2009年10月2日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Aid arrives as Indonesia quake toll around 1,000 (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT

Motorcycles drive past a damaged shopping complex in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island October 1, 2009.  REUTERS/Crack PalinggiReuters - Aid for thousands of survivors of an earthquake in Indonesia trickled in on Friday and international rescue teams set to work, but efforts were hampered by power blackouts and a shortage of heavy equipment.


India, China in row over Kashmir visas (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 02:09 AM PDT

Reuters - India has protested against a Chinese embassy policy of issuing different visas to residents of Kashmir, the latest in a series of low-level border disputes between the Asian giants.

Cluster of dinosaur eggs found in Tamil Nadu (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:01 AM PDT

Reuters - Geologists have found a cluster of fossilised dinosaur eggs, said to be about 65 million years old, in a village in Tamil Nadu, according to media reports.

Rio to host 2016 Games after landslide win (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:20 AM PDT

Jose Manuel Martinez of Spain casts his shadow over the Olympic rings outside the National Stadium during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 24, 2008. Rio de Janeiro was chosen as the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games after an International Olympic Committee vote in Copenhagen on Friday.Reuters - Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympics after the Brazilian city won a landslide victory over Madrid in the final round of voting on Friday.


ANALYSIS - Olympics affirms Brazil's rise, Lula's legacy (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Rio de Janeiro's successful bid to host the Olympics in 2016 culminates Brazil's remarkable rise over the past decade from a near basket case to an economic and diplomatic heavyweight.

Suspected Tamils breach Sri Lankan mission in Delhi (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 06:46 AM PDT

Reuters - About 10 suspected Indian Tamil protesters broke into the compound of the Sri Lankan diplomatic mission in New Delhi on Friday, police said.

Heavy rains lash southern India, 130 die (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 09:27 AM PDT

Reuters - More than 130 people have died and hundreds are being evacuated due to heavy rains which have lashed Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over the past three days, officials said.

New Delhi urged to face up to 'enormous' Games challenges (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT

Labourers' children play at the Thyagraj sports complex, one of the venues for the Commonwealth Games 2010, in New Delhi February 24, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The head of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) believes there are "enormous" challenges facing the event and urged New Delhi organisers on Friday to hire a slew of foreign experts to ensure the Games are a success.


Q+A-After talks with Iran in Geneva, what next for US? (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:50 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's policy of engaging Tehran received a fillip after talks between Iran and six world powers in Geneva on Thursday produced some tentative deals on its nuclear enrichment program.

Olympics - Obama rebuffed as Rio and Madrid contest 2016 (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 09:16 AM PDT

U.S.President, Barack Obama, congratulates U.S. first lady, Michelle Obama on her speech, as he prepares to present the city of Chicago's candidature for the 2016 Olympic Games in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. IOC rebuffed Obama eliminating Chicago from the contest for the 2016 Olympics. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sensationally rebuffed U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday, eliminating Chicago from the contest for the 2016 Olympics and narrowing the field to Rio de Janeiro and Madrid.


Renault robbed me of F1 title, says Felipe Massa (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:03 AM PDT

Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil drives a kart during a training session in Sao Paulo September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Brazilian Felipe Massa has accused Renault and Nelson Piquet junior of robbing him of the 2008 Formula One title by fixing last year's Singapore Grand Prix.


Iran nuclear talks with U.S. and allies eases tension (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:47 PM PDT

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili speaks to the media after a meeting over Tehran's nuclear programme in Geneva October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ruben SprichReuters - Talks between Iran and six major powers over Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday opened the door to improved relations as Iran agreed to allow U.N. inspectors into a newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant.


Mitchell Johnson named ICC Cricketer of Year (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 08:33 PM PDT

Australia's Mitchell Johnson celebrates dismissing England's Owais Shah during their third one-day international cricket match at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, Hampshire, September 9, 2009.       REUTERS/Philip Brown/FilesReuters - Australia all-rounder Mitchell Johnson was named International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg on Thursday.


Olympics - Tokyo eliminated in second round of 2016 Olympics vote (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 08:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Tokyo were eliminated after the second round of voting for the 2016 Olympics host city.

Myanmar court upholds Suu Kyi guilty verdict (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:47 PM PDT

An activist looks down during a vigil in support of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Taipei, May 27, 2009. REUTERS/Nicky Loh/FilesReuters - A court in army-ruled Myanmar upheld its guilty verdict on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a legal source said, a ruling likely to keep the Nobel laureate in detention until after next year's elections.


Travel Postcard: 48 hours in historical Hampi, Karnataka (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:46 AM PDT

Reuters - A visit to Hampi, a historical town tucked away among the hills in Northern Karnataka, is a step back in time.

Half of babies born in rich world will live to 100 (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT

Reuters - More than half of babies born in rich nations today will live to be 100 years old if current life expectancy trends continue, according to Danish researchers.
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