2011年6月18日星期六

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Woes of famous, powerful shine light on sex addiction (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:46 AM PDT

U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) announces that he will resign from the United States House of Representatives during a news conference in Brooklyn, New York, June 16, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Addictions to alcohol, drugs and gambling can destroy lives, but less well known and more controversial is the overwhelming need for sexual satisfaction so intense that psychologists compare it to crack cocaine.


BCCI unconvinced by DRS ball-tracking tech (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 02:16 AM PDT

Mahendra Singh Dhoni asks for a review by the third umpire for the wicket of Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - The Indian cricket board (BCCI) does not think the ball-tracking technology used in the Decision Review System (DRS) is reliable enough and has maintained opposition to its mandatory use.


Afghan leader says U.S. in contact with Taliban (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 10:52 AM PDT

In this image taken from a video recording, Omar Khalid Khorasani (C), a top Pakistan Taliban commander, gives an interview in Pakistan's Mohmand tribal region on June 2, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - The United States is in contact with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, the first official confirmation of U.S. involvement in negotiations.


Pakistan lodges protest with India over sea incident (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan on Friday lodged a protest with India for obstructing a Pakistani navy ship that was escorting a merchant vessel released by Somali pirates along with its crew after months of captivity.

Japan's TEPCO suspends cleanup at Fukushima plant (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:06 PM PDT

Temporary storage tanks for low and middle level radioactive water from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station's No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 reactors are seen at the grounds of the plant in Fukushima prefecture, June 5, 2011, in this handout photo released by TEPCO on June 17, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co/HandoutReuters - The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, said on Saturday it had suspended an operation to clean up radioactive water only hours after it had begun as radiation levels rose faster than expected.


Russell Brand, Beyonce invited to be Oscar voters (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Cast member Russell Brand arrives at the premiere of his movie Reuters - Even after struggling to establish himself as a Hollywood leading man, raunchy English comedian Russell Brand has been invited to become an Oscar voter.


U.N. climate talks make scant progress to save Kyoto (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:41 PM PDT

An activist from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) stands in a poster outlining climate woes and cures at the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 11, 2009. REUTERS/Bob Strong/FilesReuters - About 180 nations took small steps to help combat climate change at U.N. talks ending on Friday, without breaking a deadlock over the fate of the Kyoto Protocol that risks collapsing at the end 2012.


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