2011年7月13日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Q+A - Who could be behind the Mumbai blasts? (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:32 PM PDT

A plain-clothed policeman surveys the aftermath at the site of an explosion near the Opera House in Mumbai July 13, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Three bombs rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people in the biggest militant attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants.


Obama condemns Mumbai attacks, offers support (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Policemen stand guard at the site of an explosion near the Opera House in Mumbai July 13, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama strongly condemned the attacks in Mumbai on Wednesday and offered support to bring the perpetrators to justice, according to a statement read by White House spokesman Jay Carney.


TIMELINE - Major militant attacks in India (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:28 AM PDT

A car is seen damaged at the site of a bomb explosion in the Dadar area of Mumbai July 13, 2011. Three explosions rocked crowded districts of India's financial capital of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, media said. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Three near simultaneous blasts ripped through India's financial city of Mumbai on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, in the biggest attack in the city since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants.


Three bombs kill at least 21 in Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:31 PM PDT

A Hindi signboard which reads Reuters - Three bombs rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people in the biggest militant attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants.


'Harry Potter' seeks box office magic one last time (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT

Cast members (L-R) Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson arrive for the premiere of the film Reuters - British boy wizard Harry Potter makes his final return to theaters this week and may bring enough box office magic to score the biggest opening weekend ever for the hugely successful series.


Improvised explosive used in at least one Mumbai blast - police (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard at the site of an explosion in the Zaveri Bazaar, south Mumbai July 13, 2011. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - An improvised explosive device was used to carry out at least one of the three near simultaneous blasts that ripped through populated areas of Mumbai on Wednesday, the city's police chief said.


Indian F1 drivers disappointed by Mallya criticism (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Karun Chandhok is pictured during the third practice session of the Canadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal, June 12, 2010. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/FilesReuters - Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan defended their achievements in Formula One on Wednesday after dismissive recent comments by Force India team owner Vijay Mallya.


Murdoch, savaged in parliament, pulls British TV bid (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT

The Chairman, and Chief Executive of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch is seen talking on Sky News on television screens in an electrical store in Edinburgh, March 3, 2011.    REUTERS/David MoirReuters - Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for broadcaster BSkyB on Wednesday, as outrage over alleged crimes at his newspapers galvanized a rare united front in parliament against a man long used to being courted by Britain's political elite.


Bin Laden was in on 2005 and 2006 London plots (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Osama bin Laden is shown watching himself on television, with U.S. President Barack Obama also on screen, in this video frame grab released by the U.S. Pentagon May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Pentagon/Handout/FilesReuters - Osama bin Laden was aware of the plot in which al Qaeda militants bombed London transport facilities on July 7, 2005, but it was the last successful operation he played a role in, U.S. government experts have concluded.


Afghan president weeps for slain brother, crowns heir (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:31 AM PDT

Kandahar provincial governor Ahmad Wali Karzai, a brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, talks to journalists in Kandahar in this still image taken from a April 2009 video. Ahmad Wali Karzai, one of the most powerful men in southern Afghanistan, was shot dead in his own home on July 12, 2011, the Interior Ministry said. REUTERS/Reuters TV/FilesReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai buried his assassinated brother on Wednesday, then swiftly gave another brother a key role opened by the killing, in what could be a bid to stave off political infighting in the volatile south.


Banks not for savings rate deregulation now (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:25 AM PDT

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo is pictured outside its head office in Mumbai May 3, 2011.  REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Indian lenders are not in favour of the central bank's proposal to deregulate savings deposit rate--the only regulated one in the system now -- citing the current volatile market environment.


Pakistan's ISI chief heads to U.S. as ties flounder (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:18 PM PDT

Reuters - The head of Pakistan's powerful spy agency headed for Washington on Wednesday for unscheduled talks, the military said, days after the U.S. suspended a third of military aid over deepening tensions in their relationship.

Burned in downturn, India banks revive plastic push (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:42 AM PDT

A labourer paints the wall of a Standard Chartered bank in Mumbai May 29, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India banks are pushing plastic again, hoping that credit card sales will lift profits in a market where the competition is tough, the opportunity large, and the risks high.


British parliament moves to kill Murdoch Sky bid (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:46 AM PDT

News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch leaves his flat with Rebekah Brooks, Chief Executive of News International,  in central London July 10, 2011. REUTERS/Olivia HarrisReuters - Summoning a degree of national unity rarely seen outside times of war, Britain's parliament will tell Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday to drop an expansion plan for his media empire while police probe possible crimes by his journalists.


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