Cink ends Watson's dream with Turnberry win (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 11:54 AM PDT Reuters - Tom Watson's remarkable bid for a British Open victory at the age of 59 fell agonisingly short on Sunday when he lost to fellow American Stewart Cink in a four-hole playoff. |
'Harry Potter' tops North American box office (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 08:28 AM PDT Reuters - The sixth "Harry Potter" movie worked its charm at North American theaters, selling an estimated $159.7 million worth of tickets during its first five days of release, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday. |
U.S. condemns video of soldier captured in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 08:18 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. military denounced on Sunday the release of a video showing a soldier captured in Afghanistan, describing the images as Taliban propaganda that violated international law. |
India sees climate change 'pressure,' U.S. upbeat (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 09:57 AM PDT Reuters - An Indian official on Sunday complained about U.S. pressure on India to curb its greenhouse gas emissions, but U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emerged from their talks upbeat about a solution. |
Supreme court releases $2.3 bln for forests (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 01:44 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The Supreme court has released $2.3 billion of frozen funds to be used to boost forest density and wildlife habitats, the Ministry of Environment and Forests said. |
Indonesia police say bomb attacks have JI hallmark (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 04:39 AM PDT Reuters - Indonesian police said on Sunday that deadly attacks on two Jakarta hotels used the same methods and equipment as previous bombings by the militant Jemaah Islamiah group. |
Govt steps into Reliance gas pact dispute (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 12:49 AM PDT Reuters - The government has stepped into the simmering legal dispute between the billionaire Ambani brothers, seeking to challenge the validity of a gas supply agreement they are arguing over in court, newspapers reported on Sunday. |
ANALYSIS - The faded roadmap to India-Pakistan peace (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2009 09:52 PM PDT Reuters - India and Pakistan may have begun talking to each other again but as yet there is no clear vision on where those talks might lead. |
Khan hammers Kotelnik to take world title at 22 (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2009 08:31 PM PDT Reuters - Briton Amir Khan was crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) light-welterweight champion at the age of 22 on Saturday after convincingly beating Ukraine's Andreas Kotelnik with a unanimous points decision in Manchester. |
Chaminda Vaas to retire from test cricket (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jul 2009 01:49 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas will retire from test cricket after the third and final match against Pakistan, the fast bowler announced on Sunday. |
Q+A - What's on the agenda at Asia-Pacific security meeting? (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2009 08:34 PM PDT Reuters - The Thai resort island of Phuket will host Asia's biggest security gathering, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), alongside a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers from this weekend until July 23. |
Man City add Adebayor to formidable attack (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2009 08:11 PM PDT Reuters - Manchester City continued their spending spree with the signing of Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor for an undisclosed fee on Saturday. |
South Korea on path for $40 bln foreign plant orders (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jul 2009 09:43 PM PDT Reuters - South Korea said on Sunday it was on track to achieve its target of winning $40 billion of overseas construction orders this year, with an expected rebound in commodity and oil prices set to revive plant-building projects. |