Hollywood's A-list lights up Oscar red carpet (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:50 PM PST Reuters - Hollywood's top stars began their annual parade up the red carpet and into the world's top film honors, the Oscars, on Sunday where "The King's Speech" and "the Social Network" will vie for best picture. |
England tie with India in World Cup thriller (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:18 PM PST Reuters - India and England set alight the World Cup on Sunday after a record-breaking 676 run-feast ended with a dramatic tie off the last ball. |
New Zealand quake city starts to bury dead, toll 148 (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:59 PM PST Reuters - New Zealand's earthquake-shattered city of Christchurch prepared to bury the first victim on Monday of last week's devastating tremor that killed at least 148 people as aftershocks forced the evacuation of scores of people in hillside suburbs. |
Govt to unveil budget as inflation, state elections weigh (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:56 AM PST Reuters - The embattled government faces the daunting task of appeasing voters weary of high inflation while trying to tame its fiscal deficit when it presents its budget for the next fiscal year on Monday. |
Latif fears World Cup format encourages fixing - report (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:13 PM PST Reuters - Rashid Latif, the former Pakistan captain who blew the whistle on cricket corruption eight years ago, fears that the current World Cup format encourages fixing. |
Thai agency says army did not kill Reuters cameraman (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:55 AM PST Reuters - Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has concluded that Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto, who was killed during political protests last year, was not shot by security forces, the head of the DSI said on Sunday. |
India and England tie up an all-time classic (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:50 PM PST Reuters - The World Cup caught fire on Sunday when co-hosts India and England shared a tie in one of the most thrilling matches ever seen after a record-breaking 676-run slug-fest went down to the last ball. |
Tendulkar ton takes India to imposing total v England (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:34 AM PST Reuters - Sachin Tendulkar smashed his 47th one-day international century to take India to a commanding total of 338 against England in their Group B World Cup match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. |
Bright skies set scene for India-England clash (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:08 AM PST Reuters - The weather threat that was hanging over the big match between India and England on Sunday has apparently passed as a sunny sky set the stage for what is arguably the most eagerly-awaited game in the World Cup so far. |
India win toss and elect to bat v England (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:08 AM PST Reuters - India won the toss and elected to bat in the eagerly anticipated World Cup Group B showdown with England on Sunday under clear blue skies. |
Stage set for India/England thriller...weather permitting (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2011 09:59 PM PST Reuters - The weather is threatening to play spoilsport as India take on England on Sunday for what is arguably the most-awaited game in the World Cup league stages. |