Royal newlyweds kiss, cheered by a million fans (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:32 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a sumptuous show of British pageantry that attracted a huge world audience and breathed new life into the monarchy. |
Traders betting on Rajaratnam guilty verdict (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:14 PM PDT Reuters - Traders are betting there is a 90 percent chance that hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam will be found guilty of insider trading when the jury returns its verdict in the high-profile Wall Street trial. |
Iran says Indian oil funds freed in Germany - agency (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:54 AM PDT Reuters - Iran has secured the release of some funds that India had paid for Iranian oil and that had been frozen in Germany, a news agency reported. |
Delhi HC defers decision on bail to 5 execs in 2G case (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:46 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) The Delhi High Court deferred a decision on bail to five executives charged in the country's largest corruption scandal, two defence lawyers told reporters on Friday. |
Buffett may not feel much love at his 'Woodstock' (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - Warren Buffett could use a root beer float right about now -- the investment guru is feeling the heat from 40,000 shareholders who may want to criticize him, question whether he has lost touch or even push him to retire. |
Botha's all-round show powers Rajasthan to victory (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:05 PM PDT Reuters - South African Johan Botha took three wickets for six runs in two overs and made 45 with the bat to earn Rajasthan Royals a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday. |
Rajaratnam jury hunkers down, mirrors other trials (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - The jury in Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading trial completed a fifth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict on Friday, mirroring the time jurors have spent in other high-profile, complex white-collar cases. |
China, India growth bulls take heart from censuses (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:07 AM PDT Reuters - Should investors wanting a bet on growth double-down on China, the thoroughbred with an unmatched track record? Or should they take a punt with India, a plodder in the past that has at last started to rewrite the form books? |
World joins in British royal wedding celebrations (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:18 AM PDT Reuters - They wore Kate and William face masks in Hong Kong, donned plastic tiaras and wedding dresses in Sydney and knocked back jugs of Pimm's and roast beef served on red, white and blue plates in Paris. |
US hopes India will buy Boeing C17 planes - envoy (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:13 AM PDT Reuters - The United States hopes it can sell Boeing Co's C17 transport aircraft to India for an estimated $4 billion, its ambassador to New Delhi said on Friday, a day after India rejected U.S. bids for a huge fighter jet deal. |
Apple launches iPad2 in India (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:51 AM PDT Reuters - Apple's iPad 2 hit Indian stores on Friday, just over a month after the company started selling the updated version of its popular tablet device in the United States. |
Prince William pays tribute to Diana at wedding (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 05:53 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's Prince William made sure his mother Princess Diana in his own words didn't "miss out" on the ceremony and celebrations for his wedding to Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey on Friday. |
Australia's V8 series looks to follow F1 to India (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:48 AM PDT Reuters - Australia's V8 Supercars series is in talks to follow Formula One by taking its brand of touring car racing to India from next year, a government trade official said on Friday. |
Tornadoes tear across US South, killing over 300 (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:26 PM PDT Reuters - Tornadoes and violent storms tore through seven Southern states, killing at least 306 people and causing billions of dollars of damage in one of the deadliest swarm of twisters in U.S. history. |
Royalty rubs shoulders with celebrity at wedding (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:46 AM PDT Reuters - Former England soccer captain David Beckham and singer Elton John mingled with monarchs and politicians as an eclectic cast attended Britain's royal wedding on Friday. |
Lack of jobs for women costs Asia billions yearly - report (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:28 PM PDT Reuters - Poorly employed Asian women pose both old and new challenges to the world's fastest growing region, with nearly half of them without jobs and struggling with perennial issues of lower wages and fewer chances for education. |
Royal fans wake to big day at Westminster Abbey (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:07 AM PDT Reuters - Well-wishers from across the globe woke from a restless night outside London's Westminster Abbey on Friday, hoping for a glimpse of Prince William and Kate Middleton's first magic moments as husband and wife. |