Jackson death ruled homicide, focus on doctor (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - Pop star Michael Jackson's death was ruled a homicide from drug overdose on Friday, fueling speculation his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, may soon be charged with manslaughter or another crime. |
Schumacher may return if Ferrari get third car (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:45 PM PDT Reuters - Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher could come out of retirement to drive for Ferrari next year if the FIA (International Automobile Federation) governing body allow the team to run a third car. |
RSS seeks to distance itself from BJP's crisis (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 07:31 AM PDT Reuters - The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said on Friday it will not interfere to resolve a leadership crisis within the BJP. |
Pakistan nuclear secrets scientist A Q Khan to go free (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 06:29 AM PDT Reuters - A Pakistani judge ruled on Friday that nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan should be allowed freedom of movement more than five years after being put under house arrest for his role in a nuclear proliferation scandal. |
FACTBOX - Cocktail of sedatives killed singer Jackson (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 01:32 PM PDT Reuters - Two sedative drugs killed singer Michael Jackson, the Los Angeles coroner said on Friday. |
Fan sells business to fund Dhoni dream (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 03:08 AM PDT Reuters - A cricket-crazy Indian fan has sold his business to fund a dream of meeting Mahendra Singh Dhoni, domestic media reported on Friday. |
Britain pledges $1 billion to help Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:34 AM PDT Reuters - Britain will commit 665 million pounds ($1.08 billion) in aid to help Pakistan stabilise its violent border areas and tackle the underlying causes of extremism, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Friday. |
WHO warns of severe form of swine flu (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:09 AM PDT Reuters - Doctors are reporting a severe form of swine flu that goes straight to the lungs, causing severe illness in otherwise healthy young people and requiring expensive hospital treatment, the World Health Organization said on Friday. |
Communists to open up West Bengal food market (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - West Bengal has begun amending laws that could eventually allow foreign corporations to retail agricultural produce, opening up an annual market potentially worth more than $600 million. |
Monsoon worst in 40 yrs, crops, power at risk (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 08:20 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon rains may improve next month but are still set to be the worst in four decades, and the associated slow filling of reservoirs is putting winter crops and power supplies at risk. |
Sania Mirza nursing wrist trouble ahead of U.S. Open (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:13 AM PDT Reuters - Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has received acupuncture treatment on a painful right wrist to be ready for the U.S. Open starting on Monday, local media reported on Friday. |
Kirsten warns of India threat at Champions Trophy (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:23 AM PDT Reuters - India will recover quickly from their early exit at the Twenty20 World Cup and are certain to mount a serious challenge at the Champions Trophy in South Africa next month, coach Gary Kirsten said. |
India's light combat aircraft to phase out Russian jets (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 10:52 PM PDT Reuters - India will begin deploying its first locally made supersonic combat aircraft next year and gradually phase out its ageing fleet of Russian fighters, defence officials said on Friday. |
Cover up or else, women told in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 07:50 AM PDT Reuters - Muslim militants fighting troops in Kashmir have issued a three-day ultimatum to a college to implement a strict Islamic dress code for girls, or face the consequences. |
Blast near Nepal vice president's home, one hurt (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 09:28 AM PDT Reuters - A blast went off just outside the home of Nepal's vice president in a Kathmandu suburb on Friday, injuring one person, police said. |
EXCLUSIVE - Italy PM Berlusconi sues local, foreign media for libel (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 08:38 AM PDT Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is launching legal actions against media in Italy and abroad, including Britain, France and Spain, for libel in their coverage of his private life, his lawyer said on Friday. |
Vegans take heart: cowboy 'Quick Gun Murugan' to the rescue (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 06:35 AM PDT Reuters - Bollywood's latest leading man is "Quick Gun Murugan" -- a middle-aged, pot-bellied cowboy out to save the world from non-vegetarianism. |
Taiwan readies for Dalai Lama visit as China fumes (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:41 AM PDT Reuters - Taiwan's president has not ruled out a chance meeting with the Dalai Lama when the Tibetan spiritual leader visits next week, officials said on Friday, a move that would sour the island's recent closer ties with China. |
INTERVIEW - Having baby full of risks in Pakistani conflict zone (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 11:05 PM PDT Reuters - Insecurity, curfews and a lack of female medics are hindering proper care for thousands of pregnant women caught up in Pakistan's war against the Taliban, according to the head of a leading health aid agency. |
INTERVIEW - Reuters Q & A with Rafael Nadal (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 08:54 PM PDT Reuters - Over the past 10 weeks Rafael Nadal had little choice but to put his feet up and relax at home in Majorca while his rivals chased after the biggest prizes in the sport. |
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