Michael Jackson gets more bizarre after death (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:25 PM PDT Reuters - Bizarre in life, Michael Jackson's complex personal affairs are taking even stranger twists in death, with reports on Tuesday questioning the parentage of his children and what caused his untimely demise. |
India will reject greenhouse gas emission targets (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:57 AM PDT Reuters - India will not sign up to targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions but will instead focus on fighting poverty and boosting economic growth, the environment minister said on Tuesday. |
Kashmir's "silent" village of deaf-mutes (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 07:48 AM PDT Reuters - Silence reigns in the sleepy village of Dadhkai, nestled high up in the Himalayan mountains in northern India and where the majority of residents are either deaf or mute. |
Racial profiling of minorities persists in U.S. - ACLU (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 08:32 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. authorities detain thousands of people each year solely on the basis of religion, race or nationality despite efforts by senior law enforcement officials and the government to stop it, the American Civil Liberties Union said. |
Monsoon rains cover almost all of India (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 05:18 AM PDT Reuters - India's south-west monsoon, crucial for sowing of crops like paddy, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton and pulses has covered almost all of India as per data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday. |
WHO says Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 "isolated case" (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:20 AM PDT Reuters - The first H1N1 infection found to be resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu represents an isolated case with no current implications for public health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. |
Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros with 153 on board (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 09:52 AM PDT Reuters - An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board, including 66 French nationals, crashed into the sea off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros as it approached in bad weather early on Tuesday, officials said. |
Jackson's body to return to Neverland - reports (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:31 AM PDT Reuters - Michael Jackson's body will be driven to his Neverland Valley Ranch in central California as early as Thursday with public viewing being set for later this week, according to media reports on Tuesday. |
"Dalit Queen" Mayawati under fire over statues (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:57 AM PDT Reuters - India's "untouchable queen" who is one of the country's best-known politicians has come under fire after the Supreme Court questioned her spending about $425 million on erecting statues of herself and her party leaders. |
Bridge in Mumbai sea: commuters happy, investors wary (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 01:41 AM PDT Reuters - Ten years and $325 million later, an ambitious sea bridge aimed at easing Mumbai's notorious traffic jams opened on Tuesday, holding out hope for harried commuters as well as investors betting on infrastructure. |
England's Vaughan announces his retirement (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 06:15 AM PDT Reuters - England's most successful test captain Michael Vaughan said on Tuesday he was retiring from the game, after failing to regain his place in the team for next month's Ashes series against Australia. |
Comoros crash survivor a 14-year-old girl (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - A 14-year-old girl was found alive in the sea off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros after a Yemenia Airbus A310-300 crashed with 153 people on board on Tuesday, officials said. |
India says ambassador to China new foreign secretary (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 08:12 AM PDT Reuters - Nirupama Rao, India's ambassador to China, will be its next foreign secretary, the government said on Tuesday. |
Reforms can make India a better investment destination: WB (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 06:15 AM PDT Reuters - India could top the list of business destinations among BRIC nations, if best practices and regulations followed by some cities are implemented by others, a report by World Bank said on Tuesday. |
Five-year-old child survives Comoros crash (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:40 AM PDT Reuters - A five-year-old child was plucked alive from the sea off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros after an Airbus A310-300 crashed with 153 people on board on Tuesday, officials said. |
Survivor rescued from Yemenia plane crash - official (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:41 AM PDT Reuters - A survivor was rescued from the sea off the Comoros where a Yemenia airlines aircraft crashed on Tuesday, a Yemenia official said. |
Iran hardliner says election protests must cease (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:17 AM PDT Reuters - A senior hardline Iranian cleric on Tuesday demanded an end to protests over the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president after Iran's top legislative body slammed shut the last door for a legal challenge. |
EU to propose global blacklist for airlines (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:45 AM PDT Reuters - The European Union will soon propose the creation of a global blacklist of airlines deemed unsafe, the bloc's transport chief said on Tuesday in the aftermath of a plane crash near Comoros. |
Michael Vaughan announces his retirement (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:04 AM PDT Reuters - England's most successful test captain Michael Vaughan said on Tuesday he was retiring from the game, after failing to regain his place in the team for next month's Ashes series against Australia. |
Jackson's mother wins temporary control of estate (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2009 12:56 AM PDT Reuters - Michael Jackson's mother Katherine on Monday won temporary guardianship of the late singer's children and control of his estate as a legal battle over his kids, money and belongings began to take shape. |