Government fights to regain momentum with land reform (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - The Congress party-led coalition on Sunday promised to push a key land reform bill in the July session of parliament, trying to regain the initiative after months of corruption scandals and protests over prices. |
Train collides with jeep in Bihar, 17 dead (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2011 05:08 AM PDT Reuters - At least 17 people were killed when an express train collided with a crowded jeep which was driving across an unmanned railway crossing in Bihar, police said on Sunday. |
Lagarde has many countries' backing for IMF - France (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's candidacy to head of the International Monetary Fund gained momentum on Sunday with a close ally of President Nicolas Sarkozy saying she already had several countries' backing. |
Saudi Arabia, UAE funded jihadi networks in Pakistan - WikiLeaks (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2011 12:55 AM PDT Reuters - Islamic charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in U.S. ally Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to wage holy war, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, citing Wikileaks. |
Ecclestone rebuffs Mittal, says Warnock staying at QPR (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2011 02:53 AM PDT Reuters - Bernie Ecclestone rebuffed QPR co-owner Lakshmi Mittal on Sunday while giving manager Neil Warnock his full backing to lead the newly-promoted club into the Premier League. |
Hopkins, 46, becomes oldest world boxing title winner (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2011 12:22 AM PDT Reuters - MONTREAL (Reuters)- Bernard Hopkins, 46, became the oldest man to win a boxing world title on Saturday when he defeated Canadian Jean Pascal by unanimous decision to claim the WBC and IBO light-heavyweight belts. |
Pakistan spy chief asks U.S. to end drone strikes - report (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2011 03:41 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's intelligence chief has reportedly asked the United States to stop its drone strikes in the country, a newspaper reported on Sunday, touching on an issue that has become more sensitive since the killing of Osama bin Laden strained ties. |
Don't ask about comebacks, says Warne 'the businessman' (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 08:56 PM PDT Reuters - Shane Warne is ready to move on with the next chapter of his life after calling time on his career as professional cricketer and has asked his fellow Australians not to pester him with questions about a comeback. |
Ronaldo sets La Liga season record of 40 goals (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 07:55 PM PDT Reuters - Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo set a La Liga record of 40 goals in a season when he netted twice in the 8-1 rout of Almeria on Saturday. |
Tough choice for jury as Cannes curtain comes down (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 08:08 PM PDT Reuters - The Cannes film festival jury led by Robert De Niro faces a tough choice on Sunday as it picks the winner of the Palme d'Or top prize, with movies from Finland, Spain, the United States and France all in the frame. |
SPECIAL REPORT - Inside Tepco's bailout: Japan Inc saves its own (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 07:43 PM PDT Reuters - In a choreographed act of contrition, Masataka Shimizu, the president of Tokyo Electric Power, bowed deeply and resigned to take responsibility for the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. |
Obama: would raid Pakistan again if militant found (Reuters) Posted: 22 May 2011 03:42 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama would approve a new incursion into Pakistan if the United States found another leading militant there, he said in a BBC interview broadcast on Sunday. |
Pakistan says wants China to build naval base (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 08:44 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan said on Saturday it wanted China to build it a naval base, in the latest sign of moves to strengthen ties with Beijing as relations with Washington falter. |
Pakistan army denies U.S. troops were in northwest (Reuters) Posted: 21 May 2011 10:23 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's military has denied a report that U.S. special forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence- gathering missions in the northwest of the country. |