World mourns Steve Jobs; Apple shares edge higher (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT Reuters - Outpourings of public grief and appreciation swept the globe on Thursday after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. |
Obama warns Pakistan on militant ties (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama warned Pakistan on Thursday that its ties with "unsavory characters" have put relations with the United States at risk, as he ratcheted up pressure on Islamabad to cut alleged links with militants mounting attacks in Afghanistan. |
Sweden's Transtromer wins Nobel Literature prize (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - Sweden's greatest living poet, Tomas Transtromer, won the Nobel prize for literature on Thursday, more than 20 years after a stroke severely limited his speech and movement, but not the power of his writing. |
BRICS' power seen in 'double veto' of U.N. Syria text (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:26 AM PDT Reuters - The Russian and Chinese "double veto" of a U.N. resolution condemning Syria highlights the power of a small club of emerging-market nations -- and the extent to which Libya still divides the U.N. Security Council. |
Jobs authorized biography so his kids can know him (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:28 PM PDT Reuters - Steve Jobs, in pain and too weak to climb stairs a few weeks before his death, wanted his children to understand why he wasn't always there for them, according to the author of his highly anticipated biography. |
Pakistan angered by Afghan allegations on Rabbani (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:37 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan urged Afghanistan on Thursday to act responsibly after Kabul accused Islamabad of masterminding the killing of the chief Afghan peace envoy. |
Encephalitis kills 400 in flood-hit northern India (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 01:37 AM PDT Reuters - More than 400 people in northern India have died in the past month from encephalitis, a rare condition that causes inflammation of the brain, government officials said on Wednesday. |
Astronaut pays tribute to 'visionary' Steve Jobs (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:53 AM PDT Reuters - News of the death of Apple's iconic leader, Steve Jobs, made it to the International Space Station, where a trio of astronauts are living, working -- and listening to music on iPods. |
Pragmatism rules new Obama team's Pakistan policy (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - After a very public falling out between Pakistan and the Pentagon, the U.S. military's new leaders are unlikely to replicate the close bond that the outgoing U.S. military boss had with his Pakistani peer. |
Slurred Michael Jackson voice fills LA courtroom (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:22 PM PDT Reuters - Disturbing sounds and images from Michael Jackson's life and death played a key role on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of his doctor, with jurors hearing a recording of the self-styled King of Pop speaking in a slurred voice and viewing a photo of his dead body. |
Fans lay tributes of apples for Steve Jobs (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:51 AM PDT Reuters - Technology and design admirers flocked to Apple stores worldwide on Thursday to express their sorrow at the death of Steve Jobs, the visionary who transformed the daily lives of millions. |
OBITUARY - Steve Jobs "may never be equaled" (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:07 AM PDT Reuters - Passionate, prickly, and deemed irreplaceable by many Apple fans and investors, Steve Jobs made a life defying conventions and expectations. |
Tributes pour in for Steve Jobs, dead at 56 (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:21 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama was among the many people who paid tribute to Steve Jobs, calling the Apple co-founder a visionary and great American innovator. |
QUOTEBOX - Quotes from late Apple founder Steve Jobs (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:51 PM PDT Reuters - Here are some key quotes from Steve Jobs, the legendary co-founder and former chief executive of Apple Inc, who died on Wednesday after a years-long battle with cancer. |