2009年8月10日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Major 7.6 quake hits off Andaman Islands (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 03:32 PM PDT

A massive magnitude 7.6 quake struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands, triggering a tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Monday. REUTERS/GraphicsReuters - A major quake of magnitude 7.6 struck in


Strong quake strikes southwest of Tokyo (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 03:05 PM PDT

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted eastern and central Japan on Tuesday, a government agency said, rattling houses in Tokyo. REUTERS/GraphicsReuters - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 jolted eastern and central Japan early on Tuesday, throwing food and bottles from shop shelves and rattling houses across Tokyo.


Pakistan Taliban commander says he, Mehsud alive (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 07:48 AM PDT

Pakistan Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud (L) seen with his arm around Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud during a news conference in South Waziristan in this May 24, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A close aide to Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, believed by Pakistani officials to have been killed in a shootout with a rival, said on Monday both he and Mehsud were alive.


Pakistan blocks advance in disarmament talks (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 09:40 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan is blocking a seemingly agreed relaunch of long-stalled international disarmament talks, throwing doubt on prospects for a key accord to curb production of nuclear weapons, diplomats said on Monday.

India inspects North Korea ship for nuclear material (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 03:50 AM PDT

The North Korean ship MV Musan seen anchored near Port Blair, the capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, August 9, 2009. REUTERS/Sanjib Kumar RoyReuters - Indian authorities were inspecting a North Korean ship detained in the Bay of Bengal for nuclear material or fuel, officials said on Monday, the latest sign of the international noose tightening around the North.


Clarke moves up rankings after fourth Ashes test (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 09:46 AM PDT

Australia's Michael Clarke (R) hits out watched by England's Paul Collingwood during the second day of the fourth Ashes cricket test match at Headingley Carnegie cricket ground in Leeds, England, August 8, 2009. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke moved up to second place in the International Cricket Council's test rankings for batsmen after hitting 93 in the fourth Ashes test at Headingley.


Lin, Lee start in style, Bao beaten at badminton worlds (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 08:25 AM PDT

China's Lin Dan returns a shot against Israel's Misha Zilberman during their singles match in a preliminary round of the World Badminton Championship in Hyderabad August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - World number one Lee Chong Wei and Olympic champion Lin Dan scored emphatic victories on the opening day of the world badminton championships on Monday, as 11th seeded Bao Chunlai was shown the exit.


Monsoon deficit widens, cane crop dips (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 08:00 AM PDT

Veiled Muslim women walk with children at a beach as monsoon clouds gather in Mumbai in this August 6, 2007 file photo.  REUTERS/Adeel Halim/FilesReuters - India's monsoon shortfall worsened to 28 percent at the weekend, raising fears that the June-September season may turn out to be as bad as 2004 when summer crop output fell 12 percent after a drought.


Downturn hits India renewables; solar plan by Dec (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 05:39 AM PDT

A labourer checks the solar panel of a street light at a solar housing complex in Kolkata July 8, 2008. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - The global financial crisis is hurting India's hopes of attracting about $21 billion worth of investments in renewable energy by 2012, but a new solar plan expected to be rolled out by December could provide a boost.


England badminton chief deny withdrawal was an overreaction (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 08:18 AM PDT

Reuters - England's badminton chief denied on Monday that pulling the team out of the world championships in India had been an overreaction, saying he had not been impressed by security levels.

SCENARIOS - What can India do to manage a bad monsoon? (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 04:43 AM PDT

A farmer works on his paddy field against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at Shanmura on the outskirts of Agartala, July 19, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - India's monsoon rains this season have been below normal and unevenly spread, hurting crop outputs, driving up food prices, threatening a fragile economic recovery and spurring increasingly urgent calls for government action.


Nepal widows protest against incentive for marriage (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 05:31 AM PDT

Reuters - About 200 women marched through the Nepali capital on Monday to denounce a government scheme to pay cash incentives to men for marrying widows, witnesses said.

Monsoon woes drag Indian shares down; Bharti drops (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 04:51 AM PDT

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building seen in this May 22, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Indian shares fell 1 percent on Monday to their worst close in more than three weeks on fears a nascent economic revival would be scuppered by poor rains, which are key to the country's domestic-demand-led economy.


India to take steps to revive exports - trade min (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 06:45 AM PDT

Trade Minister Anand Sharma speaks during a business meeting organised the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi July 29, 2009. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe/FilesReuters - India will take steps to help revive exports at a forthcoming trade policy review later this month, the trade minister said on Monday, after they slumped for nine months in a row.


Taiwan mudslide may have buried 600 villagers (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 05:03 AM PDT

Reuters - A mudslide triggered by torrential rains from a typhoon may have buried up to 600 villagers in mountainous southern Taiwan, disaster officials said on Monday.

India think-tank ups average WPI forecast for FY10 (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 05:03 AM PDT

Customers purchase vegetables at a wholesale market in Agartala August 8, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/FilesReuters - India's wholesale price index which has been falling for eight consecutive weeks is likely to continue moving down until October-November 2009 before it starts rising again, a recent review by a think-tank showed.


U.S. commander says Taliban have Afghan momentum (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 04:03 AM PDT

The commander for the international troops in Afghanistan, U.S. general Stanley McChrystal, speaks during a ceremony in Kabul June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/FilesReuters - The Taliban have advanced out of traditional strongholds in Afghanistan's south and east, gaining the upper hand as they moved into the north and west, the top U.S. and NATO commander said in an interview on Monday.


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