2011年3月12日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


South Africa's Peterson breaks Indian hearts (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 10:57 AM PST

South Africa's Faf du Plessis (R) plays a shot as India's captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match in Nagpur March 12, 2011.  REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Tail-ender Robin Peterson broke Indian hearts as he blasted 16 runs off the final over to hand South Africa a thrilling three-wicket win over the co-hosts in the World Cup on Saturday.


Radiation leaks from Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PST

A helicopter flies past Japan's Fukushima Daiichi No.1 Nuclear reactor March 12, 2011.       REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Radiation leaked from an earthquake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan on Saturday after a blast blew off the roof, and authorities prepared to distribute iodine to local people to protect them from exposure.


Japan's nuclear power operator has chequered past (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:38 AM PST

The Fukushima nuclear plant in Fukushima prefecture in northeastern Japan is pictured in a 2008 file photo. REUTERS/KYODO/FilesReuters - The company at the centre of a nuclear reactor crisis following the biggest earthquake in Japan's recorded history has had a rocky past in an industry plagued by scandal.


Libya troops launch assault on rebel holdout Misrata (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:49 AM PST

Smoke rises during an air strike at a rebel fighters checkpoint in Al Ugaila area along a road between the towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf, March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - Troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi launched an assault on the city of Misrata on Saturday, attempting to recapture the last town in the west of the country still in rebel hands.


Europe and U.S. step up pressure on Gaddafi to go (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 09:30 PM PST

A protester, with the colours of the Kingdom of Libya flag painted on her fingers, gestures during an anti-Gaddafi demonstration in Benghazi March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - Europe and the United States stepped up diplomatic pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to quit, while on the ground his forces used their superior strength to press their advantage against rebels.


Rajaratnam tapes to get lots of play at trial (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 11:38 PM PST

Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam leaves federal court after opening arguments in his insider trading case in New York March 9, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Regardless of whether hedge fund chief Raj Rajaratnam ends up testifying at his criminal trial, jurors are going to hear a lot from him.


Big crowds greet Apple's iPad (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 11:51 PM PST

Customers stand in line outside of Apple's flagship 5th Avenue store to purchase iPad 2 tablets in New York March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Thousands of people thronged Apple stores on both U.S. coasts as the iPad 2 went on sale on Friday, signaling a strong appetite for a device that dominates the fledgling market it created.


India collapse to 296 all out after Tendulkar hundred (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 05:58 AM PST

India's Sachin Tendulkar celebrates scoring his century during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match against South Africa in Nagpur March 12, 2011.  REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - India failed to capitalise on Sachin Tendulkar's sparkling 99th international century as they lost their last nine wickets for just 29 runs to set South Africa a 297-run target in the World Cup on Saturday.


Libyan troops push back rebels from oil town (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:51 AM PST

Anti-Gaddafi rebels react as they retreat after coming under rocket fire during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces near Ras Lanuf March 8, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - A sustained bombardment by Muammar Gaddafi's planes and tanks beat back rebels from the Libyan oil port of Ras Lanuf on Saturday, and insurgents warned the uprising could be crushed completely without a no-fly zone.


India, South Africa eye win to justify favourites' tag (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 07:37 PM PST

India's Sachin Tendulkar walks with his bats during a practice session ahead of their ICC Cricket World Cup Group B match against South Africa in Nagpur, March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Familiar foes India and South Africa will clash in a World Cup Group B match on Saturday with the aim of proving their World Cup credentials as favourites.


Explosion at Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant - media (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:01 AM PST

Fukushima Nuclear Plant reactor number 1 Daiichi facility is seen in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 12, 2011. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - Japan scrambled on Saturday to avert a disastrous meltdown at a nuclear plant damaged when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast coast, killing at least 1,300 people.


Japan confronts nuclear crisis after massive quake (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 09:43 PM PST

Natural gas storage tanks burn at the Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara city, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo March 11, 2011. REUTERS/AsahiReuters - Japan scrambled on Saturday to contain a crisis at two nuclear plants damaged when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck its northeast coast, probably killing at least 1,300 people.


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