Semenya out of Commonwealth Games with back injury (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:46 PM PDT Reuters - Caster Semenya, the women's 800 metres world champion, has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games because of a back injury dealing the event another blow, South Africa's Olympic body announced on Tuesday. |
High Court to rule on Ayodhya mosque row on Thursday (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:36 AM PDT Reuters - The Allahabad High Court will rule on Thursday whether Hindus or Muslims own land around a demolished mosque in Ayodhya, a judgement haunted by memories of 1992 riots that killed some 2,000 people. |
Commonwealth Games athletes arrive; new security threat looms (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - Hundreds of athletes arrived in New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday as India scrambled to ensure a court ruling due this week over ownership of a disputed religious site did not spark Hindu-Muslim violence. |
AIDS treatment up in 2009; 2010 targets in doubt: WHO (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:29 AM PDT Reuters - A record 1.2 million people in low and middle income countries started antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDs in 2009, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, but targets set for 2010 are unlikely to be met. |
Six Sikh men sent to prison for Austria temple attack (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:10 AM PDT Reuters - Six men have been sentenced to prison terms in Austria over an attack on a Sikh temple which killed a visiting preacher and triggered deadly riots in India. |
Infrastructure firms scout for opportunity (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:12 AM PDT Reuters - (For other news from the Reuters India Infrastructure Summit, click http://www.reuters.com/summit/IndiaInvestment10) |
Q+A - India braces for politically charged mosque verdict (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:15 AM PDT Reuters - Allahabad High Court will rule on Thursday whether Hindus or Muslims own land around a demolished mosque in northern India, a judgment haunted by memories of 1992 riots, some of the country's worst religious violence since the partition. |
Reuters Summit - World Bank may invest in $11bln India fund (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 06:47 AM PDT Reuters - (For other news from the Reuters India Infrastructure Summit, click http://www.reuters.com/summit/IndiaInvestment10) |
RIM unveils PlayBook tablet to compete with iPad (Reuters) Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:44 PM PDT Reuters - Research In Motion unveiled a tablet computer aimed at its core business customers, as it tries to gain a foothold in a fast-growing market dominated by Apple's consumer-friendly iPad. |
Games ambassador Mary Kom rues absence of women's boxing (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:10 AM PDT Reuters - M.C. Mary Kom's Commonwealth Games role will be confined to promoting the event as one of its six ambassadors and the five-time world champion boxer is not liking the idea of staying away from the ring. |
Games athletes eye medals as clean-up race nears end (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:19 AM PDT Reuters - Hundreds of athletes arrived in New Delhi for the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, setting their sights on winning medals rather than concerns over filthy accommodation, a dengue fever epidemic and security. |
Supreme Court clears way for Ayodhya verdict (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:10 AM PDT Reuters - The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for a lower court to decide on the ownership of a religious site where the razing of a mosque in 1992 sparked rioting between Hindus and Muslims that killed some 2,000 people. |