Indian Air Force tests war readiness near Pakistan border (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:10 AM PST Reuters - Fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) pounded mock enemy bunkers close to the Pakistan border on Sunday in a show of air power at a time when the two nuclear-armed rivals are trying to improve relations. |
India beat Pakistan, England surprise Australia (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:23 AM PST Reuters - James Tindall struck twice to enable European champions England pull off a surprise 3-2 victory over tournament favourites Australia on the opening day of the men's hockey World Cup on Sunday. |
Congress allies seek rollback of fuel price hike (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:49 AM PST Reuters - The Congress party is under pressure from its main allies to withdraw a hike in motor fuel prices, testing the government's commitment to a move that may add to inflation but is needed to cut the fiscal deficit. |
Quake, tsunamis kill more than 700 in Chile (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 11:24 AM PST Reuters - The death toll from a a massive earthquake that struck Chile surged above 700 on Sunday as reports emerged of coastal towns devastated by the tremor and tsunamis that followed. |
India seeks closer ties with Saudi to fuel recovery (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:16 AM PST Reuters - India said it expects its economy to rebound to 9-percent annual growth rates within two years and wants to expand its energy ties with top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia to help fuel the recovery. |
Obama in great health but struggles with smoking (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:55 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama still struggles with a smoking habit but is in overall excellent health, his doctors said in a report after Obama underwent a routine medical exam on Sunday. |
Tsunami waves hit Pacific regions after Chile quake (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 04:00 AM PST Reuters - Tsunami waves of up to 1.5 metres (5 feet) hit far-flung Pacific regions from the Russian far east and Japan to New Zealand's Chatham Islands on Sunday after a powerful earthquake struck Chile, but there were no reports of injuries or serious damage. |
Toyota head to brief in China on quality issues (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:16 AM PST Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said its president would hold a news conference in Beijing on Monday as the automaker looks to limit the damage from a massive global recall on the fast-growing Chinese market. |
Rescuers dig for Chile quake survivors, 400 dead (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:40 AM PST Reuters - Chilean rescue teams used shovels and sledgehammers on Sunday to find the survivors and victims of a huge earthquake that unleashed a Pacific tsunami and triggered looting by desperate residents. |
Massive earthquake hits Chile, over 300 dead (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2010 06:25 PM PST Reuters - One of the world's most powerful earthquakes in a century pounded Chile on Saturday, killing more than 300 people as it toppled buildings and triggered tsunamis that ravaged a port town and threatened Pacific coastlines as far away as Japan. |
Kallis, De Villiers hit tons in S.Africa win (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:22 AM PST Reuters - Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers blasted unbeaten centuries to set up South Africa's 90-run win over India in the third and final one-dayer on Saturday. |