2009年11月17日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Climate deal must have immediate effect, Obama says (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:05 PM PST

Smoke rises out of a cement plant in Baokang, Hubei province September 12, 2009. Picture taken September 12, 2009. Barack Obama said on Tuesday next month's climate talks in Copenhagen should cut a deal with Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday next month's climate talks in Copenhagen should cut a deal with "immediate operational effect," even if its original aim of a legally binding pact is not achievable.


U.S. needs G20 cooperation says Timothy Geithner (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:05 PM PST

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner smiles during a Finance Ministers news conference at the APEC Summit in Singapore November 12, 2009. Weaning the global economy off its reliance on U.S. consumers will help rebalance growth and support attempts to bring down unemployment, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Weaning the global economy off its reliance on U.S. consumers will help rebalance growth and support attempts to bring down unemployment, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday.


Global CO2 emissions to drop 2.8 pct in '09 - report (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 02:30 PM PST

View of a cooling tower and smoke stacks at a power plant on the outskirts of Beijing in this February 1, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV/FilesReuters - Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to fall an estimated 2.8 percent this year because of the financial crisis, after having risen two percent in 2008, a leading annual report on the globe's "carbon budget" says.


Kashmir separatists hold talks with India - report (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:12 PM PST

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman of the separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his residence in Srinagar in this September 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - Kashmir's separatist alliance leaders held secret talks with the country's home minister in a sign of efforts to resume peace talks to end a decades-old insurgency, a report said on Tuesday.


Pakistan seizes main Taliban bases, hunts rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:47 AM PST

A Pakistani soldier aims his RPG during a battle between Pakistani security forces and Taliban in the South Waziristan region in this image taken from a video grab released by the Pakistani military on October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Pakistan Government/Handout via Reuters TV/FilesReuters - Pakistani forces have captured most main Taliban bases in their offensive in South Waziristan and will soon fan out into the rugged countryside to hunt for militants there, commanders said on Tuesday.


India may import rice from Thailand, Vietnam (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:37 AM PST

A customer inspects different kinds of rice at a shop in Mumbai in this Sepetember 17, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Traditional rice exporter India is looking at importing rice from Thailand and Vietnam through diplomatic deals, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Tuesday.


Three arrested over Chhattisgarh chimney collapse (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:33 AM PST

A general view of the site of a collapsed chimney of a power plant that belongs to Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco), is seen at Balco Nagar in Chhattisgarh September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Rupesh Yadav/FilesReuters - The vice president of Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) and two other officials have been arrested and charged with homicide following the collapse of a chimney in Chhattisgarh that killed around 40 people, police said on Tuesday.


Tibetan government says willing to talk to China (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:25 AM PST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama watches a dance performance on the last day of his teachings in Tawang in Arunchal Pradesh November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The Tibetan government-in-exile said on Tuesday it was willing to talk to China after U.S. President Barack Obama called for resumption of dialogue to resolve the Tibet crisis.


Fluent Dilshan leads strong Sri Lanka reply (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:27 AM PST

India's Zaheer Khan (R) celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara during the second day of their first test cricket match in Ahmedabad November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan stroked his fifth test century of the year for Sri Lanka who reached 275 for three in reply to India's 426 at the close on the second day of the first test on Tuesday.


Mahindra Satyam says refund claims are untenable (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 07:14 AM PST

Anand Mahindra, chairman of Tech Mahindra, speaks during a news conference in Hyderabad in this April 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Indian IT services firm Mahindra Satyam said legal notices claiming a refund of 12.3 billion rupees ($265 million) by 37 companies are "legally untenable".


Weightlifting body steps down after doping incidents (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:24 AM PST

Reuters - India's national weightlifting federation committee has stepped down after taking responsibility for the rampant doping in the sport in the country, the Indian Olympic Association said on Tuesday.

Swiss suspect "serious fraud" among UBS clients (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 08:59 AM PST

The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in front of an office building in Zurich in this February 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/FilesReuters - Most of the thousands of rich people whose UBS bank accounts are to be handed over to U.S. authorities are suspected of serious fraud rather than simple tax evasion, Swiss authorities revealed on Tuesday.


Air India expects first round of govt funding by Jan (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 02:40 AM PST

File photo of Air India aircraft at the Mumbai airport, July 30, 2007. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - National Aviation Company of India Ltd, which runs ailing carrier Air India, said it expects the first installment of government funding to the tune of 4 billion rupees by Jan 2010.


Cabinet to decide on Jet's $432 mln share sale (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:44 AM PST

Jet Airways aircraft stand on tarmac at the domestic airport terminal in Mumbai in this September 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - India's cabinet will decide on Jet Airways Ltd's proposal to sell shares worth 20 billion rupees ($432 million) to foreign institutions, the finance ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.


Opening the batting has made me a better player - Dilshan (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 06:19 AM PST

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan (L) celebrates scoring his century with captain Kumar Sangakkara during the second day of their first test cricket match against India in Ahmedabad November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - Sri Lankan centurion Tillakaratne Dilshan attributed his improvement as an international batsman to his decision to convert into an opener.


What's in a name? More than you might think (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:54 AM PST

Actor Tom Cruise holds his daughter Suri as he arrives with his fiancee Katie Holmes (R) at a restaurant in Rome in this November 16, 2006 file photo.  REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli/FilesReuters - A London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names in other languages to avoid inadvertently causing their offspring future embarrassment.


Obama prods China on yuan, but Hu silent on issue (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:47 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during a town hall meeting with future Chinese leaders at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama urged a reluctant China on Thursday to let its yuan currency rise in value at a summit where strains over trade between the two giants crept into proclamations of goodwill.


Kashmir wildlife population rising - officials (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 03:24 AM PST

Kashmiri red deers Reuters - The wildlife population of Indian Kashmir has registered a "manifold" increase as a two-decade-old separatist rebellion has scared away poachers and hunters from the region, a wildlife official said on Tuesday.


INTERVIEW - Bharti Airtel confident on 3G timeline - CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2009 11:16 PM PST

Manoj Kohli, president of Bharti Airtel Ltd, addresses a news conference in New Delhi, in this August 3, 2006 file photo. REURERS/Kamal KishoreReuters - Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile phone operator, said it is confident the country will proceed on schedule with 3G spectrum auctions in January, with high hopes for the technology in the competitive market.


AIRSHOW - No-frills A380 plane to fly 840 passengers (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 05:16 AM PST

An Airbus A380 takes part in a flying display during the 48th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/FilesReuters - An Indian Ocean airline is planning the first regular flights for more than 800 passengers after buying a budget version of the Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner, with economy seating throughout.


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