Egypt's Mubarak sends in army, resists demands to quit (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:00 PM PST Reuters - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused on Saturday to bow demands that he resign, after ordering troops and tanks into cities in an attempt to quell an explosion of street protest against his 30-year rule. |
Apple begins iPad sales in India (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:59 AM PST Reuters - Apple Inc's popular iPad tablets finally hit Indian stores on Friday, nearly 10 months after its U.S. sales began, giving more options to customers in the world's fastest-growing mobile market that is also seeing a surge in sales of smartphones and other high-end devices. |
India raids "living Buddha" over alleged illegal funds (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:29 PM PST Reuters - Indian police raided the monastery of a "living Buddha" touted as a possible successor to the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in a probe over possible illegal funds, officials said on Friday. |
WikiLeaks founder says enjoys making banks squirm (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:12 PM PST Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he enjoys making banks squirm thinking they might be the next targets of his website which has published U.S. diplomatic and military secrets. |
Obama tells Mubarak to deliver promised reforms (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:14 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama spoke to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday and said he told him to undertake sweeping reforms, while U.S. officials made clear that $1.5 billion in American aid to Egypt is at stake. |
EXCLUSIVE - WikiLeaks: The Next Generation (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:22 AM PST Reuters - All across Europe, from Brussels to the Balkans, a new generation of WikiLeaks-style websites is sprouting. |
YouTube unveils "Life in a Day" film at Sundance (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:16 PM PST Reuters - If you can't beat 'em, YouTube, join 'em. |
Onions travel long, costly road to table (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:42 AM PST Reuters - At one of India's biggest wholesale markets, 65-year-old Ganpat Sakharam Jadhav sold his 2-tonne onion harvest on a recent day at 13 rupees (29 U.S. cents) per kilogram, and he wasn't happy. |
Mandela leaves hospital after treatment (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:46 AM PST Reuters - Former South African President Nelson Mandela left hospital on Friday after treatment for an acute respiratory infection, officials said. |
Suu Kyi seeks support for democracy in Myanmar (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:26 AM PST Reuters - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on world leaders and top executives meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos on Friday to promote democracy and economic growth in her country. |
Mubarak orders army to back police against unrest (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 12:29 PM PST Reuters - President Hosni Mubarak sent troops and armoured cars into Egyptian cities on Friday in an attempt to quell street fighting and mass protests demanding an end to his 30-year rule. |
Local organisers seek Kolkata reprieve (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:46 AM PST Reuters - Local organisers have made a last-ditch effort to have Kolkata's Eden Gardens reinstated as the venue for the high-profile India v England World Cup match. |
Egypt's Mubarak tells nation he committed to reform (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 02:57 PM PST Reuters - Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said he was committed to economic and political reform and was determined to secure the stability of Egypt in a televised address to the nation after a day of anti-government protests. |
BSE Sensex down for week; at near 5-mth closing low (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:09 AM PST Reuters - The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) declined for the third week in four, shedding 1.5 percent on Friday to its lowest close in nearly five months, hit by continuing foreign fund outflows, while the near-term outlook was uncertain. |
Iran to continue supplying oil to India for now (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:45 AM PST Reuters - Iran will continue to supply oil to India for the time being, Iranian sources and Indian company officials said on Friday, as the two try to resolve an impasse over payments. |
Britain pledges more cash to wipe out polio (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:45 AM PST Reuters - Britain promised to double its funding on Friday to fight polio if other donors also upped their contributions to eradicate the crippling disease. |
ONGC Q3 net jumps on oil prices (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:46 AM PST Reuters - State-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corp on Friday said third quarter net profit more than doubled, helped by rising crude oil prices and a one-time gain. |
Trade ministers urged to prod Doha talks (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:19 AM PST Reuters - Trade ministers meeting on Friday must give negotiators in the long-running Doha talks the green light to make more concessions for a deal that all can sell to their voters, trade policy-makers said. |
'Aussie Kim' set to dash Chinese dreams (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:54 AM PST Reuters - With a first Australian Open crown now inches from her grasp, perennial crowd favourite Down Under Kim Clijsters could find herself cast in the unfamiliar role of villain on Saturday as she stands between trailblazing Chinese Li Na's own designs on destiny. |
Fortunes mixed for Year of the Rabbit celebs Jolie, Depp (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:51 PM PST Reuters - Money and success are in store for Year of the Rabbit celebrities Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, but Depp is more likely to find scandal than happiness in romance, according to a Taiwanese fortune teller. |