2009年12月11日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Tiger Woods taking 'indefinite break' from golf (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 04:33 PM PST

Tiger Woods of the U.S. takes an approach shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the Australian Masters golf tournament in Melbourne November 14, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/FilesReuters - Tiger Woods said on Friday he would take an "indefinite break" from professional golf, acknowledging the disappointment and hurt his "infidelity" had caused his family.


Sreesanth in hospital with swine flu (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:44 PM PST

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth attends an Independence Day concert organised by television stars in Mumbai August 2, 2008. REUTERS/Manav Manglani/FilesReuters - Indian paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth is suffering from swine flu and will miss Saturday's second and final Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka.


Michael Jackson to get lifetime achievement Grammy (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:21 PM PST

U.S. pop star Michael Jackson gestures during a news conference at the O2 Arena in London March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/FilesReuters - Singer Michael Jackson next month will receive a posthumous Grammy for lifetime achievement, along with six other artists, organizers of the music industry's top awards said.


Indian barriers cost U.S. farmers millions - U.S. study (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:49 PM PST

Mature soybeans await harvesting near Marengo, Illinois, November 4, 2009. U.S. farmers and food manufacturers lose millions of dollars in sales to India each year because of that country's high tariffs and other trade barriers, a U.S. trade panel said on Friday. REUTERS/Julie Ingwerse/FilesReuters - U.S. farmers and food manufacturers lose millions of dollars in sales to India each year because of that country's high tariffs and other trade barriers, a U.S. trade panel said on Friday.


Woods wins UK court ban against nude, sex photos (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:51 AM PST

Tiger Woods of the U.S. walks the first tee before starting the third round of the 2009 PGA Championship golf tournament at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, August 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/FilesReuters - Golfer Tiger Woods, fighting to fend off intense media scrutiny over allegations he cheated on his wife, has won a British court order banning publication in Britain of any photos or video showing him nude or having sex.


Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talks (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 02:36 PM PST

An activist from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) stands in a poster outlining climate woes and cures at the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 11, 2009. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - A draft climate pact unveiled on Friday revived hopes that U.N. talks might be able to pin down an international deal to fight global warming, but developing nations said they needed more cash from the rich.


Text of statement from Tiger Woods (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 04:48 PM PST

Tiger Woods of the U.S. lines up his putt on the fourth hole during the final round of the Australian Masters golf tournament in Melbourne November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - Here is the full text of a statement by golfer Tiger Woods issued on his website, www.tigerwoods.com


Uttar Pradesh farmers outsmart nature, adapt to weather shifts (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 12:30 AM PST

Manoharchak villagers in flood-prone eastern region of Uttar Pradesh have elevated hand pumps to access clean water, adapting to climate change which is increasingly inundating their area, December 9, 2009. Reuters/Nita BhallaReuters - As world leaders and top scientists in Copenhagen debate how to deal with climate change, farmers a world away in flood-prone areas of northern India are taking it into their own hands to adapt to shifts in the weather.


Pakistani, U.S. agents interrogate five Americans (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 06:44 AM PST

An undated handout picture from the police chief's office in Sargodha, Pakistan, released on December 11, 2009, shows a young man identified as Ramy Zamzam, who police say was one of the five Americans arrested in Pakistan. REUTERS/Police HandoutReuters - U.S. FBI agents and their Pakistani colleagues interrogated on Friday five young American Muslims who wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight U.S.-led forces, Pakistani officials said.


Telangana statehood sparks more calls, Congress cornered (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 05:09 AM PST

Supporters of Telangana statehood hold flags and celebrate in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, December 10, 2009.  India's plan to carve a new state out of Andhra Pradesh on Friday sparked statehood demands in other parts of Asia's third largest economy in a new challenge to the Congress party-led government. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - India's plan to carve a Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh on Friday sparked statehood demands in other parts of Asia's third largest economy in a new challenge to the Congress party-led government.


Reservoirs swell; crops and power to gain (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:13 AM PST

Fishermen row their boat on waters of Srisailam reservoir near Hyderabad in this August 2006 file photo. Water in India's main reservoirs rose to 57 percent on Thursday, climbing above average for the first time after the level fell sharply because of the failed June-September monsoon, government data showed. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - Water levels in India's main reservoirs rose above average on Thursday, the first time since end July, reducing the risk to the wheat and rapeseed crops from a failed monsoon and boosting hydro power supply.


POLL - November WPI seen up 4.14 pct on year (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 03:50 AM PST

A vendor sprays water on vegetables to keep them fresh at a market in Siliguri in this July 6, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India's annual wholesale price index probably rose more than 4 percent in November, fuelled by accelerating food prices, but this is unlikely to force the central bank to tighten policy this month.


Apple countersues Nokia for patent infringement (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 09:51 AM PST

Models of the iPhone 3G with Chinese interface are shown during a promotional event at its launch in Hong Kong in this July 11, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - Apple Inc said it filed a countersuit against Nokia, claiming that the Finnish cellphone maker has pursued anti-competitive business practices and infringed on more than a dozen of its patents.


Ukraine cities get UEFA's Euro 2012 green light (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:31 AM PST

Construction work continues at the Olympic stadium in Kiev December 11, 2009. Ukrainian cities Kiev, Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv will host matches in the 2012 European soccer championship, UEFA said on Friday, with Kiev confirmed as the venue for the final. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichReuters - Ukrainian cities Kiev, Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv will host matches in the 2012 European soccer championship, UEFA said on Friday, with the capital confirmed as the venue for the final.


Oct industrial surges, rate dilemma seen (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 01:44 AM PST

A labourer works inside an electrode factory on the outskirts of Jammu December 10, 2009. India's industrial output  rose 10.3 percent in October from a year earlier, matching market forecast, helped by stimulus measures and robust domestic demand, data showed on Friday. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - India's industrial output in October rose more than 10 percent from a year earlier, suggesting the economy maintained a healthy growth rate after a strong September quarter.


Govt plan to create Telangana state hits businesses (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 06:36 AM PST

Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west London in this July 21, 2008 file photo. A unit of global drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline temporarily halted operations in Andhra Pradesh on Friday as the fallout from a government plan to carve up the southern state mounted.  REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - A unit of global drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline temporarily halted operations in Andhra Pradesh on Friday as the fallout from a government plan to carve up the southern state mounted.


Cotton farmers cut sales on price rise hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 05:16 AM PST

A worker rests on a heap of cotton inside a cotton factory at Kadi village, about 30 km (19 miles) north from Ahmedabad October 24, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - India's cotton supply is likely to be tight in the next few weeks as farmers in most states are stocking their produce, hoping that prices will rise further, growers and traders said.


India's 3G spectrum auction on schedule - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 09:30 PM PST

A customer examines his new Apple iPhone 3G at Telcel Center in the Kolkata in this August 21, 2008 file photo. India will conduct the auction for 3G wireless spectrum as scheduled, Communications Minister Andimuthu Raja, said on Friday. REUTERS/Jayanta ShawReuters - India will conduct the auction for 3G wireless spectrum as scheduled, Communications Minister Andimuthu Raja, said on Friday.


Hope India's industrial growth sustains - Ahluwalia (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 01:44 AM PST

A file photo of India's Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia in New Delhi, March 27, 2009. Ahluwalia said on Friday he hoped the momentum in the country's industrial output would be sustained in coming months. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - The deputy chairman of India's planing commission said on Friday he hoped the momentum in the country's industrial output would be sustained in coming months.


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