2009年6月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Speculation grows on Apple CEO's return to work (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 04:49 PM PDT

Apple Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs is shown in this combination photo of file photographs dating (top row L to R) July 2000, November 2003, September 2005, (bottom L to R) September 2006, January 2007 and September 2008. REUTERS/FilesReuters - Steve Jobs was quoted in a press release and reportedly spotted at the Apple campus on Monday, raising speculation that the chief executive may have returned to work.


Four killed, 70 injured in Washington subway crash (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 04:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Four people were killed and at least 70 were injured when a Washington, D.C., subway train derailed and smashed into another train on the outskirts of the city during the afternoon rush hour on Monday, officials said.

Glover holds nerve to triumph at Bethpage (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 05:16 PM PDT

Lucas Glover of the U.S. reacts after his par on the 7th hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open golf championship on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York, June 22, 2009.     REUTERS/Matt SullivanReuters - Lucas Glover stayed rock steady to hold off thrilling charges by fellow Americans Phil Mickelson and David Duval and claim his first major title at the weather-delayed U.S. Open on Monday.


Thomson Reuters to quit London exchange (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 05:03 PM PDT

A man walks near a Thomson Reuters logo at the Thomson Reuters building in Canary Wharf in east London May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - Thomson Reuters Corp plans to withdraw its shares from the London Stock Exchange, severing a key connection with Reuters' British roots.


INTERVIEW - Cricket-loving Mirza glad to be back (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 09:39 AM PDT

Sania Mirza of India returns the ball to Anna-Lena Groenefeld  of Germany  at the  Wimbledon tennis championships, in London June 22, 2009.   REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - Sania Mirza first picked up a tennis racket aged six but if she had been a boy the Indian would probably have reached for a cricket bat instead.


Pakistan army says in final phase of Swat offensive (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 08:22 AM PDT

A Pakistani soldier stands guard next to an army tank destroyed by militants in Buner district, during a trip organised by the government, about 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Pakistan security forces are near the end of their offensive in the Swat valley, the army said on Monday, with more than 40,000 people on the move before the next phase starts against the Pakistani Taliban's headquarters.


Iran Revolutionary Guard threaten protest crackdown (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 10:03 AM PDT

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Protesters gesture on a street in Tehran in this undated photo uploaded onto Twitter June 21, 2009. REUTERS/TwitterReuters - Iran's hardline Revolutionary Guards threatened on Monday to crush protests, after opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi urged supporters to stage more demonstrations over the disputed June 12 election.


Sarkozy says burqas have no place in France (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 07:32 AM PDT

A girl wearing a burqa hides behind another as they visit the Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum in Karachi in this April 23, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Athar Hussain/FilesReuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday that burqas, garments that cover women from head to toe and hide their faces, had no place in France as they were a sign of the subjugation of women.


Govt pledges $290 million to clean Kashmir lakes (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 08:13 AM PDT

A Kashmiri fisherman throws a net into Dal Lake on a sunny day in Srinagar in this April 9, 2009 file photo.  REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - The government will spend more than $290 million cleaning up two iconic lakes in Kashmir which have been polluted during decades of neglect and a separatist revolt, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Monday.


World Cup triumph vital for Pakistan's recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 05:41 AM PDT

Pakistan fans celebrate after Pakistan won the ICC World Twenty20 cricket final against Sri Lanka at Lord's cricket ground, London June 21, 2009.  REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Former Pakistan players hailed the side's Twenty20 World Cup win and hoped the victory can go some way towards unifying the troubled nation and restore its position on the international cricket map.


Govt labels Maoist party as terrorist group (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 06:10 AM PDT

A police officer mans his position before proceeding inside the villages of Lalgarh, some 170 km (106 miles) west of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, June 18, 2009. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The government on Monday banned and formally labelled Maoist insurgents a terrorist group, hoping it would give security forces more enforcement powers after the rebels briefly created a "liberated zone" in West Bengal.


Apple sells more than one million iPhone 3GS (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 06:02 AM PDT

A customer looks at the Apple iPhone 3GS featuring the Word Fu application at the company's retail store in San Francisco, California June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Apple Inc sold more than 1 million units of its newest iPhone, the 3GS, in the first three days of launch, the company said on Monday.


Air India looks to cut employee costs by 5 bln rupees (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 02:37 AM PDT

Reuters - State-run Air India, which is grappling with a liquidity crunch, is looking to cut employee costs by 5 billion rupees annually, it said on Monday.

Govt still considering freeing fuel prices - Murli Deora (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 06:49 AM PDT

A worker fills a car with fuel at a petrol station in Jammu in this December 5, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Amit Gupta/FilesReuters - The government is looking at ending subsidies on petrol and diesel retail prices but has no immediate plans to raise pump prices after the rise in global oil prices, Oil Minister Murli Deora said on Monday.


Monsoon revives after two-week lull - IMD (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 09:42 PM PDT

A girl covers her head with her bag as it rains in New Delhi April 8, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The south-west monsoon, which had been stalled since June 7, revived on June 21 and is likely to cover more parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the weather department said on Monday morning.


World Bank sees most economies in deeper slump (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 11:24 PM PDT

Reuters - The World Bank warned on Monday prospects for the global economy remained "unusually uncertain" despite recent signs of improvement in parts of the world and cut its 2009 growth forecasts for most economies.

Super cars, premium beers help rich Indians beat blues (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 12:37 AM PDT

A bartender prepares a drink for customers at a bar in a luxury hotel in Mumbai November 22, 2008, file photo. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - The world economy is struggling and India is growing at its slowest pace in six years, but that hasn't stopped the wealthy from downing premium beers and revving up their super-luxury cars.


Philippines reports Asia's first death related to H1N1 (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 01:36 AM PDT

Reuters - A 49-year-old Filipina with heart and liver ailments has died after contracting the new flu virus, the first such death in Asia, health officials in Manila said on Monday.

Troubled Pakistan cheers World Cup victory (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 10:55 PM PDT

Pakistan's captain Younis Khan and his team celebrate as he lifts the trophy after Pakistan won the ICC World Twenty20 cricket final against Sri Lanka at Lord's cricket ground, London June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Troubled but cricket-crazy Pakistan celebrated on Monday victory in the Twenty20 World Cup 3-½ months after an attack on the Sri Lankan team appeared to drive a nail into the coffin of Pakistani cricket.


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