Anna Hazare recovers from fast (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:54 AM PDT Reuters - Anna Hazare, whose near two-week hunger strike against graft made him a national hero, left hospital on Wednesday after recovering from his fast and headed home to a rousing welcome. |
Obama interviewed for TV special on Bin Laden hunt (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:43 AM PDT Reuters - The U.S. effort to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden will be featured in a two-hour television program, including interviews with President Barack Obama and senior counter-terrorism officials, the History channel said on Wednesday. |
Sri Lanka to introduce new anti-terrorism rules - report (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:04 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lanka plans to bring new anti-terrorism rules into force effective on Wednesday, local media reported, replacing tough wartime emergency powers lifted this month under heavy international pressure. |
Gaddafi loyalists under fire as Libya celebrates (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:18 PM PDT Reuters - Libyan forces backed by NATO bombers struck at loyalist troops dug in around Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Wednesday, and refugees streamed out of the besieged bastion, fearing a bloody showdown in the coming days. |
England inflict more misery on India in Twenty20 (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:58 PM PDT Reuters - England piled more misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off Twenty20 match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. |
Gold surge draws prospectors, thieves worldwide (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT Reuters - It has been called the saint-seducing metal, with good reason. |
Some U.S. firms paid more to CEOs than taxes - study (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:14 PM PDT Reuters - Twenty-five of the 100 highest-paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, a pay study by a Washington think tank said on Wednesday. |
Gautam Gambhir ruled out of one-day series (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:04 AM PDT Reuters - India opener Gautam Gambhir will miss the limited-over series in England and return home because of vision problems, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Wednesday. |
Asia to add 1.66 mln millionaires by 2015 - report (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:14 AM PDT Reuters - Asia will add 1.66 million dollar-millionaires by 2015, taking the total number of wealthy to 2.82 million as the world's fastest-growing major economies of China and India continue to mint millionaires, a report from |
China says attacks thwarted as Pakistan president visits Xinjiang (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - China has thwarted attacks by suspected Uighur militants in its restive far western Xinjiang region, state media said on Wednesday, as Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari visited for a trade fair where he promised to work with Beijing to fight terrorism. |
Harvard is most discussed university on Web - survey (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT Reuters - Harvard regained its top spot on a list of most talked-about U.S. universities on the Internet, beating its rivals just in time for a return to fall studies, according to a survey released on Tuesday. |
Kaniskina breaks curse as Daegu catches breath (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:38 AM PDT Reuters - A gritty Russian racewalker won the solitary gold up for grabs on Wednesday as a world championships characterised so far by drama and disqualifications reached its midway point. |
Djokovic, Serena impress at U.S. Open (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:43 PM PDT Reuters - Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are seemingly not the only ones sick of the sight of Novak Djokovic and his domination of men's tennis. |
Libyans mark feast without Gaddafi, but war not over (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:14 AM PDT Reuters - Libyans delighted at Muammar Gaddafi's downfall celebrated the end of Ramadan feast on Wednesday, even though the ousted leader remains on the run and forces loyal to him are defying an ultimatum set by Libya's interim council. |
Manchester United's IPO to be two-tier - source (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:20 AM PDT Reuters - Manchester United's $1 billion initial public offering in Singapore will use a two-tier share structure to minimise the influence of its new shareholders, a source familiar with the transaction said. |
HP resurrects TouchPad for one last go at the iPad (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT Reuters - Hewlett Packard Co plans to crank out "one last run" of TouchPads, days after declaring it will kill off a line of tablets that failed to challenge Apple Inc's command of the booming market. |
Which is worse in pregnancy, snuff or cigarettes? (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:07 AM PDT Reuters - Babies born to snuff-using mothers were more likely to have breathing problems than those whose mothers smoked while pregnant, according to a Swedish study. |
Abandoned Gaddafi homes reveal champagne lifestyle (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:07 AM PDT Reuters - The gold-plated cutlery and crystal champagne glasses, the Versace and Armani suits and rows of unworn designer shoes, are all that remain at the luxurious seaside compounds of the children of Muammar Gaddafi. |