2011年8月24日星期三

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Political parties unite to urge Hazare to end fast (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 07:25 AM PDT

Social activist Anna Hazare greets his supporters on the ninth day of his fasting at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 24, 2011. The letters read, Reuters - India's bickering political parties united on Wednesday to urge ailing anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare to end his 9-day fast that has rallied millions of middle class Indians tired of rampant corruption in Asia's third largest economy.


Anna Hazare's campaign awakens middle class (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:16 AM PDT

A supporter of social activist Anna Hazare wears sunglasses bearing his name, on the seventh day of Hazare's fast at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Mahesh Kundu paid 2,500 rupees for a driving licence, Rupam Bhatia 5,000 rupees to be admitted to hospital and Vishrant Chandra 6,000 rupees for a marriage certificate. These are the commonplace bribery stories experienced by middle-class Indians who have poured into the streets to say "enough is enough".


Merkel tops powerful women list, Nooyi, Gandhi in top 10 (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:49 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a news conference in Singapore June 1, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Chong/FilesReuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women, which is dominated by politicians, businesswomen and leaders in media and entertainment.


Police raid troubled Karachi areas after 100 killed in a week (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:01 AM PDT

Paramilitary soldiers guard men with covered faces as they sit at the back of a ranger's van after being detained during a house to house search in Karachi August 24, 2011. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - Police arrested dozens of suspects in raids on Wednesday in Pakistan's commercial hub of Karachi following a week of gang and political violence in which more than 100 people have been killed.


Price on Gaddafi's head as fighting goes on (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Libyans light a flare and hold up a Kingdom of Libya flag as they celebrate the fall of Bab Al-Aziziya in Tripoli, in the streets of Benghazi August 24, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriReuters - Libya's new masters offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, after he urged his men to carry on a battle that kept the capital in a state of fear.


Luxury retail not part of India's success story (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:29 PM PDT

A woman looks at the products on display at a Gucci showroom in Mumbai November 25, 2008. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - When Nita Ambani went shopping for 25,000 pieces of high-end Japanese crockery, she did not go to the Noritake store in her posh neighbourhood of southern Mumbai.


Liverpool start global footprint in India (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 04:52 AM PDT

Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush attends the launch ceremony of Liverpool's first soccer academy in India, in New Delhi August 24, 2011. REUTERS/Parivartan SharmaReuters - English Premier League club Liverpool launched their first soccer academy in India on Wednesday and said the club would have similar "footprints" in every continent by 2014.


Coal India mines face closure over environmental concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 03:13 AM PDT

A general view of the Gevra coalmines in Chhattisgarh, Asia's largest opencast coalmine, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - At least 22 mines owned by Coal India, the world's biggest coal miner, face closure over environmental concerns in Jharkhand, potentially suffering an output loss of up to 40,000 tonnes a day, officials said on Wednesday.


Samsung, Nokia join Apple in cheap smartphones push (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 06:15 AM PDT

Pedestrians walk past an advertisement for Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S smart phone outside the company's headquarters in Seoul September 10, 2010. Samsung unveiled four new smartphone models under its flagship Galaxy line on Wednesday, expanding its offerings of cheaper phones to tap growth in emerging markets. REUTERS/Truth Leem/FilesReuters - The world's two largest cellphone vendors, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled new cheaper smartphone models on Wednesday hoping to defend their stronghold from Apple.


Japan "computer grannies" grip internet lifeline (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:51 AM PDT

A generic picture of a woman in an office using a computer mouse. REUTERS/Catherine Benson/FilesReuters - Fifteen years ago, a growing sense of isolation due to old age prompted Kayoko Okawa, then 66, to knock on the door of a local volunteer center and timidly ask if it was possible for someone her age to start an online community for seniors.


How many species on Earth? 8.7 million give or take (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:19 AM PDT

Polish youngsters attach pictures of animals they have drawn to a large globe April 21, 1996 as part of Earth Day celebrations in a Warsaw park. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski/FilesReuters - Scientists have yet to discover, or classify, about 90 percent of the plant and animal species on Earth, which is estimated to be home to just under 9 million species, a study says.


Paul McCartney teams up with Decca label, at last (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 12:41 AM PDT

British singer Paul McCartney answers a question via satellite during the Showtime session for Reuters - Decca has teamed up with Paul McCartney to release his upcoming ballet nearly 50 years after the record label famously rejected taking on the Beatles in what has been called one of the music industry's biggest blunders.


Govt seeks compromise with Anna Hazare (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:25 PM PDT

Supporters of veteran social activist Anna Hazare shout slogans as they wave national flags on the seventh day of Hazare's fast at Ramlila grounds in New Delhi August 22, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The government on Tuesday stepped up efforts to end national anti-corruption protests led by ailing 74-year-old social activist Anna Hazare, as he entered the second week of fasting, but the first meetings to broker a truce ended without a breakthrough.


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