CIA chief says bin Laden in Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - CIA Director Leon Panetta said on Thursday the U.S. intelligence agency believes al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan and hopes joint operations with Pakistani forces will find him. |
U.S. supports dialogue between India and Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 08:39 AM PDT Reuters - The United States wants India and Pakistan to resume peace talks, but would leave it to the two countries to decide the way forward, a U.S. official said on Thursday. |
Microsoft settles suit with Mississippi for $100 mln (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. state of Mississippi settled an antitrust suit with Microsoft Corp for $100 million on Thursday and said businesses, individuals, schools and local government were eligible for a share of the money. |
WHO declares first 21st century flu pandemic (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - The World Health Organisation declared an influenza pandemic on Thursday and called on governments to prepare for a long-term battle against an unstoppable flu virus. |
Satyam revenue outlook not great - chairman (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 08:55 AM PDT Reuters - Satyam Computer Services Ltd is under stress and the near-term revenue outlook is not great, its chairman said, as the fraud-hit outsourcing firm announced a plan to send home upto 10,000 staff on reduced pay. |
Redmond blazes trail as New Zealand crush Ireland (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 08:57 AM PDT Reuters - Aaron Redmond crashed 63 from 30 deliveries to help New Zealand crush Ireland by 83 runs in the opening World Cup second-round match on Thursday. |
India plans much solar power, slower emissions rise (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 09:29 AM PDT Reuters - India will submit plans within weeks to slow its rise in carbon emissions significantly and to generate more solar power by 2020 than the whole world generates now, a senior climate official said on Thursday. |
Man United accept record Real bid for Ronaldo (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - Manchester United have accepted a world record bid of 80 million pounds ($131.7 million) from Real Madrid for Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, the English champions said on Thursday. |
Air France chief questions sensor role in crash (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - Air France is not yet convinced that faulty speed sensors were to blame for the loss of one of its planes over the Atlantic, but it is replacing old sensors as a precaution, the airline's chief executive said on Thursday. |
'Match winner' Gayle the target for India (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - India hope to succeed where others have failed recently by targeting West Indies captain and main batting threat Chris Gayle in Friday's Twenty20 World Cup second round clash. |
South Africa beat England by seven wickets (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - South Africa beat England by seven wickets in their Twenty20 World Cup Group E Super Eights match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England, on Thursday. |
Govt wants economy back on higher growth path (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 07:07 AM PDT Reuters - India will explore ways of bringing the economy back to a higher growth path without increasing an already large fiscal deficit, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. |
France, Germany deplore Myanmar attitude (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 06:07 AM PDT Reuters - France and Germany criticised the Myanmar authorities on Thursday for their attitude over detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said they were trying to enlist China and India to exert further pressure on the country. |
U.N. vows to stay in NW Pakistan despite deadly attack (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 09:54 AM PDT Reuters - The United Nations has no plans to suspend or reduce its activities in Pakistan despite Tuesday's bomb attack that killed nine people, including two foreign U.N. staff, in the northern city of Peshawar, U.N. agencies say. |
ARMS TRADE - Defense contractors see open door in India (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jun 2009 11:57 PM PDT Reuters - Global defense companies have found India. As the fast-gowing Asian economic powerhouse tackles a massive modernization of its forces to counter China and tackle security threats at home and from Pakistan, defense companies are lining up at India's door for a share of the pie. |
Pakistan kills scores of Taliban in new combat zones (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 05:30 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan unleashed helicopter gunships and artillery to kill scores of Taliban fighters, officials said on Thursday, after opening a second front against militants near their stronghold in the Waziristan tribal region. |
Bank staff call off planned June 12 strike (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 06:29 AM PDT Reuters - Bank unions have called off a planned strike for Friday after some of their demands on a pension scheme and higher wages were met, a senior union official said on Thursday. |
Monsoon rain 37 pct below normal in early June (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 07:19 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon for the week ended June 10 was 37 percent below normal as the progress of the annual rains, crucial to the farm sector, stalled after an early start, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday. |
ICC approves Karthik as replacement for injured Sehwag (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 07:29 AM PDT Reuters - India can replace the injured Virender Sehwag with Dinesh Karthik for the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. |
Satyam to put 7,000-10,000 staff on "virtual pool" (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2009 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - Satyam Computer Services said on Thursday it plans to put about 7,000 to 10,000 staff on "virtual pool" as part of the fraud-hit outsourcing firm's strategy to manage excess staff and cut costs. |