2011年4月1日星期五

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


One-day game penetrates the heart of modern Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:30 AM PDT

A police officer stands guard under a poster of Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni outside of Wankhede Stadium before the ICC Cricket World Cup final match between Sri Lanka and India on Saturday, in Mumbai April 1 2011.  REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-ReynoldsReuters - Reflecting the shift in power from England and Australia to India and the money pouring into the modern game, Mumbai is the perfect venue for the 50 overs World Cup final.


Worst attack on U.N. in Afghanistan kills at least 7 staff (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:24 PM PDT

Afghans chant anti-American slogans during a demonstration to condemn the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book by a U.S. pastor, in Mazar-i- Sharif April 1, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Afghans protesting against the burning of a Koran by an obscure U.S. pastor over-ran a United Nations compound on Friday and killed at least seven international staff in the deadliest ever attack on the UN in Afghanistan.


Domestic minefield for Pakistan's PM on peace with India (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:43 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) speaks with his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani as they watch the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan in Mohali March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Raveendran/PoolReuters - Despite a successful home secretaries' meeting and a feel-good cricket match in India, Pakistan is still a long way from delivering on a lasting peace due to entrenched challenges facing the civilian government.


At least four die in protests across Arab world (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT

An Egyptian shouts while holding a burning replica of an Israeli flag during a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Cairo April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - At least four people died in protests across the Arab world demanding political change and better living standards on Friday, the Muslim day of prayer and a rallying point for the wave of unrest in the region this year.


Gaddafi's government scorns Libyan rebel truce offer (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:38 PM PDT

Rebel fighters wait for their convoy to move out in a vehicle mounted with a recoilless rifle wait after refuelling at a staging post on the western outskirts of Ajdabiyah April 1, 2011.  REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces intensified their onslaught in the western rebel outpost of Misrata on Friday and his government scorned rebel conditions for a nationwide ceasefire.


Telecoms ministry obtains stay order on Idea-Spice deal: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT

A man speaks on a mobile phone in front of a billboard in Chandigarh August 24, 2007. REUTERS/Ajay Verma/FilesReuters - The telecoms ministry has obtained an order to stay the takeover of Spice Communications by the country's sixth-largest mobile carrier Idea Cellular, two sources said on Friday, but Idea said it will oppose the move.


Syria frees Reuters reporter, photographer missing (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:39 AM PDT

Reuters senior correspondent Suleiman al-Khalidi is seen with his twins Khaled (R) and Maha in Amman March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Ali JarekjiReuters - Reuters correspondent Suleiman al-Khalidi was released by Syrian authorities on Friday, three days after he was detained in Damascus.


Malicious attack hits a million Web pages (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:42 PM PDT

A generic picture of a woman in an office using a computer mouse. REUTERS/Catherine Benson/FilesReuters - More than one million website pages have been hit by a sophisticated hacking attack that injects code into sites that redirect users to a fraudulent software sales operation.


"Jumpers" offered big money to brave Japan's nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Officials in protective gear stand next to people from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - thousands of dollars for up to an hour of work that often requires little training.


FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Congress party president Sonia Gandhi watched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L)  in New Delhi September 2, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - Five states go to elections in April, while the ruling Congress party is under attack for high prices and graft scandals, and the polls are seen as a mini-referendum on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government.


U.N. confirms 7 international employees killed in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT

Afghans chant anti-American slogans as smoke rises from a United Nations compound, during a demonstration to condemn the burning of a copy of the Muslim holy book by a U.S. pastor, in Mazar-i- Sharif April 1, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The United Nations confirmed on Friday that seven of its international employees -- including both UN staff and security guards -- had been killed when protesters over-ran a compound in northern Afghanistan.


Japan PM to visit disaster zone, nuclear crisis drags on (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:33 AM PDT

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Japan's prime minister was headed to the nuclear disaster zone on Saturday where workers are braving radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant to battle the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.


Pakistan extends spy chief's tenure for one year (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:06 PM PDT

Reuters - The Pakistani government said on Friday it is extending the term of its main intelligence agency chief for a second time to ensure continuity at a time of pressing security problems.

Wipro to buy SAIC energy tech biz for $150 mln (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:12 AM PDT

People walk in the Wipro campus in Bangalore June 23, 2009.  REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - Wipro Ltd, India's No. 3 software services exporter, on Friday said it would acquire SAIC's global oil and gas technology services business for $150 million in a move that expands it offerings beyond its core of financial services.


Dhoni hungry for success after Mohali food crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:16 AM PDT

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) and  Kumar Sangakkara hold the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai April 1, 2011.  REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - India turned up with fire in their belly and hardly anything else for their World Cup semi-final against Pakistan and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday ruled out a recurrence of the food crisis in Mumbai.


Pace bowler Nehra unlikely to play in World Cup final (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:35 AM PDT

Ashish Nehra (R) appeals successfully for the wicket of Pakistan's Umar Gul during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Mohali March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Left-arm pace bowler Ashish Nehra is unlikely to play in Saturday's World Cup final against Sri Lanka after fracturing a finger in the semi-final against Pakistan.


April Fools' jokes poke fun at royal wedding (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT

Official Royal Wedding commemorative china is displayed at the Queen's Gallery shop on Buckingham Palace Road, in central London March 22, 2011.  REUTERS/Dan Kitwood/Pool/FilesReuters - Britain's royal wedding is off! Oh no it's not, it's an April Fools' joke.


Japan PM vows funding to tackle long nuclear crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:09 AM PDT

A girl holds her soft toy at an evacuation center in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, March 31, 2011, located about 70 km (44 miles) from the earthquake and tsunami-crippled nuclear reactor. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Friday he was ready for a long fight to bring a quake-hit nuclear plant under control but was convinced Japan would overcome the world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.


Sri Lankan Mathews ruled out of final (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:09 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews (L) hits a shot as New Zealand's Ross Taylor watches during their ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match in Colombo March 29, 2011.                                      REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of Saturday's World Cup final against India after injuring his right thigh muscle in the semi-final against New Zealand.


Atwal can draw on Tiger's advice for Augusta debut (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Tiger Woods of the U.S (R) and Arjun Atwal of India practice putting on the fourth hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Pebble Beach, California, June 15, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk/FilesReuters - U.S. Masters debutants usually turn to their closest friends on the PGA Tour for advice about the daunting Augusta course and India's Arjun Atwal has the ultimate mentor in four-times Masters winner Tiger Woods.


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