2009年11月6日星期五

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Jackson film crosses $100 million internationally (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:44 PM PST

A fan shows up in a Michael Jackson t-shirt at a cinema hall showing documentary Reuters - The Michael Jackson concert film "This Is It" has crossed the $100 million mark at international box offices as it enters its second weekend in theaters, the studio behind the movie said on Friday.


New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in second ODI (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:47 PM PST

Pakistan's Salman Butt plays a shot during their second one day international (ODI) cricket match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi November 6, 2009. New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second one-day international at Sheikh Zayed  stadium on Friday. REUTERS/Nikhil MonterioReuters - New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second one-day international at Sheikh Zayed stadium on Friday.


Ford Taurus in one-week production halt (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:01 PM PST

A 2010 Ford Taurus is displayed during a Ford event in New York, in this August 6, 2009 file photo. A labor dispute at an auto parts supplier in India has forced Ford Motor Co to shut production of its new Taurus full-size sedan one week due to a transmission component shortage, a spokesman said on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - A labor dispute at an auto parts supplier in India has forced Ford Motor Co to shut production of its new Taurus full-size sedan one week due to a transmission component shortage, a spokesman said on Friday.


India, EU to resolve generic drug dispute - Anand Sharma (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 08:31 AM PST

Trade Minister Anand Sharma speaks during an during an interview in New York, June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East/FilesReuters - India will resolve a dispute with the European Union over generic drugs in an amicable way, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Friday.


NEWSMAKER - Megha shows Mittal family steel in fashion coup (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 08:52 AM PST

A woman walks past a store of Escada fashion house in Berlin, August 13, 2009. By snapping up insolvent German fashion house Escada, Megha Mittal, daughter-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, launched the type of corporate coup more associated with her famous namesake. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/FilesReuters - Megha Mittal -- wife of ArcelorMittal finance chief Aditya Mittal -- won the bidding war for the German fashion icon on Thursday over rivals including Sven Ley, the son of Escada founder Wolfgang Ley.


One killed, 5 injured in Orlando shooting - police (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:19 PM PST

Reuters - A gunman opened fire inside a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, the mayor and the local police chief said.

Forty leaders plan to attend climate talks - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:08 PM PST

Steam and other emissions are seen coming from funnels at a chemical manufacturing facility in Melbourne in this June 24, 2009 file photo. About 40 world leaders plan to go to Copenhagen next month, the United Nations said on Friday as preparatory talks ended with scant progress. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/FilesReuters - About 40 world leaders plan to go to Copenhagen next month to improve the chances of clinching a U.N. climate deal, the United Nations said on Friday as preparatory talks ended with scant progress.


Force India face legal action over F1 wind tunnel (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:49 AM PST

Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil of Germany participates in the first free training session at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo October 16, 2009. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/FilesReuters - Italian wind tunnel operator Aerolab said on Friday they were taking legal action against the Force India Formula One team for "serious and persistent" breaches of contract.


India hopes to complete EU trade talks in 2010 - PM (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:57 AM PST

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) gestures as India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (L) watch during their joint news conference in New Delhi November 6, 2009. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - India hopes to conclude talks for a free-trade agreement with the European Union within a year and work closely with the bloc to reform international financial institutions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.


INTERVIEW - Monthly India WPI data to ease volatility (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:37 AM PST

A shopkeeper arranges sweet figs at a wholesale dried fruit market in the old quarters of Delhi October 29, 2009. The governments move to report wholesale price index (WPI) inflation data on a monthly instead of a weekly basis will remove a source of market volatility, the country's chief statistician said. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - India's move to report wholesale price index (WPI) inflation data on a monthly instead of a weekly basis will remove a source of market volatility, the country's chief statistician said in an interview on Friday.


Motive probed for U.S. army shooting rampage (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:36 PM PST

Command Sgt. Major Arthur Coleman (L), and Col. Bill Hill, (R), board a Blackhawk helicopter as they depart Fort Hood Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Investigators searched for the motive on Friday behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which an Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.


Q+A - How big a threat are the Maoists in India? (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:19 AM PST

Schoolgirls ride a bicycle past police patrolling a road near Lalgarh, about 170 km west Kolkata, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Parth SanyalReuters - After a resounding general election win in May, the Congress party-led government, no longer dependent on communist parties in its coalition, has decided to take on an estimated 22,000 Maoist rebels who hold sway over swathes of countryside.


Bus crash kills 30 in Himachal Pradesh (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 05:06 AM PST

Reuters - At least 30 people were killed and 40 others were injured on Friday when a bus plunged into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh, police said.

Villagers flee war zone as govt battles Maoists (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:17 AM PST

Passengers stand in front of the Rajdhani Express after it was stopped by hundreds of tribal people linked to Maoist rebels at Banstala, west of  Kolkata, October 27, 2009. The Congress party-led government has decided to take on an estimated 22,000 Maoist rebels who hold sway over swathes of countryside. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Babulal Mahato hides in paddy fields each night in an eastern Indian village as security forces carry out search operations for Maoist supporters.


Travel Picks: Top 10 moustache-dense nations for Movember (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 06:42 AM PST

Ramesh Chand Kushwa poses with his seven-and half feet long moustache in front of Taj Mahal in Agra June 27, 2006. REUTERS/Pawan Sharma/FilesReuters - In a growing campaign to refer to November as "Movember", men around the world are being encouraged to grow a moustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer.


Workers end strike at Indian supplier to GM, Ford (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:39 AM PST

Reuters - Workers at an auto-parts maker have ended a six-week strike, which had hit supplies to General Motors and Ford and caused the shutdown of some North American plants, an official at the Rico Auto said.

Overseas students hit by Australia college closure (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:30 PM PST

Reuters - Australia's image as a top destination for foreign students suffered another setback on Friday after four bankrupt colleges closed, leaving more than 2,000 students stranded.

Agassi asks for compassion for drug use (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 08:31 PM PST

Andre Agassi of the U.S. looks on during an exhibition tennis match against compatriot Pete Sampras at Venetian Macao in Macau October 25, 2009. Andre Agassi pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - Andre Agassi, mired in controversy after admitting to using crystal meth, pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States.


U.S. becomes top country brand under Obama - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:26 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, November 5, 2009. The president's starpower has made the United States the place most people want to visit and do business with, according to an annual survey that ranks nations like retail brands.  REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesReuters - Barack Obama has done it again. The president's starpower has made the United States the place most people want to visit and do business with, according to an annual survey that ranks nations like retail brands.


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