Obama pushes India to talk to Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:25 AM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama called on India on Sunday to bolster peace efforts with Pakistan that have floundered since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, relations seen as crucial to his troubled efforts to win the war in Afghanistan. |
Fiery Martin stuns India with five-wicket haul (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:54 AM PST Reuters - New Zealand pacer Chris Martin bowled superbly on an unhelpful pitch to demolish the top order and leave India with a fragile lead of 110 and six wickets down in their second innings on Sunday. |
Apathy, fraud charges mar rare Myanmar election (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:12 AM PST Reuters - Myanmar held its first election in 20 years on Sunday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of parliamentary politics to one of Asia's most oppressed states. |
Red Bull charge to team title with Brazil one-two (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:28 AM PST Reuters - Red Bull won the Formula One constructors' championship and denied Fernando Alonso a third drivers' crown on Sunday after Sebastian Vettel led team mate Mark Webber in a one-two finish in Brazil. |
U.S.' Geithner: India a model for balanced growth (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 10:56 AM PST Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner praised India's domestic-led growth and foreign exchange flexibility, calling it an example of how to build a sustainable emerging market economy. |
Europe's Typhoon jet leading India deal race - paper (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 02:52 AM PST Reuters - The Eurofighter consortium, made up of Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy, is leading the race to win a 7 billion pound ($11.3 billion) deal to supply 126 Typhoon fighter jets to the Indian Air Force, the Sunday Telegraph reported. |
ANALYSIS - Lashkar-e-Taiba cadres sucked into al Qaeda orbit (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 04:16 AM PST Reuters - David Headley joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group hoping to fight in Kashmir; the Pakistani-American ended up scouting out targets for the Mumbai attacks and helping al Qaeda plan a strike on Denmark. |
FACTBOX - Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 05:01 AM PST Reuters - Testimony given to Indian investigators by David Headley, an American Pakistani arrested in Chicago last year, has cast fresh light on the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group blamed for the November 2008 attack on Mumbai. |
Indian media say Obama visit hitting right notes (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 10:36 PM PDT Reuters - Indian media on Sunday hailed U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to ease export controls and support India's membership of powerful nuclear groups, saying he had set the right tone on a visit aimed at winning U.S. jobs. |
U.S. India plan food security push in Africa - source (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 08:47 PM PDT Reuters - The United States and India plan to work together to promote food security in Africa, a part of the world where China has been expanding its presence. |
Obama: Pakistan fight against extremism not quick enough (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 12:38 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said Pakistan's fight against extremism within its borders was "not as quick as we'd like." |
Button escapes unhurt from armed attackers (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 08:47 PM PDT Reuters - Formula One world champion Jenson Button escaped unhurt from an attempted armed attack as he was driven away from the Brazilian Grand Prix circuit on Saturday, he and his McLaren team said. |
Obama will discuss Pakistan in India parliament - official (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 12:38 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss Pakistan in the context of regional security and counterterrorism in his speech to the Indian parliament on Monday, a senior administration official said on Sunday. |
Obamas dance in India at school celebration (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:30 PM PDT Reuters - However disappointed U.S. President Barack Obama may be about his drubbing in mid-term polls, it didn't keep him from dancing in India on Sunday. |
India take slight advantage into second innings (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2010 01:03 AM PST Reuters - Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha picked up four wickets to leave India with a 28-run first innings lead against New Zealand on the fourth day of the opening test on Sunday. |