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Thai film "Uncle Boonmee" wins top prize in Cannes (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (L) poses with cast member Javier Bardem after winning the Palme d'Or award for the film Lung Boonmee Raluek Chat (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives) during the award ceremony of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Eric GaillardReuters - Thai film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" won the coveted Palme d'Or for best picture at the Cannes film festival on Sunday.


Investors still hope for India reform after mixed year (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 09:30 AM PDT

A cut out of  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is seen through the flag of ruling Congress party at the state head office of Congress party in Mumbai October 22, 2009.  REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - To its admirers, the ruling coalition led by Congress has had a good year -- sound fiscal policy to stave off a ruinous global credit crisis, fast growth and some tentative steps toward reforms.


StanChart to raise up to $588 mln in India share sale (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:10 AM PDT

A company logo of Standard Chartered bank is displayed during a news conference in Hong Kong April 29, 2010.  REUTERS/Bobby Yip/FilesReuters - Standard Chartered will raise up to $588 million in an India share sale to be launched on Tuesday, less than an earlier target of as much as $750 million, based on pricing details the bank announced on Sunday.


U.S. says must rely on BP to stop oil;Iran offers help (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Oil is seen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico about six miles southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - The U.S. government is forced to rely on BP and the private oil sector to try to plug the gushing Gulf of Mexico well because only they have the technical know-how to stop the spill at those depths, the U.S. Coast Guard chief said on Sunday.


Obama: U.S. can't act alone in world (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2010 07:40 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 2010 graduating class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point during the 2010 commencement ceremony at Mitchie Stadium at West Point, New York, May 22, 2010.     REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - 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.


Ambanis end non-compete pact in reconciliation bid (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Mukesh Ambani (L), chief of India's Reliance Industries, and Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Communications, in this combination image of file photos. Reliance Industries and Reliance ADA Group on Sunday agreed to cancel all existing non-compete pacts which the groups had signed in 2006. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Adeel Halim/FilesReuters - India's billionaire Ambani brothers took a step towards reconciliation in their long-running feud on Sunday, ending non-compete agreements in a move they hoped would lead to cooperation between the two groups.


Duchess of York "devastated" by newspaper sting (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:40 AM PDT

File photo of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, as she arrives for a fashion week in New York February 10, 2010.  Britain's Duchess of York was caught on camera by a newspaper apparently offering to sell access to her ex-husband and UK trade envoy Prince Andrew and said on Sunday she had been Reuters - Britain's Duchess of York was caught on camera by a newspaper apparently offering to sell access to her ex-husband and UK trade envoy Prince Andrew and said on Sunday she had been "devastated" by the sting.


Crash investigators hunt for plane black box (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Forensic officials inspect the wreckage of a crashed Air India Express passenger plane in Mangalore May 23, 2010. Investigators scoured the slopes of a ravine on Sunday looking for the black box of a Boeing 737-800 that crashed off a hilltop runway, killing 158 people. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Investigators scoured the slopes of a ravine in Mangalore on Sunday looking for the black box of a Boeing 737-800 that crashed off a hilltop runway, killing 158 people.


Pakistanis, Indians clash in Kashmir, one dead (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Indian forces fired across the de facto border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing a Pakistani soldier in the latest flare-up between the nuclear-armed rivals, the Pakistani army said on Sunday.

Mangalore crash puts focus on infrastructure, safety (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2010 10:59 PM PDT

Onlookers and firefighters stand at the site of the crashed Air India Express passenger plane in Mangalore May 22, 2010. The air crash in Mangalore has underlined fears about safety gaps in the country's booming airline industry and raised doubts about whether infrastructure can keep pace with rapid economic growth. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - The air crash in Mangalore that killed 158 people has underlined fears about safety gaps in the country's booming airline industry and raised doubts about whether infrastructure can keep pace with rapid economic growth.


U.S. environment chief to visit Gulf, spill spreads (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 03:20 AM PDT

Reuters photographer Lee Celano photographs oil in a marsh near Pass a Loutre, Louisiana, May 20, 2010. REUTERS/Matthew BiggsReuters - The top U.S. environmental official was to visit the Gulf Coast on Sunday as energy giant BP Plc scrambled to contain a widening oil spill.


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

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:10 AM PDT

File photo of Mukesh Ambani and his brother Anil Ambani as seen during a meeting in Bombay, June 24, 2004. Reliance Industries, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, and Reliance ADA Group, led by his brother Anil Ambani, on Sunday agreed to cancel all existing non-compete pacts which the groups had signed in 2006. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Reliance Industries, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, and Reliance ADA Group, led by his brother Anil Ambani, on Sunday agreed to cancel all existing non-compete pacts which the groups had signed in 2006.


ANALYST VIEWS - Ambani brothers end non-compete pacts (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:10 AM PDT

File photo of Mukesh Ambani (R) and his brother Anil Ambani as seen during a meeting in Bombay June 24, 2004. Reliance Industries, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, and Reliance ADA Group, led by Anil Ambani, on Sunday agreed to cancel all existing non-compete pacts which the groups had signed in 2006. REUTERS/Arko Datta  AD/LA/FilesReuters - Reliance Industries, controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Reliance ADA Group, led by his brother Anil Ambani, on Sunday agreed to cancel all existing non-compete pacts which the groups had signed in 2006.


Twenty20 international spices up Florida suburb (Reuters)

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:34 AM PDT

Reuters - With the smell of Jamaican jerk chicken and Indian biryani wafting through stands, New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 28 runs in the first official international between two test playing nations in the United States.

Brilliant Milito fires Inter to European glory (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Inter Milan's Diego Milito (L) scores his second goal in front of Bayern Munich's Martin Demichelis during their Champions League final soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid May 22, 2010.   REUTERS/Stefano RellandiniReuters - Inter Milan reached the summit of European soccer for the first time in 45 years when Diego Milito scored two superb goals to give them a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in an enthralling Champions League final on Saturday.


British, French films in frame for top Cannes award (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Cast members Lesley Manville (L), director Mike Leigh (C) and Ruth Sheen arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film Reuters - The curtain comes down on the 2010 Cannes film festival on Sunday night with British director Mike Leigh and France's Xavier Beauvois firmly in the frame for the coveted Palme d'Or for best picture.


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