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Pakistanis pose as Indians after NY bomb scare (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 10:37 AM PDT

Pakistani-American Arshad Qureshi speaks during an interview with Agence France-Presse in front of a mosque in Silver Spring, Maryland, on May 5. For many Pakistani-Americans, the bomb plot in Time Square, New York, instilled not so much fear but embarrassment. The community has been proud of its prosperity in this nation of immigrants and has come under far less scrutiny than Pakistani British.(AFP/Jewel Samad)Reuters - Pakistani merchants and job seekers in the United States, still reeling from economic hardship since the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001, are posing as Indians to avoid discrimination in the wake of the Times Square bomb attempt.


Euro zone agrees emergency steps to contain crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:23 PM PDT

An official replaces a British flag while European Union (EU) heads of state and government arrive at an informal summit in Brussels February 11, 2010. Euro zone leaders agreed on Friday that they would have special measures ready before financial markets open on Monday to prevent financial turmoil in Greece spreading. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/FilesReuters - Euro zone leaders agreed on Friday that they would have special measures ready before financial markets open on Monday to prevent financial turmoil in Greece spreading to other countries such as Spain and Portugal.


Massive dome lowered toward site of huge U.S. oil spill (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 02:54 PM PDT

Two fishing vessels drag an oil boom after trapped oil is set ablaze in the Gulf of Mexico May 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffery Tilghman Williams-US Navy/HandoutReuters - BP Plc engineers using undersea robots maneuvered a massive metal chamber to within 200 feet (60 metres) of a gushing ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, working to contain a leak that threatens an environmental catastrophe on U.S. shores.


Australia send message by overpowering India (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 10:47 AM PDT

Australia's David Warner looks back as India's MS Dhoni moves off during the Super 8 match at Kensington Oval during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament in Bridgetown May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Australia crushed India by 49 runs on Friday in the strongest sign yet that they have got to grips with the special demands of Twenty20 cricket.


Clarke hails Australia openers as best in world (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Australia's Shane Watson (R) prepares to hit as India's MS Dhoni watches during the Super 8 match at Kensington Oval during the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament in Bridgetown May 7, 2010.   REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - Captain Michael Clarke said Australia had the world's best Twenty20 opening batsmen after his team crushed India by 49 runs on Friday.


iPad's international launch slated for May 28 (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 11:21 AM PDT

A sample of a Reuters - Apple Inc said on Friday it will launch the iPad tablet computer in nine international markets on May 28, following a strong debut in the United States last month.


Governments try to ease global fears over Greece (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Bundestag lower house of parliament deputies cast their vote on a proposal to release a financial aid package to Greece in Berlin May 7, 2010.  REUTERS/Thomas PeterReuters - Governments around the world tried on Friday to calm financial markets shaken by fears that Greece's debt crisis could cause difficulties for other European economies.


Mukesh Ambani wins gas ruling in Supreme Court (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 08:24 AM PDT

File photo of Mukesh Ambani (R) and his brother Anil Ambani seen in Bombay in this June 24, 2004 file photo. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, scored a win against his estranged brother with the Supreme Court ruling they must renegotiate a family deal over the country's largest gas field, giving the government control over setting gas prices.


Conservatives try for coalition after UK election (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Britain's opposition Conservative Party leader David Cameron (2nd L) and his wife Samantha (2nd R) arrive at Witney Leisure Centre, for the general election count in Witney, in southern England May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Britain's opposition Conservatives said on Friday they would try to form a government with the smaller Liberal Democrats after winning the most seats in the closest parliamentary election in a generation.


NEWSMAKER - Mukesh Ambani wins over brother in Supreme Court (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:04 AM PDT

Mukesh Ambani (L), chief of Reliance Industries, and Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Communications, are pictured in this combination image of file photos. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Adeel HalimReuters - Less than two weeks ago, Mukesh Ambani watched from the stands as his cricket franchise Mumbai Indians lost to the less-fancied Chennai team in the glitzy final of the Indian Premier League tournament.


Pace of decline in child labour slowing, ILO says (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 03:48 PM PDT

An Egyptian boy helps a mechanic fix an old car in front of a workshop in old Cairo August 13, 2009.  REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/FilesReuters - The number of children used in the labour force worldwide has dropped although it is rising in Africa, the International Labour Organisation said.


Anil Ambani: no plans to file review petition (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications, comes out of the Supreme Court in New Delhi May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Anil Ambani said on Friday his firm Reliance Natural has no plans to file a review petition in the Supreme Court.


Soldiers clash with Kashmir rebels, 7 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Two Indian soldiers and five separatist guerrillas were killed in a fierce gun battle on Friday in Kashmir, an army spokesman said.

Bids for one all-India 3G licence reach $2.65 bln (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 06:51 AM PDT

A labourer talks on his mobile phone at a construction site in New Delhi May 26, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - Bids for one set of nationwide third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum licences in India reached 120.69 billion rupees ($2.65 billion) on the 24th day of an auction, government data showed on Friday.


TIMELINE - Key dates in Ambani brothers' dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 03:48 AM PDT

File photo of Mukesh Ambani (R) and his brother Anil Ambani in Bombay June 24, 2004. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - RReuters The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favour of billionaire Mukesh Ambani in a gas pricing dispute with brother Anil, closing a chapter on a five-year battle that now gives the government control over setting prices.


Mother's Day sees highest call volumes of year - study (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:04 AM PDT

A mother plays with her child in front of a drugs advertisement at a shopping mall in Jakarta October 28, 2008. REUTERS/Beawiharta/FilesReuters - People living overseas might forget to send a card or flowers for Mother's Day but they do remember to pick up the phone with a study finding international call volume is higher that day than on any other holiday.


Q+A: What does Ambani gas row ruling mean? (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2010 02:30 AM PDT

File photo Mukesh Ambani (R) and Anil Ambani in Mumbai, June 24, 2004. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - MUMBAI (Reuters) The Supreme Court on Friday backed billionaire Mukesh Ambani in a gas pricing dispute with his younger brother Anil -- a ruling that could have far-reaching implications on energy policy for Asia's third-largest economy.


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