'tough' (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 07:08 AM PDT

A labourer rolls a tyre past newly constructed residential buildings on the outskirts of Kolkata February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - India's economy will struggle to grow at 9 percent of gross domestic product in the current fiscal year if crude prices remain high, the finance ministry's chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu said on Wednesday.


Nadal thumps Baghdatis, Djokovic stays unbeaten (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates his victory over Kevin Anderson of South Africa during their Madrid Open tennis match in Madrid May 4, 2011.REUTERS/Susana VeraReuters - World number one Rafa Nadal began his quest for a third clay title in less than a month with a 6-1 6-3 drubbing of unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the Madrid Open second round on Wednesday.


White House won't show bin Laden photo:US official (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Local residents try to look past the gates into the compound where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad May 4, 2011.  REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - The White House has decided not to release photos of dead al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, officials said on Wednesday as a U.S. senator told reporters she had seen one of the pictures.


BSE Sensex down for 8th day; bold RBI moves seen (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 05:17 AM PDT

A man walks past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai September 21, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex slid for the eighth straight session, its longest losing spell in at least two-and-a-half years, closing 0.4 percent lower on Wednesday as investors braced themselves for more aggressive actions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after a hefty interest rate increase.


Inflation worries to prompt aggressive rate hikes - Poll (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 05:58 AM PDT

A vegetable seller reads a newspaper as he waits for customers at a market in Kolkata September 9, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - High fuel and commodity prices will keep India's troublesome inflation levels elevated, while the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will raise interest rates more aggressively than economists expected just three months ago, a Reuters poll showed.


U.S. says Osama bin Laden unarmed when shot dead (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 06:12 AM PDT

Newspapers fronts are seen on a fence at the World Trade Center site in New York, May 3, 2011 after U.S. forces killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan early Monday. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - Osama bin Laden was unarmed when U.S. special forces shot and killed him, the White House said, as it tried to establish whether its ally Pakistan had helped the al Qaeda leader elude a worldwide manhunt.


World's millionaire ranks seen soaring through 2020 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:46 PM PDT

A vendor counts money at his photograph stand at Times Square in New York October 14, 2010.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - The rich keep getting richer, both here in the United States and especially in the world's emerging markets.


Asian fin mins say inflation, capital flows key risks (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:43 AM PDT

A vendor exchanges money with a customer at a shop selling garlic, onions and potatoes at a wholesale market in Mumbai April 28, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Rising inflation, led by firmer commodities and food prices, and large capital inflows are among the key risks facing many of Asia's economies, finance chiefs from thirteen of the region's economies including China and Japan said on Wednesday.


Hero Honda Q4 net profit down 16.5 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:16 AM PDT

A worker cleans a Hero Honda logo inside its showroom in Hyderabad April 19, 2010. Hero Honda posted a 16.5 percent fall in quarterly profit, its fourth consecutive quarterly fall, due to higher advertising spend during the cricket World Cup and rising input costs. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - India's largest motorcycle maker Hero Honda posted a 16.5 percent fall in quarterly profit, its fourth consecutive quarterly fall, due to higher advertising spend during the cricket World Cup and rising input costs.


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