2010年9月21日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Bridge collapse adds to Commonwealth Games woe (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 03:19 PM PDT

Men stand in front of a collapsed pedestrian bridge outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi September 21, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power.


Top British trio pull out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Britain's Christine Ohuruogu celebrates winning the women's 400m at the British Athletics Grand Prix in Gateshead, northern England, August 31, 2008. REUTERS/Nigel RoddisReuters - A trio of top British athletes, including injured Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu, pulled out of the troubled Commonwealth Games in India on Tuesday.


Pakistan team manager says PCB will decide his future (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Pakistan's cricket manager Yawar Saeed prepares to board the team bus in central London, September 21, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed placed his future in the hands of PCB chairman Ijaz Butt on Tuesday and said he had no plans to resign after a tour of England blighted by corruption allegations.


Twitter fixes flaw after cyber attack (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 12:15 PM PDT

A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles in this October 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Twitter has fixed a security flaw on its popular social media website after a cyber attack earlier on Tuesday sent some users to Japanese porn websites.


Social media can rule your life, college finds (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 10:57 AM PDT

A Facebook page is displayed on a computer screen in Brussels in this April 21, 2010 file photo. Being perpetually connected through social media can increase stress, weaken personal relationships, and even cause sleep loss, according to a U.S. university. REUTERS/Thierry RogeReuters - Being perpetually connected through social media can increase stress, weaken personal relationships, and even cause sleep loss, according to a U.S. university.


Cricket World Cup preparation on course - official (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 06:01 AM PDT

A man holds an umbrella in the Eden Garden stadium during a test match between India and South Africa in Kolkata February 17, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - While India struggle to get ready for next month's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, organisers for next year's cricket World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have struck an altogether more confident note.


Govt in talks for BlackBerry email access - source (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 08:20 AM PDT

BlackBerry handset boxes are displayed for sale at a mobile phone shop in Kochi August 26, 2010. India is in talks with Research In Motion for access to BlackBerry corporate emails, a senior government source said on Tuesday, adding that its current access was only for the messenger services. REUTERS/Sivaram V/FilesReuters - India is in talks with Research In Motion Ltd to gain access to BlackBerry corporate e-mails after securing access to instant messages sent via the devices, a senior government source said on Tuesday.


Floods leave two million homeless, destroy crops (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 04:25 AM PDT

Local residents stand on a flooded road after heavy monsoon rains at Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh September 20, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - At least two million people in northern India have been left homeless as the Ganges and other rivers, swollen by heavy monsoon rains, broke embankments and submerged villages, fields and religious sites.


Australia's Samuels pulls out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 07:30 AM PDT

Dani Samuels of Australia displays her medal during the awards ceremony for the women's discus at the world athletics championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin in this August 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/FilesReuters - Discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi due to security and health concerns, the Australian team said on Tuesday.


More controversy on chaotic Pakistan tour (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:31 PM PDT

A sign promoting the fourth one-day international is seen outside Lord's cricket ground in London before the cricket match between England and Pakistan September 20, 2010.   REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Pakistan's chaotic tour of England degenerated into near anarchy on the morning of the fourth one-day international at Lord's on Monday, a match the visitors went on to win by 38 runs.


BSE Sensex tops 20,000; consolidation looms (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 04:59 AM PDT

A man walks past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai September 21, 2010. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - A buoyant Sensex cruised past 20,000 points on Tuesday for the first time in 32 months, but there were signs of fatigue after the market had climbed for 10 of the last 11 sessions cruised past 20,000 points on Tuesday for the first time in 32 months, but there were signs of fatigue after the market had climbed for 10 of the last 11 sessions.


Clinton to unveil U.S. funds for clean cookstove push (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:53 AM PDT

Guria, 13, a homeless girl, cooks besides a passing train in Kolkata July 20, 2005. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw/FilesReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce on Tuesday a U.S. contribution of more than $50 million toward providing clean cooking stoves in developing countries to reduce deaths from smoke inhalation and fight climate change.


Slum dwellers most vulnerable to disasters - Red Cross (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 02:39 AM PDT

A girl sits on a rail track in a slum in Mumbai February 23, 2009.  About one billion slum dwellers in developing countries are vulnerable to disasters because they live in congested and poorly built houses without emergency services, the Red Cross said in a report released on Tuesday.REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - About one billion slum dwellers in developing countries are vulnerable to disasters because they live in congested and poorly built houses without emergency services, the Red Cross said in a report released on Tuesday.


Researchers develop protein-packed potato in India (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 03:11 AM PDT

Farmers sort potatoes at a field in Badi Gohari village near Allahabad April 1, 2010. Researchers in India have developed a genetically modified potato that is packed with up to 60 percent more protein and increased levels of amino acids. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash/FilesReuters - Researchers in India have developed a genetically modified potato that is packed with up to 60 percent more protein and increased levels of amino acids.


Bridge collapse adds to Commonwealth Games woes (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 06:27 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard at the 2010 Commonwealth Games main press centre in New Delhi September 20, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 23 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power.


Nineteen injured in Commonwealth Games stadium bridge collapse (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 03:59 AM PDT

Security personnel stand guard in front of a collapsed pedestrian bridge outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi September 21, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - At least 19 people were injured when a foot bridge near the main Commonwealth Games stadium collapsed on Tuesday, police said, barely days before the sports event starts, police and witnesses said.


China confirms two nuclear reactors for Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 05:17 AM PDT

Reuters - China on Tuesday gave its firmest government confirmation yet of plans to build two new nuclear reactors for Pakistan, but a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said she did not know about talks over a bigger reactor deal.

Asia faces rising cost from disasters, report says (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 02:11 AM PDT

A flash flood victim walks past a damaged car after flash floods in Leh, east of Srinagar, August 10, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - China, India and Indonesia are likely to face much higher losses from natural disasters in coming decades as their economies grow faster than their capacity for disaster prevention and relief, a new report has forecast.


Monsoon may not withdraw this week: climate centre head (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 01:30 AM PDT

A man holds his umbrella as he crosses a road during rains in New Delhi July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - India's monsoon may not start withdrawing this week, a top forecaster said on Tuesday, raising the risk of floods in some areas and further delays to soybean and cotton harvesting.


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