PM says not clear who controls Pakistan army (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:15 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday it was not clear if Pakistan's president was in control of the army and said Pakistan's objectives in Afghanistan were not necessarily those of the United States. |
Dalai Lama says Obama not soft on China (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:55 AM PST Reuters - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Sunday U.S. President Barack Obama was not soft on China and said he hoped he would discuss Tibet with the Indian prime minister in Washington this week. |
PM says no substitute for U.S. dollar - CNN (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:23 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday there was no substitute to the U.S. dollar for replacement as the global reserve currency. |
Bomb blasts kill six, wound 40 in Assam (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 01:19 AM PST Reuters - At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in Assam on Sunday, police said. |
Shilpa Shetty marries Raj Kundra (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:50 AM PST Reuters - Bollywood actress and Celebrity Big Brother star Shilpa Shetty married London-based businessman Raj Kundra in a "fairy-tale wedding" on Sunday, her spokeswoman said. |
Lashkar denies link with Chicago suspects (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:12 AM PST Reuters - Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) on Sunday denied having any link to two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges. |
France does not deserve to be in World Cup - poll (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:40 AM PST Reuters - Most people in France do not think their soccer team deserves to be in the 2010 World Cup and did not approve of Thierry Henry's handball that helped secure a finals place, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday. |
Hurriyat: China has stake in S.Asia peace (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 01:13 AM PST Reuters - China has a stake in peace in South Asia, and Kashmir in particular, as part of the disputed region is under Beijing's control, Kashmir's main separatist alliance said. |
Reliance offering about $12 bln for Lyondell - sources (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:56 PM PST Reuters - Reliance Industries is offering about $12 billion to buy a controlling interest in bankrupt chemical company LyondellBasell Industries to create one of the largest petrochemical firms in the world, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal said. |
Henry not a cheat, says Zidane (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2009 01:38 AM PST Reuters - Thierry Henry is not a cheat and will get over his handball in France's controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, Zinedine Zidane was quoted as saying on Saturday. |
Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 06:33 PM PST Reuters - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in military-guarded camps from next month, after facing pressure to speed up resettlement of thousands of Tamils displaced by war. |
Gap between India, U.S. emissions goals grows wider (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 11:07 PM PST Reuters - When President Barack Obama and Prime minister meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing the global divide on greenhouse gas emissions goals, the chairman of the U.N.'s climate science panel said. |
LyondellBasell says receives offer from Reliance (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2009 07:18 PM PST Reuters - Indian energy giant Reliance Industries has made a non-binding cash offer to buy a controlling interest in bankrupt petrochemicals company LyondellBasell Industries, LyondellBasell said on Saturday. |