Apple's Jobs puts on lively iPad 2 show (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PST Reuters - A thin but energetic Steve Jobs made a surprise return to the spotlight on Wednesday, taking the stage to unveil Apple Inc's new iPad and drawing a standing ovation. |
BCCI complains over "inadequate" review system (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:55 AM PST Reuters - An aggrieved Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Wednesday sent a letter to the game's governing body slamming the "inadequacy" of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) being used in the World Cup. |
Militants say killed Pakistani minister for blasphemy (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:25 AM PST Reuters - Taliban militants on Wednesday shot dead Pakistan's only Christian government minister for challenging a law that mandates the death penalty for insulting Islam, the latest sign of instability in a country where many fear radical Islam is becoming more mainstream. |
Gaddafi strikes town, rebels call for foreign help (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:58 PM PST Reuters - Libyan rebels repulsed a land and air offensive by Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Wednesday as the defiant leader warned foreign powers of "another Vietnam" if they intervened. |
FACTBOX - How Apple's iPad 2 compares to rivals (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PST Reuters - iPad 2 |
India struggles with Libya evacuation, concerns mount (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:53 AM PST Reuters - India's government is facing criticism at home for failing to evacuate citizens swiftly out of Libya as China did, but it said such a comparison was unfair. |
Galliano faces trial, Dior keeps the show going (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PST Reuters - British fashion designer John Galliano will stand trial on charges of making racist insults in public, allegations which cost him his job at Christian Dior and prompted him to apologise on Wednesday. |
Graphic novelists shake up world of Indian comics (Reuters) Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:32 PM PST Reuters - Characters from centuries-old myths and folktales have adorned the covers of children's comic books in India for decades, but a new wave of graphic novelists has emerged to shake up the art form. |
Apple set to unveil new iPad, with or without Jobs (Reuters) Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:44 PM PST Reuters - More than a year after igniting the tablet computing craze, Apple Inc prepares to unveil the second version of its blockbuster iPad -- possibly minus lead showman Steve Jobs. |