India celebrates date with destiny in Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 05:35 AM PDT Reuters - From the moment Virender Sehwag eased the opening ball through the covers for four in Dhaka to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's spectacular six to win the final in Mumbai, India seemed destined to win the World Cup. |
Suicide blasts at Sufi shrine in Pakistan kill 41 (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT Reuters - Two Taliban suicide bombers caused carnage on Sunday at a Sufi shrine in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 41 people and wounding scores in the latest bloody attack on minority religious groups. |
Yuvraj confirms Tendulkar as his mystery inspiration (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - Yuvraj Singh lifted the suspense he had created last month, confirming team mate Sachin Tendulkar was the "special person" he owes his red hot World Cup form to. |
Libyan minister carries Gaddafi message to Greece (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:34 AM PDT Reuters - A Libyan minister flew to Greece on Sunday with a message from Muammar Gaddafi, a Greek government official said, raising the prospect of diplomatic efforts to end a war facing stalemate on the battlefield. |
Syria frees Reuters photographer after six days (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:23 AM PDT Reuters - Syrian authorities freed Reuters photographer Khaled al-Hariri on Sunday, six days after detaining him as he arrived for work in Damascus last Monday. |
The World Cup in quotes (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 06:58 AM PDT Reuters - The 2011 Cricket World Cup in quotes: |
Japan says it may take months to end radiation leaks (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:10 AM PDT Reuters - Japan's government warned on Sunday it may take months to stop radiation leaking from a nuclear plant crippled by a huge earthquake and tsunami three weeks ago, as more bodies were recovered in devastated areas of northeast Japan. |
Mangroves excel at storing climate-warming carbon (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:34 AM PDT Reuters - Tropical mangrove trees are better at storing climate-warming carbon than most other forests, so cutting them down unleashes far more greenhouse gas than deforestation elsewhere, scientists reported on Sunday. |
Dhoni's men wake up to a new dawn -- as champions (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:09 AM PDT Reuters - Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated India's World Cup triumph by shaving off his famous dark locks while his team mates spent Sunday morning plastering a "thousand kisses" on the silver and gilt trophy that was finally in their possession. |
Obama likely to announce re-election bid next week (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 04:36 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama is likely to announce plans next week to run for re-election and file campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission as early as Monday, Democratic officials said on Saturday. |
Top 10 run-scorers in the World Cup (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 05:48 AM PDT Reuters - The top 10 run-scorers in the 2011 World Cup. |
Mumbai takes to streets as India quench 28-year thirst (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 06:25 PM PDT Reuters - The roads of Mumbai were virtually deserted for almost 10 hours on Saturday but the moment Mahendra Singh Dhoni belted a six to end India's 28-year wait for the World Cup title, thousands of people poured on to the streets to celebrate the win. |
Ten dead on second day of Afghan Koran burning protests (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2011 04:36 AM PDT Reuters - At least 10 people have been killed and 83 wounded in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials said on Saturday, on a second day of violent protests over the burning of a Koran by a radical fundamentalist Christian in the United States. |
India complete epic journey in exultant Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2011 06:47 PM PDT Reuters - India completed an epic journey beginning in Dhaka 43 days ago and culminating in a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday after they had appeared to be down and out in the World Cup final. |