2011年5月19日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Kolkata bowlers set up easy win against Pune in IPL (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 11:59 AM PDT

Reuters - The Kolkata Knight Riders attack restricted Pune Warriors to a paltry 118 for seven to set up a seven-wicket win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.

Obama, in Arab outreach, shifts on Mideast peace (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 02:40 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech about United States' policy on the Middle East and North Africa at the State Department in Washington May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday backed a key Palestinian demand on the borders of a future state with Israel as part of his vision for a Middle East peace deal and sought to shape political change convulsing the region.


China says 60 years of development saved Tibet from feudalism (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:50 AM PDT

Paramilitary policemen salute the Chinese flag during its raising ceremony to celebrate Tibet's second Serfs Emancipation Day in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet March 28, 2010. REUTERS/China Daily/FilesReuters - China rescued Tibet from thousands of years of feudal serfdom, the region's Chinese-appointed governor said on Thursday ahead of commemorations marking six decades of Communist Party rule.


Cannes expels "shocked" Von Trier for Hitler remarks (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Director Lars Von Trier poses during a news conference for the film Reuters - The Cannes film festival expelled Danish director Lars Von Trier on Thursday for jokingly calling himself a Nazi and Hitler sympathiser, leaving the world's biggest cinema showcase in a state of shock.


RBI: difficult to deliver on fiscal gap target (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 06:34 AM PDT

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao attends an annual monetary policy review meeting in Mumbai May 3, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said the government will have a hard time hitting its fiscal deficit target this year unless it makes adjustments to account for the rise in fuel and fertiliser prices, sparking market concern the government will need to step up borrowing in order to fund the gap.


Food, non-food inflation on decline: Pranab (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 02:59 AM PDT

A woman walks to shop at a grocery store in Mumbai May 14, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Food and non-food inflation is declining, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday, adding he does not give much credibility to weekly fluctuations in the inflation data.


Pakistan board removes Shahid Afridi as ODI team captain (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 03:55 AM PDT

Pakistan's cricket captain Shahid Afridi stretches during a practice session ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup match against Canada, in Colombo March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/FilesReuters - The Pakistan Cricket Board has removed Shahid Afridi as one-day captain for the forthcoming series against Ireland.


Predictor of May 21 doomsday to watch it on TV (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 02:27 PM PDT

A volunteer from the U.S. religious group Family Radio, a Christian radio network, hands out pamphlets with warnings of an impending Judgment Day at Times Square in New York May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The U.S. evangelical broadcaster predicting that Judgment Day will come on Saturday says he expects to stay close to a TV or radio to monitor the unfolding apocalypse.


Former IMF chief wins bail; succession race rages (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 04:21 PM PDT

An NYPD prisoner movement slip for IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is seen in this document released, May 18, 2011. REUTERS/New York State/HandoutReuters - Dominique Strauss-Kahn was granted bail on Thursday but faced another night in a New York jail, hours after he quit as head of the IMF under the cloud of sex crime charges.


Adrian Sutil determined to forget fracas and focus on F1 (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil of Germany arrives at the paddock ahead of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur April 7, 2011. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/FilesReuters - Adrian Sutil's hopes of keeping the focus on Formula One were doomed from the start as he faced a throng of reporters at the Spanish Grand Prix on Thursday.


"Titanic" to be released in 3D in theaters worldwide (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 09:44 AM PDT

Actress Kate Winslet shown in a scene from Reuters - The acclaimed Hollywood epic "Titanic," will hit movie theaters worldwide in a 3D version next year, Hollywood studios and its director James Cameron said on Thursday.


Air India debt recast "in final stage", seen by June-end (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 04:38 AM PDT

Air India's Airbus A321 and Boeing 777-200 LR aircrafts are on display at the tarmac of Mumbai airport July 30, 2007. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - State-run Air India said on Thursday it is in "final stages" of discussions with banks for restructuring 200 billion rupees of debt and expects to complete the formalities by end-June.


Strauss-Kahn may face civil suit for alleged assault (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 06:19 AM PDT

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn listens as he stands before judge Melissa Jackson during his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York,  May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Emmanuel Dunand/PoolReuters - Whether IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is convicted or acquitted of trying to rape a maid at New York's Sofitel Hotel, a civil suit by the alleged victim could follow the criminal charge.


Food inflation at 7.47 pct on May 7 - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 12:21 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 - The food price index rose 7.47 percent and the fuel price index climbed 12.11 percent in the year to May 7, government data showed on Thursday.


Von Trier banned from Cannes for Hitler remarks (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:50 AM PDT

Director Lars Von Trier poses during a photocall for the film Reuters - Danish director Lars Von Trier was expelled from the Cannes film festival on Thursday after jokingly declaring himself a Nazi who had some sympathy for Hitler at a news conference.


India struggles to perfect art of monsoon forecasting (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2011 05:50 AM PDT

A child wades through water during heavy rainfall in Hyderabad August 9, 2008. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Technological wizardry may have improved forecasting of the crucial monsoon rains in India, but success still remains, at best, patchy, making it tough for farmers to plan crops and meet demand in the trillion-dollar economy.


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