U.S. defense chief backs troops on Apache attack video (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 08:05 AM PDT Reuters - A video showing U.S. Apache helicopters killing 12 people, including two Reuters news staff, is painful to watch but an investigation into the attack was very thorough, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday. |
Thai "red shirts" defiant after 21 die in clashes (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 09:21 AM PDT Reuters - Thai "red shirt" protesters ruled out negotiations with the government on Sunday and said they would not give up their fight for early elections a day after clashes with security forces killed 21 people. |
Pakistan in spotlight at Washington nuclear summit (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:17 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan will confront its reputation as a proliferator head-on this week when its prime minister addresses a global summit in Washington aimed at keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists. |
Bangladesh asks India to invest in energy sector (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:04 AM PDT Reuters - India should invest in Bangladesh's energy sector, which requires up to $10 billion to generate electricity and another $2 billion to mine coal over the next five years, the head of a Bangladesh-India business group said on Sunday. |
3G bids inch up on second day of auction (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:36 PM PDT Reuters - Bids rose on the second day of India's multi-billion dollar third-generation (3G) auction, with one provisional winning bid for national cover touching 40.85 billion rupees ($922 million), or about a 17 percent premium to the base price, government data showed. |
Euro zone readies giant rescue package for Greece (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 10:43 AM PDT Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers approved a giant 30-billion-euro ($40.12 billion) emergency aid mechanism for debt-plagued Greece on Sunday but stressed Greece had not requested the plan be activated yet. |
Reuters journalist killed in Bangkok protests (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:45 AM PDT Reuters - A Reuters television cameraman was shot dead on Saturday during a violent clash between Thai troops and anti-government protesters in Bangkok that killed 12 people. |
Polish president's coffin returns home to Warsaw (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 09:21 AM PDT Reuters - Polish President Lech Kaczynski's coffin returned home to a stunned nation on Sunday, a day after he and much of the country's political and military elite perished in a plane crash in Russia. |
'Date Night' takes early lead at U.S. box office (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:06 PM PDT Reuters - "Date Night," a romantic comedy starring sitcom staples Steve Carell and Tina Fey, narrowly claimed an early lead at the weekend box office in North America, according to preliminary sales data issued on Saturday. |
Pakistani forces kill 23 militants in Orakzai (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:37 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani soldiers backed by jets and helicopters clashed with Taliban in the northwestern Orakzai region on Sunday, killing more than 20 militants, government officials said. |
Tiger Woods swears he is back in contention at U.S. Masters (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:06 PM PDT Reuters - The fist pumps were back and so were the profanities he had sworn off as Tiger Woods showed both sides of his game and personality in a combative third round at the U.S. Masters on Saturday. |
Messi strikes again as Barca win Clasico 2-0 (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:19 PM PDT Reuters - Lionel Messi's exquisite finish set Barcelona on their way to a potentially decisive 2-0 win at Real Madrid on Saturday to lift the champions three points clear of their arch-rivals at the top of La Liga. |
Thai "red shirts" defiant after 20 die in clashes (Reuters) Posted: 11 Apr 2010 02:00 AM PDT Reuters - Thai "red shirt" protesters on Sunday ruled out negotiations with the government and said they would not give up their fight for early elections after clashes with security forces the previous day killed 20 people. |
Holders Chelsea sweep back into FA Cup final (Reuters) Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:52 PM PDT Reuters - Holders Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-0 to sweep into the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons on Saturday and keep alive their dream of a first FA Cup and League double. |