2011年3月11日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Daybreak reveals huge devastation in tsunami-hit Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PST

People take shelter as a ceiling collapses in a bookstore during an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.


Bangladesh stun England in Chittagong thriller (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 11:11 AM PST

Bangladesh's Abdur Razzak (L) plays a shot to be caught by England's Tim Bresnan off the bowling of Graeme Swann during the ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in Chittagong March 11, 2011.  At right is England wicketkeeper Matt Prior.                  REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Two unheralded Bangladeshi tail-enders with ice in their veins played the innings of their lives to subject England to yet another giant-killing act on Friday.


Rebels repel Gaddafi assault on Libya oil port (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PST

A rebel fighter looks at a burning vehicle during a battle along the road between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jiwad March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Libyan rebels repelled a counter-offensive by leader Muammar Gaddafi's troop on Friday, but appealed to foreign powers to impose a no-fly zone to stop further attacks overrunning their three-week uprising.


Tsunami waves could be 6 feet in California (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:52 AM PST

A computer generated image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the projected travel times of the tsunami caused by the magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, 2011. REUTERS/NOAA/Tsunami Warning Center/HandoutReuters - The tsunami generated by a massive earthquake in Japan could reach 6 feet (2 metres) when it hits parts of the northern California coast and force some evacuations, a state emergency agency spokesman said.


India ponder giving Chawla final chance to prove himself (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:26 AM PST

India's Piyush Chawla celebrates taking the wicket of The Netherlands' Eric Szwarczynski during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in New Delhi March 9, 2011.      REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is on a mission to instil confidence in young leg spinner Piyush Chawla to make him ready for the business end of the World Cup.


Some Pacific tsunami alerts lifted after Japan quake (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:59 AM PST

People walk with a dog on the beach in Tijuana March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Jorge DuenesReuters - Tsunami warnings have been lifted for some densely populated Asia Pacific countries previously thought to be at risk after a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and national officials said.


Jan factory output up 3.7 pct y/y (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 01:55 AM PST

A labourer works in an iron factory on the outskirts of Hyderabad July 8, 2010. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder/FilesReuters - The industrial output in January topped forecasts to grow an annual 3.7 percent, but high inflation is likely to make the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lift policy rates next week.


Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable missile (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 08:44 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistan test fired a nuclear-capable, short-range, surface-to-surface missile on Friday, the military said.

Apple's iPad 2 to hit stores in latest test (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PST

Customers wait in line to purchase the iPad 2 outside an Apple store in New York March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Apple Inc kicks off sales of its latest iPad on Friday, likely extending its lead in the burgeoning market while offering an important snapshot of consumer demand for tablet computing.


Bangladesh beat England by two wickets in Group B match (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 10:03 AM PST

Bangladesh's Abdur Razzak (L) plays a shot to be caught by England's Tim Bresnan off the bowling of Graeme Swann during the ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in Chittagong March 11, 2011. At right is England wicketkeeper Matt Prior.                  REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Bangladesh beat England by two wickets in their World Cup Group B match on Friday.


Airline authorities catch 57 pilots over alcohol limit, only grounds 11 (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 02:21 AM PST

Afile photo shows an aircraft fly past the sun during a solar eclipse in New Delhi July 22, 2009. India's airline authorities caught 57 pilots over the alcohol limit about to take to the cabin of passenger-carrying jets over the past two years, but most were cleared to fly again, media said on Friday. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India's airline authorities caught 57 pilots over the alcohol limit about to take to the cabin of passenger-carrying jets over the past two years, but most were cleared to fly again, media said on Friday.


Japan's Nippon Life to invest $724 mln in Reliance Life - source (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 01:56 AM PST

Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, speaks during a news conference in Mumbai January 16, 2011. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - Nippon Life Insurance Co plans to buy a 26 percent stake in Reliance Life for about 60 billion yen ($724 million), a source with knowledge of the matter said, in the latest move by a Japanese insurer to expand overseas.


Widespread tsunami warning issued after Japan quake (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:43 AM PST

Rescue workers hurry to a building following reports of injuries in Tokyo's financial district after an earthquake off the coast of northern Japan March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.


Pakistan to extend term of spy chief - report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:43 PM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's government will extend the term of the head of its main intelligence agency to ensure continuity at a time of pressing security problems, a Pakistani newspaper reported on Friday.
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