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Hyderabad shut down over Telangana protests (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:10 AM PST

A tear gas shell fired by riot police explodes near pro-Telengana supporters during a demonstration in Hyderabad March 10, 2011. . REUTERS/Krishnendu HalderReuters - Police fired tear gas on Thursday at protesters demanding a separate Telangana state, a campaign that could potentially hurt the stability of the Congress-led coalition already struggling with graft scandals.


Rajaratnam paid for tips, ex-McKinsey man testifies (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:32 PM PST

Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam arrives at Federal Court in New York March 8, 2011. REUETRS/Mike SegarReuters - A disgraced former McKinsey & Co partner told jurors he leaked secrets about the elite consulting firm's clients in exchange for $1.75 million in hidden payments from onetime friend Raj Rajaratnam, the main defendant in the biggest U.S. insider trading trial in years.


World Cup organisers make no change after attack warning (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 08:03 AM PST

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 trophy sits on a pedestal in Ahmedabad  February 21, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Cricket World Cup organisers said on Thursday that no changes had been made to security arrangements after the Indian government's warning of a possible militant attack on the showpiece event.


Charlie Sheen sues Warner Bros. for $100 million (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 05:20 PM PST

Actor Charlie Sheen smiles at the CBS summer press tour party at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, July 15, 2006. Sheen on Thursday filed a $100 million lawsuit against film and television studio Warner Bros. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Charlie Sheen struck back on Thursday at the makers of the hit TV sitcom "Two And A Half Men," suing them for $100 million and claiming they fired him from the show after he criticized producers.


Dalai Lama plans to quit as Tibet political leader (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:24 AM PST

The Dalai Lama listens to a question from a student during a talk at Mumbai University in this February 18, 2011 file photo. He announced on Thursday that he was stepping down as political leader of the Tibetan govermment in exile. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/FilesReuters - The Dalai Lama said on Thursday he would step down as Tibet's political leader, a move seen as transforming the government-in-exile into a more assertive and democratic body in the face of Chinese pressure.


TV-free village gets big-screen World Cup treat (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PST

India's Yuvraj Singh hits a shot during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match against The Netherlands in New Delhi March 9, 2011.                          REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - The 21st century finally caught up with the village of Taiyan in Indian Kashmir this week.


AOL to cut about 400 jobs in India - source (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:22 AM PST

The AOL logo is seen on the outside of the building housing the companies corporate headquarters in New York May 28, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/FilesReuters - AOL Inc will cut more than 900 jobs, or 20 percent of its global workforce, as it struggles to catch up to faster-moving rivals, a source close to the Internet company said on Thursday.


PREVIEW - India need to tame South Africa to calm nerves (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:53 AM PST

Indian players celebrate a wicket during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match against Ireland in Bangalore March 6, 2011.     REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - India can underline their credentials as World Cup favourites with victory over South Africa in Group B on Saturday -- and convince their own fans who are becoming increasingly jittery about their prospects.


Consumers lay path to wealth for many Asian billionaires (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:13 AM PST

A high-rise building is lit up during construction in Mumbai December 22, 2006. REUTERS/Arko Datta/FilesReuters - Voracious consumers in Asia laid the path for many of the region's newcomers to the world's billionaire club.


Pope's book on Jesus condemns religious violence (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:01 AM PST

A priest reads the latest Pope Benedict XVI's book Reuters - Pope Benedict has condemned violence committed in God's name and personally exonerated Jews of responsibility for Jesus' death in his latest book, released on Thursday.


Online game company Zynga to double India staff to 200 this year (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:14 AM PST

Reuters - Zynga, the online game company behind the titles "FarmVille" and "Mafia Wars," and one of the hottest U.S. Web start-ups, said it is starting a game development studio in India and plans to double its staff there this year.

Q+A - Dalai Lama to step down as Tibet political leader (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:52 AM PST

Tibet's exiled Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama reads during a ceremony marking 52 years since he fled Tibet after a failed uprising against the Chinese, in Dharamsala March 10, 2011.  REUTERS/StringerReuters - The Dalai Lama said on Thursday he would step down as political leader in a move seen as transforming the Tibetan government-in-exile into a more assertive and democratic body in the face of Chinese pressure.


India vulnerable despite unbeaten run (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:27 AM PST

Indian players celebrate a wicket during their ICC Cricket World Cup group B match against Ireland in Bangalore March 6, 2011.     REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - It may sound nitpicking about an unbeaten team on top of their group and with one foot already in the World Cup quarter-finals but India clearly lack the aura of the West Indian or Australian champions of the past.


Food, fuel inflation ease in late-Feb (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:40 PM PST

A man loads vegetables onto an auto-rickshaw at a vegetable wholesale market in Ahmedabad February 17, 2011. Food and fuel inflation eased in late-February, but remained at elevated levels, maintaining the case for further monetary tightening to keep a lid on headline inflation. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FilesReuters - Food and fuel inflation eased in late-February, but remained at elevated levels, maintaining the case for further monetary tightening to keep a lid on headline inflation.


EU and NATO to meet on Libya after raging battles (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:09 AM PST

Rebels cheer after a bomb was detonated during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad March 9, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - NATO and the European Union begin talks on Thursday on a possible "no-fly" zone over Libya after some of the fiercest fighting of the three-week-old uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.


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