2009年6月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Spinner Botha leads South Africa to victory over India (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 01:19 PM PDT

South Africa's Morne Morkel celebrates running out India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham June 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - South Africa off-spinner Johan Botha took three wickets to lead his team to a 12-run win over India on Tuesday, their fifth World Twenty20 victory in a row.


Backers of Iran's Mousavi aim to keep up protests (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 04:07 PM PDT

Defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi attends a rally in support of him in Tehran June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Jamejam OnlineReuters - Supporters of Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi aim to keep pressure up with new protests on Wednesday over a disputed poll which has led to the biggest upheaval since the 1979 Islamic revolution.


India simply not up to scratch, says Dhoni (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 03:09 PM PDT

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) and Harbhajan Singh leave the field after Singh was out during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match against South Africa at Trent Bridge cricket ground, Nottingham, England June 16 2009. Dhoni was acting as Singh's runner.  REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Defending champions India were "not up to international standards" at the Twenty20 World Cup, according to their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.


BRIC demands more clout, steers clear of dollar talk (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 01:58 PM PDT

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L), Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev talk before the BRIC summit in Yekaterinburg June 16, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir RodionovReuters - The leaders of the world's biggest emerging markets demanded a greater say in the global financial system on Tuesday at their first summit, but steered clear of any assault on the U.S. dollar's dominance.


Kirsten IPL suggestion impractical says former coach (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 08:06 AM PDT

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni talks to team coach Gary Kirsten (R) during a cricket training session in Indore November 16, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - India coach Gary Kirsten's suggestion that players could be pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to keep them fresh was rejected as impractical by former coach and selector Madan Lal on Tuesday.


World "sleepwalking" into disasters - U.N. aid chief (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 07:39 AM PDT

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes looks on during a news conference at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva May 12, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - The world is 'sleepwalking' towards preventable natural disasters whose effects could be cut significantly with a modest increase in spending on risk reduction, the United Nations aid chief said on Tuesday.


TIMELINE - Highs and lows in Pakistan-India ties (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 11:32 AM PDT

Pakistani Rangers and Indian Border Security Force personnel (obscured) lower the flags of the two countries during a daily flag lowering ceremony at the India-Pakistan joint border at Wagah some 20 km (12 miles) to the east of Lahore, December 14, 2006. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/FilesReuters - The leaders of India and Pakistan met on Tuesday for the first time since last year's attacks on Mumbai, in a tentative thaw which stopped well short of reopening a peace process between the two countries.


Developing world leaders show new power at summits (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 11:04 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev waves upon his arrival for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - Leaders of emerging world powers discussed reducing reliance on the United States, as well as boosting security and trade, at two summits on Tuesday hosted by Russia but excluding the West.


India, Pakistan leaders hold first talks since Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 07:14 AM PDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proceed to line up for a family photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - The leaders of India and Pakistan met on Tuesday for the first time since last year's attacks on Mumbai, in a tentative thaw which stopped well short of reopening a peace process between the two countries.


Maoists kill five policemen in Jharkhand (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 06:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Maoist rebels killed five policemen in Jharkhand on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a series of violent incidents as states attempt to crack down on the rebels.

Sri Lanka reach semis by beating New Zealand (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:47 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene bats during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham, England, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Sri Lanka reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after off-spinner Ajantha Mendis claimed three wickets to help defeat New Zealand by 48 runs in their eliminator at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.


Sri Lanka detects first H1N1 flu case (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 08:07 AM PDT

Reuters - Sri Lanka has identified its first case of the H1N1 flu virus in a young patient who arrived from Australia over the weekend, the government said on Tuesday.

South Africa 130-5 v India - Twenty20 World Cup (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 11:17 AM PDT

South Africa's AB de Villiers bats during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match against India at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham, June 16, 2009.     REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - South Africa scored 130 runs for five wickets against India in their Twenty20 World Cup Group E match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Tuesday.


ANALYSIS - Pakistan, India take first step to resuming dialogue (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 05:36 AM PDT

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari waves upon his arrival for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg June 14, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - The leaders of India and Pakistan broke the ice between their countries on Tuesday with their first meeting since November's Mumbai attacks but analysts cautioned against hopes for a speedy breakthrough.


Advertisers remain bullish despite India's early exit (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 01:11 AM PDT

India's Yusuf Pathan gets ready for the final over of the match against England in the ICC World Twenty20 cricket super eight match at Lord's cricket ground, London June 14, 2009. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - India's failure to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals is bad news for the team, their fans and advertisers experiencing a sharp dip in viewership, but it is not all doom and gloom in the cricket-mad country.


Beckhams receive apology from former nanny (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 04:50 AM PDT

England soccer player David Beckham sits with his wife Victoria in Los Angeles May 23, 2008. Beckham and his wife received an apology from a former nanny at London's High Court on Tuesday over her disclosures of confidential information about the celebrity couple. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/FilesReuters - England soccer player David Beckham and his wife Victoria received an apology from a former nanny at London's High Court on Tuesday over her disclosures of confidential information about the celebrity couple.


Bangladesh team to check planned India river dam (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 06:00 AM PDT

Reuters - A Bangladesh parliamentary team will soon visit the site of a controversial hydro-electric dam India plans to build in its northeastern Manipur state that opposition parties and environmental experts say will affect a river system shared by the two countries.

Taliban say they do not hide among civilians (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 03:38 AM PDT

Pakistani Taliban fighters sit in the back of a truck with their weapons in Buner, about 100 km northwest of Islamabad April 24, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Afghanistan's Taliban denied on Tuesday that they hide among civilians while they fight foreign troops, and dismissed claims that the majority of their fighters were foreign.


ANALYST VIEW - Indian and Pakistani leaders meet in Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 03:22 AM PDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proceed to line up for a family photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday the territory of Pakistan must not be used for terrorism.


India PM, Pakistan president to meet in July - official (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 05:43 AM PDT

Reuters - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will meet in Egypt, probably around July 15-16, an Indian official said on Tuesday.
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