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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Developing nations want 2011 climate pact deadline (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Smokes billow from the chimneys of a heat power plant on the outskirts of Changzhi, Shanxi province February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - A group of developing countries, among the world's fastest-growing carbon emitters, said on Sunday a legally binding global agreement to limit climate change needed to be completed by 2011 at the latest.


Greece sees aid coming fast enough to avert default (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 09:55 AM PDT

Finance Minister of Greece George Papaconstantinou arrives at a news conference during the spring IMF-World Bank meeting at the IMF headquarters building in Washington April 25, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - Greece's finance minister said on Sunday aid would arrive fast enough to avert a debt default as signs grew that a 45 billion euro ($60.49 billion) rescue package would have to be increased.


Thai "red shirts" vow to intensify campaign (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 05:14 AM PDT

Anti-government 'red-shirt' protesters block a main road leading into Bangkok about 30km (18 miles) north of the city April 25, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree SukplangReuters - Anti-government protesters encamped for weeks in central Bangkok promised more aggressive measures after the government rejected their proposals to end increasingly violent protests in return for early polls.


Pakistan to seek extradition of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:24 AM PDT

Smoke and fire billows out of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai November 27, 2008.  Pakistan will seek the extradition from India of the suspected lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks to further its own investigation into the case, officials said on Sunday. REUTERS/Peter Keep/FilesReuters - Pakistan will seek the extradition from India of the suspected lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks to further its own investigation into the case, officials said on Sunday.


Amitabh Bachchan says has cirrhosis (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:18 AM PDT

Amitabh Bachchan speaks during the media launch of the 11th , International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Colombo April 20, 2010. Bachchan whose disciplined, teetotalling life is somewhat rare in Bollywood, has said his liver has been partially destroyed by cirrhosis, requiring constant medical attention. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Amitabh Bachchan whose disciplined, teetotalling life is somewhat rare in Bollywood, has said his liver has been partially destroyed by cirrhosis, requiring constant medical attention.


World Bank agrees vote shift, China gains clout (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:27 AM PDT

Reuters - The World Bank on Sunday agreed to give emerging economies greater influence in the institution, a shift that puts China third in voting power behind the United States and Japan.

Phone tapping row likely to rock parliament (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:37 AM PDT

A view of the parliament building is seen on the opening day of the budget session in New Delhi in this July 2, 2009 file photo. A row over charges government agencies secretly tapped telephones of senior politicians is likely to paralyse parliament on Monday, possibly spelling fresh delay for the budget and other key bills.  REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - A row over charges government agencies secretly tapped telephones of senior politicians is likely to paralyse parliament on Monday, possibly spelling fresh delay for the budget and other key bills.


Some lava, less ash from Iceland volcano (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:58 AM PDT

A tourist walks away after looking at Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano April 22, 2010. A small amount of lava is now flowing from the Icelandic volcano that disrupted air traffic across Europe last week, and the ash production that caused the problems has diminished. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - A small amount of lava is now flowing from the Icelandic volcano that disrupted air traffic across Europe last week, and the ash production that caused the problems has diminished.


Britain's richest see their fortunes soar, Lakshmi Mittal wealthiest (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:46 PM PDT

Lakshmi Mittal in Luxembourg in this February 10, 2010 file photo. Mittal topped the list of Britain's richest people once again as the wealthiest in the country saw their fortunes soar in the last year, the annual Sunday Times Rich List survey said.   REUTERS/Thierry Roge/FilesReuters - British-based steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal topped the list of Britain's richest people once again as the wealthiest in the country saw their fortunes soar in the last year, the annual Sunday Times Rich List survey said.


Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $1.8 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:32 PM PDT

A man speaks on a mobile phone in front of a billboard in Chandigarh August 24, 2007. Bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India reached 79 billion rupees ($1.78 billion), or 126 percent above the base price, on the thirteenth day of an auction, government data showed. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - Bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India reached 79 billion rupees ($1.78 billion), or 126 percent above the base price, on the thirteenth day of an auction, government data showed.


Israel lifts ban on imports of Apple iPad (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Apple iPads are prepared for purchase at the Apple retail store in San Francisco, California April 3, 2010. Israel will begin allowing people to bring Apple iPads into the country starting Sunday, two weeks after customs began confiscating the tablet computers for fear they would interfere with other wireless devices. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Israel will begin allowing people to bring Apple iPads into the country starting on Sunday, two weeks after customs began confiscating the tablet computers for fear they would interfere with other wireless devices.


World Bank to reach deal on vote change - sources (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:52 PM PDT

Reuters - World Bank member countries reached a preliminary agreement on a 3.13 percent shift in voting power to give emerging and developing nations greater influence in the global institution.

Greece races for rescue, some fear not enough (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:58 PM PDT

A man walks by a branch of a bank with graffiti reading Reuters - Greece met top world finance officials on Saturday as the debt-stricken euro zone country raced to get emergency funding ahead of pressing financing deadlines.


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