Investigators in Libya comb site of crashed Airbus (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 11:47 AM PDT Reuters - Aviation experts combed debris for more clues on Thursday after finding the two black boxes from an Airbus jet that crashed at Libya's Tripoli airport, killing all but one of the 104 people on board. |
U.S. bank probes expanding with new investigation (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 06:29 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. authorities are expanding their probes of past mortgage securities deals, with New York's attorney general opening an investigation into whether eight banks misled rating agencies, a source familiar with the matter said. |
Internet running out of addresses - Web group chief (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 10:44 AM PDT Reuters - The world will soon run out of Internet addresses as the number of devices connected to the Web explodes unless organisations move to a new Internet Protocol version, the head of the body that allocates IP addresses said. |
Rogue general wounded, 1 killed in Bangkok fighting (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 03:53 PM PDT Reuters - A rogue Thai general leading a militant wing of anti-government protesters was shot in the head and critically wounded on Thursday, and a man was killed when the army used force to blockade a five-week street rally. |
BP says will deploy small dome in next few days (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - BP Plc on Thursday weighed a quick fix to contain a gusher of oil from its blown-out undersea well as a giant oil slick crept west across the Louisiana coast. |
RBI: Greek crisis not impacting policy (Reuters) Posted: 12 May 2010 11:20 PM PDT Reuters - The Greek crisis is not having any impact on the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) policy approach at present, Subir Gokarn, a deputy governor at the RBI, said on Thursday. |
India seeks more security information from ZTE (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 10:26 AM PDT Reuters - Home Secretary G.K Pillai on Thursday asked China's ZTE Corp for more information on security, giving the telecoms gear firm an opportunity to make its case for why it should be able to provide equipment in India. |
New austerity for Portugal; markets calmer (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 09:11 AM PDT Reuters - Portuguese leaders agreed tough austerity measures on Thursday, joining a coordinated euro zone push that has calmed market fears of a spreading Greek-style crisis but provoked talk by Spanish unions of a general strike. |
ANALYSIS - Peace moves may come to nothing in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 07:39 AM PDT Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's two-pronged initiative to offer Taliban combatants jobs and cash while enticing insurgent leaders to the political mainstream may be a first, tentative step towards peace. It is also a minefield. |
Food inflation snaps easing trend (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 12:01 AM PDT Reuters - Food inflation snapped a two-week declining trend in late April, but the Reserve Bank is seen awaiting more cues on prices and on demand before deciding on further policy action. |
Nepal Maoist chief says ready to break ties with fighters (Reuters) Posted: 12 May 2010 11:44 PM PDT Reuters - Nepal's Maoist chief said his party is willing to give up control of thousands of its former fighters now lodged in U.N.-monitored camps, a step that could help cement peace in the Himalayan nation. |
StanChart eyes rapid India growth through listing (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 06:41 AM PDT Reuters - Standard Chartered hopes its upcoming India share sale to raise up to $750 million will boost growth in one of the British bank's fastest growing markets, its chief executive said on Monday. |
Everest climbers to get free Nepal visas (Reuters) Posted: 12 May 2010 07:19 PM PDT Reuters - Foreign mountaineers who have climbed Mount Everest and another peak will get free Nepali visas for two years, part of a scheme to boost tourism in the Himalayan nation, a senior government official said. |
Q+A: Is India allowing the rupee to move more freely? (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 05:29 AM PDT Reuters - If not for the Reserve Bank of India's four-month absence from the rupee market, it would have been difficult to notice authorities have slowly allowed larger gyrations in the currency and minimised their interference. |
SingTel, Bharti look to tie together Bangladesh units (Reuters) Posted: 12 May 2010 08:58 PM PDT Reuters - Singapore Telecommunications said on Thursday it was looking at the possibility of tieing together its and Indian associate Bharti's units in Bangladesh. |
China scientists find use for cigarette butts (Reuters) Posted: 13 May 2010 01:04 AM PDT Reuters - Chemical extracts from cigarette butts -- so toxic they kill fish -- can be used to protect steel pipes from rusting, a study in China has found. |
China telecoms gear firms seek to allay India fears (Reuters) Posted: 12 May 2010 10:37 PM PDT Reuters - China's two big telecoms gear makers, blocked from selling equipment in India, the world's fastest-growing mobile market, scrambled on Wednesday to allay New Delhi's security fears and said they may build factories in the country. |