2009年5月13日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Exit polls suggest India heading for weak coalition (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 05:58 PM PDT

Sisters of Missionaries of the Charity, the global order of nuns founded by Mother Teresa, arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata May 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - India could be heading for a weak coalition government on Thursday, with exit polls from the general election suggesting the ruling Congress-led coalition and its rivals would fall short of an outright majority.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi to be charged over U.S. intruder (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 06:44 PM PDT

A protester holds a picture of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi outside the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei in this June 19, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Nicky Loh/FilesReuters - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be charged in connection with an American man who allegedly swam to her lakeside villa in Yangon where she is under house arrest, a spokesman for her party said on Thursday.


Congress open to left alliance - Kamal Nath (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 12:29 PM PDT

Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi (R) gestures to her supporters during an election campaign rally in Halol, about 150 km east of Ahmedabad April 24, 2009. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - The Congress party is open to an tie-up with its former leftist allies after the country's general election, trade minister Kamal Nath said on Wednesday.


Chargers collapse hands victory to Daredevils (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 11:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Medium pacer Rajat Bhatia sparked a collapse by capturing four wickets as Indian Premier League leaders Delhi Daredevils beat the Deccan Chargers by 12 runs on Wednesday.

FACTBOX - UPA just ahead in exit polls (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 10:08 AM PDT

Children run on a roof with flags in Mumbai April 12, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The ruling Congress-led coalition (UPA) was slightly ahead of the opposition BJP-led alliance (NDA) in general election, but both groups fell short of a parliamentary majority, projections said on Wednesday.


Switch World Cup to Australia, New Zealand, says former ICC chief (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 06:36 AM PDT

Rain clouds are reflected in the World Cup cricket trophy ahead of the final between Australia and Sri Lanka  in Bridgetown April 28, 2007, file photo. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - The 2011 World Cup should be switched to Australia and New Zealand because of the security situation and political instability in the Asian sub-continent, former ICC president Ehsan Mani said on Wednesday.


Sri Lanka fighting intensifies, aid worker killed (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 07:11 AM PDT

Photograph released by the Sri Lankan military May 13, 2009 shows what the army says are items including aircraft engines and rotary blades, communication equipment, runway lights and documents they uncovered belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Reuters - Shelling killed a Red Cross worker inside Sri Lanka's war zone on Wednesday, the aid agency said, while troops and the Tamil Tigers battled in an intensifying fight to the finish of Asia's longest modern war.


EU hands down record antitrust fine to Intel (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 01:46 PM PDT

European Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes shows a computer chip at a news conference on Intel at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels May 13, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry RogeReuters - EU regulators on Wednesday slapped a record 1.06 billion euro ($1.45 billion) fine on Intel Corp for antitrust violations and ordered it to halt illegal efforts to squeeze out arch-foe AMD.


Renault echo Ferrari's pullout threat (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 06:26 AM PDT

Flavio Briatore of Renault F1 Team reacts during a Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) media conference at the BFM in Geneva March 5, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - Former champions Renault followed Ferrari's lead on Wednesday and threatened to quit Formula One at the end of the season unless the governing body rewrites the 2010 rules.


Cricket to make Asian Games bow in China next year (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 04:45 AM PDT

The helmet and gloves of Pakistan's Kamran Akmal are seen on the ground after he completed his century against India during the third day of their second test cricket match in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata December 2, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The sound of leather against willow will be heard for the first time at an Asian Games next year after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced that cricket had been added to the programme on Wednesday.


Cannes lifts off with 3D animation film "Up" (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 12:16 PM PDT

People walk past a giant advertising board for the animated film Reuters - The Cannes film festival rolled out its red carpet with an old-style mix of humour and emotion on Wednesday, as the animated comedy "Up" lifted the mood at the start of cinema's biggest and glitziest gathering.


Slender lead for Congress as voting ends (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 11:04 AM PDT

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, wave to their supporters during an election campaign rally in Amritsar May 11, 2009. REUTERS/Munish SharmaReuters - The ruling Congress-led coalition was slightly ahead of the opposition alliance as voting ended in India's general election but both fell short of a parliamentary majority, TV projections said.


Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 11:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs in their Indian Premier League match at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday.

CNN-IBN exit poll shows UPA just ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 08:49 AM PDT

People attend an election campaign rally which is being addressed by Chief of India's ruling Congress party Sonia Gandhi, at Islampur village, about 75 km south of Siliguri April 27, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - The Congress party-led coalition is ahead with 185-205 seats in a general election, an exit poll by the CNN-IBN television said at the end of a month-long election on Wednesday.


SNAP ANALYSIS - Exit polls put Congress ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 08:41 AM PDT

Supporters hold party flags during an election campaign rally by India's ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi in Mumbai April 26, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The Congress party-led ruling coalition leads a general election but was far short of a parliamentary majority, according to exit polls released after the final day of voting on Wednesday.


TV projection puts Congress ahead in Rajasthan (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 08:28 AM PDT

Chief of Congress party Sonia Gandhi addresses an election campaign rally at Udaipur in Rajasthan, May 1, 2009. REUTERS/Vinay JoshiReuters - The Congress party is seen winning more votes in Rajasthan against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a CNN-IBN television projection said on Wednesday.


Congress leads in Andhra Pradesh - TV projection (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 08:16 AM PDT

The head of Congress party Sonia Gandhi (C) holds a sword presented to her by a party member during an election campaign rally at Karimnagar, 210 km north of Hyderabad April 7, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - The Congress party is seen bagging more votes in Andhra Pradesh, a CNN-IBN television projection said on Wednesday.


ANALYST VIEW - Exit polls say UPA ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 07:59 AM PDT

Voters check their names in a voter list outside a polling station in Thiksey, 20 km east of Leh, May 13, 2009. REUTERS/Amit GuptaReuters - India's month-long general election ended Wednesday, with exit polls forecasting the Congress-led coalition to be leading the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Official results will be released on Saturday.


Star News exit poll shows UPA has edge (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 06:44 AM PDT

Chief Minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Naidu, M. Karunanidhi (R), gets his finger marked with ink before casting his ballot in Chennai May 13, 2009. REUTERS/BabuReuters - The Congress party-led coalition is ahead with 199 seats in a general election, a Star News television exit poll said on the final day of voting on Wednesday.


INVESTOR RADAR - What to watch for in India's election (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2009 03:37 AM PDT

A veiled Kashmiri woman voter walks past Indian policemen after she cast her vote during the fifth and last phase of India's general election in Pattan, 27 km (16 miles) north of Srinagar, May 13, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - The fifth and final stage of polling in India's month-long national elections finished on Wednesday and the results will be announced on Saturday.


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