Chargers bowlers dominate to end Warriors' IPL hopes (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - The Deccan Chargers attack restricted Pune Warriors to 136 for nine, setting up a six-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. |
At scandal-hit IMF, HQ staff is stoic and silent (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 10:51 AM PDT Reuters - With a downward gaze and a brisk walk past the line of camera crews, International Monetary Fund staff stoically reported for work on Monday after their charismatic boss landed in jail on sex charges. |
Sutil faces legal charges after China incident (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 01:09 PM PDT Reuters - Force India driver Adrian Sutil was warned on Monday he faced legal charges for physical assault after a nightclub incident at last month's Chinese Formula One Grand Prix. |
Lady Gaga to perform on Letterman in album media blitz (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - Lady Gaga will perform on "The Late Show with David Letterman" next week on the day her much-awaited new album "Born This Way" is released, broadcaster CBS said on Monday. |
Pakistan questions teenager U.S. linked to militants (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 09:22 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani authorities interrogated a teenager on Monday wanted in the United States on charges of financing and supporting the al Qaeda-linked Pakistani Taliban, local intelligence officials said. |
Vatican tell bishops to root out sexual abuse (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - The Vatican told bishops around the world on Monday that they must make it a global priority to root out sexual abuse of children by priests. |
U.S. Senator Kerry warns Pakistan, but says ties too important (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - A visiting senior United States senator warned Pakistanis on Monday that members of Congress were asking "tough questions" about economic aid to Islamabad after Osama bin Laden was killed on Pakistani soil. |
Al Qaeda "cadres" still help Afghan Taliban - U.S. commander (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 06:13 AM PDT Reuters - Fewer than 100 al Qaeda members remain inside Afghanistan, the second-most senior U.S. commander in the country said on Monday, but those fighters act as a "cadre" organisation for the Afghan Taliban providing resources and technical battlefield skills. |
Inflation eases but rate rise seen in June (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 07:20 AM PDT Reuters - Iinflation dipped in April, but upward revisions to past readings and the prospect of higher energy prices will keep pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates in June and maintain its hawkish stance. |
IMF chief denied bail in sex assault case (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 02:09 PM PDT Reuters - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was denied bail on Monday on charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid, a crushing blow for the man until recently seen as a front-runner for the French presidency and who oversaw world finance. |
FACTBOX - Possible successors if Strauss-Kahn leaves IMF (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 06:55 AM PDT Reuters - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, may be forced to leave his post after being accused of trying to rape a maid in his New York hotel room. |
Prosecutor seeks Gaddafi arrest over protest deaths (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 06:13 AM PDT Reuters - An international prosecutor on Monday sought an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi accusing him of committing crimes against humanity by killing protesters during an uprising against his 41-year rule. |
Indian national among three jailed in Cyprus president corpse snatch (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 05:25 AM PDT Reuters - A court in Cyprus jailed three men for up to 20 months on Monday for snatching the remains of late Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave. |
Scientists find genetic link to depression (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 02:38 AM PDT Reuters - Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples' genes may cause depression -- one of the world's most common and costly mental illnesses. |
Heaven is a fairy tale, says physicist Hawking (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 03:39 AM PDT Reuters - Heaven is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview published on Monday. |
Maradona named head coach of Dubai's Al Wasl (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 06:01 AM PDT Reuters - Diego Maradona has signed a two-season contract to coach Dubai's Al Wasl, the club said on Monday. |
U.S. Senator Kerry has tough questions for angry Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 03:14 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Senator John Kerry will push Pakistani leaders on Monday to explain how Osama bin Laden was able to hide in their country for years, without further inflaming Pakistani anger over the U.S. raid that killed the al Qaeda chief. |
Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan's Karachi (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 02:38 AM PDT Reuters - Gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed a Saudi diplomat in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, police and the Saudi ambassador said, the second attack on the mission since the killing of Osama bin Laden increased tensions in the region. |
Lack of sleep may lead to gaining weight - study (Reuters) Posted: 15 May 2011 11:36 PM PDT Reuters - Sleep deprivation makes the day drag and appears to put a drag on metabolism too, causing the body to use less energy, according to a European study. |
Fearing power vacuum, Russia cosies up to Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 16 May 2011 03:49 AM PDT Reuters - Still haunted by its own disastrous war in Afghanistan, Russia is tiptoeing back into Kabul's affairs ahead of a gradual withdrawal of NATO troops that could leave a dangerous power vacuum in what was once a traditional sphere of influence. |
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