2011年8月15日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Anna Hazare vows anti-graft fast despite police ban (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare looks on during a rally against corruption in Mumbai August 9, 2011.  REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - Veteran social activist Anna Hazare vowed to fast to the death in New Delhi on Tuesday to force tougher laws against corruption, defying a police ban to challenge an embattled prime minister who is grappling with scandals and a slowing economy.


Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 02:31 PM PDT

A Motorola Droid phone is seen displaying the Google search app in New York August 15, 2011.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Google Inc is paying $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in its biggest-ever deal, finally securing a swathe of valuable mobile patents to ramp up a war with Apple Inc and other rivals.


Global food prices near 3-year highs - World Bank (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:25 PM PDT

A rice vendor lies on a deck chair at a market in Shanghai August 9, 2011. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - Global food prices held near three-year highs in July and stocks were low, piling on pressure on the world's poor, the World Bank said on Monday.


Just 15 minutes of exercise a day can extend life by three years - study (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:38 PM PDT

A local stretches himself amid a sandstorm during a morning exercise session at the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing March 22, 2010. REUTERS/Grace Liang/FilesReuters - Doing just 15 minutes of moderate exercise a day may add three years to your life, a large study in Taiwan has found.


Nepal PM quits, political turmoil seen (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 08:37 PM PDT

Nepalese Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal leaves after submitting his resignation to President Ram Baran Yadav at the president's quarters in Kathmandu August 14, 2011. Khanal will be addressing the parliament on Monday afternoon to announce his resignation, according to local media. REUTERS/Navesh ChitrakarReuters - Nepal's Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal resigned on Sunday pushing the country back into turmoil as political parties scrambled to form a new coalition government and draft a new constitution.


Pietersen says England team better equipped than in 2005 (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 09:01 PM PDT

A file photo shows England's Kevin Pietersen during the third cricket test match against India at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, England August 11, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Kevin Pietersen believes the current England team are better equipped to rule the world than the team who defeated the all-conquering Australians in 2005.


Rebels say Tripoli encircled; Gaddafi defiant (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Aug 2011 12:57 PM PDT

A rebel fighter holds a Libyan identification card and a Libyan Army card seized from a man the rebels said is a Libyan Army soldier at a checkpoint in the coastal town of Zawiyah, 50 km west of Tripoli, August 14, 2011. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - Libyan rebels said on Monday they had seized a second strategic town near Tripoli within 24 hours, completing the encirclement of the capital in the boldest advances of their six-month uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.


'Apes' hangs on to domestic box office lead (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Cast members James Franco and Freida Pinto pose at the premiere of Reuters - Nothing could stop angry apes from tearing through the domestic weekend box office as "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" took the lead with an estimated $27.5 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales plus $40.5 million internationally.


On the India-Pakistan border, a cold peace (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 10:34 PM PDT

An Indian security picket is seen along the border between India and Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu, August 1, 2011. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - It has been nearly eight years since India and Pakistan agreed a ceasefire over Kashmir - long enough for residents to start building brick houses and plant paddy fields up to the edge of one of the world's most heavily militarised borders.


Bradley pips Dufner in PGA Championship playoff (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2011 09:00 PM PDT

Keegan Bradley of the U.S. celebrates after a three-hole playoff to win the 93rd PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, August 14, 2011. REUTERS/Hans DerykReuters - PGA Tour rookie Keegan Bradley capped a stunning late fightback by winning his first major title in a playoff with fellow American Jason Dufner for the 93rd PGA Championship on Sunday.


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