Egypt govt holds crisis talks with opposition (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:51 AM PST Reuters - Islamists and opposition groups said on Sunday unprecedented talks with Egypt's vice president could sow the seeds for political reform but had not addressed the core demand of removing President Hosni Mubarak. |
Chandhok to test with Team Lotus (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:10 AM PST Reuters - Karun Chandhok will test for Team Lotus in Spain next week as a potential reserve for the Formula One outfit, principal Tony Fernandes told Reuters on Sunday. |
Kubica suffers fractures, hand at risk (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:38 AM PST Reuters - Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica risks losing the use of his hand after suffering multiple fractures to his right arm and leg in a high-speed crash on Sunday while competing in a minor rally in Italy. |
Karzai to announce Afghan handover start March 21 (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:19 AM PST Reuters - The president of Afghanistan said on Sunday he would announce the start of a process to transfer the responsibility for security to Afghan forces from international forces on March 21. |
Govt says hopeful of clearing Cairn-Vedanta deal (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:35 AM PST Reuters - The oil secretary said on Sunday he was hopeful of finding a "positive solution" to Cairn India's plans to sell a controlling stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources. |
Egypt crisis to impact policy - RBI (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:36 AM PST Reuters - Events in Egypt will have an impact on Indian monetary policy, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor told reporters on Sunday. |
Pakistan's Butt, Amir maintain innocence, will appeal (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:16 AM PST Reuters - Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir returned to Pakistan on Sunday and pledged to clear their names of corruption charges that earned them bans of at least five years each from an International Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal. |
Westwood keeps top spot as Kaymer's challenge falls away (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:45 AM PST Reuters - Lee Westwood kept his position as world number one when nearest rival Martin Kaymer finished well off the pace in the Qatar Masters golf on Sunday. |
After Egypt, West rethinks its Arab realpolitik (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:05 AM PST Reuters - Astonished by the uprising in Egypt, Western countries anxious to be on the right side of history have started to reassess ties to army-backed Arab strongmen stubbornly opposed to democracy. |
Somdev Devvarman loses at Johannesburg Open (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:58 AM PST Reuters - Johannesburg Open men's singles final result on Sunday (prefix denotes seeding). |
Egypt's vice president meets opposition parties (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:31 AM PST Reuters - The Egyptian government and opposition groups agreed on Sunday to set up a committee to study constitutional reforms in a meeting not recognised by the youth protest movement that wants the president to step down. |
Egypt opposition says govt meeting inconclusive (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:46 AM PST Reuters - Egyptian opposition groups said on Sunday a meeting with Vice President Omar Suleiman was positive but had done nothing specific to meet their demands for a complete political overhaul in Egypt. |
Kubica in hospital after rally crash (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:07 AM PST Reuters - Polish Formula One driver Robert Kubica was flown to hospital on Sunday after a high speed crash while competing in a rally in Italy, his Renault team said in a statement. |