2011年7月19日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


INSIGHT - Asia offers Murdoch growth, but also more hurdles (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:31 AM PDT

Rupert Murdoch speaks outside a hotel where he met the family of murdered teenager Milly Dowler in central London, July 15, 2011.   REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Rupert Murdoch knows something about power and how to wield it. In Britain, the media magnate's backing was long seen as a prerequisite for anyone hoping to become prime minister; in the United States Murdoch's Fox News has helped drive debate and the growth of the right-wing Tea Party.


'Humble' Murdoch defends record, attacked by protester (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:39 PM PDT

News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is driven from his apartment in London, July 18, 2011   REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Rupert Murdoch, unfazed by a foam pie attack in the British parliament, made a "humble" apology on Tuesday for crimes that have rocked his media empire and the government but refused to resign, saying the fault lay with staff who "betrayed" him.


Lord's holds special appeal for Rahul Dravid (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:37 AM PDT

England bowler Andrew Flintoff (R) bowls at Indian batsman Rahul Dravid during the third day of the Test Match against India at Lord's, London July 27, 2002. REUTERS/Stephen HirdReuters - Rahul Dravid, the technical purist who has anchored the India batting for 15 years, has a special reverence for Lord's cricket ground which stages the 2000th test match on Thursday.


Blackburn postpone India trip following Mumbai blasts (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney shoots to score a penalty against Blackburn Rovers during their English Premier League soccer match in Blackburn, northern England May 14, 2011. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis/FilesReuters - Blackburn Rovers have postponed their pre-season visit to India following last week's bomb blasts in Mumbai, the Indian-owned English Premier League club said on Tuesday.


Pakistan appoints first woman foreign minister (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Hina Rabbani Khar (R) looks at British Foreign Secretary William Hague during a news conference at the foreign ministry in Islamabad June 23, 2011.REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistan on Tuesday appointed its first woman and youngest foreign minister within weeks of important talks with India.


Clinton pushes India on nuclear law, market access (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:37 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks with India's Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna during a photo call before their meeting in New Delhi July 19, 2011. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India on Tuesday to amend a law that has put off U.S. companies from participating in the $150 billion nuclear energy market over liability concerns in case of accidents.


U.S., India need to resolve civil nuclear cooperation issues - Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) attends a meeting with India's Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna and their delegations in New Delhi July 19, 2011. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The United States and India need to resolve remaining issues over civilian nuclear cooperation, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.


Uranium find in India could be world's largest - report (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT

Reuters - A huge deposit of uranium found in Andhra Pradesh could turn out to be among the biggest reserves of the mineral in the world, reports said on Tuesday citing the head of the country's atomic energy department.

China's heir apparent pledges tough line on Tibet (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) in Santiago June 10, 2011.     REUTERS/Carlos Vera/FilesReuters - Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to crack down on separatist forces he said were led by the Dalai Lama, suggesting that China's heir apparent to the presidency will not ease Beijing's hardline stance towards the region.


Harbhajan's mother in a spin over Dhoni spoof commercial (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT

India's Harbhajan Singh tosses a ball during a practice session in Ahmedabad November 1, 2010. REUTERS/Amit Dave.FilesReuters - Spin bowler Harbhajan Singh's mother has filed a legal notice against a liquor company for running an advertisement in which captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni ridicules her son, local media reported on Tuesday.


Dhoni determined to extend India's dominance (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:36 AM PDT

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot during a match against South Africa in Pretoria December 19, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - Apart from motorcycles, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's obsession is firearms and the India captain would be thoroughly justified in believing he has enough ammunition to foil any bid to topple his team from the top of the test rankings.


UK police chief denies criticising Cameron (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:29 AM PDT

Outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Stephenson appears before a parliamentary committee at Portcullis House in London July 19, 2011.  REUTERS/Parbul TV via Reuters TvReuters - The outgoing head of London's police said on Tuesday that his resignation statement was not an attack on the way Prime Minister David Cameron had handled a phone hacking crisis.


Clinton wants to improve economic ties in India visit (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Fener Patriarchate in Istanbul July 16, 2011. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to cement gains in ties with emerging global power India during talks in New Delhi on Tuesday while heading off new frictions with fragile U.S. ally Pakistan.


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