2011年5月26日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Headley challenged in U.S. trial on Mumbai attack (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:14 PM PDT

The Taj Mahal hotel is seen engulfed in smoke during a gun battle in Mumbai November 29, 2008.  REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - David Headley, testifying about the planning of the 2008 Pakistani militant raid on Mumbai, said on Thursday he may have been wrong to divulge the plot to his friend and accused co-conspirator, a Pakistan-born Chicago businessman.


Prices of diesel, kerosene, LPG could go up - source (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:26 AM PDT

A vendor loads empty Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders onto a truck in Mathura January 29, 2009. A panel of ministers may meet on June 9 to discuss raising prices of diesel, kerosene and cooking gas, an oil ministry source told reporters on Thursday. REUTERS/K.K. Arora/FilesReuters - A panel of ministers may meet on June 9 to discuss raising prices of diesel, kerosene and cooking gas, an oil ministry source told reporters on Thursday.


Force India standing behind Sutil, says Mallya (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Force India's Formula One team chairman Vijay Mallya (C) poses with drivers Giancarlo Fisichella (R) of Italy and Adrian Sutil of Germany after a news conference in Mumbai March 22, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Force India will take action against their German driver Adrian Sutil only if he is formally charged with assault, the Formula One team's owner Vijay Mallya said on Thursday.


Ferrari drives into India with eye on growing rich (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil adjusts his helmet during a practice session of the Spanish F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, outside Barcelona May 20, 2011. REUTERS/Gustau NacarinoReuters - Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari opened its first showroom in the Indian market on Thursday, as the Fiat subsidiary looked to tap the growing number of rich consumers riding the rise of Asia's third-largest economy.


Strauss-Kahn's lawyers complain about police leaks (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn  in Washington, April 15, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/FilesReuters - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyers are concerned leaks could hurt his right to a fair trial and say they have information that could "gravely undermine the credibility" of the hotel maid who has accused him of trying to rape her.


Cricket's IPL inspires kabaddi league in India (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:04 AM PDT

India's Bhima struggles with Pakistani players Mohammad Anwar (R) and Badshah Gull during the final of Pakistan-India Kabaddi match in the ninth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games at Army Stadium in Rawalpindi April 5, 2004. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/FilesReuters - Cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL) may have lost some of its lustre but the Twenty20 tournament's overall success has inspired other sports to launch similar leagues and kabaddi is the latest to jump on the bandwagon.


Bomber kills 24 in Pakistan; US military mission trimmed (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:16 AM PDT

Reuters - A suicide bomber killed 24 people in Pakistan on Thursday in the latest militant attack since the death of Osama bin Laden which has angered Pakistan and led to a call for the United States to withdraw some of its military trainers.

Man City's Kolo Toure banned but can play from September (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Manchester City's Kolo Toure (L) celebrates scoring against Wolverhampton Wanderers during their English Premier League soccer match in Manchester, northern England January 15, 2011. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis/FilesReuters - Manchester City defender Kolo Toure can resume playing in September after being handed a backdated six-month ban on Thursday following his positive doping test in March.


US forensic team to scour bin Laden hideout - source (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:34 PM PDT

A resident walks past the compound where U.S. Navy SEAL commandos reportedly killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad May 5, 2011. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/FilesReuters - In an apparent move to reduce tensions with Washington, Pakistani authorities agreed to allow the CIA to send a forensic team to scour the former hide-out of Osama bin Laden for new clues, a U.S. official said on Thursday.


Clijsters' hopes blown away, Nadal improves (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:27 PM PDT

Kim Clijsters of Belgium reacts after losing her match against Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 26, 2011. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - Kim Clijsters' 11th hour recovery from injury to play at the French Open proved in vain as her hopes were blown away in the second round on Thursday but Rafael Nadal stayed on course for a sixth title with a grinding win.


Royals lament abdication of King Warne (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:59 AM PDT

A file photo shows former Australian bowler, Shane Warne, removing 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 could not replicate the fairytale success of 2008 in his final season with the Rajasthan Royals but the flamboyant Australian walked away from the Indian Premier League (IPL) last week with his aura as a brilliant leader firmly intact.


Food price index up 8.55 pct y/y vs 7.47 pct week ago - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:16 AM PDT

A vegetable seller reads a newspaper as he waits for customers at a market in Kolkata September 9, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The food price index rose 8.55 percent in the year to May 14, government data showed on Thursday, picking up pace from an annual rise of 7.47 percent a week ago.


Deep-voiced Scotty McCreery wins "American Idol" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Performer Scotty McCreery poses at the party for the finalists of the television show Reuters - Deep-voiced country singer Scotty McCreery won the tenth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, defeating rival Lauren Alaina who had been dubbed the front-runner by the show's judges heading into the night.


Small plane crashes in Faridabad, at least 10 dead -TV (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2011 09:28 PM PDT

Onlookers stand around the wreckage of a chartered aircraft that crashed in a residential area in Faridabad, west of New Delhi, May 26, 2011.  REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - A small plane crashed into a residential area outside New Delhi late on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, local television said.


World awaits mouth-watering Champions League final (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2011 08:32 PM PDT

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney stretches for the ball during a practice session at the club's Carrington training ground in Manchester, northern England May 24, 2011. United plays Barcelona in the Champions League final at Wembley on Saturday. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisReuters - All the ingredients are in place for a classic Champions League final at Wembley on Saturday when millions of fans around the world will settle down to dine on what should be a rare footballing feast.


Pakistan trims U.S. military mission as mistrust grows (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:01 AM PDT

A supporter of a banned Islamic organization holds a party flag and an image of Osama bin Laden during an anti-American rally in Lahore May 15, 2011. The placard reads in Urdu: Reuters - Pakistan's government has told the United States to halve the number of military trainers it has stationed in the country, the latest sign of spiralling distrust between the two allies since the killing of Osama bin Laden.


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