2010年9月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

Strong quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:45 PM PDT

Reuters - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit Afghanistan's remote northeast late on Friday, meteorologists and witnesses said, rattling homes in the Afghan capital and large areas of neighbouring Pakistan.

Freida Pinto plays object of desire in "Stranger" (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Director Woody Allen (2nd L) and cast members Freida Pinto (L-R), Gemma Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Lucy Punch and Josh Brolin arrive at a news conference for the film Reuters - When it comes to acting roles, Freida Pinto has yet to meet her tall, dark stranger.

Hamilton impressed by early Indian GP features (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:57 AM PDT

McLaren Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton of Britain in Spa Francorchamps August 26, 2010. Hamilton was impressed by some of the features of the track for next year's Indian Grand Prix but would rather wait to drive there first before giving his verdict. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/FilesReuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was impressed by some of the features of the track for next year's Indian Grand Prix but would rather wait to drive there first before giving his verdict.

UK police pass spot-fixing file to prosecutors (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:25 AM PDT

Pakistani cricket players Mohammad Amir (L) and Mohammad Asif arrive at the team hotel after their team's defeat against England, in London, August 29, 2010. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/FilesReuters - British police have sent to prosecutors their initial findings in an investigation into allegations of spot-fixing by Pakistani cricketers during a test match against England last month, the police said on Friday.

Two killed in fresh clashes in Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:04 AM PDT

A man walks at a deserted road during a curfew in Srinagar September 17, 2010. REUTERS/Danish IsmailReuters - Troops shot dead two people in fresh clashes with stone-throwing demonstrators in Kashmir on Friday as the army appealed to separatists to withdraw plans to protest outside army garrisons next week.

Six men arrested in London during pope visit (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:11 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims as he arrives to attend a service of prayer at St Mary's University College Chapel at Twickenham in west London September 17, 2010. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid/poolReuters - Anti-terrorism police, on high alert during a visit by Pope Benedict to the British capital, arrested six men on Friday on suspicion of preparing an attack.

Facebook, Rotten Tomatoes make users movie critics (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT

The Facebook logo is displayed on a computer screen in Brussels April 21, 2010. Rotten Tomatoes, the film website known for aggregating movie reviews, is partnering with Facebook to give its readers the opportunity to recommend films to their other Facebook friends. REUTERS/Thierry Roge/FilesReuters - Attention Facebook users: you can now be your own movie critic.

July factory surge start of new cycle - adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:15 AM PDT

Workers make spare parts for oil pipelines at a workshop in Mumbai September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - A surge in manufacturing output growth in July is the beginning of a new growth cycle, a top adviser said on Friday, after much stronger than expected industrial data surprised analysts and investors.

Australia frets over C'wealth Games gear stranded at sea (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:44 AM PDT

A commuter walks past the New Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 mascot in New Delhi October 3, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal/FilesReuters - Australia has expressed concerns to India about a container of equipment for the Delhi Commonwealth Games that is waiting to be unloaded at Mumbai, local media reported on Friday.

Sri Lanka accidental blast kills 25 - military (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:15 AM PDT

A man stands next to a truck destroyed in an explosion in Batticaloa, 320 km (199 miles) east of Colombo, September 17, 2010. REUTERS/adaderana.lk/HandoutReuters - Three trucks carrying explosives blew up inside a police compound in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday, killing at least 25 people in what the military called an accident.

Afghanistan hit by kidnappings on eve of vote (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:19 AM PDT

A man pushes his cart in front of electoral posters in Herat, western Afghanistan September 11, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - A rash of election-related kidnappings hit Afghanistan on Friday despite tightened security on the eve of a parliamentary poll the Taliban has vowed to disrupt.

India firm to bundle solar projects for CO2 offsets (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:05 AM PDT

A worker looks through a solar concentrator panel (solar parabolic dish) at the Gadhia solar energy systems manufacturing unit at Gundlav village, about 400 km (250 miles) south of Ahmedabad, December 16, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - An Indian carbon firm has launched a programme to link up developers of costly small-scale solar power projects to help them earn U.N. carbon credits and boost investment returns.

FACTBOX - U.N. scheme aims to bring clean energy to millions (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:24 AM PDT

A finished wind turbine complex is shown in southern Wyoming on July 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ed Stoddard/FilesReuters - A U.N. scheme designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and transform the livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries is picking up speed, with dozens of projects being developed or evaluated.

Child death rate down globally, still a concern for India (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:14 PM PDT

An infant of a labourer sleeps in a hammock in New Delhi August 16, 2010. The number of children who die before reaching their fifth birthday has fallen by a third since 1990, the United Nations said on Friday, but the decline is still way off a globally agreed target to be met by 2015. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The number of children who die before reaching their fifth birthday has fallen by a third since 1990, the United Nations said on Friday, but the decline is still way off a globally agreed target to be met by 2015.

India air traffic up 19.3 pct; Jet Airways leads (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:14 AM PDT

Jet Airways aircraft stand on tarmac at the domestic airport terminal in Mumbai September 9, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Passengers carried by domestic carriers rose 19.3 percent to 33.9 million passengers in Jan-Aug with Jet Airways recording the highest market share among domestic carriers, government data showed.

Indians least bothered about getting older - study (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:34 PM PDT

An elderly man carrying pieces of wood in Madhya Pradesh January 24, 2010. Indians appeared to be the least bothered of all countries surveyed about getting older (70 percent) and the best prepared with 71 percent of Indians stating that they have already made some kind of preparation for their later years. REUTERS/Raj Patidar/FilesReuters - "Young-at-heart" pensioners around the world are living life to the full without considering how they might be cared for when they become ill or infirm in the future, according to a new study.

Recent weekly inflation data confusing - adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 04:54 AM PDT

A worker prepares sacks of grain at a wholesale market at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh August 16, 2010. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/FilesReuters - Inflation figures over the past three weeks have been "confusing," Kaushik Basu, chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, said on Friday.

Economic growth key to U.N. poverty goals - IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:20 PM PDT

A child sleeps in a makeshift cradle as a homeless boy sleeps on the pavement in Mumbai December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - The global financial crisis derailed efforts to slash poverty and hunger worldwide by 2015, but boosting economic growth in poor countries can help restore momentum again, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.

Pawar: excessive rains won't hit farm output (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:21 AM PDT

Women carry fodder against the backdrop of monsoon clouds in the evening on the outskirts of Jammu September 9, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - Excessive monsoon rains in India will not hit farm output, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar told reporters on Friday.

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