2011年7月5日星期二

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Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Strike grips Andhra Pradesh, piles pressure on govt (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:31 AM PDT

A pro-Telangana supporter throws a stone towards police during a strike in Hyderabad July 5, 2011. REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - A strike aimed at forcing the government to recognise statehood for Telangana shut businesses and disrupted transport on Tuesday, posing another challenge to floundering Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


India sacks coach, orders probe after positive tests (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:48 AM PDT

Reuters - The Indian sports ministry has sacked a Ukrainian track and field coach and ordered a thorough investigation into an embarrassing doping scandal after eight athletes tested positive for banned anabolic steroids.

Delhi HC directs Idea Cellular on overlapping licences (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT

People speak on wireless phones in Kolkata December 8, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - The Delhi High Court has directed Idea Cellular, the country's fifth-biggest mobile carrier, to seek prior permission from the telecoms ministry for transfer of six telecoms licences it gained from the acquisition of a smaller rival.


Millions will die if India stops AIDS drugs - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:55 AM PDT

A sex worker holds a placard during an AIDS awareness rally to mark the World AIDS Day in Siliguri December 1, 2008. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/FilesReuters - Millions of people dependent on life-saving generic drugs to treat HIV/AIDS will die if India stops producing cheap drugs for the disease due to its trade deal with the European Union, the head of UNAIDS warned on Tuesday.


Shuttles' end stirs doubts about U.S. space program (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:25 AM PDT

Fish-eye view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in orbit as seen from the Russian Mir space station during the STS-71 mission on June 29, 1995.   REUTERS/NASA/Kennedy Space Center/Handout/FilesReuters - As the clock ticks down to this week's final space shuttle launch, there is a mounting sense of uncertainty about future U.S. dominance in space.


New green farming vital to end global hunger - U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:49 AM PDT

A devotee raises her hands to receive food from a roadside charitable community kitchen, on the outskirts of Jammu January 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta/FilesReuters - A solid shift to green technologies in world farming is vital if endemic food crises are to be overcome and production boosted to support the global population, the United Nations said on Tuesday.


'Deathly Hallows' not the end for true Potter fans (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:54 AM PDT

Britain's Daniel Radcliffe poses as he arrives for the world premiere of Reuters - From the Indian metropolis of Mumbai to the dusty plains of Texas, frenzied fans across the globe are barely a week away from the release of the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series.


Central New Zealand shaken by strong quake (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Reuters - A deep seated earthquake measuring magnitude 6.5 struck central New Zealand on Tuesday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

Strauss-Kahn faces home hurdle as US woes ease (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:55 AM PDT

Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair leave their temporary Manhattan residence in New York July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Allison JoyceReuters - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn inched closer on Tuesday to having U.S. sex assault charges against him dropped although a complaint of assault in France could pose a further hurdle to any political comeback.


Pakistan to abide by ICC directive on govt interference (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 08:00 PM PDT

The International Cricket Council (ICC) logo at the ICC headquarters in Dubai, October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro/FilesReuters - Pakistan cricket will not challenge the International Cricket Council's (ICC) directive to member boards to free themselves from government interference within two years.


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