A crowded world's population hits 7 billion (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:45 AM PDT Reuters - Wrapped in a white blanket, Nargis Yadav lies in the arms of her mother in a small rural clinic in north India -- one of half a million babies born around the world on Monday that will push the global population to the milestone of seven billion. |
India can be one of the great F1 venues (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:15 AM PDT Reuters - Formula One and India have the makings of a long and happy relationship after an inaugural grand prix that exceeded expectations. |
Belgian court's adviser says Tintin book not racist (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 10:22 AM PDT Reuters - A Belgian judicial adviser has recommended the country's courts reject a legal bid to have a book featuring fictional boy hero Tintin banned for racism, court documents showed. |
Rajaratnam's prison date changes to Dec. 5 - judge (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:58 PM PDT Reuters - Convicted hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam will report to prison on Dec. 5 to begin serving his 11-year prison sentence for insider trading, a U.S. judge ruled on Monday, extending his liberty by a week. |
China launches Shenzhou 8 ahead of space docking test (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 03:58 PM PDT Reuters - China launched the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft early on Tuesday, paving the way for a docking exercise with another craft that will be a major test of the rising power's ability to win a long-term foothold in space. |
Kim Kardashian files for divorce (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:42 PM PDT Reuters - Reality TV star Kim Kardashian filed for divorce on Monday, just 72 days after marrying basketball player Kris Humphries in a lavish wedding that was billed as a "fairytale." |
U.S. stops UNESCO funding over Palestinian vote (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - The United States said on Monday it had stopped funding UNESCO, the U.N. cultural agency, following its vote to grant the Palestinians full membership. |
China invokes Waco siege in denouncing Dalai Lama (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:13 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese state media denounced the Dalai Lama on Monday for his views on reincarnation, saying that the exiled Buddhist monk was trying to revise history, compounding his crimes as a separatist. |
Supply-side factors driving inflation: Pranab Mukherjee (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 02:07 AM PDT Reuters - Inflationary pressures in India are being driven by supply-side factors, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday, adding he expects inflation to moderate from December. |
Breast cancer risk: It's not all in the family (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - Women do not automatically have a higher risk of getting breast cancer just because someone else in the family has tested positive for breast cancer genes, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
Madoff wife, son say knew nothing of scheme - CBS (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:43 AM PDT Reuters - The wife and son of financial swindler Bernard Madoff said in their first interview to be broadcast on Sunday that they knew nothing of his estimated $65 billion Ponzi scheme, but feel shame for his "unforgiveable" crime. |
Wipro's Q2 profit beats estimates; shares rise (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:41 AM PDT Reuters - Wipro Ltd, India's No. 3 software services exporter, beat brokerage estimates with its quarterly profit and forecast better-than-expected IT services revenue growth despite global uncertainty, sending its shares as much as 3 percent higher. |
BSE Sensex post biggest monthly gain in 7 mths (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:31 AM PDT Reuters - The BSE Sensex posted its biggest monthly gain in seven months, even as the main stock index snapped a four-day winning streak on Monday, edging down 0.6 percent by close as risk-wary investors locked in profits and stayed away from fresh buying. |
Hunt is on for treasures looted in Libyan uprising (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - Pieces from a huge collection of priceless ancient coins, jewellery and statuettes, looted from a bank vault in eastern Libya in the chaos of the rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi, have appeared in the local souk and are being taken abroad. |
Qantas resumes flights grounded by labour dispute (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:51 PM PDT Reuters - Australia's Qantas Airways returned to the air on Monday after grounding its entire global fleet over the weekend in a bold tactic to force the government to intervene in the nation's worst labour dispute in a decade. |
Soccer Roundup - Real go top, Man City stay five clear (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:12 PM PDT Reuters - Real Madrid jumped to the top of La Liga at the weekend after surprise package Levante slipped to their first defeat of the season, while unbeaten Manchester City maintained their five-point lead in the Premier League. |