Clinton, U.S. journalists leave N.Korea after pardon (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:24 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea said on Wednesday it had pardoned two jailed American journalists after former U.S. President Bill Clinton met the reclusive state's leader Kim Jong-il, a move some analysts said could pave the way to direct nuclear disarmament talks. |
Doctors baffled by village of over 200 sets of twins (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:50 PM PDT Reuters - Walk around Kodinji village in rural India and you'd be forgiven for thinking you have double vision as this community is known as "twin village." |
Massa leaves hospital in Brazil after tests (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:20 PM PDT Reuters - Injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa left the hospital in Sao Paulo on Tuesday after a series of medical tests ruled out the need for further surgery, his personal physician said. |
India tells UNICEF to stop nutrition relief aid (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 06:33 AM PDT Reuters - India has asked UNICEF to stop distributing millions of dollars worth of nutrition aid to children, saying it had been done without permission and at the expense of local food to fight hunger. |
Australia charges three men on terrorism offences (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - Australian police charged three men on Wednesday with planning to attack an army base as the government considered whether to ban a Somali militant group linked to the plot. |
India says will renegotiate Russian Gorshkov deal (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 07:35 AM PDT Reuters - India has agreed to Russia's demand to re-negotiate a $1.6 billion contract for an old aircraft carrier, a government minister said on Tuesday, in a deal that has become a thorny issue in relations. |
Pakistan hurt by killing of Christians - Anglican church head (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 11:03 AM PDT Reuters - The death of eight Christians burnt alive in clashes with majority Muslims has diminished Pakistan and injured the Muslim faith, the spiritual head of the world's 77 million Anglicans said on Tuesday. |
WHO maintains 2 bln estimate for likely H1N1 cases (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 09:51 AM PDT Reuters - The World Health Organisation stuck on Tuesday to its statement that about two billion people could catch H1N1 influenza by the time the flu pandemic ends. |
Coach driver gifts Ricky Ponting shares in football club (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 09:18 AM PDT Reuters - Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will take time out from his preparations for this week's fourth Ashes test on Tuesday to visit minor league English football club Altrincham after becoming a shareholder. |
Reliance can hit peak gas output by Oct - Govt (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 10:15 AM PDT Reuters - India's upstream regulator said on Tuesday Reliance Industries can raise gas supply to its peak rate faster than planned, but output from the new fields was rising slowly as there were not enough buyers yet. |
Liverpool agree to sell Xabi Alonso to Real (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 11:48 AM PDT Reuters - Liverpool have agreed to sell Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, the two clubs announced on Tuesday. |
North Korea pardons U.S. journalists as Clinton meets Kim (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 03:27 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea ordered the release of two jailed American journalists on Tuesday after former U.S. President Bill Clinton held talks with Kim Jong-il and the reclusive and ailing leader issued what North Korea's KCNA news agency said was a "special pardon" for the pair. |
North Korea reissues story Clinton has left (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - North Korea's KCNA news agency reissued an earlier story on Wednesday saying that former U.S. President Bill Clinton had left the country. |
Bill Clinton in N. Korea, meets Kim Jong-il (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 11:27 AM PDT Reuters - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea and met its reclusive leader on Tuesday to try to win freedom for two jailed American journalists in a move that could re-energize nuclear talks. |
Bill Clinton leaves North Korea - KCNA (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:24 PM PDT Reuters - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has left North Korea with his party by air, the the official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday. |
Govt to continue reforms for higher growth - Pranab Mukherjee (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 07:45 AM PDT Reuters - India will continue reforms to get back to a higher growth trajectory of at least 9 percent at the earliest and encourage state-run firms to sell stakes through public offerings, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said. |
North Korea's Kim releases U.S. journalists - KCNA (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:25 PM PDT Reuters - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has granted a "special pardon" to two jailed U.S. journalists which releases them from detention, the official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday. |
Endangered Kashmir deer in comeback as violence dips (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:35 AM PDT Reuters - An endangered species of red deer found only in Kashmir has made a rapid comeback in the past year due to a decline in violence and conservation efforts, wildlife officials said on Tuesday. |
India's police undermine democracy, human rights - HRW (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 03:49 AM PDT Reuters - India's police discriminate against people on the basis of caste and financial status and consider themselves above the law, undermining the country's democratic ideals, a leading human rights group said on Tuesday. |
Sri Lanka to test post-war popularity before major polls (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 08:24 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka called an election in President Mahinda Rajapaksa's native province, officials said on Tuesday, taking one of the last steps needed before he can call nationwide polls to capitalise on his victory over Tamil Tiger rebels. |