Kashmir talks end in deadlock; violence continues (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 08:07 AM PDT Reuters - A meeting of the government and opposition parties to resolve spiralling separatist protests in Kashmir ended in a deadlock on Wednesday, even as four more protesters were killed in police clashes. |
Industrialising India leaves little room for farmers (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:25 AM PDT Reuters - Jagdishji Vaghela is one of hundreds of thousands of farmers standing in the way of India's breakneck economic expansion. |
Microsoft releases newest version of Web browser (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 01:02 PM PDT Reuters - Microsoft Corp released the latest version of its Web browser, saying that it would work at faster speeds, deliver better graphics and be less obtrusive to users. |
Soros warns on gold rally, says nothing safe (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT Reuters - Billionaire financier George Soros said on Wednesday that gold prices might continue to rise after hitting record highs this week but he renewed a warning that gold is the "ultimate bubble." |
Goldman sued by women claiming gender bias (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was hit with a gender bias lawsuit by three women who said Wall Street's most profitable bank maintains an "outdated corporate culture" that systematically deprives women of pay and promotions available to men. |
Tiger "clusters" seen as last hope for species - study (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:03 AM PDT Reuters - Asia's tiger population could be close to extinction with fewer than 3,500 tigers remaining in the wild and most clustered in fragmented areas making up less than 7 percent of their former range in Asia, a study says. |
Q+A - India confronts land grabs in industry push (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:25 AM PDT Reuters - As India rapidly industrialises, the government and private firms are seeking large tracts of farm land to build factories, power plants and highways, sparking off violent protests by farmers and others. |
Asia corporate sentiment slips in Q3; India, China upbeat (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:39 PM PDT Reuters - Business sentiment at Asia's top companies fell in the third quarter, marking the first decline in six quarters, as growing concerns about the global economic outlook dented optimism. |
U.N. sees global hunger easing in 2010 (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:00 PM PDT Reuters - The number of people in the world suffering chronic malnutrition fell for the first time in 15 years in 2010, but volatile food prices could hamper efforts to fight hunger, the United Nations' food agency said on Tuesday. |
Napoleon bids to conquer Commonwealth Games after ban back-dated (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 09:07 PM PDT Reuters - Ryan Napoleon has been re-instated in the Australian swimming team for the Commonwealth Games after sport's top tribunal back-dated his three-month ban for a doping offence. |
Maternal deaths fall 34 pct, still above U.N. target (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:25 AM PDT Reuters - Deaths from complications during pregnancy and childbirth have fallen by a third in the past two decades but 1,000 women still die needlessly every day, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday. |
Eiffel Tower evacuated in Paris bomb alert (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:46 PM PDT Reuters - French police evacuated tourists from the landmark Paris Eiffel Tower and a metro station following bomb alerts on Tuesday evening, but searches found no explosives, police said. |
Three killed during protest in Indian Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:20 AM PDT Reuters - Three people were killed in Kashmir on Wednesday when police clashed with Muslim protesters as the government and opposition parties met in New Delhi to try to end the worst violence in the region in years. |
Twitter remakes website, adds new features (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - Microblogging sensation Twitter, which is now signing up 370,000 new users daily on average, is redesigning its website to make it easier for its millions of users to navigate the service and discover new information. |
Shooter video games can improve decision making - study (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:20 PM PDT Reuters - Violent video games like "Call of Duty" can help trigger-happy players make decisions faster in real life, according to a study released on Wednesday. |
ICC mulls four-year league to boost interest in tests (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:06 PM PDT Reuters - The International Cricket Council will mull the introduction of a new four-year league and a playoff series to decide the world's test champion as part of a raft of measures to boost interest in the sport. |
Protesters battle with police in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:56 PM PDT Reuters - Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters battled police in Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, a day after one of the worst single episodes of violence in two decades of separatist protests. |
Singapore hotel rooms most expensive in Asia - survey (Reuters) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 09:38 PM PDT Reuters - Singapore is the most expensive city in the Asia-Pacific region for hotel rooms, according to a survey of hotel prices in major destinations across the world. |