2011年8月27日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Google TV to launch in Europe next year (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:51 PM PDT

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt smiles during a rehearsal of his MacTaggart lecture speech for the Edinburgh International Television Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland August 26, 2011. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - Google Inc will launch its TV service in Europe early next year, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Friday, despite teething problems that had led some observers to question how committed the company would remain to the project.


Facebook ending Deals product after four-month test (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:36 PM PDT

The Facebook logo is displayed on a computer screen in Brussels April 21, 2010. Facebook is getting out of the daily deals business after four months of testing, a move that may ease some competitive pressure on industry leaders Groupon and LivingSocial. REUTERS/Thierry Roge/FilesReuters - Facebook is getting out of the daily deals business after four months of testing, a move that may ease some competitive pressure on industry leaders Groupon and LivingSocial.


Anna Hazare to end fast after government agrees demands (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:07 AM PDT

Veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare holds a baton on the 12th day of his fast at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - Self-styled Gandhian activist Anna Hazare, whose campaign against corruption sparked some of India's biggest anti-government protests in decades, will end a 13-day hunger strike on Sunday after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh caved in to his demands.


Shortages hit Tripoli, rebels target Gaddafi bastion (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Bullet cartridges are seen on the street as civilians walk along the green square in the center of Tripoli August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Tripoli struggled with collapsing water and power supplies on Saturday as rebels now in control of most of the Libyan capital vowed to take Muammar Gaddafi's home town by force if negotiations failed.


Irene hits North Carolina, moves up U.S. East Coast (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:21 AM PDT

A trader looks at the path of Hurrican Irene on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange August 26, 2011.   REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Weaker but still dangerous Hurricane Irene howled ashore in North Carolina on Saturday on a path that triggered evacuations in New York and threatened the densely populated U.S. East Coast.


Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan: U.S. official (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Reuters - The number two leader of al Qaeda, Atiyah abd al-Rahman, was killed on August 22 in Pakistan, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday.

Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 05:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Hundreds of militants from Afghanistan launched a pre-dawn cross-border raid on Pakistani paramilitary posts on Saturday, killing up to 36 people, government and security officials said.

Anna Hazare agrees to end hunger strike (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Anna Hazare waves to his supporters in front of a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the 12th day of his fasting at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Self-styled Gandhian activist Anna Hazare, whose campaign against corruption united millions of Indians, agreed on Saturday to end his 12-day hunger strike after the government agreed to his demands for tougher laws against rampant graft.


Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva settle child custody (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 01:22 AM PDT

Actor Mel Gibson (R) and Oksana Grigorieva pose in Madrid in this February 1, 2010 file photo. Gibson and Grigorieva on Friday settled a deeply bitter custody dispute over their young daughter which led to the Oscar winner's plea of no contest to domestic violence earlier this year. REUTERS/Juan Medina/FilesReuters - Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend on Friday settled a deeply bitter custody dispute over their young daughter which led to the Oscar winner's plea of no contest to domestic violence earlier this year.


Parliament begins debate to end corruption stand-off (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 12:49 AM PDT

A demonstrator wearing a vest featuring India's veteran social activist Anna Hazare is stopped by security personnel inside the parliament premises in New Delhi August 26, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - India's parliament began a fractious debate on an anti-corruption bill on Saturday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's besieged government struggles to appease Anna Hazare, who is increasingly frail nearly two weeks into a hunger strike.


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