2010年4月7日星期三

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


U.S. Iraq command: no current plans to reopen attack probe (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:53 PM PDT

The image captured from classified U.S. military video footage shows Iraqis being shot from a US Apache helicopters that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff on July 12, 2007 and released to Reuters on April 5, 2010 by WikiLeaks, a group that promotes leaking to fight govt and corporate corruption. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - The U.S. military's Central Command said on Wednesday it has no current plans to reopen an investigation into a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, amid rights groups' appeals after graphic video footage was leaked.


Tata Motors says second Nano catches fire (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:52 AM PDT

A 'Nano' car belonging to one of its first owners, S.K. Thirani, drives through a road after being driven out of a showroom in Mumbai July 17, 2009. Tata Motors, said one of its ultra-cheap Nano cars caught fire on Wednesday as it was driven to a dealer, the second such incident this year. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The country's largest vehicle maker, Tata Motors, said one of its ultra-cheap Nano cars caught fire on Wednesday as it was driven to a dealer, the second such incident this year.


Troops fire on Kyrgyz anti-govt protests, govt "resigned" (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:41 AM PDT

A demonstrator lies on the ground after being shot during clashes near the presidential administration in Bishkek April 7, 2010.  Kyrgyz troops opened fire on Wednesday on thousands of anti-government protesters who tried to smash two trucks through the perimeter fence of government buildings in Bishkek.  REUTERS/Vladimir PirogovReuters - Kyrgyz troops opened fire on Wednesday on thousands of anti-government protesters who tried to smash two trucks through the perimeter fence of government buildings in the capital Bishkek, a Reuters reporter said.


China, Indian leaders to set up hotline (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:32 AM PDT

China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) shakes hands with S.M. Krishna at Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing April 7, 2010. China and India have agreed to set up a top level hotline during a Beijing visit by Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, who also discussed terrorism and regional security with his Chinese counterpart. REUTERS/China DailyReuters - China and India agreed to set up a top level hotline on Wednesday, sealing a "cordial" Beijing visit by Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna that consolidated an improvement in ties between the sometimes fractious neighbours.


Blast in Islamabad, no casualties - police (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Reuters - An explosion in a shopping district of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Wednesday caused minor damage but no casualties, police said.

Woods failed as a role model, says Masters chairman (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:41 AM PDT

Tiger Woods of the U.S. signs autographs after his practice round for the 2010 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 7, 2010. Scandal-hit Tiger Woods has failed to live up to expectations as a role model, Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/FilesReuters - Scandal-hit Tiger Woods has failed to live up to expectations as a role model, Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne said on Wednesday.


Navratilova has breast cancer - report (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:16 AM PDT

Martina Navratilova celebrates her seventh Wimbledon singles title after beating Hana Mandlikova during their finals match at Wimbledon on July 5, 1986. Martina Navratilova, one of the finest female tennis players of all time, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, she has told U.S. magazine People. REUTERS/Rob Taggart/FilesReuters - Martina Navratilova, one of the finest female tennis players of all time, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, she has told U.S. online magazine People.


Government under pressure in war against Maoists (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:23 AM PDT

Bodies of policemen are removed from a vehicle in Jagdalpur, in Chhattisgarh, April 6, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The government came under heavy pressure to mobilise more police and devise a better plan to fight rebel Maoists by involving the military on Wednesday, a day after the insurgents killed 76 police in a deadly attack.


BSE Sensex rises past 18,000; ends off highs (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 06:53 AM PDT

People walk pass the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai July 31, 2009. The BSE Sensex climbed above 18,000 points for the first time in more than two years on Wednesday and rose for the fourth straight session, fuelled by earnings optimism and mostly firm global equities. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The BSE Sensex climbed above 18,000 points for the first time in more than two years on Wednesday and rose for the fourth straight session, fuelled by earnings optimism and mostly firm global equities.


Nuclear summit to take aim at trafficking - draft (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Reuters - World leaders at a nuclear security summit next week will pledge to stop illicit trade in nuclear material and bring all vulnerable stocks under control within four years, according to a draft communique.

U.S. military weighs renewing probe over Iraq video (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:51 AM PDT

This image captured from a classified U.S. military video footage shows a wounded Iraqi person being loaded onto a van during a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff on July 12, 2007, and released to Reuters on April 5, 2010 by Wikileaks. REUTERS/WikiLeaks/HandoutReuters - The U.S. military is reviewing a video posted on the Internet of a 2007 attack by Apache helicopters that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, and could reopen an investigation into the incident, a military official said on Wednesday.


Cows absolved of stoking warming with nitrous oxide (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:17 AM PDT

A woman sits on the sidewalk of a street in New Delhi near a buffalo and some cows March 1, 2005. Grazing by cows or sheep can cut emissions of nitrous oxide -- a powerful greenhouse gas -- in grasslands from China to the United States, according to a study that overturns past belief that farm animals stoke releases. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan /FilesReuters - Grazing by cows or sheep can cut emissions of nitrous oxide -- a powerful greenhouse gas -- in grasslands from China to the United States, according to a study that overturns past belief that farm animals stoke releases.


Renault,Nissan,Daimler in small car, engine deal (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:25 AM PDT

Dieter Zetsche (R), chief executive officer of German car manufacturer Daimler AG, shakes hands with Carlos Ghosn (L), chief executive officer of Renault-Nissan Alliance, before signing an agreement in Brussels April 7, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry RogeReuters - Renault, Nissan and Daimler will swap stakes and jointly develop cars in a tie-up that could lead to combined savings of 4 billion euros ($5.35 billion) over five years.


GM posts $4.3 bln loss, says 2010 profit possible (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:35 AM PDT

A worker walks behind a logo of General Motors after the announcement of the closing of the Opel assembly plant in Antwerp January 21, 2010. General Motors Co posted a net loss for 2009, but said it was possible to make a profit this year and that it was laying the foundation to return to public ownership.  REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/FilesReuters - General Motors Co posted a net loss for 2009, but said it was possible to make a profit this year and that it was laying the foundation to return to public ownership.


"Fat dissolving" spa treatment no such thing - U.S. FDA (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Reuters - So-called fat dissolving treatments offered by spas do not eliminate fat and the companies should stop saying so, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.

INTERVIEW- United Spirits eyes overseas buys (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:45 AM PDT

A man holds an alcohol bottle inside a wine shop in Siliguri August 19, 2008. United Spirits, the world's second largest spirits maker by volume, is looking to expand into south-east Asia, Africa and the Middle East, a top official said, hunting growth after a failed tie-up with rival Diageo.  REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - United Spirits, the world's second largest spirits maker by volume, is looking to expand into south-east Asia, Africa and the Middle East, a top official said, hunting growth after a failed tie-up with rival Diageo.


Blackstone invests in media firm, eyes more (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. private-equity firm Blackstone Group will invest about $50 million in the parent of media firm Jagran Prakashan and could inject up to $3 billion into fast-growing India over the next five years.

ANALYSIS - Bolstered Pakistani PM to be a 'firefighter' (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad February 16, 2010. Pakistan's prime minister will see his position bolstered when he assumes most presidential powers, but faces an uphill task of bringing stability in the U.S. ally where different centres of power vie for influence. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/FilesReuters - Pakistan's prime minister will see his position bolstered when he assumes most presidential powers, but faces an uphill task of bringing stability in the U.S. ally where different centres of power vie for influence.


Somali pirates release three Indian dhows-groups (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Somali pirates have abandoned three Indian boats seized off the coast of Somalia due to fuel shortages, maritime advocacy groups said on Wednesday.

ASEAN to question Myanmar over election laws (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:13 AM PDT

A pro-democracy activist for Myanmar holds a portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest in New Delhi August 12, 2009. Myanmar will be grilled about its much derided election laws when foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meet in Hanoi, Thailand's top diplomat said. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Myanmar will be grilled about its much derided election laws when foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meet in Hanoi on Wednesday, Thailand's top diplomat said.


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