U.S., Australia warn of terror attacks in India (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - The United States and Australia on Saturday warned of "imminent" terror attacks on a number of popular shopping centres in New Delhi, stepping up their previous alerts of last month. |
India outclass Afghanistan at Twenty20 World Cup (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 09:56 AM PDT Reuters - India opened their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a comfortable seven-wicket win over debutants Afghanistan on Saturday. |
Thousands join May Day protests in Europe (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 10:50 AM PDT Reuters - Hundreds of thousands of people joined May Day rallies across Europe on Saturday, many protesting against government austerity policies in the wake of the global financial crisis. |
Greece sees rescue deal on Saturday, thousands protest (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 11:46 AM PDT Reuters - Greece expects to conclude talks with European Union and IMF officials on a multi-billion euro financial bailout on Saturday, a government official said, while thousands protested in Athens against planned state cutbacks. |
Buffett defends Goldman investment, CEO Blankfein (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 12:00 PM PDT Reuters - Warren Buffett on Saturday launched a forceful defence of Berkshire Hathaway Inc's $5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs Group Inc and the investment bank's embattled chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein. |
Booming China on show to world at Shanghai Expo (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 03:29 AM PDT Reuters - Shanghai opened its multi-billion dollar World Expo to the public on Saturday, showcasing China's booming economy and resurgent national pride, as well as the latest green technology from 189 countries. |
Obama to visit U.S. Gulf to push anti-slick efforts (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 11:37 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama will visit the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend to back efforts to avert a environmental disaster threatened by a huge, growing oil slick forecasters said was being driven ashore by winds. |
Thai standoff may worsen to civil war: crisis group (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 05:15 AM PDT Reuters - A prolonged and increasingly violent stand-off between government and red shirt protesters in Bangkok is worsening and could deteriorate into "an undeclared civil war", the International Crisis Group said. |
Indian Oil Corp to expand Panipat plant by October (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - State-run Indian Oil Corp aims to expand the capacity of its Panipat plant by 25 percent to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) by October to meet growing fuel demand, chairman B.M. Bansal said on Saturday. |
India beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets in Twenty20 W.Cup (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2010 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in their Twenty20 World Cup Group C match in St Lucia on Saturday |
Eurozone finmins to confer over Greece rescue (Reuters) Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:28 AM PDT Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers will discuss Greece's debt crisis on Friday as Athens finalises details of deep budget cuts it has pledged in return for a multi-billion euro aid package from the European Union and IMF. |