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Bomb-hit India fights to secure major sports events (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:13 PM PDT

Forensic experts inspect the site of a bomb blast outside a cricket stadium in Bangalore April 17, 2010. India is fighting to reassure foreign participants that it will provide foolproof security for the Commonwealth Games and the Cricket World Cup, despite a recent bombing and the Mumbai attacks of 2008. REUTERS/StringerReuters - India sought to reassure foreign participants that it will provide foolproof security for the Commonwealth Games this year as the United States issued a new travel alert for New Delhi on Wednesday.

Fast-growing Facebook aims for more social Web (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:27 PM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco, California, July 23, 2008. REUTERS/Kimberly White/FilesReuters - Facebook's user base is growing at its fastest rate ever, the online social network company said on Wednesday as it rolled out features that link the company's platform more tightly with outside Web sites.

Robben spares Ribery blushes for Bayern (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:57 PM PDT

Arjen Robben (not seen) of Bayern Munich scores against Olympique Lyon's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during their Champions League semi-final first leg soccer match in Munich April 21, 2010. REUTERS/Michael DalderReuters - Arjen Robben spared Franck Ribery's blushes with a spectacular strike to lift Bayern Munich to a 1-0 win over Olympique Lyon in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.

Woods to compete at Players Championship in May (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:36 AM PDT

Tiger Woods of the U.S. walks off the 13th green after sinking a birdie putt during final round play in the 2010 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 11, 2010. REUTERS/Hans DerykReuters - Tiger Woods has agreed to compete in the May 6-9 Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday.

India to be world's biggest DTH market by 2012 - study (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:30 AM PDT

A bird sits on a television dish antenna against the setting sun in New Delhi October 10, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India will become the largest direct-to-home (DTH) market in the world in terms of subscribers by 2012, overtaking the U.S., according to a study by Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Former IOC president Samaranch dead at 89 (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:50 AM PDT

A file photo shows former IOC chief Juan Antonio Samaranch during the Madrid 2016 bid presentation at the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen October 2, 2009. Samaranch has died, the IOC said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/Pool/FilesReuters - Juan Antonio Samaranch, who steered the Olympic movement through two turbulent decades marked by political boycotts, bribery and drug scandals and a greater emphasis on commercialism, has died at the age of 89.

Thousands march in New Delhi over food prices (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 04:55 AM PDT

Supporters of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party attend a rally in New Delhi April 21, 2010. Tens of thousands of Indians backed by opposition parties denounced steep price rises in one of the biggest marches in years in the capital, demanding the ruling Congress-led government quit over food inflation. REUTERS/Danish SiddiquiReuters - At least 100,000 Indians backed by the main opposition party on Wednesday denounced steep price rises, demanding the Congress-led government quit over food inflation during one of the biggest marches seen in years.

India seeks new data to forecast monsoon - govt (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:03 AM PDT

A file photo shows school children covered with a plastic sheet as they travel on a bicycle during monsoon rain in New Delhi September 10, 2009. The India Meteorological Department will issue its monsoon forecast for this year on Friday, IMD Director General Ajit Tyagi said. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The India Meteorological Department is seeking more data from local and foreign scientists to give final touches to its monsoon forecast that will be issued on Friday, top government officials said.

RBI gov sees policy reversal over time (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:29 AM PDT

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao poses before a meeting with bankers prior to announcing the annual monetary policy at the head office in Mumbai April 20, 2010. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking to reverse its expansionary monetary policy stance over a period of time and cannot be certain that the reverse repo rate will remain its operative rate, its governor said on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka swears in new prime minister, delays cabinet (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) hands over the oath of office to new Prime Minister Dissanayake Mudiyansalage Jayaratne (R) as the secretary to the president, Lalith Weeratunga, looks on during the swearing-in ceremony in Colombo April 21, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa swore in as prime minister one of the longest-serving members of his party on Wednesday, but delayed the naming of the cabinet after winning a commanding parliamentary majority.

Pakistan aid programmes threatened by funding crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Children, who are fleeing a military offensive in the Bajaur Agency, play in Walikandawe camp for the internally displaced in Lower Dir district February 22, 2010. REUTERS/ M. Abdullah/FilesReuters - A shortfall in funding from international donors is jeopardising "essential life-saving" humanitarian operations in Pakistan, where more than three million people have been impacted by fighting between the army and militants, a coalition of aid agencies has warned.

Fans would give up food, jobs for World Cup glory - survey (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:13 AM PDT

South Africans queue to buy tickets as the final round of sales begins for the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup in Soweto township, near Johannesburg, April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/FilesReuters - What would you sacrifice to see your country win soccer's World Cup? Food for a week, according to a survey that also found fans willing to lose a limb for their team's glory.

Industrialised nations' CO2 falls 2.2 pct in 2008 (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 06:55 AM PDT

Steam and other emissions are seen coming from funnels at a chemical manufacturing facility in Melbourne June 24, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/FilesReuters - Industrialised nations' greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.2 percent in 2008, the steepest decline since the break-up of the Soviet Union as economies slowed, a Reuters compilation showed on Wednesday.

China-led bloc to consider Kyoto climate pact future (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:59 PM PDT

A woman rides her bicycle past the chimneys of a power station located on the outskirts of Beijing October 29, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray/FilesReuters - A bloc of the world's fastest growing carbon emitters, seen as key to a global deal on climate change, appears for the first time willing to discuss the future of the Kyoto Protocol to get the United States on board.

Paulson reassures on Goldman role; earnings eclipsed (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 09:47 PM PDT

The new Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. headquarters also known by its address as 200 West Street is seen in New York's lower Manhattan, April 7, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FilesReuters - Paulson & Co, the hedge fund linked to civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc, moved to head off investor concerns about its role in a deal that has scarred the reputation of the Wall Street bank and overshadowed blow-out quarterly earnings.

Book Talk: Trapped in a quake, they share stories (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, whose novel Reuters - Award-winning author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's latest novel about people trapped during an earthquake gets new meaning in a year that has seen devastating quakes hit Haiti, Chile and China.

Economy to grow at 8.25 pct in FY11 - Manmohan Singh (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 02:39 AM PDT

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks in Mumbai April 13, 2009. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/FilesReuters - The economy is expected to grow at 8.25 percent in the financial year 2010/11 that began on April 1, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday.

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