Police break up Baba Ramdev's anti-graft fast (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:45 AM PDT Reuters - Police broke up a mass fast against graft led by India's most famous yoga guru on Sunday, risking more political headaches for the scandal-tainted government. |
Nadal sinks Federer for sixth French title (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT Reuters - Rafa Nadal racked up a record-equalling sixth French Open title with a four-sets win over great rival Roger Federer on Sunday as his potent powers on clay again proved irresistible. |
Pakistan minister says Kashmiri is very likely dead (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jun 2011 09:45 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's interior minister said on Sunday he was "98 percent sure" senior al Qaeda figure Ilyas Kashmiri had been killed in a U.S. drone strike near the Afghan border. |
Kahn to plead not guilty in NY on Monday (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will plead not guilty on Monday to charges he tried to rape a New York hotel maid, an accusation that has wrecked his chance of becoming France's next president. |
Yemen's Saleh has surgery in Saudi, crowds cheer exit (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:49 AM PDT Reuters - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an attack on his palace, underwent surgery in Saudi Arabia and Yemenis seeking his overthrow celebrated what they hoped was the end of his 33-year rule. |
UN's Ban to announce candidacy for 2nd term - envoys (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:40 PM PDT Reuters - Ban Ki-moon is planning to formally announce his candidacy for a second five-term as U.N. secretary-general early next week, U.N. diplomats said on Saturday. |
Champion Li puts China on grand slam map (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:44 PM PDT Reuters - Li Na pinned China on the grand slam map when a confident display of power and accuracy at the French Open on Saturday made her the first player from an Asian nation to win a grand-slam title. |
Al Qaeda's Ilyas Kashmiri killed in Pakistan by U.S. drone (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:43 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. drone strike killed senior al Qaeda figure Ilyas Kashmiri in northwest Pakistan after a tipoff from local intelligence, Pakistani intelligence officials said on Saturday. |
China says will not threaten anyone with modern military (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jun 2011 01:24 AM PDT Reuters - China's defence minister sought to reassure Asia Pacific neighbours on Sunday that his country's growing economic and military power was not a threat, as long-running maritime disputes in the region flare up again. |
Bomb attack kills six near Pakistan's Peshawar (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:42 PM PDT Reuters - A bomb attack near the Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least six people on Sunday, police said. |
Pakistan, U.S. agree to resume joint intel ops - Foreign Ministry (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan and the United States have agreed to resume joint intelligence operations against Islamist militants, the Pakistani foreign ministry said on Friday, in a first step toward rebuilding trust between the two countries. |