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India suspects Islamist militants in Assam bombings (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:25 AM CDT

Reuters - Authorities suspect Islamist groups were behind coordinated bomb blasts in Assam that killed 76 people and wounded more than 320, police said on Friday.

FACTBOX - Main suspects behind blasts in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:44 AM CDT

Reuters - Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through the main city of Assam and three other towns on Thursday, killing 76 people and wounding more than 320, police said.

Gambhir handed one-test ban (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 02:47 AM CDT

Reuters - Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir was handed a one-test ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee on Friday for breaching the spirit of the game in the third test against Australia.

Banks propel Indian shares higher on rate cut hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 02:03 AM CDT

Reuters - Indian shares rose more than 9 percent on Friday, led by banks on speculation the central bank may ease monetary policy following rate cuts across the world, including in the United States, China and Japan this week.

Hayden, Katich lead Australia fightback (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 01:37 AM CDT

Reuters - Australia openers Matthew Hayden and Simon Katich hit fifties to provide a solid start in reply to India's huge first innings total in the third test on Friday.

U.S. intel chief sees growing potential for conflict (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 12:50 AM CDT

Reuters - The risk of international conflict will increase in the next two decades as China, India and Russia become major powers and competition for resources grows, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday.

Global slowdown to indirectly affect India - Chidambaram (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:18 PM CDT

Reuters - The global slowdown will have an indirect effect on the Indian economy, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters on Friday.

CHRONOLOGY - Major attacks in India since 2005 (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:25 AM CDT

Reuters - Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through the main city of Assam and three other towns on Thursday, killing 76 people and injuring at least 320.

China plans ethnic tour for Dalai Lama envoys (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 12:40 AM CDT

Reuters - China plans to take the Dalai Lama's envoys to visit a non-Tibetan minority, a source said on Friday, as it tries to persuade its wary visitors it is sincere about talks on the Himalayan region's future.

U.N. urges rich not to abandon the developing world (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:34 PM CDT

Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged rich countries on Thursday not to lose sight of the developing world in tackling the worst global financial crisis in decades that could see development efforts suffer.

China, India may boost 2009 oil prices - IEA (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 08:39 PM CDT

Reuters - Emerging markets such as China and India could make up for declining oil demand from developed countries and may be the cause for demand growth in 2009, the International Energy Agency's chief economist said on Thursday.

Serial bombs kill at least 68 in Assam (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 08:38 PM CDT

Reuters - Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through Guwahati and three other towns in Assam, killing at least 68 people and wounding 335, police said.

American Express to cut 7,000 jobs, save $1.8 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:54 PM CDT

Reuters - American Express Co said on Thursday it will cut 7,000 jobs, slash expenses and scale back investments to save $1.8 billion next year, in its biggest restructuring since 2001 as it struggles with bad loans and surging funding costs.

Gambhir and Laxman put India in control (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 08:38 AM CDT

Reuters - Opener Gautam Gambhir and Vangipurappu Laxman lashed double hundreds as India declared their first innings at 613 for seven to seize control on the second day of the third test against Australia on Thursday.

Australia's Watson fined for verbal abuse (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 01:04 PM CDT

Reuters - Australia all-rounder Shane Watson was fined 10 per cent of his match fee for verbal abuse during the third test against India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday.

Too much weight in pregnancy can make baby fat (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:24 PM CDT

Reuters - Women who gain more than 40 pounds (18 kg) during pregnancy have nearly twice the risk of delivering a heavy baby as those who gain less, U.S. researchers said on Friday.

Bells, chants launch Bhutan's first daily newspaper (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 09:25 AM CDT

Reuters - Buddhist monks prayed for the success of Bhutan's first daily newspaper, which was launched on Thursday but could take a week to reach remote areas of the tiny Himalayan nation carried on ponies and on foot.

James Bond memorabilia - licence to make a killing? (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2008 08:58 AM CDT

Reuters - Shaken by the gyrations of the financial markets? Maybe a look at James Bond memorabilia as an investment would stir your imagination.