U.S. expects 'accountability' from Pakistan - Obama (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - The United States will give Pakistan the tools it needs to defeat al Qaeda, but it expects accountability in return, President Barack Obama said in an interview about his new Afghan strategy aired on Sunday. |
Left will not support Congress-led alliance (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 12:54 AM PDT Reuters - The Communist Party of India (Marxist), which propped up the Congress-led coalition before the two groups parted ways last year, will not support it again after coming elections, party chief Prakash Karat said on Saturday. |
Button leads Brawn to dream one-two debut (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 04:09 AM PDT Reuters - Jenson Button led Brawn GP to an astonishing one-two at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in Formula One's most successful team debut for 55 years. |
Gambhir grinds to century, India inch to safety (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 02:47 AM PDT Reuters - Gautam Gambhir ground his way to his fifth test century as India edged closer to saving the second test against New Zealand by the close of play on the fourth day on Sunday. |
Naomi Campbell on catwalk for Mumbai victims (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 12:42 AM PDT Reuters - British supermodel Naomi Campbell walked down the ramp in Mumbai on Saturday to pay tribute to the victims of last November's Mumbai attacks. |
Varun Gandhi arrested over Muslim hate speech (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2009 07:22 PM PDT Reuters - Police in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday arrested Varun Gandhi, a great-grandson of the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, over allegations he made inflammatory comments against Muslims. |
Hidayat, Hongyan clinch India Open titles (Reuters) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 05:36 AM PDT Reuters - Indonesian favourite Taufik Hidayat swept to his seventh career win over Malaysia's Muhammad Hashim in the India Open men's final in Hyderabad on Sunday. |
World switches off to save planet in "Earth Hour" (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2009 07:31 PM PDT Reuters - Lights went out at tourism landmarks and homes across the globe on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event designed to highlight the threat from climate change. |
PM sees scope for interest rate moderation (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2009 04:07 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday plenty of liquidity and low inflation gave room for further interest rate cuts. |
China marks "emancipation" of Tibet with new holiday (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2009 05:26 AM PDT Reuters - China marked its inaugural Serfs' Emancipation Day on Saturday with testimonials by Tibetans on the merits of Communist rule, denunciations of the Dalai Lama and vows to crush any attempts at independence. |
Pakistan's Zardari lets Sharif take back Punjab (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2009 08:16 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday he wanted to end central rule in Punjab and back the return of a government in the province led by Nawaz Sharif's party in order to reconcile with his rival. |
The week that was: Most popular on Reuters (Reuters) Posted: 27 Mar 2009 11:24 PM PDT Reuters - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics, general news and entertainment. |
New Zealand take control against India (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2009 01:29 AM PDT Reuters - New Zealand need nine wickets in two days to level the series against India after they seized control of the second test on the third day at McLean Park on Saturday. |
Australia turns the lights out for Earth Hour (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2009 05:34 AM PDT Reuters - Lights went out at Sydney's famous Opera House and Harbour Bridge on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event in which landmarks and homes go dark for an hour to highlight the threat from climate change. |
Pakistan's ISI still linked to militants, U.S. says (Reuters) Posted: 27 Mar 2009 05:44 PM PDT Reuters - The United States has indications that elements of Pakistan's ISI military intelligence agency provide support to Taliban or al Qaeda militants, senior U.S. military officers said on Friday. |