India celebrates people's victory as Hazare ends fast (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2011 03:44 AM PDT Reuters - Sipping coconut water and honey, Anna Hazare ended a hunger strike on its 13th day on Sunday, a protest that had sparked huge rallies across the country, exposed a weak government and ushered in a new middle-class political force. |
Pakistan court orders seizure of Musharraf's property (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2011 02:12 AM PDT Reuters - A Pakistani court ordered the confiscation of exiled former president Pervez Musharraf's property and the freezing of his Pakistan bank accounts over accusations that he failed to provide security for assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, a lawyer said on Sunday. |
India graft protests expose ruling Congress failures (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2011 12:22 AM PDT Reuters - An anti-corruption movement sweeping India has dealt a serious but not yet deadly blow to the ruling Congress party's chances of sweeping back to power in elections in 2014. |
Hurricane Irene batters shuttered New York (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT Reuters - Hurricane Irene lashed New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, flooding some of Lower Manhattan's deserted streets and large parts of the northeast, but the feared major devastation was avoided as the storm lost some of its punch. |
Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:22 PM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's new second-in-command was killed earlier this week in Pakistan, U.S. officials said on Saturday, in a major blow to the group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden. |
Ethnic killings spark apocalyptic doom in Pakistan's biggest city (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:48 PM PDT Reuters - Imran Ali's kidnappers jabbed pistols into his sides and led him down a quiet street as fresh ethnic carnage spread fear in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi. |
Blake wins 100m gold after Bolt disqualified (Reuters) Posted: 28 Aug 2011 08:35 AM PDT Reuters - Yohan Blake ended Usain Bolt's three-year monopoly of short sprint titles on Sunday when he won the world 100 metres final after the defending champion was dramatically disqualified for a false start. |
Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:01 PM PDT Reuters - Several hundred militants from Afghanistan launched a pre-dawn cross-border raid on Pakistani paramilitary posts on Saturday, killing up to 36 people, government and security officials said. |
U.S. Open on hold as Hurricane Irene threatens New York (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:04 PM PDT Reuters - The usual last-minute preparations for the U.S. Open were aborted Saturday as Flushing Meadows was shut down in anticipation of Hurricane Irene, which was expected to hit New York this weekend. |
Irene rakes up U.S. East Coast, shuts down New York (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:09 PM PDT Reuters - Hurricane Irene charged up the U.S. East Coast on Saturday towards New York, shutting down the city, and millions of Americans hunkered down as the giant storm halted transport and caused massive power blackouts. |