Obama blames 'systemic failures' in U.S. security (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 03:32 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed a combination of "human and systemic failures" in security for allowing the botched Christmas Day attack aboard a U.S. airliner, in his first big test on homeland security. |
RBI says focus on managing inflation, growth (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:37 AM PST Reuters - India's monetary policy focus is shifting to managing recovery and containing inflation from fostering growth after the global downturn, a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said. |
Facebook, Twitter top list of weird stories in 2009 (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:27 AM PST Reuters - From the German town that unwittingly advertised pornography on its website to the American who interrupted his wedding to update his Facebook and Twitter accounts, the world was full of weird stories in 2009. |
Thousands mourn after bomb rattles Pakistani city (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:20 AM PST Reuters - Several thousand mourners attended funerals on Tuesday for victims of a suicide bombing that killed 43 people in Pakistan's commercial capital, an emotional reminder of a raging Taliban insurgency. |
India, Japan look to ease visa rules to boost trade (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 03:14 AM PST Reuters - India and Japan agreed on Tuesday to ease visa rules within a year to boost trade between two of Asia's biggest economies that are also trying to broaden cooperation in defence and nuclear energy. |
U.S. plane bomber wanted to study sharia in Yemen (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 12:05 PM PST Reuters - The Nigerian charged with trying to blow up a U.S. airliner planned to study Islamic law in Yemen, the Arabian peninsular state which is fighting a local branch of al Qaeda, the Nigerian government said on Tuesday. |
'Avatar,' Jackson death among 2009's major moments (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2009 12:17 PM PST Reuters - The groundbreaking sci-fi movie "Avatar," Michael Jackson's death and Hollywood's $10 billion-plus box office record rank among the 2009 "moments of significance" recognized by the American Film Institute. |
Obama says U.S. will pursue plane attackers (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:33 PM PST Reuters - A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane, and President Barack Obama vowed to bring "every element" of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans' safety. |
Govt to delay 3G auction - papers (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:02 PM PST Reuters - India, the world's fastest growing mobile market, is expected to delay the auction of third-generation wireless spectrum to February due to uncertainty over defence forces giving up spectrum, two newspapers reported on Tuesday, citing sources close to the development. |
Govt says has no immediate plan to up fuel prices (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:31 PM PST Reuters - The government has no immediate plans to raise fuel prices, the country's petroleum secretary said on Tuesday, after a newspaper report that auto fuel prices could be raised early next year. |
Drama for Obama as child's injury delays golf game (Reuters) Posted: 28 Dec 2009 08:50 PM PST Reuters - Vacationing U.S. President Barack Obama interrupted a golf game on Monday and sped back to his holiday house after the child of friends was hurt in a beach accident. |