Webber wins Monaco GP in Red Bull one-two (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 07:22 AM PDT Reuters - Australian Mark Webber won the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel. |
BP says successfully tests oil-siphoning system (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 11:01 AM PDT Reuters - Energy giant BP said on Sunday it successfully tested a system to siphon oil from a blown-out well, a move the company called an "important step" in containing a spill that threatens environmental disaster. |
Thailand toughens stand against spiralling protests (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 09:31 AM PDT Reuters - Thailand took a tough stand against anti-government protesters on Sunday, rejecting demands for U.N.-supervised talks and calling on their leaders to surrender on the fourth day of deadly clashes with troops. |
Robin Hood hits bull's-eye at worldwide box office (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 11:01 AM PDT Reuters - "Robin Hood" took the lead at the worldwide box office in its first weekend of release, but the costly Russell Crowe saga failed to replace "Iron Man 2" as the top choice in North America, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. |
Shuttle Atlantis reaches space station on last trip (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 09:39 AM PDT Reuters - The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday to deliver a new Russian module and spare parts needed to keep the outpost operational after two final shuttle visits this year. |
Chile charges, frees Pakistani in U.S. embassy case (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2010 07:46 PM PDT Reuters - A Pakistani man arrested at the U.S. Embassy in Chile after triggering an explosive detector was charged on Saturday with illegal possession of explosives, but was freed pending a probe. |
Two killed in stampede in New Delhi train station (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - Two people were killed and about 15 injured in a stampede on Sunday in New Delhi's main train station, when passengers rushed to board a Patna-bound train after the platform number was suddenly changed. |
Reliance and Russia's Sibur in rubber venture (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 03:51 AM PDT Reuters - The energy giant Reliance Industries Ltd and Russian petrochemical firm Sibur have agreed to set up a joint venture to make butyl rubber in India amid rising demand from the auto industry, the firms said on Sunday. |
Pakistanis want British MP to remove terror stigma (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 02:26 AM PDT Reuters - The rise of a Pakistani-born Briton to become the first Muslim woman named in a British cabinet has given Pakistan something to cheer after weeks of introspection and blame over the failed New York bombing. |
WHO study has no clear answer on phones and cancer (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 11:34 AM PDT Reuters - Experts who studied almost 13,000 cell phone users over 10 years, hoping to find out whether the mobile devices cause brain tumours, said on Sunday their research gave no clear answer. |
Australia seek treble as England bid to end wait (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2010 08:22 PM PDT Reuters - Australia seek a world title treble while England will be chasing a first global one-day trophy when the old enemies meet in Sunday's Twenty20 World Cup final in Barbados. |
Cathay plane escorted to Vancouver after "bomb hoax" (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 01:40 AM PDT Reuters - A Cathay Pacific airliner from Hong Kong was escorted by military fighter jets to its destination in Vancouver, Canada, after what the airline called a "bomb hoax", but no bomb was found, police said on Saturday. |
Bangladesh cyclone victims struggle for survival (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2010 02:18 AM PDT Reuters - Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis, mostly fishermen, left stranded on embankments damaged by a cyclone a year ago, are still fighting a grim battle to survive, with the flow of aid to helm them spotty at best. |