Zaheer leads champions India to easy win (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - India seamer Zaheer Khan took four for 19 to set up a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Ireland in the final group match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday. |
Obama sends letter to Indian government - Holbrooke (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a letter to the Indian government, the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Wednesday without providing details on the contents. |
Fiat closes Chrysler deal; new management team named (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:27 PM PDT Reuters - Fiat SpA closed its acquisition of Chrysler's strongest assets on Wednesday, a key step in the Italian carmaker's ambitious plan to create a global player to ride out the worldwide auto sales downturn. |
French submarine begins Airbus black box search (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - A French nuclear submarine with advanced sonar equipment began searching on Wednesday for the flight recorders of an Air France airliner that crashed into the Atlantic last week, the French military said. |
Jayasuriya strikes form to set up Sri Lanka win (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 09:23 AM PDT Reuters - Sanath Jayasuriya thrashed 81 from 47 balls to set up Sri Lanka's 15-run win over West Indies on Wednesday in the teams' final group match of the Twenty20 World Cup. Both teams had already qualified for the second round. |
ANALYSIS - India and Pakistan may talk, but on different terms (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - India and Pakistan may be edging towards reopening talks, but are unlikely to pick up where they left off in a peace process which Washington hopes will ease tensions across the region as far as Afghanistan. |
Pakistan welcomes Indian PM's peace gesture (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:41 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan welcomed on Wednesday comments by India's prime minister that New Delhi would meet its neighbour "more than half way" if it cracked down on militants. |
Microsoft will soon unveil free anti-virus software (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 05:09 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) Microsoft Corp is getting ready to unveil a long-anticipated free anti-virus service for personal computers that will compete with products sold by Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc. |
Army repels Taliban in NW Pakistan after hotel blast (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 11:09 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan began a new operation against Taliban fighters in the northwest on Wednesday as Washington's envoy praised what he saw as a new resolve from Islamabad in combating extremism. |
Four plead guilty in US to aiding Tamil Tigers (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:44 PM PDT Reuters - The head of the U.S. branch of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebel group and three other men have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges, prosecutors said, weeks after Sri Lanka declared victory in a 25-year civil war. |
India beat Ireland by 8 wickets (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:02 PM PDT Reuters - India beat Ireland by 8 wickets in their Twenty20 World Cup Group A match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Wednesday. |
Banks considering lower loan rates - Pranab (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:20 AM PDT Reuters - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday state-run banks were considering a call to provide cheaper lending to drive growth, and hoped steps taken by the government and central bank would turn the economy around soon. |
RBI deputy: pro-growth stance still needed (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 07:56 AM PDT Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India must keep an eye on inflation even though it is not a concern at present and a pro-growth stance is needed, deputy governor Rakesh Mohan said ahead of his departure from the Reserve Bank of India. |
U.S. envoy says Pakistan shows new vigor in fight (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 09:01 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan said on Wednesday he had noticed a dramatic change in Pakistan's attitude toward fighting Islamist extremists during his visit there last week. |
Attack on Pakistan hotel fuels anger with Taliban (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:49 AM PDT Reuters - A plaque on the wall of the guard booth at the gate of the Pearl Continental Hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar reads: "This hotel is protected by latest security system." |
ANALYSIS - Real spending spree a bad example in hard times (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:08 AM PDT Reuters - Real Madrid's transfer market spending spree will inflate prices and wages and sets a poor example in a sport struggling with debt mountains and dwindling revenue in the deepest global recession for six decades. |
Web 2.0 crowned one millionth English word (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 05:53 AM PDT Reuters - A U.S.-based language monitoring group crowned Web 2.0 as the one millionth word or phrase in the English language on Wednesday, although other linguists slammed it as nonsense and a stunt. |
Monsoon to extend lull for one wk - weather dept (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 05:05 AM PDT Reuters - India's annual monsoon rains are likely to extend the lull in their progress for another week, the Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. |
Military plane crash kills 14 near China border (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 06:19 AM PDT Reuters - An Indian air force transport plane crashed near the disputed Chinese border in the remote northeast, killing all 14 on board, officials said on Wednesday. |