2011年5月22日星期日

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Government fights to regain momentum with land reform (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi hold up a recently released book titled Reuters - The Congress party-led coalition on Sunday promised to push a key land reform bill in the July session of parliament, trying to regain the initiative after months of corruption scandals and protests over prices.


Train collides with jeep in Bihar, 17 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT

Reuters - At least 17 people were killed when an express train collided with a crowded jeep which was driving across an unmanned railway crossing in Bihar, police said on Sunday.

Lagarde has many countries' backing for IMF - France (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT

France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde (C), surrounded by the media, leaves a Parisian food and goods retailer after a visit focused on French employer's subsidies of meal coupons or restaurant tickets in Paris May 19, 2011.   REUTERS/Benoit TessierReuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's candidacy to head of the International Monetary Fund gained momentum on Sunday with a close ally of President Nicolas Sarkozy saying she already had several countries' backing.


Saudi Arabia, UAE funded jihadi networks in Pakistan - WikiLeaks (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:55 AM PDT

The homepage of the WikiLeaks.org website is pictured in Beijing December 2, 2010. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic/FilesReuters - Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in U.S. ally Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage holy war, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Wikileaks.


Ecclestone rebuffs Mittal, says Warnock staying at QPR (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 02:53 AM PDT

Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone walks in the paddocks during the third practice session of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur April 9, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Chong/FilesReuters - Bernie Ecclestone rebuffed QPR co-owner Lakshmi Mittal on Sunday while giving manager Neil Warnock his full backing to lead the newly-promoted club into the Premier League.


Hopkins, 46, becomes oldest world boxing title winner (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:22 AM PDT

Bernard Hopkins (L) of the U.S. trades punches with Jean Pascal of Montreal during their WBC light heavyweight title boxing match in Montreal May 21, 2011. Hopkins won by an unanimous decision. REUTERS/Christinne MuschiReuters - MONTREAL (Reuters)- Bernard Hopkins, 46, became the oldest man to win a boxing world title on Saturday when he defeated Canadian Jean Pascal by unanimous decision to claim the WBC and IBO light-heavyweight belts.


Pakistan spy chief asks U.S. to end drone strikes - report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:41 AM PDT

An MQ-1B Predator from the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron takes off from Balad Air Base in Iraq, in this file photograph taken on June 12, 2008. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/Handout/FilesReuters - Pakistan's intelligence chief has reportedly asked the United States to stop its drone strikes in the country, a newspaper reported on Sunday, touching on an issue that has become more sensitive since the killing of Osama bin Laden strained ties.


Don't ask about comebacks, says Warne 'the businessman' (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:56 PM PDT

Shane Warne, removes his glasses as he carries out his duty as a television commentator on the WACA ground in Perth December 16, 2010. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/FilesReuters - Shane Warne is ready to move on with the next chapter of his life after calling time on his career as professional cricketer and has asked his fellow Australians not to pester him with questions about a comeback.


Ronaldo sets La Liga season record of 40 goals (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 07:55 PM PDT

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after he scored his second goal against Almeria during their Spanish first division soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, May 21, 2011.REUTERS/Juan MedinaReuters - Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo set a La Liga record of 40 goals in a season when he netted twice in the 8-1 rout of Almeria on Saturday.


Tough choice for jury as Cannes curtain comes down (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:08 PM PDT

Tattoos are pictured on the left arm of actress Angelina Jolie as she arrives with cast member Brad Pitt on the red carpet for the screening of the film Reuters - The Cannes film festival jury led by Robert De Niro faces a tough choice on Sunday as it picks the winner of the Palme d'Or top prize, with movies from Finland, Spain, the United States and France all in the frame.


SPECIAL REPORT - Inside Tepco's bailout: Japan Inc saves its own (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 07:43 PM PDT

The logo of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO)  is seen at its headquarters in Tokyo May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/FilesReuters - In a choreographed act of contrition, Masataka Shimizu, the president of Tokyo Electric Power, bowed deeply and resigned to take responsibility for the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.


Obama: would raid Pakistan again if militant found (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 03:42 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a fundraiser in Boston May 18, 2011.  REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama would approve a new incursion into Pakistan if the United States found another leading militant there, he said in a BBC interview broadcast on Sunday.


Pakistan says wants China to build naval base (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 08:44 PM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L) shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 20, 2011. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Pakistan said on Saturday it wanted China to build it a naval base, in the latest sign of moves to strengthen ties with Beijing as relations with Washington falter.


Pakistan army denies U.S. troops were in northwest (Reuters)

Posted: 21 May 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's military has denied a report that U.S. special forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country.
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