2009年6月12日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Bravo heroics give West Indies upset win (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 04:04 PM PDT

Indian fans before the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match between India and the West Indies at Lord's cricket ground, London June 12, 2009.     REUTERS/Philip Brown (BRITAIN SPORT CRICKET)Reuters - Dwayne Bravo produced a tremendous performance with bat and ball to help West Indies register an upset win over defending champions India in their Twenty20 World Cup second round match at Lord's on Friday.


U.N. warns of catastrophe as hungry people top 1 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 10:33 AM PDT

A man eats a fried bread stick on a street in Changzhi, Shanxi province October 23, 2008. High food prices have pushed another 105 million people into hunger in the first half of 2009, the head of the U.N. World Food Programme said on Friday, raising the total number of hungry people to over 1 billion. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - High food prices have pushed another 105 million people into hunger in the first half of 2009, the head of the U.N. World Food Programme said on Friday, raising the total number of hungry people to over 1 billion.


W.Indies beat India by 7 wickets (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 12:50 PM PDT

India's Yuvraj Singh prepares to reverse sweep watched by West Indies' keeper Denesh Ramdin (R) during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match at Lord's cricket ground, London June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - West Indies beat India by seven wickets in their Twenty20 World Cup Group E Super Eights match at Lord's, London, on Friday.


F1 entry list triggers more controversy (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:04 AM PDT

Formula one fans wearing Ferrari t-shirts are seen at the Istanbul Park racetrack June 6, 2009. Formula One teams and the governing body remained locked in combat on Friday after the publication of a controversial 2010 entry list that included all 10 current teams as well as newcomers from America and Spain. REUTERS/Kerim Okten/Pool/FilesReuters - Formula One teams and the governing body remained locked in combat on Friday after the publication of a controversial 2010 entry list that included all 10 current teams as well as newcomers from America and Spain.


Factory output rise adds to revival signs (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:00 AM PDT

A migrant labourer rests at a construction site in New Delhi June 11, 2009. India's industrial output growth in April showed signs of recovery and the worst is over for the economy, a senior policy adviser said on Friday. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India's industrial output rose in April, beating forecasts of a fall, driven as in China by a pick-up in domestic demand that analysts said confirmed nascent signs of recovery and an end to central bank rate cuts.


Govt says considers troop cut in Kashmir towns (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:15 AM PDT

File photo of Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram in New Delhi May 25, 2009. As violence ebbs in Kashmir, India is planning to pull out its army from towns across the disputed Himalayan region, Chidambaram said on Friday. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - As violence ebbs in Kashmir, the government is planning to withdraw some troops from towns across the disputed Himalayan region, the country's home minister said on Friday.


Anti-Taliban cleric killed in Pakistani blast (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 06:42 AM PDT

Prominent anti-Taliban Pakistani Muslim cleric Maulana Sarfraz Naeemi is pictured in this file photo taken in Lahore July 17, 2005. Naeemi was killed on Friday, June 12 in a suicide bomb attack in the city of Lahore, police said. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/FilesReuters - A prominent anti-Taliban Muslim cleric who condemned suicide bombings was killed on Friday in a suicide attack in the Pakistani city of Lahore, police said.


Malawi court allows Madonna to adopt second child (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 09:49 AM PDT

U.S. pop singer Madonna looks on at a site where she is setting up a school near Lilongwe, in this March 29, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Eldson Chagara/FilesReuters - U.S. pop star Madonna was allowed on Friday to adopt a second child from Malawi, although the father of the 4-year-old girl said he wants her back, a plea likely to stir fresh controversy for the singer.


Australia's overseas students face rip-offs, fraud (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:25 AM PDT

A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest by Indian students in central Sydney June 7, 2009. Australia's international student sector, the third-largest export earner behind oil and coal, could be more at risk from within, with education agents and colleges ripping off students, than from recent attacks on Indian students. REUTERS/Daniel MunozReuters - Australia's international student sector, the third-largest export earner behind oil and coal, could be more at risk from within, with education agents and colleges ripping off students, than from recent attacks on Indian students.


Maoist rebels kill 13 police in Jharkhand (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 05:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Maoist rebels killed 13 policemen in two separate attacks in Jharkhand on Friday, officials said, the second attack on security forces this week in the region.

India 153-7 v W.Indies - Twenty20 World Cup Super 8s (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 11:33 AM PDT

An Indian fan cheers before the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match between India and the West Indies at Lord's cricket ground, London June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - India scored 153 for seven wickets against West Indies in their Twenty20 World Cup Group E Super Eights match at Lord's, London, on Friday.


Hollywood, Bollywood meet Bradford: "City of Film" (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 09:49 AM PDT

Simon Beaufoy, screenwriter of Reuters - Bradford, an industrial city in the north of England, has been named the world's first "City of Film" by the United Nations, ahead of more immediately famous movie capitals such as Hollywood or Cannes.


PREVIEW - BRIC seeks global voice at first summit (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:47 AM PDT

(L-R) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pose for a picture at the Group of Eight (G8) Hokkaido Toyako Summit in northern Japan in this July 9, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Dmitry Astakhov/FilesReuters - The leaders of the world's biggest emerging markets -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- meet next week for their first formal summit, seeking a louder voice on the global stage.


ANALYSIS - Local troubles still hinder India's global role (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:16 AM PDT

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) speaks during a news conference as India's ruling Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi watches in New Delhi in this May 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India represents a sixth of humanity and its giant economy may help reshape global business, but its place in the world is still hindered by the country's struggles to find stability in its own dangerous neighbourhood.


Textile minister says to seek tax cuts for sector (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:43 AM PDT

Dayanidhi Maran looks on during the launch of CanvasM technologies, a joint venture between Motorola and Tech Mahindra Limited, in New Delhi in this August 1, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India will try to reduce taxes and interest rates for the textile industry to provide relief for the embattled sector, Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran said on Friday.


Novartis hopeful of H1N1 flu vaccine by autumn (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:02 AM PDT

The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is seen on the top of an office building at the company's plant in Basel in this January 28, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/FilesReuters - Novartis AG expects a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, declared responsible on Thursday for the 21st century's first flu pandemic, to be available by the autumn after producing the first batch ahead of schedule.


Ronaldo hails 'historic' deal, Calderon claims credit (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:57 AM PDT

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is seen laughing during a training session at the club's Carrington training complex in Manchester, northern England, in this April 28, 2009 file photograph. REUTERS/Phil Noble/FilesReuters - Cristiano Ronaldo has described his impending world record 80 million pounds ($131.7 million) move to Real Madrid as "historic" and is looking forward to starting a new stage of his career.


All existing F1 teams on 2010 entry list (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:40 AM PDT

Winner Brawn GP Formula One driver Jenson Button (L) of Britain, second-placed Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia and third-placed Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (R) drink champagne as they celebrate after the Turkish  F1 Grand Prix in Istanbul June 7, 2009.  REUTERS/Umit BektasReuters - All 10 existing Formula One teams were included on the 2010 entry list on Friday along with two new U.S.-based operations and one from Spain.


FOCUS - IPTV struggles for foothold in India; seen subdued (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Reuters - IPTV, touted as the next big thing after the Internet, is unlikely to take off in India for at least two years, as it battles existing modes of entertainment, low awareness, and poor quality issues, industry players said.

Yemen tribesmen release group of abducted medics (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2009 02:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Yemeni tribesmen on Friday released unharmed a group of 24 doctors and nurses they abducted a day earlier, demanding the authorities release two prisoners, a government official said.
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