Pakistan PM rejects accusations over bin Laden (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 04:42 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani rejected allegations on Monday that the killing of Osama bin Laden near Islamabad by U.S. forces showed Pakistani incompetence or complicity in hiding the al Qaeda leader. |
Supreme Court suspends controversial Ayodhya mosque ruling (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 05:47 AM PDT Reuters - The Supreme Court on Monday suspended a High Court ruling over the partition of a disputed site that has been a flashpoint for Hindu-Muslim clashes, throwing one of the country's most religiously-divisive legal battles into uncertainty. |
Belgian rider Weylandt dies in Giro crash (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - Cycling was in a state of shock on Monday after Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt died following a crash during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, the latest in a series of fatalities in the troubled sport. |
Rajaratnam trial jury rehears FBI phone taps (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 03:14 PM PDT Reuters - The jury in the closely watched insider trading trial of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam reheard on Monday a dozen FBI phone taps centred on one transaction in the charges against the Galleon Group founder. |
Top order fashions easy IPL win for Chennai (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his top order colleagues fired in unison as Chennai Super Kings thumped Rajasthan Royals by 63 runs to jump to second place in the Indian Premier League on Monday. |
Children in bin Laden house had home school to guard secret (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 07:30 AM PDT Reuters - About 16 children who were living with Osama bin Laden in his Pakistani hideout were carefully watched by the al Qaeda leader, forced to study at home and rarely ventured out of the fortress-like compound. |
TEXT - Pakistan prime minister's speech on bin Laden (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 07:30 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday rejected in a speech to parliament allegations that the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. troops in the town of Abbottabad showed Pakistani incompetence or complicity in hiding the al Qaeda leader. |
ANALYSIS - Intelligence find may reveal bin Laden's true role (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 07:42 AM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda documents captured in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden will give Western intelligence a clearer idea of the threat he posed, and may help settle the latest bad-tempered spat between Washington and Islamabad. |
Food rights bill holds key to India farm exports plan (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 12:14 AM PDT Reuters - India's grain bins are overflowing and the forecast for a normal monsoon promises another bumper crop, but political disagreement over a bill to secure food rights for the poor means the country is expected to steer clear of large-scale exports. |
Afridi asked to explain comments on Pakistan split (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 12:36 AM PDT Reuters - The Pakistan Cricket Board has demanded one-day captain Shahid Afridi explain comments he made in the media about differences with team management. |
Pakistan army "had to know" about bin Laden - expert (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 08:46 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's powerful military and its spy agency must have been aware Osama bin Laden was hiding in the country and avoided telling critical ally the United States to protect its strategic assets, a leading authority on the army said. |
Pakistan PM rejects accusations over bin Laden as absurd (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 08:23 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday rejected allegations that the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. troops in the country showed Pakistani incompetence or complicity in hiding the al Qaeda leader. |
Injured Sehwag out of IPL, may miss Windies tour (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 05:11 AM PDT Reuters - Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League to undergo a shoulder operation which also makes him doubtful for India's tour of West Indies starting next month. |
ADVISORY - Bin Laden Taiwan story withdrawn (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 08:46 AM PDT Reuters - Osama bin Laden a serious student, Taiwan judo coach says |
Car sales up 13 pct y/y, slowest in nearly 2 yrs (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 01:30 AM PDT Reuters - Car sales in India rose at its slowest pace in nearly two years, rising 13.2 percent from a year earlier in April, as higher interest rates, fuel prices and vehicle costs crimped demand in the world's second-fastest growing auto market. |
Princess Diana dresses sell for $276,000 at auction (Reuters) Posted: 08 May 2011 10:21 PM PDT Reuters - A pair of dresses worn by Princess Diana sold at a pop culture auction in Beverly Hills for a total of $276,000, a spokesman for the auction house said on Sunday. |
U.S., China talks aim to keep irritants in check (Reuters) Posted: 08 May 2011 11:04 PM PDT Reuters - The United States and China launch two days of talks on Monday which will give the world's two biggest economies a chance to manage their often tense policy differences. |
Apple usurps Google as world's most valuable brand (Reuters) Posted: 08 May 2011 11:53 PM PDT Reuters - Apple has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the Internet search leader, according to a new study by global brands agency Millward Brown. |
Pakistan denies complicity, incompetence (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 07:07 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday rejected allegations that the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. troops in the country showed Pakistani incompetence or complicity in hiding the al Qaeda leader. |
Gold's tumble helps Indians buy at lower prices during key festival (Reuters) Posted: 09 May 2011 05:00 AM PDT Reuters - Indians, the world's biggest buyers of bullion, took gold's latest tumble as another incentive to buy on one of the country's most auspicious festivals on Friday. |