2010年2月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


EXCLUSIVE - Iran says nuclear fuel production goes "very well" (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:10 PM PST

Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, speaks with a Reuters correspondent during an interview in Tehran February 11, 2010.  REUTERS/Caren FirouzReuters - Iran's newly launched 20 percent nuclear fuel production is going "very well", the Islamic Republic's Atomic Energy Organisation chief told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.


Obama to see Dalai Lama next week despite China ire (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:36 PM PST

The Dalai Lama makes remarks after receiving the Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize during aceremony in the Capitol in Washington October 6, 2009. White House announced  that President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would  meet on Feb. 18, despite China's warning that such talks could hurt already-strained relations.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesReuters - The White House announced on Thursday that President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would meet on Feb. 18, despite China's warning that such talks could hurt already-strained Sino-U.S. relations.


"My Name is Khan" set to open despite security worries (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:44 PM PST

Workers remove a huge banner of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's film Reuters - Shah Rukh Khan's new film "My Name is Khan" opens in cinemas across India on Friday but theatre owners in Mumbai were still cagey about its release in the wake of threats by the Shiv Sena.


Bill Clinton in good spirits after heart procedure (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 05:34 PM PST

Former U.S. President and UN Special Envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton addresses delegates at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 28, 2010. Clinton underwent a procedure to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries, Clinton aide Douglas Band said. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/filesReuters - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton underwent a successful heart procedure on Thursday to open a blocked artery in his heart with two stents after he had experienced chest discomfort, his spokesman said.


Lawyer of Mumbai attack co-accused shot dead (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:08 AM PST

The Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai is seen engulfed in smoke during a gun battle in this  November 29, 2008 file photo. A lawyer for Fahim Ansari, an Indian accused of being a member of Lashkar-e-Taiba and conducting reconnaissance of Mumbai landmarks before the 2008 attacks, was shot dead on Thursday, a senior police official said. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - A lawyer for Fahim Ansari, an Indian accused of being a member of Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba and conducting reconnaissance of Mumbai landmarks before the 2008 attacks, was shot dead on Thursday, a senior police official said.


Fashion world's provocateur McQueen dead at 40 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:17 PM PST

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is seen during Paris Fashion Week in this March 10, 2009 file photo. McQueen was found dead on Thursday. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/FilesReuters - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, whose provocative collections made him a global star, was found dead at his London home on Thursday in what media said appeared to be suicide. He was 40.


Broken back no drama for India's fastest man (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:04 AM PST

India's Shiva K.P. Keshavan speeds down the track during a training run for the men's singles luge in preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, February 10, 2010.     REUTERS/Pawel KopczynskiReuters - Indian luger Kannan Palan Shiva Keshavan has defied doctors' orders to slide down the world's fastest track at the Vancouver Olympics with a fractured back.


INTERVIEW - Pakistan-India talks must cover Kashmir - Salahuddin (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:08 AM PST

Soldiers of the Border Security Force (BSF) (R) and Pakistani Rangers hold their respective flags during the Reuters - One of the pioneers of militant opposition to India in the disputed Kashmir region said on Thursday talks between Pakistan and India would fail if they did not focus on the "core issue" of Kashmir.


Kashmiris seek remains of JKLF leader Maqbool Bhat (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 03:03 AM PST

Members of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) carrying pictures of Maqbool Bhat march during a protest to mark the anniversary of the hanging of Bhat, in Srinagar February 11, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz KabliReuters - Shops and business remained closed and people stayed indoors in Srinagar on Thursday during a protest to demand the remains of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, a separatist leader hanged and buried in New Delhi's Tihar jail over two decades ago.


School fire kills 12 children in Arunachal Pradesh (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:33 AM PST

Reuters - At least 12 children were killed after a fire broke out overnight in a school hostel in Arunachal Pradesh, police said on Thursday.

Ex-U.S. President Bill Clinton hospitalized - U.S. media (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:11 PM PST

Former U.S. President and UN Special Envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton addresses delegates at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 28, 2010. Bill Clinton has been taken to hospital in New York with chest pains, U.S. media said. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/FilesReuters - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has been taken to hospital in New York with chest pains, U.S. media said.


Laxman declared fit for India in final South Africa test (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:29 AM PST

India's Vangipurappu Laxman runs during a cricket practice session ahead of their second and final test cricket match against South Africa, in Nagpur February 10, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - Experienced middle-order batsman Vangipurappu Laxman has been declared fit to play in the second and final test against South Africa starting on Sunday, India's chief selector Kris Srikkanth said.


KLNLF rebels surrender in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:22 AM PST

A rebel from Karbi Longri N C Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) holds a rifle during a surrender ceremony in Diphu, 270 km (170 miles) south of Guwahati, February 11, 2010. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah/FilesReuters - Hundreds of Karbi tribal guerrillas surrendered in Assam on Thursday, bringing to an end their more than 15-year-old armed struggle for political autonomy.


Celebrities add glitz to tiger conservation (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:56 AM PST

A two-and-a half year old female tigress named 'T-17' is seen at the Ranthambhore National Park in the Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan January 15, 2009. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/FilesReuters - 1,411 -- that's the number on the lips of Indian celebrities fronting a new campaign to save tigers which was launched ahead of the Chinese lunar Year of the Tiger -- a time some conservationists fear will lead to a spike in demand for the endangered animal's body parts.


ANALYSIS -An oil-less recovery dims the future for oil (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:13 AM PST

A New York City cab driver fills his taxi up with gas at a Hess station in New York in this July 2, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesReuters - The world may lose its taste for oil long before oil itself runs out, if the trend in the West becomes global.


U.N. vents frustration at stalled arms control forum (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 03:26 AM PST

An outside view of the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva is seen in this January 14, 2010 file photo. The United Nations vented frustration on Thursday at the lack of progress at the world's only multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, calling on its members to show more flexibility and get down to work. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/FilesReuters - The United Nations vented frustration on Thursday at the lack of progress at the world's only multilateral disarmament negotiating forum, calling on its members to show more flexibility and get down to work.


U.N. rights envoy asks Myanmar to allow Suu Kyi visit (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:06 AM PST

A file photo of Aung San Suu Kyi (R) as she arrives for a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) in Yangon in this November 4, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Aung Hla Tun/FilesReuters - The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar called on the ruling junta on Thursday to let him meet pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his third visit to the country next week.


Sri Lanka police crack down on opposition protest (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:06 AM PST

Police walk past supporters of former army commander General Sarath Fonseka during a protest in the Colombo suburb, Maharagama, February 11, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Sri Lanka's police used batons to disperse hundreds of supporters of losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka on Thursday, police and a Reuters witness said, in a second day of protests against his arrest.


Govt to debate fuel pricing on Feb 14 - official (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:29 AM PST

An attendant holds a petrol nozzle at a petrol pump in Siliguri January 4, 2008. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - India's finance and oil ministers will meet on Feb. 14 to discuss fuel pricing and subsidies, a senior government official, who did not want to be named, told reporters on Thursday.


India's wholesale gold demand slack for 2nd day (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:49 AM PST

A salesman displays gold jewellery for the camera at a showroom in Hyderabad August 21, 2009. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - India's wholesale gold buying remained slack for a second day on Thursday as prices inched up to trade at around $1,080 an ounce in the overseas markets, dealers said.


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