2010年4月17日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Ten wounded in Bangalore cricket stadium blast (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Forensic experts inspect the site of a bomb blast outside a cricket stadium in Bangalore April 17, 2010. At least 10 people were wounded when two bombs exploded on Saturday outside a packed cricket stadium in Bangalore, stirring fears about more militant attacks, police said. REUTERS/StringerReuters - At least 10 people were wounded when two bombs exploded on Saturday outside a packed cricket stadium in Bangalore, stirring fears about more militant attacks, police said.


Ash cloud over Europe spreads travel chaos (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Passengers wait in the departure hall at the Vienna airport April 16, 2010. A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano spread out across Europe on Friday causing air travel chaos on a scale not seen since the Sept. 11 attacks and costing airlines hundreds of millions of dollars. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter BaderReuters - Europe's air travel chaos deepened on Saturday as a huge cloud of volcanic ash spread southeast across the continent, halting more than three in four flights and stranding thousands of passengers worldwide.


European air disruption worsens - Eurocontrol (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 08:30 AM PDT

A woman carries a child at the national airport in Minsk, April 17, 2010. Disruption of air traffic because of the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland will continue for at least the next 24 hours, European aviation control agency Eurocontrol said on Saturday. REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoReuters - Disruption of air traffic because of the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland worsened on Saturday with no landings or takeoffs possible for civilian aircraft in most of northern and central Europe.


India monitoring security after U.S. terror alert (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 02:38 AM PDT

A file photo of a security personnel in front of India Gate  in New Delhi February 26, 2010. India said on Saturday it was further tightening security before the October Commonwealth Games after the United States issued a warning to its citizens about possible militant attacks on hotels and markets in India.   REUTERS/Danish Ismail/FilesReuters - India said on Saturday it was further tightening security before the October Commonwealth Games after the United States issued a warning to its citizens about possible militant attacks on hotels and markets in India.


Thai protesters boost security at Bangkok base (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 04:15 AM PDT

Pro-government protesters wave the Thai national flag and hold up a Reuters - Thai anti-government protesters stepped up security at their base in an upmarket Bangkok shopping centre on Saturday, a week after bloody clashes with security forces killed 24 people.


Bihar, Bengal tornado deaths rise, survivors wait for aid (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 09:36 PM PDT

A family sits on the site where their hut used to stand in the cyclone-hit area of Mohonpur village, about 145 km (90 miles) south of Siliguri April 14, 2010.  REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Up to half a million people have been affected after a nor'wester -- a weather pattern that develops in the Bay of Bengal during the summer -- struck impoverished villages in Bihar and West Bengal late on Tuesday.


Tibetans cremate dead as quake toll rises (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 04:15 AM PDT

A Tibetan monk speaks on a mobile phone during a mass cremation of earthquake victims in the town of Gyegu in Yushu County, Qinghai province April 17, 2010.   REUTERS/Alfred JinReuters - Vultures wheeled above a grieving crowd after a traditional "sky burial" on Saturday, and Tibetans held a mass cremation after an earthquake devastated part of northwest China this week.


Bombs kill 38 at centre for displaced in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 06:43 AM PDT

Reuters - Two suicide bombings at a centre for people displaced by a Pakistani military offensive against militants killed at least 38 people and wounded 65 on Saturday, an official said.

BRICs take baby steps toward greater global clout (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2010 08:37 PM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L-R), Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attend a photocall at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - The world's leading emerging powers found little new to agree on in their summit in Brazil, but their assertive tone in demanding more clout in global financial institutions and setting of a deadline for the reforms shows they are slowly becoming a more potent group.


Explosions outside Bangalore cricket stadium injure 8 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 03:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Two explosions on Saturday outside a packed cricket stadium in Bangalore injured at least eight people, including three policemen, police and television channels said.

Iceland ash cloud chokes Asian airports, hotels (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Apr 2010 01:26 AM PDT

Smoke billows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull April 16, 2010. REUTERS/Ingolfur JuliussonReuters - The air travel chaos caused by a huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano has blown through to Asia, with hotels from Beijing to Singapore straining to accommodate thousands of stranded passengers.


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