2011年10月22日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


PM wonders if 9 pct growth feasible over next yrs (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is seen at the University of Dhaka in this September 7, 2011 file photo. Singh questioned on Saturday whether Asia's third-largest economy will meet an average growth target of 9 percent annually over the next five years, given economic volatility around the globe. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioned on Saturday whether Asia's third-largest economy will meet an average growth target of 9 percent annually over the next five years, given economic volatility around the globe.


Afghanistan to back Pakistan if wars with U.S. - Karzai (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 09:37 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul October 20, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Afghanistan would support Pakistan in case of military conflict between Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview to a private Pakistani TV channel broadcast on Saturday.


Libyans urged to unite after death of Gaddafi (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 11:33 AM PDT

This still image taken from amateur video posted online by GlobalPost and obtained by Reuters, October 21, 2011, shows former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after his capture by NTC fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/GlobalPost via Reuters TV/HandoutReuters - Libya's interim prime minister said he was resigning on Saturday and urged new leaders to seize a "very limited opportunity" and resolve rivalries now surfacing after Muammar Gaddafi's death.


Saudi Crown Prince Sultan dies, focus on Prince Nayef (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 12:06 PM PDT

A file photo shows Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz at his residence in New York City April 1, 2009. Crown Prince Sultan has died, CNN reported on Saturday.REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout/FilesReuters - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan has died, the royal court said on Saturday, and Interior Minister and reputed conservative Prince Nayef was expected to become the new heir to the throne in the world's biggest oil exporter.


Some Afghan ministers have embezzled millions - anti-graft chief (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 05:59 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C), with his vice presidents and some key cabinet members, gives a speech regarding the U.S. plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, in Kabul June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/FilesReuters - At least two Afghan cabinet ministers have embezzled millions of dollars of public money, the country's anti-graft chief said at the weekend, adding to Western pressure on President Hamid Karzai to clean up his government.


Pakistan, three others elected to UNSC (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 06:24 PM PDT

U.N. Security Council members meet at the United Nations headquarters in New York September 26, 2011.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - Pakistan, Morocco, Togo and Guatemala were elected on Friday to the 15-nation U.N. Security Council for 2012 and 2013, and Islamabad's envoy said he looked forward to working with fellow council member India.


Murdoch and sons survive News Corp annual meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 05:31 PM PDT

Protesters demonstrate at Fox Studios during the annual News Corp. stockholder meeting in Los Angeles, California October 21, 2011. REUTERS/David McNewReuters - Using contentious barbs and comedic relief, Rupert Murdoch deflected attempts by angry investors to remove him as chairman of his News Corp empire at the company's annual meeting on Friday.


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