2009年10月1日星期四

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Shiney Ahuja gets bail in rape case (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 06:42 AM PDT

Actor Shiney Ahuja arrives at the 7th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Dubai in this June 16, 2006 file photo.  REUTERS/Xavier Almiron/FilesReuters - Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja has been granted bail by the Mumbai High Court more than three months after he was arrested on charges of raping his maid.


Failed monsoon leaves behind winter crop woes (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:34 AM PDT

Schoolgirls stand on a road divider as they huddle under an umbrella during monsoon rain in New Delhi September 10, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India's monsoon season, the worst since 1972, wound up 23 percent below average in 2009, leaving behind ravaged rice and sugarcane fields, depleted reservoirs and dry soil that threatens winter crops.


Pope urges Pakistan to protect Christian minorities (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:34 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves at the end of his weekly audience in St.Peter's square at the Vatican September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Alessia PierdomenicoReuters - Pope Benedict urged Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday to guarantee protection of minority Christians, who have been the target of violence in the overwhelmingly Islamic country.


Failure of Bharti/MTN talks pleases investors (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:34 AM PDT

A rickshaw driver talks on his mobile phone as he rides past a billboard outside a railway station in Chandigarh in this May 26, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Bharti Airtel and MTN Group's shares rallied on Thursday after the telecoms groups failed to seal a $24 billion tie-up, and any future attempts are likely to be viewed sceptically, analysts said.


China marks 60 years with spectacle of power (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 04:04 AM PDT

A policeman in front of decorations on Beijing's Tiananmen Square September 30, 2009 after it was closed to the public for the National Day celebrations starting October 1. China celebrated its ascendance with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in the nation's capital. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - China celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism.


Air force seeks permission to fire at Maoists (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:35 AM PDT

India's Air Chief Marshal PV Naik speaks during a news conference at the South Western Air Command (SWAC) headquarters in Gandhinagar, about 35 km (22 miles) north of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Amit DaveReuters - The air force has sought permission from the government to fire at Maoist guerrillas if they came under attack from the rebels during any operation, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik said on Thursday.


Data points to policy tightening next year (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:34 AM PDT

A labourer works at a metal pipes workshop at an industrial area in Mumbai September 11, 2009. Pace of India's manufacturing activity rose in September, recovering from a drop to a five-month low in August, as domestic demand and robust factory orders picked up, a survey showed. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's factory output rose in September and inflation accelerated on surging food prices, a trend analysts said could see the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) start unwinding accommodative policy in late 2009 or early 2010.


Tourist boat accident toll climbs to 41 in India (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:24 AM PDT

Rescue workers stand over a capsized boat at a lake in a wildlife sanctuary at Thekkady in the southern Indian state of Kerala September 30, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The death toll from a boat accident in a wildlife sanctuary in Kerala has climbed to 41 and could rise, officials said on Thursday.


Thousands feared dead after Indonesia quake (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:43 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 - Rescue teams struggled on Thursday to reach scores of people trapped under debris and survivors pleaded for aid after a powerful quake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, possibly killing thousands.


India rejects Chinese protest at Dalai Lama trip (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 08:55 PM PDT

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama in Calgary, Alberta, September 30, 2009. Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said on Wednesday China should not object to the Dalai Lama's planned trip to a northeast Indian state, part of which Beijing claims in a festering border dispute between the two Asian powers. REUTERS/Todd KorolReuters - Foreign minister S.M. Krishna said on Wednesday China should not object to the Dalai Lama's planned trip to a northeast Indian state, part of which Beijing claims in a festering border dispute between the two Asian powers.


IMF forecasts 2010 India GDP +6.4 pct (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 11:56 PM PDT

A labourer works in a metal workshop at an industrial area in Mumbai August 31, 2009. The IMF forecast China and India will lead Asia's expansion in 2010, growing at rates of 9.0 and 6.4 percent, respectively. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Major Asian economies achieved a remarkable rebound from the global financial crisis, but it is not certain the recovery can be sustained, the International Monetary fund said on Thursday.


Tsunamis turn South Pacific paradise into deadly hell (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 08:15 PM 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 - Rescuers pulled bodies from the mud and twisted rubble and fished bloated corpses from the South Pacifc's blue sea off Samoa on Thursday as the death toll from a series of tsunamis continued to rise.


Samoa quake exposes tsunami warning limitations (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 09:24 PM PDT

A boy gestures in front of a pickup truck destroyed by a tsunami near Lalomanu on the southern coast of Western Samoa September 30, 2009. Successive tsunamis which pounded South Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, have exposed the limitations of early alert systems.   REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Successive tsunamis which pounded South Pacific islands, killing more than 100 people, have exposed the limitations of early alert systems set up since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, an expert said on Thursday.


India made mistakes in Champions Trophy - Dhoni (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 07:35 PM PDT

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of West Indies' Darren Sammy during their ICC Champions Trophy cricket match in Johannesburg September 30, 2009. Dhoni admitted his team made mistakes during the Champions Trophy in which they failed to reach the semi-finals. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsReuters - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted his team made mistakes during the Champions Trophy in which they failed to reach the semi-finals.


Polanski faces harsher US justice system than 1977 (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 08:04 PM PDT

Director Roman Polanski in Oberhausen September 29, 2008. If Los Angeles prosecutors succeed in extraditing Roman Polanski from Switzerland to face sentencing for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl, the film director will find that U.S. courts treat his crime more severely than 30 years ago.  REUTERS/Ina FassbenderReuters - If Los Angeles prosecutors succeed in extraditing Roman Polanski from Switzerland to face sentencing for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl, the film director will find that U.S. courts treat his crime more severely than 30 years ago.


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