2010年6月7日星期一

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


PM renews talks offer to Kashmiri separatists (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 09:35 AM PDT

Prime Minster Manmohan Singh speaks during the fifth convocation of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science & Technology of Kashmir in Srinagar June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday repeated an offer to talk with Kashmiri separatists who shun violence, seeking peace in the restive region at a time it is trying to mend ties with Pakistan.


Govt puts off decision on raising fuel prices (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 08:15 AM PDT

An employee of a cooking gas agency transports gas cylinders on a cart in Mumbai June 7, 2010. The government is expected to review a controversial proposal to raise fuel prices in 10 days time, Petroleum Secretary S. Sundareshan said on Monday, after a powerful ministerial panel failed to take a decision. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The government deferred till next week a decision on raising fuel prices on Monday, the second time in a year it has tripped on pushing politically- sensitive reform measures that could help trim a budget deficit.


Ex-Union Carbide officials sentenced over Bhopal leak (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Eleven-year-old Salu Raikwar, who was born with six fingers on both hands, walks in a slum area next to the Union Carbide Corp pesticide plant in Bhopal November 30, 2009. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/FilesReuters - A court on Monday convicted seven Indian former employees of U.S. chemical firm Union Carbide of negligence and sentenced them to two years in jail for the world's worst industrial accident that killed thousands in 1984.


Apple unveils next iPhone, looks to fend off Google (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about iPad applications during his appearance the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Apple Inc's newest iPhone model goes on sale this month, as the company strives to stay a step ahead of a growing cast of rivals like Google Inc in the red-hot smartphone market.


U.S. military holds soldier in classified video leak (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 03:38 PM PDT

This image captured from a classified U.S. military video footage shows Iraqis being shot from an U.S. 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/Handout/FilesReuters - A U.S. soldier has been arrested in connection with the release of a classified video showing a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, the U.S. military said on Monday.


U.S. says BP aims to double the oil captured in Gulf (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 05:15 PM PDT

An exhausted oil-covered brown pelican tries to climb over an oil containment boom along Queen Bess Island Pelican Rookery, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana June 5, 2010.  REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - Energy giant BP Plc seeks to double the amount of oil it captures from its ruptured Gulf of Mexico well, while the U.S. Gulf Coast will be struggling with the environmental mess from the huge spill for years, the Coast Guard said on Monday.


Euro ministers add final stitch to debt safety net (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 04:00 PM PDT

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) smiles with Luxembourg's Prime Minister and Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker at the start of an Euro zone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg June 7, 2010.  REUTERS/Eric VidalReuters - Finance ministers from the debt-stricken euro zone sought to restore financial markets' confidence on Monday by agreeing how to deploy a vast anti-contagion programme if needed by struggling members.


Gates Foundation gives $1.5 bln for women's health (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Melinda Gates (L) listens to her husband Bill Gates (R) during opening news conference for AIDS 2006, the XVI International AIDS conference, in Toronto, August 13, 2006. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $1.5 billion on Monday in a joint push with the United Nations to improve the health of women and children. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski/FilesReuters - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $1.5 billion on Monday in a joint push with the United Nations to improve the health of women and children, while launching a lobbying effort to get governments and other non-profit groups on board.


India recall regulars for Asia Cup in Sri Lanka (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 06:04 AM PDT

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni runs between the wickets on the third day of their second test cricket match against South Africa in Kolkata February 16, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India have recalled several first-choice players for this month's Asia Cup one-day competition in Sri Lanka after the team's disappointing performance in a tri-series in Zimbabwe.


Etisalat weighs Reliance deal; AT&T denies talks (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 09:03 AM PDT

A shareholder fills a form before the Reliance Communications  annual general meeting in Mumbai September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Abu Dhabi's Etisalat is looking at a deal with Reliance Communications as it mulls its options in India, while AT&T Inc denied media reports it was in talks with India's No. 2 mobile player.


NEWSMAKER - Anil Ambani seeks investors as pact ends (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications, leaves the Supreme Court in New Delhi May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - It's not easy being the second-richest billionaire in the family. Anil Ambani, 51, has struggled to build his business empire in the shadows of his older brother, Mukesh, 53, who controls energy-based conglomerate Reliance Industries.


Southwest monsoon to advance - weather office (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 01:36 AM PDT

A man collects sand from a beach, against the backdrop of monsoon clouds on the outskirts of Kochi June 1, 2010. REUTERS/Sivaram V.Reuters - India's monsoon rains, crucial for farm output in the world's leading consumer of sugar, grains and cooking oils, have revived after being stalled by a cyclone last week, weather officials said on Monday.


Redevelopment in crowded Mumbai a fillip for realty (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 05:18 AM PDT

High rise buildings are seen behind a slum in Mumbai April 28, 2009. Greater clarity in rules and pressing need for more houses in land-starved cities like Mumbai has had builders eyeing opportunities for redevelopment after a 2-year market slump and recession. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Greater clarity in rules and pressing need for more houses in land-starved cities like Mumbai has had builders eyeing opportunities for redevelopment after a 2-year market slump and recession.


Q+A - Bhopal gas victims fight for justice 26 years on (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 06:34 AM PDT

Victims of the Bhopal gas disaster wear masks representing India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and former chairman of Union Carbide Corporation Warren Anderson (C) attend a demonstration outside a court in Bhopal June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raj PatidarReuters - A court on Monday found the Indian unit of U.S. chemicals firm Union Carbide guilty of negligence and sentenced seven Indian former employees to two years in jail over one of the world's worst industrial accidents that killed thousands in 1984.


Apple readies next iPhone, looks to fend off Google (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs smiles at the end of the iPhone OS4 special event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, in this April 8, 2010 file photo. Apple Inc is widely expected to unveil its latest iPhone on Monday. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Apple Inc is widely expected to introduce its latest iPhone on Monday, as the company hopes to expand its lead in the increasingly competitive smartphone market.


INTERVIEW - Developing Asia GDP to grow 7% this year: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 12:13 AM PDT

A labourer welds steel frames at a steel factory in Huaibei, Anhui province June 2, 2010. REUTERS/China DailyReuters - The United Nations expects Asia's developing economies to grow about 7 percent this year but a double-dip recession in the developed world could cut that by up to 1 percentage point, an assistant secretary general said on Monday.


ANALYSIS - Civil society under fire for "supporting" Maoists (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 06:51 AM PDT

Activists of the regional Trinamool Congress hold placards while taking part in a rally to protest against the government's actions in Lalgarh, in Kolkata June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - The government has accused civil society groups of supporting a decades-old Maoist rebellion, raising fears of a crackdown on those who are genuinely working for development in the country's most impoverished regions.


More leak control helps BP but spill menaces Florida (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 05:57 AM PDT

A shrimp boat skims oil in Bartaria Bay near Venice, Louisiana June 6, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - Shares of BP Plc gained on Monday after it announced progress in containing its Gulf of Mexico oil leak but the energy giant still faced tough questions from investors and U.S. lawmakers as the spill threatened more of the U.S. Gulf coast.


IOC head says optimistic about fuel price reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 06:11 AM PDT

A worker counts currency at a petrol pump in New Delhi June 7, 2010. The chairman of state-run Indian Oil Corp said he was still optimistic about reforms in fuel pricing after a panel of ministers decided on Monday to defer a decision of raising fuel prices. REUTERS/Mukesh GuptaReuters - The chairman of state-run Indian Oil Corp said he was still optimistic about reforms in fuel pricing after a panel of ministers decided on Monday to defer a decision of raising fuel prices.


Govt postpones decision on raising fuel prices (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 05:57 AM PDT

A man walks past gas cylinders loaded on a cart in Mumbai June 7, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - The government on Monday postponed a decision on the politically sensitive issue of raising fuel prices after some of its key allies appeared opposed to it for fear of stoking inflation and voter backlash.


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