2009年5月7日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Congress battles left as India votes in 4th round (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 05:50 AM PDT

A polling officer carries electronic voting machines onto a government bus at a distribution centre in Sirohi in Rajasthan May 6, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Millions of Indians voted in the penultimate stage of a general election on Thursday as violence marred the ballot in West Bengal where the ruling Congress-led alliance hopes to win crucial seats.


Hayden steers Chennai to top of IPL standings (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 03:18 PM PDT

Matthew Hayden of the Chennai Super Kings makes a run during the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket tournament against the Kings Punjab in Centurion, May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - Matthew Hayden's swashbuckling knock of 89 helped propel the Chennai Super Kings to a 12-run victory over Kings XI Punjab that put them top of the Indian Premier League standings on Thursday.


Pakistan says army will eliminate "terrorists" (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:05 PM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani gestures during a news conference  in Islamabad in this April 23, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistan's government ordered the army to eliminate militants on Thursday, setting the stage for a major offensive against Taliban fighters battling security forces in a northwestern valley.


Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 12 runs (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 12 runs on the Duckworth Lewis method in their Indian Premier League match in Centurion on Thursday.

Rajasthan Royals beat Bangalore by seven wickets (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:53 AM PDT

Yusuf Pathan of the Rajasthan Royals plays a shot during the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket tournament against the Bangalore Royal Challengers in Centurion May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - The Rajasthan Royals beat the Bangalore Royal Challengers by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Centurion, South Africa on Thursday.


Worldwide H1N1 flu tally tops 2,000 - WHO (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 05:45 AM PDT

Instituto Politechnico Nacional University's workers clean tables and chairs to combat Influenza A H1N1 in Mexico city May 6, 2009. REUTERS/Henry RomeroReuters - More than 2,000 people in 23 countries worldwide have now been infected with H1N1 flu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday.


India treads fine line in Nepal's political crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:33 AM PDT

Nepal's former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, addresses the media in Kathmandu May 6, 2009. REUTERS/Shruti ShresthaReuters - India is walking a diplomatic tightrope as Nepal tries to form a new government, aware that excessive meddling in its traditional "backyard" could risk pushing the fragile Himalayan democracy closer to China.


WHO urges Asian govts to stay vigilant against flu (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:49 AM PDT

Health officers work inside a guard post at a closed camp where passengers are quarantined in Hong Kong May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - Asian health ministers meeting in Thailand on Friday will discuss producing vaccines and antiviral drugs in their region to combat the H1N1 flu virus and other potential pandemics, officials said.


Virgin sees space tourism as just the beginning (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:12 AM PDT

Virgin Galactic's mothership WhiteKnightTwo is shown on the tarmac during its public roll-out in Mojave, California July 28, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Fred ProuserReuters - Long-haul trips could be made in spaceships instead of planes in 20 years' time if Virgin's efforts to commercialise space travel succeed, the president of Virgin Galactic told Reuters in an interview.


WTO reports big jump in anti-dumping cases (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 05:33 AM PDT

Reuters - The number of investigations by members of the World Trade Organisation into unfairly priced imports jumped by a fifth last year as the financial crisis gathered steam, WTO data published on Thursday showed.

China warns France against award for Dalai Lama (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 03:34 AM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) is greeted by Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Gdansk December 6, 2008. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool/FilesReuters - China on Thursday warned France not to grant exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship of Paris when he visits next month, saying it would only anger the Chinese people.


Thousands flee as Pakistani jets hit Swat (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:43 AM PDT

An internally displaced girl, fleeing military operations in Buner, holds her sibling at a UNHCR camp (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) in Mardan, about 100 km north west of Pakistan's capital Islamabad May 6, 2009. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Pakistani aircraft pounded Taliban positions in the Swat valley on Thursday as thousands of people took advantage of a break in a curfew to flee from the region.


ELECTION EYE - Left says will not support Congress-led govt (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2009 11:05 PM PDT

The children of a Kashmiri woman voter wait while she stands in a line to cast her vote during the fourth phase of India's general elections in Srinagar May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (The sources are mentioned in brackets)


Irish student's Jarre wiki hoax dupes journalists (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:19 AM PDT

Composer Maurice Jarre reacts before he receives the Honorary Golden Bear for his lifetime achievement at the 59th Berlinale film festival in Berlin, February 12, 2009. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele/FilesReuters - "When I die there will be a final waltz playing in my head," Oscar-winning French composer Maurice Jarre once said, according to several newspapers reporting his death in March.


FACTBOX - Indian election: numbers, symbols and records (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:23 AM PDT

Voters stand outside a polling booth at Chandrapur village, about 50 km south of Kolkata May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - Millions of Indians began voting in the fourth stage of a general election on Thursday, including the possible swing state of West Bengal where the ruling Congress-led alliance hopes to win crucial seats.


Slowing highway bids point to issues in infra planning (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:51 AM PDT

Trucks are seen on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on the outskirts of Jammu October 6, 2008. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - India's ambitious highway programme has hit a speedbreaker as wary investors shy away from funding, but experts say the problem lies deeper and the process of offering and bidding for highway upgradations needs a review.


FACTBOX - Potential swing states in India elections (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:11 AM PDT

A Sadhu or a Hindu holyman shows his ink-marked finger after casting his ballot outside a polling station in Mathura May 7, 2009. REUTERS/K.K. AroraReuters - Millions of Indians began voting in the penultimate round of a general election on Thursday, including the possible swing state of West Bengal where the ruling Congress-led alliance hopes to win crucial seats.


Just vote, Bollywood stars ask fans in Indian poll (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2009 11:32 PM PDT

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan arrives to cast his vote at a polling centre in Mumbai April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Just like in Hollywood, it's hard to keep the politics out of Bollywood, but at this year's Indian election, the stars are just appealing to voters to go to the polls, spurred, in part, by the militant attacks on Mumbai.


Bollywood film offers peek into India's media industry (Reuters)

Posted: 06 May 2009 11:40 PM PDT

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan attends a news conference for his forthcoming movie 'Rann' at an art gallery in New Delhi May 6, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay MathurReuters - A new Bollywood film delves into the highly competitive world of television news reporting in India, putting the spotlight on the media industry's insatiable appetite for advertisers and viewers.


Former army chief to protect Sri Lankan team (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:47 AM PDT

A bullet hole is seen on a window of a bus, which was carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team, parked outside the Gaddafi stadium  in Lahore March 3, 2009.   REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have appointed a former head of the country's army as their security consultant following the attack on the team in Lahore in March ahead of a test match against Pakistan.


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