2010年9月24日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Ottawa says hopeful on RIM deal with India (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:19 PM PDT

A man tries to hold on to his umbrella as he walks past a Blackberry advertisement billboard in Mumbai August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Canada's trade minister said on Friday he believes Research In Motion will be able to reach an agreement with India that gives police and security agencies access to encrypted BlackBerry communications.


India, RIM working on glitches in email access - source (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:51 AM PDT

A customer walks into a BlackBerry store in Mumbai August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - India and Research in Motion have hit technical glitches in their talks on access to corporate email, but access to the messenger services is satisfactory, a government source said on Friday.


Athletes arrive for Commonwealth Games, but future in doubt (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:51 AM PDT

A member from England's team for the Commonwealth Games walks past Indian security personnel upon her arrival at the airport in New Delhi September 24, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The first batch of athletes arrived in India for the Commonwealth Games on Friday, opting to stay at a hotel instead of unfinished, filthy accommodation as the future of the showcase event hung in the balance.


Supreme Court orders Ayodhya mosque verdict postponed (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:24 PM PDT

Policemen patrol a road in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya September 23, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Allahabad High Court to delay a potentially explosive verdict on whether Hindus or Muslims own land around the demolished Babri mosque in Ayodhya.


Former champion Waterfield pulls out of Delhi Games (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:47 AM PDT

A general view of the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex, one of the venues for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, is pictured in New Delhi September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - Former Commonwealth Games diving champion Peter Waterfield is the latest British athlete to withdraw from the troubled Delhi Games.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets chance to vote in election (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:02 AM PDT

A man writes a message on a mural of Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during an event to mark her 65th birthday in Prague June 18, 2010. REUTERS/David W Cerny/FilesReuters - Detained Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed vote in November's election, an election commission source said on Friday, despite prisoners being barred from casting ballots.


Northern Ireland give green light to Delhi Games (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Northern Ireland followed England, Wales and Scotland on Friday in giving their athletes approval to travel to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Ahmadinejad tells U.N. most blame U.S. gov't for 9/11 (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:07 AM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 65th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 23, 2010. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the United Nations on Thursday most people believe the U.S. government was behind the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, prompting the U.S. and European delegations to leave the hall in protest.


Games chaos exposes India infrastructure challenge (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:45 AM PDT

Workers prepare their brooms before entering the Commonwealth Games athletes village in New Delhi September 24, 2010. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - The chaos surrounding the Commonwealth Games exposes how far India still needs to go in executing on big-ticket projects and building infrastructure of the kind that helps make China an economic powerhouse.


FACTBOX - Frictions with China: illustrated in graphics (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:41 PM PDT

Chinese paramilitary policemen walk past an Indian flag in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing January 13, 2008. China's rapid trajectory towards becoming the world's biggest economy in around 15 years has brought it inevitably into conflict with neighbours and rival powers. REUTERS/Grace Liang/FilesReuters - China's rapid trajectory towards becoming the world's biggest economy in around 15 years has brought it inevitably into conflict with neighbours and rival powers.


Obama to visit India, Indonesia on Asia tour in Nov (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:23 PM PDT

Protesters (L) in the audience calling for more AIDS research funding interrupt U.S. President Barack Obama during a Democratic Party fundraiser in New York, September 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he plans to visit India and Indonesia in November as part of an Asia tour.


Delhi misjudged size of task - Athens official (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:53 AM PDT

A stray dog trots past a banner installed on a roadside near the Commonwealth Games athletes village in New Delhi September 24, 2010. REUTERS/Mansi ThapliyalReuters - Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers have misjudged the size of the task of hosting a massive multi-sport event, an Athens 2004 Olympics official said on Friday.


U.S. singer and heartthrob Eddie Fisher dies at 82 (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Singer Eddie Fisher, a teen idol in the 1950s who sparked an international scandal when he left his wife Debbie Reynolds for Elizabeth Taylor, has died at the age of 82.

NZ tell Comm Games organisers 'clock is ticking' (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:16 AM PDT

A man rests in front of boards advertising the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi September 23, 2010. REUTERS/Mansi ThapliyalReuters - The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) still planned to send a team to the Delhi Commonwealth Games but warned organisers on Friday "the clock was ticking" for them to get their house in order.


Cyclist Henderson first NZ athlete out of Delhi (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:38 PM PDT

File photo of Gregory Henderson of New Zealand as he celebrates winning the first stage of Paris-Nice cycling race between Saint-Arnoult-En-Yvelines and Contres March 8, 2010. Henderson on Friday became the first New Zealand athlete to withdraw from the Delhi Commonwealth Games for concerns over health and security. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/FilesReuters - Cyclist Greg Henderson became the first New Zealand athlete to withdraw from the Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday over concerns about his health and security. The 33-year-old Henderson, who rides for Britain's Team Sky, had been selected for the road race team for the Oct. 3-14 multi-sport event, but told Reuters the potential cost of competing was too high.


Australia Olympic chief says India not fit for Games (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:35 AM PDT

A policeman stands guard at the 2010 Commonwealth Games main press centre in New Delhi September 20, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - The Commonwealth Games should never have been awarded to India, Australia's Olympic chief said on Friday as more top athletes pulled out of the event plagued by filthy accommodation, shoddy construction and security fears.


England to attend, big boost for Commonwealth Games (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:06 AM PDT

A training shoe of an English athlete heading to the Commonwealth Games is seen as they arrive to check-in for their flight to India at Heathrow airport in London September 23, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - More nations delayed their departure for the Commonwealth Games in India on Thursday as organisers raced to tackle security and health problems, but England and Kenya said their sizeable teams would take part.


Squash world number one gives boost to Delhi (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:33 PM PDT

Workers clean a billboard outside the Commonwealth Games athletes village in New Delhi September 22, 2010.  Delhi's beleaguered Commonwealth Games organisers received a much-needed vote of confidence on Friday when world number one squash player Nicol David committed to compete in next month's event. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - Delhi's beleaguered Commonwealth Games organisers received a much-needed vote of confidence on Friday when world number one squash player Nicol David committed to compete in next month's event.


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