2011年8月31日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Anna Hazare recovers from fast (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Veteran Indian social activist Anna Hazare drinks coconut water and honey to end his fast at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Anna Hazare, whose near two-week hunger strike against graft made him a national hero, left hospital on Wednesday after recovering from his fast and headed home to a rousing welcome.


Obama interviewed for TV special on Bin Laden hunt (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:43 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about a clean extension of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization which expires in mid-September in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - The U.S. effort to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden will be featured in a two-hour television program, including interviews with President Barack Obama and senior counter-terrorism officials, the History channel said on Wednesday.


Sri Lanka to introduce new anti-terrorism rules - report (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (front) inspects troops from an army vehicle in a parade during a war victory ceremony in Colombo May 27, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka plans to bring new anti-terrorism rules into force effective on Wednesday, local media reported, replacing tough wartime emergency powers lifted this month under heavy international pressure.


Gaddafi loyalists under fire as Libya celebrates (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:18 PM PDT

A rebel fighter looks though binoculars during Eid prayers at Green Square in Tripoli August 31, 2011. Libyan forces backed by NATO bombers struck at loyalist troops dug in around Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Wednesday, and refugees streamed out of the besieged bastion, fearing a bloody showdown in the coming days. REUTERS/Louafi LarbiReuters - Libyan forces backed by NATO bombers struck at loyalist troops dug in around Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Wednesday, and refugees streamed out of the besieged bastion, fearing a bloody showdown in the coming days.


England inflict more misery on India in Twenty20 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:58 PM PDT

England's Samit Patel (R) celebrates with captain Stuart Broad after England won their Twenty20 international cricket match against India at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - England piled more misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off Twenty20 match at Old Trafford on Wednesday.


Gold surge draws prospectors, thieves worldwide (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT

A salesman displays gold bars inside a jewellery shop on the occasion of the Akshaya Tritiya festival in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - It has been called the saint-seducing metal, with good reason.


Some U.S. firms paid more to CEOs than taxes - study (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:14 PM PDT

eBay CEO John Donahoe attends the eG8 forum in Paris, May 24, 2011. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/FilesReuters - Twenty-five of the 100 highest-paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study by a Washington think tank said on Wednesday.


Gautam Gambhir ruled out of one-day series (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:04 AM PDT

India's Gautam Gambhir drops a catch from the bat of England's Kevin Pietersen during the fourth cricket test match against India at the Oval cricket ground in London August 19, 2011. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - India opener Gautam Gambhir will miss the limited-over series in England and return home because of vision problems, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Wednesday.


Asia to add 1.66 mln millionaires by 2015 - report (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:14 AM PDT

A man walks on a foot bridge in front of a Prada store in Hong Kong June 1, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - Asia will add 1.66 million dollar-millionaires by 2015, taking the total number of wealthy to 2.82 million as the world's fastest-growing major economies of China and India continue to mint millionaires, a report from


China says attacks thwarted as Pakistan president visits Xinjiang (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is pictured in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington January 14, 2011. Zardari has promised to work closely with China in the fight against terrorism, state media said. REUTERS/Jason Reed/FilesReuters - China has thwarted attacks by suspected Uighur militants in its restive far western Xinjiang region, state media said on Wednesday, as Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visited for a trade fair where he promised to work with Beijing to fight terrorism.


Harvard is most discussed university on Web - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT

Graduates from the business school celebrate during Harvard University's 359th Commencement Exercises Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts May 27, 2010.     REUTERS/Adam Hunger/FilesReuters - Harvard regained its top spot on a list of most talked-about U.S. universities on the Internet, beating its rivals just in time for a return to fall studies, according to a survey released on Tuesday.


Kaniskina breaks curse as Daegu catches breath (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:38 AM PDT

Olga Kaniskina of Russia (front) leads the pack during their women's 20km race walk final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - A gritty Russian racewalker won the solitary gold up for grabs on Wednesday as a world championships characterised so far by drama and disqualifications reached its midway point.


Djokovic, Serena impress at U.S. Open (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:43 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Conor Niland of Ireland during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, August 30, 2011. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are seemingly not the only ones sick of the sight of Novak Djokovic and his domination of men's tennis.


Libyans mark feast without Gaddafi, but war not over (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:14 AM PDT

A Libyan shows a photograph of Muammar Gaddafi (L) , his son Seif al Islam (C) and his wife Safia at Hannibal's house in Tripoli August 30, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Libyans delighted at Muammar Gaddafi's downfall celebrated the end of Ramadan feast on Wednesday, even though the ousted leader remains on the run and forces loyal to him are defying an ultimatum set by Libya's interim council.


Manchester United's IPO to be two-tier - source (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:20 AM PDT

A Manchester United fan watches ahead of their Champions League semi-final, first leg soccer match against Arsenal in Manchester, northern England, April 29, 2009. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis/FilesReuters - Manchester United's $1 billion initial public offering in Singapore will use a two-tier share structure to minimise the influence of its new shareholders, a source familiar with the transaction said.


HP resurrects TouchPad for one last go at the iPad (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT

An employee walks past a Hewlett-Packard logo during the second day of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2006 in Hong Kong December 5, 2006. REUTERS/Paul Yeung/FilesReuters - Hewlett Packard Co plans to crank out "one last run" of TouchPads, days after declaring it will kill off a line of tablets that failed to challenge Apple Inc's command of the booming market.


Which is worse in pregnancy, snuff or cigarettes? (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:07 AM PDT

A child touches her pregnant mother's stomach at the last stages of her pregnancy in Bordeaux April 28, 2010. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/FilesReuters - Babies born to snuff-using mothers were more likely to have breathing problems than those whose mothers smoked while pregnant, according to a Swedish study.


Abandoned Gaddafi homes reveal champagne lifestyle (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:07 AM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter walks inside Muammar Gaddafi's farm house near the town of Abu Grein some 138km (86 miles) in the last remaining stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi, at the west of Sirte August 30, 2011.    REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - The gold-plated cutlery and crystal champagne glasses, the Versace and Armani suits and rows of unworn designer shoes, are all that remain at the luxurious seaside compounds of the children of Muammar Gaddafi.


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