Watchtowers, CCTV to keep an eye on the Taj Mahal (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2009 09:49 PM PST Reuters - Watchtowers and close-circuit televisions will help secure the Taj Mahal, one of the world's most visited monuments, as the busy tourist season begins in India, a senior police officer said. |
World leaders back delay to final climate deal (Reuters) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 10:29 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until 2010 or even later, under a compromise deal for next month's Copenhagen summit. |
Sri Lankan president postpones poll announcement (Reuters) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:46 AM PST Reuters - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday postponed the expected announcement of dates for early presidential and parliamentary elections due by April without giving a reason. |
Maradona banned two months, fined over outburst (Reuters) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 10:41 AM PST Reuters - Argentina coach Diego Maradona was banned for two months and fined more than $24,000 on Sunday after a foul-mouthed outburst at the end of last month's decisive World Cup qualifier in Uruguay. |
Essar to buy Dhabi Group's Africa telco assets (Reuters) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:23 AM PST Reuters - India's Essar Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Dhabi Group's telecommunication businesses in African nations Uganda and Congo, the Indian energy-to-steel conglomerate said in a statement on Sunday. |
Obama meets Myanmar PM, calls for Suu Kyi's release (Reuters) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 03:19 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country's prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday. |
INTERVIEW - Sangakkara looks beyond "1996 and all that" (Reuters) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 06:31 AM PST Reuters - The 2011 World Cup will offer a golden chance for the current Sri Lanka side to cement their own place in history, according to skipper Kumar Sangakkara. |
Captain Dhoni urges India to maintain spotless record (Reuters) Posted: 15 Nov 2009 01:54 AM PST Reuters - India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has urged his team to readjust quickly to test cricket in order to maintain their spotless home record against Sri Lanka in the format. |
Obama warns over imbalances; APEC shuns exchange rates (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2009 09:58 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday the world economy was on a path to recovery but warned that failure to re-balance the global economic system would lead to further crises. |
Somali pirates free nine Indians, Bangladeshis (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2009 11:41 PM PST Reuters - Somali pirates have freed nine Indian and Bangladeshi seafarers after businessmen and clan elders in the country's semi-autonomous northern Puntland region negotiated their release, residents said on Sunday. |
Tata Steel to start work at Orissa plant in Dec (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2009 09:58 PM PST Reuters - India's Tata Steel will start constructing a 6-million-tonne steel plant in Orissa from next month, its Managing Director H.M. Nerurkar said on Saturday. |
APEC to vow stimulus; tries to push climate change (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2009 06:52 PM PST Reuters - Asia-Pacific leaders will pledge on Sunday to keep stimulus policies in place to stop the world from sliding back into recession, wrapping up a summit that has been dogged by accusations of U.S. trade protectionism. |
Obama warns of more crises if imbalances persist (Reuters) Posted: 14 Nov 2009 08:56 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday the world economy was on a path to recovery but warned that failure to re-balance the global economic system would lead to further crises. |