One-day game penetrates the heart of modern Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:30 AM PDT Reuters - Reflecting the shift in power from England and Australia to India and the money pouring into the modern game, Mumbai is the perfect venue for the 50 overs World Cup final. |
Worst attack on U.N. in Afghanistan kills at least 7 staff (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - Afghans protesting against the burning of a Koran by an obscure U.S. pastor over-ran a United Nations compound on Friday and killed at least seven international staff in the deadliest ever attack on the UN in Afghanistan. |
Domestic minefield for Pakistan's PM on peace with India (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:43 AM PDT Reuters - Despite a successful home secretaries' meeting and a feel-good cricket match in India, Pakistan is still a long way from delivering on a lasting peace due to entrenched challenges facing the civilian government. |
At least four die in protests across Arab world (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - At least four people died in protests across the Arab world demanding political change and better living standards on Friday, the Muslim day of prayer and a rallying point for the wave of unrest in the region this year. |
Gaddafi's government scorns Libyan rebel truce offer (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces intensified their onslaught in the western rebel outpost of Misrata on Friday and his government scorned rebel conditions for a nationwide ceasefire. |
Telecoms ministry obtains stay order on Idea-Spice deal: sources (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - The telecoms ministry has obtained an order to stay the takeover of Spice Communications by the country's sixth-largest mobile carrier Idea Cellular, two sources said on Friday, but Idea said it will oppose the move. |
Syria frees Reuters reporter, photographer missing (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:39 AM PDT Reuters - Reuters correspondent Suleiman al-Khalidi was released by Syrian authorities on Friday, three days after he was detained in Damascus. |
Malicious attack hits a million Web pages (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:42 PM PDT Reuters - More than one million website pages have been hit by a sophisticated hacking attack that injects code into sites that redirect users to a fraudulent software sales operation. |
"Jumpers" offered big money to brave Japan's nuclear plant (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:58 AM PDT Reuters - thousands of dollars for up to an hour of work that often requires little training. |
FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:23 PM PDT Reuters - Five states go to elections in April, while the ruling Congress party is under attack for high prices and graft scandals, and the polls are seen as a mini-referendum on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government. |
U.N. confirms 7 international employees killed in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - The United Nations confirmed on Friday that seven of its international employees -- including both UN staff and security guards -- had been killed when protesters over-ran a compound in northern Afghanistan. |
Japan PM to visit disaster zone, nuclear crisis drags on (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:33 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's prime minister was headed to the nuclear disaster zone on Saturday where workers are braving radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant to battle the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl. |
Pakistan extends spy chief's tenure for one year (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:06 PM PDT Reuters - The Pakistani government said on Friday it is extending the term of its main intelligence agency chief for a second time to ensure continuity at a time of pressing security problems. |
Wipro to buy SAIC energy tech biz for $150 mln (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:12 AM PDT Reuters - Wipro Ltd, India's No. 3 software services exporter, on Friday said it would acquire SAIC's global oil and gas technology services business for $150 million in a move that expands it offerings beyond its core of financial services. |
Dhoni hungry for success after Mohali food crisis (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:16 AM PDT Reuters - India turned up with fire in their belly and hardly anything else for their World Cup semi-final against Pakistan and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday ruled out a recurrence of the food crisis in Mumbai. |
Pace bowler Nehra unlikely to play in World Cup final (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:35 AM PDT Reuters - Left-arm pace bowler Ashish Nehra is unlikely to play in Saturday's World Cup final against Sri Lanka after fracturing a finger in the semi-final against Pakistan. |
April Fools' jokes poke fun at royal wedding (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's royal wedding is off! Oh no it's not, it's an April Fools' joke. |
Japan PM vows funding to tackle long nuclear crisis (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:09 AM PDT Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Friday he was ready for a long fight to bring a quake-hit nuclear plant under control but was convinced Japan would overcome the world's worst nuclear crisis since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. |
Sri Lankan Mathews ruled out of final (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:09 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of Saturday's World Cup final against India after injuring his right thigh muscle in the semi-final against New Zealand. |
Atwal can draw on Tiger's advice for Augusta debut (Reuters) Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:57 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Masters debutants usually turn to their closest friends on the PGA Tour for advice about the daunting Augusta course and India's Arjun Atwal has the ultimate mentor in four-times Masters winner Tiger Woods. |