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Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift - minister

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 05:04
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.

Chandhok completes first laps of Korean F1 circuit

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 04:15
LONDON (Reuters) - Karun Chandhok declared South Korea's new, and as yet unfinished, grand prix circuit to be in good shape after becoming the first person to drive a Formula One car around it on Saturday.

Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 03:33
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year.

New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 03:32
MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - The grit and grime of rural India, its people and problems are all finding their way into the glamorous world of mainstream Bollywood films.

FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 03:31
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With last year's strong election victory India had appeared set to push swift economic reforms, but tackling stubbornly high inflation, a political hot potato, has largely distracted the Congress party-led government.

Tendulkar tells youngsters to resist lure of money

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:21
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar advised young cricketers on Friday to resist the lure of money and play the game in the cleanest possible way.

Sunil Mittal's son joins Bharti Airtel, fuels succession talk

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 23:44
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel, India's No.1 mobile operator, appointed the son of its billionaire founder-chairman as a manager, raising speculation he was being groomed for a top position in the $27 billion company.

Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 23:44
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

New one-day format could hurt World Cup chances - Ponting

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:27
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the new domestic one-day format could damage the World Cup preparations of fringe players.

Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:55
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.

Dutch beat Australia with Paumen triple

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:28
ROSARIO, Argentina (Reuters) - Maartje Paumen scored her second hat-trick of the women's hockey World Cup as favourites Netherlands beat Australia 4-1 in Pool A on Friday.

India should follow map to account convertibility - RBI

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:00
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - India should move toward capital account convertibility on a calibrated basis according to domestic and global factors, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Duvvuri Subbarao said on Friday.

Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S.

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:25
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:10
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year.

Police question suspended Pakistan trio

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:54
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were questioned by the London Metropolitan police on Friday following their indefinite suspension from all cricket.

Dangers of flying change around the globe - study

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:02
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Flying in the developing world is 13 times more dangerous than flying in the United States or other first world countries, according to a new study.

Progress seen on "Green Fund" for climate deal

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:34
GENEVA (Reuters) - Almost 50 nations made progress on Friday towards a "Green Fund" to help poor countries fight global warming but hosts Mexico and Switzerland said a full U.N. climate treaty was out of reach for 2010.

Flood-hit Indians face the threat of harsh Himalayan winter

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 11:04
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Thousands of flood-displaced people in India's Himalayan region will have to spend the harsh winter season without homes, mainly due to a scarcity of labour and difficulties in getting construction supplies to the remote area, said aid workers.

ICC vow to root out cheats, preserve integrity

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:23
LONDON (Reuters) - Cricket's governing body vowed on Friday to do whatever necessary to root out cheats and preserve the integrity of the game after suspending three Pakistan players over match-fixing allegations.

New website to track climate aid, key to UN talks

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 06:35
GENEVA (Reuters) - A website launched on Friday will help track whether rich countries are keeping a pledge to come up with $30 billion in climate aid for the poor, seen by the U.N. as a "golden key" to progress in talks on global warming.