2009年9月30日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Tourist boat capsizes in Kerala, 18 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:28 AM PDT

Rescue workers stand over a capsized boat at a lake in a wildlife sanctuary at Thekkady in Kerala September 30, 2009. The boat carrying 76 tourists capsized on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A boat carrying 76 tourists capsized in a lake in Keralas Thekkady wildlife sanctuary on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said.


India beat West Indies but exit Champions Trophy (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 11:52 AM PDT

India's Harbhajan Singh (C) celebrates with team-mates after taking the wicket of West Indies' Royston Crandon during their ICC Champions Trophy cricket match in Johannesburg, September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsReuters - Praveen Kumar and Ashish Nehra shared six wickets as India beat West Indies by seven wickets but still went out of the Champions Trophy on Wednesday.


Sensex tops 17,000, gains 18 pct on qtr (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 06:08 AM PDT

People walk pass the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building displaying India's benchmark share index on its facade, in Mumbai September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - The BSE Sensex surged past 17,000 points on Wednesday for the first time since May 2008, rising 1.6 percent in its best rise in three weeks as investors bet on strong quarterly earnings due from next week.


Indonesia quake kills 75, thousands trapped - officials (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 08:48 AM PDT

A geologist looks at a screen showing the seismograph reading of a powerful earthquake that rocked Sumatra island at the office of meteorological agency in Jakarta September 30, 2009.REUTERS/SupriReuters - A powerful earthquake struck off the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 75 people and trapping thousands under rubble, officials said.


Bharti and MTN tie-up talks collapse again (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 10:09 AM PDT

A general view of the headquarters of South Africa's MTN Group in Johannesburg, May 27, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - Talks between Bharti Airtel and MTN Group to create the world's third-largest mobile operator collapsed for the second time in just over a year on Wednesday over South Africa's reluctance to allow a flagship corporate to lose its national character.


Air India pilots call strike off, services restored (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 02:43 AM PDT

Air India's newly acquired Airbus A321 and Boeing 777-200 LR aircrafts are on display at the tarmac of Mumbai airport July 30, 2007. Pilots working for ailing state-run carrier Air India on Wednesday called off a strike. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Pilots working for ailing state-run carrier Air India on Wednesday called off a strike that saw scores of flights cancelled, bookings suspended and hundreds of passengers stranded over the last four days.


Fernando Alonso to replace Raikkonen at Ferrari (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 07:37 AM PDT

Fernando Alonso of Spain is seen before the Singapore F1 Grand Prix at the Marina Bay street circuit September 27, 2009. Renault's Alonso will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari next season, the Italian team said in a statement on Wednesday. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Renault's Fernando Alonso will replace Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari next season, the Italian team said on Wednesday.


Tsunami deaths likely to rise in Pacific islands (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 11:07 AM PDT

An earthquake event location map shows the location of  earthquake occurring in  Samoa Islands of the on September 29, 2009. A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations killing possibly more than 100 people officials said. REUTERS/NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/HandoutReuters - Relief workers in American Samoa and Samoa on Thursday searched for survivors after a series of tsunamis smashed into the tiny Pacific islands, killing possibly more than 100 people and flattening villages.


India win toss and elect to field against West Indies (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:56 AM PDT

Reuters - India won the toss and chose to field first in their Champions Trophy Group A match against West Indies at the Wanderers on Wednesday.

Nations offer alternatives in climate pact talks (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:51 AM PDT

An activist holds an effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during a demonstration outside the United Nations Building in Bangkok, where talks on climate change are being held, September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Sukree SukplangReuters - Negotiators at U.N. climate talks on Wednesday tried to break the deadlock on finance and steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions as a string of reports warned of dire consequences from global warming.


Bihar boat accident toll rises to 58 (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of 58 villagers, more than half of them children, floating in a river after a boat capsized during a storm in Bihar, officials said on Wednesday.

Maoists kill three CPI-M members in West Bengal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 03:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Maoist rebels abducted and gunned down three members of the ruling communist party in a forest in West Bengal on Wednesday, police said.

Bharti-MTN talks deadline looms; next step uncertain (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:36 PM PDT

A man talks on a mobile phone in front of advisements of Bharti Airtel in Siliguri September 23, 2009. A deadline for exclusive talks for a $24 billion tie-up between Bharti Airtel  and South Africa's MTN Group ends on Wednesday, with little clarity on where the deal is heading. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - A deadline for exclusive talks for a $24 billion tie-up between telecoms firm Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group ends on Wednesday, with little clarity on where the deal is heading.


SCENARIOS - Alternative tie-ups if MTN-Bharti exclusivity ends (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 08:52 PM PDT

A general view of the headquarters of South Africa's MTN Group in Johannesburg, May 27, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - A proposed $24 billion tie-up between telecoms groups MTN and Bharti Airtel faces more regulatory uncertainty as a self-imposed deadline for the exclusivity of talks between the groups expires on Sept. 30.


India says no tsunami warning after quake (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 05:26 AM PDT

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck off the city of padang on the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday. REUTERS/GraphicsReuters - India has not issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake in Indonesia, an official said on Wednesday.


Church hut collapse kills 23 in Nepal (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 10:15 PM PDT

Reuters - At least 23 people, including women and children, were killed in their sleep in Nepal when a three-storey bamboo hut used for a church function collapsed, police said on Wednesday.

Australia win toss and send Pakistan in to bat (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 01:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Australia won the toss and put Pakistan in to bat first in their Champions Trophy Group A match at Centurion on Wednesday.

Tsunami could hit Indian Ocean region - Japan agency (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 04:15 AM PDT

Reuters - An earthquake that struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday could cause a destructive tsunami at various points throughout the Indian Ocean region, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

FACTBOX - Hurdles to a Bharti-MTN deal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:47 AM PDT

Reuters - A self-imposed deadline for exclusive talks for a tie-up between India's top mobile firm Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN expires on Wednesday, but any deal still faces regulatory and political hurdles.

Earnings hopes power BSE Sensex past 17,000 pts (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 11:41 PM PDT

People walk pass the Bombay Stock Exchange building displaying India's benchmark share index on its facade, in Mumbai July 31, 2009. Sensex climbed above 17,000 points on Wednesday for the first time since May 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The BSE Sensex climbed above 17,000 points on Wednesday for the first time since May 2008, led by banks and Reliance Industries on hopes quarterly earnings would top expectations.


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