Thousands flock to see Nepal's mystery "Buddha" boy (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 11:28 PM CST Reuters - Thousands of people flocked to a remote jungle in southeast Nepal to see a boy, some believe is a reincarnation of Lord Buddha, who reappeared after missing for more than a year, police said on Tuesday. |
Obama won't attend Washington financial summit (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:03 PM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will not attend the global financial summit in Washington on Friday and Saturday and will not meet foreign leaders on the sidelines, aides said on Monday. |
Hong Kong movie has most nods for Asia Pacific awards (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:39 PM CST Reuters - A Hong Kong crime caper about a pickpocket that was shot over three years is leading the field for the second annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards designed to promote films from the region internationally. |
India has little room for China-style stimulus (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 10:34 PM CST Reuters - India has little scope for a big bang fiscal stimulus package like China's $586 billion plan and will hope instead populist spending plans outlined earlier this year can help it ride out the global financial storm. |
Former India captain Ganguly bids farewell in style (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 09:32 AM CST Reuters - Saurav Ganguly signed off from test cricket in style on Monday by captaining a victorious India side in the latter stages of his farewell match. |
German slams Indian system, withdraws rape charge (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 06:06 AM CST Reuters - A German woman who accused the son of an Indian politician of raping her teenage daughter has withdrawn her complaint, saying she did not believe in India's justice, her lawyer said on Monday. |
Force India team up with McLaren-Mercedes (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:00 AM CST Reuters - Force India hope to be challenging for Formula One race wins by 2010 after announcing a five-year partnership with McLaren and Mercedes on Monday. |
India GDP to grow 5.7 pct in 09/10 - Morgan Stanley (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 09:52 AM CST Reuters - Morgan Stanley said on Monday it had cut its forecast for India's economic growth in the fiscal year starting April to 5.7 percent from 6.5 percent due to high cost of capital, falling consumer loan growth and reduced demand. |
Australia must lift their standards says Ponting (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 08:40 AM CST Reuters - Australia have realised just how high their standards must be if they are to retain their world supremacy following a 2-0 series loss to India, captain Ricky Ponting said on Monday. |
Fund grants $2.75 billion to fight AIDS, diseases (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 12:26 PM CST Reuters - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved 94 new grants worth $2.75 billion over two years, its executive director said on Monday. |
CORRECTED - Global Fund set to grant $3bn, talks tough on Zimbabwe (Reuters) Posted: 10 Nov 2008 12:16 PM CST Reuters - (Corrects last paragraph to read "...nearly 60 percent of the 3 million HIV-infected people receiving drug treatment in those countries...") |