Air India Express plane crashes in Mangalore, 158 dead (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 09:46 AM PDT Reuters - An Air India Express airliner crashed and burst into flames outside Mangalore airport in Karnataka on Saturday, killing 158 people, many thought to be Indian migrant workers returning home from Dubai. |
Obama ramps up pressure on BP for Gulf oil disaster (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 10:19 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday blamed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill on "a breakdown of responsibility" at energy giant BP Plc as he officially unveiled a commission to investigate the disaster. |
American teen becomes youngest to climb Everest (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 08:53 AM PDT Reuters - A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest climber to conquer Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, a climbing website said. |
Afridi ends self exile from test cricket (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 08:53 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan all-rounder and Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has ended a self-imposed exile from test cricket and made himself available for this year's tour to England. |
Devvarman ends 13-year Indian drought at Roland Garros (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 12:12 AM PDT Reuters - Somdev Devvarman said his work was not yet done after becoming the first Indian to make the main men's singles draw at the French Open for 13 years. |
Turkmen leader to discuss gas pipeline in India - source (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 03:25 AM PDT Reuters - Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, president of Turkmenistan, Central Asia's top gas exporter, will discuss a gas pipeline to India with the Indian government next week, a Turkmen government source told Reuters on Saturday. |
Obama: U.S. can't act alone in world (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 11:12 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama declared on Saturday the United States cannot act alone in the world and pledged to shape a new "international order" as part of a national security strategy to seal his break with Bush-era policies. |
Abbott to pay $3.7 bln for unit of Piramal Healthcare (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 12:12 AM PDT Reuters - Abbott Laboratories Inc will pay $3.72 billion to acquire the branded generics business of Piramal Healthcare, as global drugmakers look to boost their presence in emerging markets. |
Black box recovered in India plane crash - UAE media (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 03:06 AM PDT Reuters - The black box has been recovered from an Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai that crashed on landing in Mangalore on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates' state media said. |
Pakistan detains at least four over New York plot (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2010 11:08 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan has detained at least four people suspected of links with a failed bid to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square, including one who worked for a catering company servicing embassies in Islamabad. |
FACTBOX - Details of India crash plane (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2010 01:35 AM PDT Reuters - An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 crashed outside an airport in Mangalore on Saturday, killing 158 people after overshooting the runway. |
160 passengers, 6 crew on board crashed flight - Air India (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2010 10:48 PM PDT Reuters - Air India said in a statement on Saturday that there were 160 passengers and 6 crew members on board the crashed flight and it was awaiting details on casualties. |
TIMELINE - Recent major plane crashes (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2010 10:59 PM PDT Reuters - An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 160 people. There were reports of some survivors. |