2010年12月9日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


UN talks on knife edge, Brazil, Japan see hope (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 07:29 PM PST

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) activists light candles representing the earth as they demonstrate on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference COP16 in Cancun December 5, 2010.  REUTERS/Jorge SilvaReuters - Talks on a 190-nation deal to slow global warming were on a "knife edge" on Thursday as Brazil and Japan expressed guarded hopes of ending a dispute between rich and poor about curbing greenhouse gas emissions.


Airport pat-down of India envoy appropriate - U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:12 PM PST

Passengers wait in line at the Spirit Airlines ticket counter at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago November 24, 2010. An airport pat-down of an Indian ambassador to the United States in Mississippi angered Indian government but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it was appropriate under the circumstances. REUTERS/Frank PolichReuters - An airport pat-down of the Indian ambassador to the United States in Mississippi angered her government but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday said it was appropriate under the circumstances.


Govt says solution to ending Kashmir protests in sight (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:27 AM PST

India's Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram speaks during a news conference in Srinagar, October 14, 2009. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - India said on Thursday the contours of a political solution to months of violent protests in disputed Kashmir were likely in a few months, but Kashmiri separatists said they had not heard about any such move.


Florida pardons Doors rocker Jim Morrison (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 02:28 PM PST

A fan holds an album by the seventies rock group The Doors and a candle near the tomb of late singer Jim Morrison during a ceremony marking what would have been Morrison's 60th birthday at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, December 8, 2003. REUTERS/John Schults/FilesReuters - Rock and roll icon Jim Morrison was pardoned on Thursday by the Florida clemency board for exposing himself at a raucous concert in 1969, an act the late singer and many concert-goers denied ever took place.


Q+A - What are the issues in troubled Kashmir? (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:16 AM PST

Indian policemen stand guard outside a police mortuary where bodies of three suspected militants were kept after a shootout in Srinagar November 29, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/FilesReuters - India's government said on Thursday the contours of a political solution to violent protests against Indian rule in the disputed Kashmir region were likely to emerge in the next few months.


India to widen telco probe as Ratan Tata backs govt (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 05:54 AM PST

Sajja Murli Chaudhary, 45, an employee of telecom operator systems takes part in a silent protest against the telecom corruption scandal in New Delhi December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - India on Thursday widened a probe into the country's biggest corruption case to include decisions made during the main opposition party's rule, a move that may take steam out of a campaign against the government.


India firm favourites for 2011 World Cup - Imran (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:39 AM PST

Pakistani politician Imran Khan pauses as he addresses a news conference, in London January 28, 2008.      REUTERS/Kieran Doherty/FilesReuters - India will be the overwhelming favourites to win next year's World Cup with home advantage and an ideal build-up on tour in South Africa, Pakistan's 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan said.


Kyoto impasse still blocks U.N. climate talks - India (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST

India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh gives a speech during a plenary session at the Moon Palace, where climate talks are taking place, in Cancun, December 8, 2010. REUTERS/Henry RomeroReuters - An impasse on the future of the Kyoto Protocol is still blocking a deal to slow global warming on the penultimate day of U.N. climate talks, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday.


IMG, Reliance in $140 mln Indian soccer deal (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:43 AM PST

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, speaks during a news conference in Mumbai September 21, 2008. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Billionaire private equity investor Ted Forstmann's sports and entertainment company IMG Worldwide and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries have teamed up again to commercially develop another popular global sport in India.


Nobel head says Liu's prize based on "universal values" (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:43 AM PST

Workers prepare the Nobel Peace Prize laureate exhibition Reuters - The Nobel Peace Prize panel on Thursday defended its award to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo as based on "universal values", rejecting Beijing's accusation that it is trying force Western ideas on China.


German police arrest two suspected Sikh militants (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 07:14 AM PST

Reuters - German police have arrested two men suspected of being Sikh militants belonging to a group that is fighting to create a Sikh homeland, prosecutors said on Thursday.

Tobacco smoke causes immediate damage - U.S. report (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:18 AM PST

A man smokes a cigarette in front of a pub in Bensheim early July 30, 2008. REUTERS/Alex Grimm/FilesReuters - Cigarette smoke causes immediate damage to a person's lungs and their DNA even in small amounts, including from second-hand smoke, U.S. federal officials said on Thursday in a new report.


Kenyans rally against EU-India deal on AIDS drugs (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 07:59 AM PST

Reuters - Hundreds of Kenyans living with HIV protested outside EU offices in Nairobi on Thursday against a deal they say may block access to cheap life-saving AIDS drugs.

Tata Motors to offer 4-yr warranty on Nano (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:51 PM PST

Employees work inside the newly inaugurated plant for the Tata Nano car at Sanand in Gujarat June 2, 2010.  REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Tata Motors said on Thursday it would offer a four-year manufacturer's warranty on Nano cars and it would be extended to all existing customers of the vehicle.


Indian plan to deter Pakistan more myth than reality (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:01 AM PST

An Indian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter takes part in a joint amphibious warfare exercise by the Indian armed forces at Madhavpur beach along the Arabian Sea, about 475 km (295 miles) west of Ahmedabad, February 9, 2009. Reuters - A strategy developed by the Indian military to fight a lightning and limited war with Pakistan without crossing nuclear red lines has stirred concern across the border and in the United States, but the plan is years, if not decades away from battle readiness.


WikiLeaks supporters vow to step up cyber attacks (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:17 AM PST

Credit card group MasterCard's website is not loading as of this screen grab at 0910 EST (1410 GMT) on December 8, 2010. REUTERSReuters - More cyber attacks in retaliation for attempts to block the WikiLeaks website are likely in a "data war" to protect Internet freedom, a representative of one of the groups involved said on Thursday.


"I'm not a lesbian" says tearful Oprah Winfrey (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 07:25 PM PST

Oprah Winfrey speaks after accepting the Minerva award at Reuters - A tearful Oprah Winfrey has denied she is a lesbian, saying that constant rumors about her close relationship with a female friend were irritating "because it means that somebody must think I am lying."


Chinese media say Nobel prize is "China-bashing" (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 08:36 PM PST

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia pose in this undated photo released by his family on October 3, 2010.  REUTERS/Handout/FilesReuters - Chinese state-run media accused the West of "launching a new round of China-bashing" ahead of Friday's awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo.


UN climate talks seek to avert damaging failure (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 09:08 PM PST

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh gives a speech during a plenary session at the Moon Palace, where climate talks are taking place, in Cancun, December 8, 2010. REUTERS/Henry RomeroReuters - Almost 200 nations sought on Wednesday to break a deadlock between rich and poor on steps to fight global warming and avert a new, damaging setback after they failed to agree a U.N. treaty last year in Copenhagen.


Q+A - Trade pact in focus at India-EU summit (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:30 PM PST

Reuters - Negotiations on a free trade pact will top the agenda at a summit of Indian and European Union (EU) leaders on Friday, an agreement that could generate two-way trade worth about $134 billion, officials said.

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