2011年5月13日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Beleaguered Congress-led coalition wins respite in state polls (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 05:12 PM PDT

A man arranges green powder, flags, umbrellas and caps bearing the symbol of the Trinamool Congress party in Kalighat district, the neighbourhood where its leader Mamata Banerjee lives, in Kolkata May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The ruling coalition has managed to avoid a major voter backlash over a series of embarrassing corruption scandals, winning three of five regional polls and overturning two communist state governments, results showed on Friday.


Bombers take bin Laden revenge in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 04:21 PM PDT

The site of a suicide bomb attack is framed through the window of a damaged vehicle in Charsadda, northwest Pakistan May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizReuters - Suicide bombers killed 80 people at a Pakistani paramilitary academy on Friday in revenge for the death of Osama bin Laden in a U.S. raid and militants in Pakistan vowed to carry out more attacks.


Solar plane makes maiden international flight (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 03:06 PM PDT

The solar-powered HB-SIA prototype flown by Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg, lands at Zaventem's international airport near Brussels May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip.  REUTERS/Thierry RogeReuters - A solar energy plane made the world's first international flight powered by the sun on Friday to show the potential for pollution-free air travel.


Sheen out, Ashton Kutcher in for "Two and A Half Men" (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Actors Charlie Sheen (L) and Ashton Kutcher are seen in this combination file photograph created May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (L) and Chip East (R)/FilesReuters - Actor Ashton Kutcher is joining a revamped version of the top-rated TV comedy "Two and A Half Men", CBS said on Friday, ending months of disarray after the acrimonious firing of wayward star Charlie Sheen.


Libyan TV carries audio of Gaddafi taunting NATO (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Libyans attend Friday prayers near the court house in Benghazi May 13, 2011. Libyan state television carried brief audio remarks it said were by leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday in which he taunted NATO as a cowardly crusader and said he was in a place they could not reach. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemReuters - Libyan state television carried brief audio remarks it said were by leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday in which he taunted NATO as a cowardly crusader and said he was in a place they could not reach.


NEWSMAKER - "Big Sister" Mamata knocks out communists (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 05:33 AM PDT

Trinamool Congress party leader Mamata Banerjee gestures outside her home in Kolkata, May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Mamata Banerjee has waged a three-decade long battle that has catapulted her to the upper echelons of India's turbulent politics, and on Friday, she cemented her status as a powerbroker by trumping one of the world's last democratically elected communist governments.


EXCLUSIVE - Pornography found in bin Laden hideout - U.S. officials (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 09:53 AM PDT

Osama bin Laden is shown pointing in this video frame grab released by the U.S. Pentagon May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Pentagon/HandoutReuters - A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. officials said on Friday.


Outsiders should not decide Afghan affairs - PM (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a news conference in Kabul May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, backing Kabul's peace plan to reconcile with Taliban-led insurgents, urged Afghanistan on Friday to shake off outside "coercion", while at the same time seeking to boost India's waning influence.


Monsoon rains arrival seen on time (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 05:47 AM PDT

Villagers carry pitchers filled with drinking water after visiting a well at Meni village in the western Indian state of Gujarat April 16, 2011. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - Monsoon is likely to enter India through the southern Kerala coast on May 31, the weather office said on Friday, marking the start of the four-month rainy season that is forecast to be normal this year, possibly boosting the farm sector.


Gautam Gambhir to lead India in Windies ODI series (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 03:39 AM PDT

India's Gautam Gambhir acknowledges the crowd after scoring his half century during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai April 2, 2011.   REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - Opener Gautam Gambhir will lead a second-string Indian side in the limited-over series in West Indies next month after the selectors rested regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and a few other senior players on Friday.


Karthik blitz guides Punjab to win over Kochi (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 01:18 PM PDT

A policeman stands guard at one of the entrances to a cricket stadium during a match in IPL tournament in Kolkata April 19, 2010. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - A blistering century stand between Dinesh Karthik and Shaun Marsh guided Kings XI Punjab to a six-wicket win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala and kept their Indian Premier League playoff hopes alive on Friday.


Pakistan's Musharraf vows to return for 2013 poll (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speaks during an interview with Reuters in Dubai, May 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jumana El-HelouehReuters - Pakistan's exiled former president Pervez Musharraf plans to return to his country next year, despite facing possible arrest, in order to participate in a 2013 election, he told reporters on Friday.


Fletcher rules out being Duncan the dictator (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 04:22 AM PDT

South Africa's coaching consultant Duncan Fletcher attends a cricket training session before the first test against England at Centurion Park in Centurion December 15, 2009.    REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - India's new coach Duncan Fletcher on Friday ruled out a dictatorial approach, saying he would rather adopt the unobtrusive but effective way that paid his predecessor and protege Gary Kirsten rich dividends.


Pakistani Taliban claim attack on paramilitary academy (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistani Taliban militants claimed responsibility on Friday for a suicide bomb attack on paramilitary academy in a northwestern town that killed at least 69 people.

China effectively rules out talks with new exiled Tibet PM (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 02:45 AM PDT

Lobsang Sangay, the new Kalon Tripa, or Tibetan prime minister-in-exile, speaks to reporters at the International Campaign for Tibet building in Washington April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - China has effectively ruled out dialogue with the Tibetan government-in-exile's new prime minister, saying it will only meet with representatives of the Dalai Lama and will limit any talks to the Tibetan spiritual leader's future.


Outsiders should not decide Afghan affairs - Manmohan Singh (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 03:54 AM PDT

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) addresses a joint session of the Afghan parliament as Afghan President Hamid Karzai watches at the parliament house in Kabul May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, backing Kabul's peace plan to reconcile with Taliban-led insurgents, urged Afghanistan on Friday to shake off outside "coercion", while at the same time seeking to boost India's waning influence.


Ashton Kutcher in deal to replace Sheen - reports (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2011 07:27 PM PDT

Cast member Ashton Kutcher is interviewed at the premiere of Reuters - Actor Ashton Kutcher was reported on Thursday to have signed a deal to replace Charlie Sheen in a revamped version of top-rated U.S. television comedy "Two and A Half Men."


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