Q+A - Who could be behind the Mumbai blasts? (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:32 PM PDT Reuters - Three bombs rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people in the biggest militant attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants. |
Obama condemns Mumbai attacks, offers support (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:34 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama strongly condemned the attacks in Mumbai on Wednesday and offered support to bring the perpetrators to justice, according to a statement read by White House spokesman Jay Carney. |
TIMELINE - Major militant attacks in India (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:28 AM PDT Reuters - Three near simultaneous blasts ripped through India's financial city of Mumbai on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, in the biggest attack in the city since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants. |
Three bombs kill at least 21 in Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:31 PM PDT Reuters - Three bombs rocked crowded districts of Mumbai during rush hour on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people in the biggest militant attack on India's financial capital since 2008 assaults blamed on Pakistan-based militants. |
'Harry Potter' seeks box office magic one last time (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT Reuters - British boy wizard Harry Potter makes his final return to theaters this week and may bring enough box office magic to score the biggest opening weekend ever for the hugely successful series. |
Improvised explosive used in at least one Mumbai blast - police (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - An improvised explosive device was used to carry out at least one of the three near simultaneous blasts that ripped through populated areas of Mumbai on Wednesday, the city's police chief said. |
Indian F1 drivers disappointed by Mallya criticism (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 08:01 AM PDT Reuters - Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan defended their achievements in Formula One on Wednesday after dismissive recent comments by Force India team owner Vijay Mallya. |
Murdoch, savaged in parliament, pulls British TV bid (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT Reuters - Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for broadcaster BSkyB on Wednesday, as outrage over alleged crimes at his newspapers galvanized a rare united front in parliament against a man long used to being courted by Britain's political elite. |
Bin Laden was in on 2005 and 2006 London plots (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:27 PM PDT Reuters - Osama bin Laden was aware of the plot in which al Qaeda militants bombed London transport facilities on July 7, 2005, but it was the last successful operation he played a role in, U.S. government experts have concluded. |
Afghan president weeps for slain brother, crowns heir (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 03:31 AM PDT Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai buried his assassinated brother on Wednesday, then swiftly gave another brother a key role opened by the killing, in what could be a bid to stave off political infighting in the volatile south. |
Banks not for savings rate deregulation now (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:25 AM PDT Reuters - Indian lenders are not in favour of the central bank's proposal to deregulate savings deposit rate--the only regulated one in the system now -- citing the current volatile market environment. |
Pakistan's ISI chief heads to U.S. as ties flounder (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:18 PM PDT Reuters - The head of Pakistan's powerful spy agency headed for Washington on Wednesday for unscheduled talks, the military said, days after the U.S. suspended a third of military aid over deepening tensions in their relationship. |
Burned in downturn, India banks revive plastic push (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:42 AM PDT Reuters - India banks are pushing plastic again, hoping that credit card sales will lift profits in a market where the competition is tough, the opportunity large, and the risks high. |
British parliament moves to kill Murdoch Sky bid (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:46 AM PDT Reuters - Summoning a degree of national unity rarely seen outside times of war, Britain's parliament will tell Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday to drop an expansion plan for his media empire while police probe possible crimes by his journalists. |