Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Brown allies dismiss 'unfair' Blair attack

Brown allies dismiss 'unfair' Blair attack


Brown allies dismiss 'unfair' Blair attack

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Allies of Gordon Brown rally behind the former prime minister, describing criticism of him in Tony Blair's memoirs as "unfair" and "one-sided".

Hague adviser quits over rumours

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:29 AM PDT

William Hague's special adviser Christopher Myers has resigned over "untrue and malicious" allegations, the foreign secretary has said.

BBC loses court battle over Stig

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:44 AM PDT

The BBC loses a legal fight in the High Court to stop publication of a book which claims to reveal the identity of Top Gear's driver The Stig.

MoD criticised over blast death

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:13 AM PDT

An MoD scientist died following a blast during top-secret tests which were inappropriately planned, a inquest jury rules.

Ferrari recalls cars after fires

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:17 AM PDT

Luxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire.

Obama condemns W Bank 'slaughter'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT

President Barack Obama condemns the "senseless slaughter" of four Israeli settlers, as he opens a new round of Mid-East diplomacy.

BBC staff vote for pension strike

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:35 AM PDT

BBC staff members vote in favour of strike action in a dispute over pensions.

Deadly Lahore triple bomb blast

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:36 AM PDT

At least 18 people are killed and more than 140 are injured in three bomb blasts during a Shia religious parade in Lahore, Pakistan.

Shoesmith given leave to appeal

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:15 AM PDT

Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter.

'Bloodgate' doctor given warning

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:19 AM PDT

The GMC issues a warning to the match-day doctor at the centre of the rugby "Bloodgate" scandal.

MI6 worker's body 'locked in bag'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:28 AM PDT

The body of an MI6 employee found at his central London flat was padlocked into a sports bag, an inquest is told.

Giant plane lands in Manchester

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:07 AM PDT

The world's largest commercial airliner, the Airbus A380, lands at Manchester Airport for the first time.

Big-haired NFL player has locks insured for $1m

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:43 AM PDT

A shampoo company in the US insures the long hair of an NFL football player for $1m against damage while being tackled.

Huge ancient coral reef uncovered in Pacific

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:58 AM PDT

An ancient reef may provide scientists with clues about what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise.

Live - Murray v Lacko

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Andy Murray starts his US Open campaign against Lukas Lacko on day three with Venus Williams, Elena Baltacha and Kim Clijsters in action later.

Spurs clinch Van der Vaart deal

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Tottenham secure an £8m deal for Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.

Pietersen apologises for outburst

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Kevin Pietersen apologises for the outburst which followed his omission from England's limited-overs squads for the series against Pakistan.

Anti-HS2 campaigner to walk route

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:43 AM PDT

A woman begins a quest to walk the entire route of the proposed HS2 rail link, as part of a protest against it.

Rare paintings saved from dustbin

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:43 AM PDT

Two rare paintings found in an attic in Surrey that were to be thrown away could fetch up to £30,000 at auction.

Blair admits role in 2007 defeat

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:05 AM PDT

Tony Blair suggests that Scottish Labour might have won the last Holyrood election if he had not been PM and party leader.

Scot biker dies during Manx race

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:04 AM PDT

A 28-year-old Scottish motorcyclist was one of two riders who died in a crash during a race on the Isle of Man.

Planning appeals 'face backlog'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:18 AM PDT

The Planning Appeals Commission has a backlog of 13 pending major cases but can only deal with one case at a time, its head says.

Masked gang opens fire on house

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:39 AM PDT

Four masked men fire shots at a house in Londonderry, before investigating officers are attacked with petrol bombs.

Blair's devolution danger worries

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:34 AM PDT

Tony Blair, the former prime minister whose government created the Welsh assembly, describes devolution as "a dangerous game" in his memoirs.

UK 'failing its wounded troops'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:33 AM PDT

The UK is "failing miserably" to help injured and traumatised troops recover from combat, say the parents of a Welsh soldier fatally wounded in Afghanistan.

Deadly Maputo clash over prices

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:39 AM PDT

Six people are reported killed in Mozambique's capital Maputo in riots over rising food and fuel prices.

Floods swamp south Sudan region

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:53 AM PDT

Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say.

EU presses China over fake goods

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:49 AM PDT

The EU urges China to curb smuggling to Europe, saying counterfeit cigarettes alone deprive the EU of 10bn euros (£8bn) in tax revenue annually.

China begins Yellow Sea exercises

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:57 AM PDT

The Chinese navy begins artillery exercises in the Yellow Sea, days before the US and South Korea hold similar manoeuvres there.

Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say.

Wikileaks rape inquiry reopened

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:50 AM PDT

Sweden's director of public prosecutions orders the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Nasa experts head to Chile mine

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:23 AM PDT

Experts from the US space agency Nasa travel to a copper mine in Chile where 33 miners have been trapped underground for almost a month.

'Drug kingpin' confesses on video

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:24 AM PDT

US-born suspected gang leader Edgar "Barbie" Valdez admits involvement in the drugs trade during an interrogation by Mexico's police.

Obama hails US operation in Iraq

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:11 AM PDT

President Barack Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands".

Cricketer Asif dropped from movie

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:22 AM PDT

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, who is under scrutiny for claims of spot-fixing, is dropped from an Indian film, the movie's director tells the BBC.

Pakistan air raids kill civilians

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT

At least six civilians are among about 45 people reported killed in Pakistani military air strikes targeting militants in north-west Pakistan.

Hurricane prompts US evacuations

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:36 AM PDT

Areas on the US east coast likely to be hit by Hurricane Earl are starting to evacuate, with warnings issued for many places.

Alaska senator drops out of race

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:03 PM PDT

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski accepts defeat in her re-election bid, and the Republican nomination goes to a newcomer backed by the Tea Party.

Blair 'warned on economy' in 2005

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:52 AM PDT

The UK should have addressed its public deficit back in 2005, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC.

Lehman 'could have received help'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:53 AM PDT

The former head of Lehman Brothers, Dick Fuld, blames regulators for the collapse of the Wall Street investment bank.

Boots to dissolve pension scheme

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:43 AM PDT

The drug company Alliance Boots is dissolving one of its two final-salary pension schemes to 'ensure long-term security'.

Clegg issues Pakistan aid warning

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:42 AM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warns Pakistan will need aid for years to come during a visit to the flood-hit country.

Ed Miliband: It's time to move on

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:29 AM PDT

Ed Miliband tells the BBC it is time for Labour to "move on" from Tony Blair - as the former PM warns against rejecting New Labour reforms.

Diana's death was unique - Blair

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:13 AM PDT

Princess Diana's death was a "global event like no other" and posed huge challenges for the monarchy and government, Tony Blair says

Problem drinking divides England

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:02 PM PDT

Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England.

Hot UK summer 'gave half sunburn'

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:02 PM PDT

Nearly half of Britons got sunburnt this summer and many would be willing to do so again to get a tan, a survey reveals.

Compensation case lasts 27 years

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:38 AM PDT

A medical negligence case lasts 27 years while 55 others have been ongoing for longer than 15 years, it has been revealed.

First wave of new-style academies

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:56 AM PDT

Teachers' unions are branding the government's relaunch of academies in England as a "failure", with about 30 expected this term.

Imperial College expands overseas

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:27 AM PDT

Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university.

Higher student loan rates begin

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:42 AM PDT

Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect.

Apple launches social network

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Apple has launched a music-based social network as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.

Sony rolls out rival to iTunes

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Sony has unveiled its own music and video download in an annoucement timed to coincide with an Apple media event.

Orange rolls out mobile HD voice

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:25 PM PDT

Mobile firm Orange becomes the first UK network to use a new technology that claims to offer higher quality voice calls.

Old star wallows in 'steam bath'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:46 AM PDT

Europe's Herschel space telescope spies an aging star that has surrounded itself in hot water vapour.

Ancient funeral feast unearthed

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:17 AM PDT

The remains of a huge 12,000 year old feast have been found in a cave in Northern Israel.

Clue to ancient Antarctic seaway

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica.

Stars poised for Venice film gala

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:28 AM PDT

Film stars from Hollywood and around the world are gathering for the start of the 67th Venice Film Festival.

No TV return for Richard and Judy

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:41 AM PDT

Presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan rule out ever returning to co-host a daily TV programme.

Douglas reveals cancer 'struggle'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:33 AM PDT

Michael Douglas faces "an eight-week struggle" against throat cancer, he tells talk show host David Letterman.

Why does PPE rule Britain?

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:57 PM PDT

It is the degree of choice among the Westminster elite, claiming six cabinet members and three Labour leadership contenders among its alumni. Why does Oxford's Politics, Philosophy and Economics course dominate public life?

New video reveals Titanic's condition

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:58 AM PDT

New pictures have emerged of the shipwreck of the Titanic, almost 25 years since it was first discovered.

Helicopter tour of West Bank and Israel

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:45 PM PDT

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes takes a helicopter flight over the West Bank and Israel to understand the geography of the disputed land.

Possibly the world's oldest champagne

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:22 AM PDT

A team of divers has begun to salvage dozens of bottles, of what is thought to be the world's oldest champagne, from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

Obama on end of US combat in Iraq

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:49 PM PDT

President Obama has addressed the American people to announce the end to the US combat mission in Iraq

Michael Douglas on his cancer

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT

Actor Michael Douglas has given his first interview since announcing he has throat cancer.

Nasa booster rocket passes test

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:52 PM PDT

One of the giant booster rockets intended to power the first stage of flight on Nasa's next rocket has been tested in the US.

Hurricane Earl heads for US coast

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:20 PM PDT

Hurricane Earl is heading for the US east coast after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean.

Chile rescue shaft drilling begins

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:29 PM PDT

Drilling has started on a rescue shaft to free 33 miners trapped underground in Chile.

Dance drama

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:40 AM PDT

Passion and style as Argentina hosts tango world championship

Darwin's secret

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:39 AM PDT

Why little-known Darwin project is still causing controversy

Explosives expert

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:51 AM PDT

The hidden world of an MoD worker who died after bomb trials

No-vacation nation

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:10 AM PDT

Would America benefit from as much holiday as Europe?

Labour leadership

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:54 AM PDT

What do the five Labour candidates stand for?

Been and gone

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:36 AM PDT

The bagpiper who played while bullets rained down

Cash pours out of burst pipe in Chennai

Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 (AFP)

Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 (AFP)


Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:48 AM PDT

Fire erupts from a police truck and a motorbike torched by protesters after bomb explosions aimed at a Shiite Muslim religious procession in Lahore. Three suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, police and rescue officials said.(AFP)AFP - Three suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, police and rescue officials said.


Chinese manufacturing, auto sales show rebound (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:37 AM PDT

In this Aug. 27, 2010 photo, a worker labors at a factory producing rattan furniture in Zouping county, in east China's Shandong province. Chinese manufacturing activity recovered slightly in August, the first gain in four months, as surveys released Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, showed production, new orders and purchasing prices all edging higher. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Chinese manufacturing growth improved and auto sales rebounded in August, suggesting the world's second-biggest economy may not be slowing as quickly as feared.


Blasts kill 20 in Pakistan's Lahore, 170 hurt (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:36 AM PDT

A policeman removes his motorcycle from the scene as angry protesters burn a vehicle during reaction over after bomb attack during a Shi'ite Muslim procession in Lahore September 1, 2010. Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over 100, piling pressure on a government already overwhelmed by floods.  REUTERS/Mohsin Raza   (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY)Reuters - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding over 170, piling pressure on a government already overwhelmed by floods.


China in danger of early basketball exit (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:15 AM PDT

Russia's Alexander Kaun (R) jumps to score as China's Zhizhi Wang tries to stop him during their World Championship preliminary round basketball game, in Ankara. China's 80-89 loss to Russia on Wednesday has left them requiring a win over Turkey to ensure qualification to the second round of the 2010 world basketball championships.(AFP/Aris Messinis)AFP - China's 80-89 loss to Russia on Wednesday has left them requiring a win over Turkey to ensure qualification to the second round of the 2010 world basketball championships.


Official: 3 bombs kill 25 at Pakistan Shiite march (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Volunteers carry an injured man to an ambulance following explosions during Shiite Muslims procession in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Pakistani police say many  people have been killed after three bombs were detonated during a a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern city of Lahore.(AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said.


US adds Pakistani Taliban to terrorism blacklist (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:13 AM PDT

AP - The Obama administration on Wednesday added the Pakistani Taliban to its international terrorism blacklist, targeting the group blamed for the failed car bombing in New York's Times Square and its leaders with financial and travel sanctions.

Climate: Risks loom for China: study (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:06 AM PDT

A Chinese farmer tends to crops on the outskirts of Beijing in June 2010. Climate change could reduce key harvests in China by a fifth if the gloomiest scenarios prove true, according to a study on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Olli Geibel)AFP - Climate change could reduce key harvests in China by a fifth if the gloomiest scenarios prove true, according to a study on Wednesday.


India tells Google, Skype to set up local servers (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Indian men chat outside a BlackBerry phone store in Mumbai. India has told the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, Research in Motion (RIM), that it must set up a server in India to allow security forces to intercept the phone's encrypted messaging system.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - India told Google and Skype on Wednesday that they must set up servers in the country to allow law enforcers to screen traffic, as it widened its security offensive on Internet communications firms.


Mirza out of US Open (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:50 AM PDT

Sania Mirza from India against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova from Russia during their second round US Open 2010 match in New York. Pavlyuchenkova won 6-2, 6-4.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - India's Sania Mirza saw her US Open hopes come crashing down on Tuesday when she lost a second-round tie 6-2, 6-4 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.


GM says sales drop 25 percent, sees slower recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:58 AM PDT

A GM sign is seen outside the Medved General Motors car dealership in Colorado August 12, 2010. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Asian auto sales soared in August, boosted by government incentives although U.S. economic uncertainty and slowing growth in China look set to curb demand, while in Europe car sales fell as scrapping bonuses ran out.


Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:26 AM PDT

A young boy drinks water from a standpipe at a camp for people displaced by the floods near Sukkur, Pakistan, Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010, during a visit by Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Speaking after being shown aid camps near Sukkur - one of the worst affected regions - Clegg  warned that flood-hit Pakistan will need aid for years to come.(AP Photo/Andrew Winning, pool)AP - After fleeing the Soviet invasion of his country with nothing, Afghan refugee Ziarat Gul spent three decades building a new life in neighboring Pakistan.


Bomb attack kills Afghan Muslim religious leader (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:10 AM PDT

US soldiers are seen during a military parade in Kandahar province in early August. Five US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, NATO announced, as the number of Americans to die in the war in the past four days climbed to 22.(AFP/File/Yuri Cortez)AP - A Muslim religious leader was killed by a bomb attack and a U.S. service member died in fighting Wednesday in turbulent southern Afghanistan, officials said.


Pakistan army cancels US trip amid search dispute (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:34 AM PDT

AP - Pakistan's military canceled a trip by officers to an annual meeting at U.S. Central Command after they were taken off a plane and subjected to "unwarranted security checks" at Dulles International Airport in Washington, a spokesman said Wednesday.

3 Oxfam workers killed in northeastern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:51 AM PDT

AP - Aid group Oxfam has suspended operations in an increasingly dangerous northeastern Afghan province after two of its staff members and a community volunteer were killed there last week, the aid agency said.

Cambodia boasts plans for Asia's tallest building (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:46 AM PDT

AP - Impoverished Cambodia plans to build a 1,820-foot (555-meter) skyscraper, its prime minister said Wednesday, a feat that would give one of the region's least-developed capitals the tallest building in Asia.

Afghan school poisonings linked to toxic chemicals (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:10 AM PDT

AP - Blood samples taken from Afghan schoolgirls who collapsed in apparent mass poisonings showed traces of toxic chemicals found in herbicides, pesticides and nerve gas, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.

NKorea forges trade docs to dodge sanction: report (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:50 AM PDT

AP - North Korea has changed the names of its trading companies and falsified trade documents to avoid international sanctions and continue exporting weapons, a news report and an intelligence official said Wednesday.

Tar balls coat Indian beaches after ship dumps oil (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:24 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, a couple hugs each other surrounded by lumps of oil on Colva beach in Goa, India. Indian navy and coast guard vessels were trying to trace a ship that is believed to have dumped burnt oil about three days ago, said Aleixo Sequeira, the state's environment minister. Wave after wave of tar balls have been floating ashore at Goa beaches for two days, layering the beaches six inches (15 centimeters) deep with semisolid oil lumps after an unknown ship dumped tons of waste oil into the sea off western India. (AP Photo)AP - Wave after wave of tar balls floated ashore Wednesday on the renowned Goa beaches after a ship dumped tons of waste oil off India's western coast, officials said.


Greens party backs Australian Labor Party gov't (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:24 AM PDT

AP - Australia's Labor Party won the backing of a Greens party lawmaker Wednesday in its attempt to form the country's first minority government in nearly seven decades, while other nonaligned legislators said they are close to deciding which party they will support.

Pakistani PM: Floods slow growth, raise inflation (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:02 AM PDT

** ALTERNATIVE CROP ** A Pakistani boy helps his father rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. Floodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Pakistan's prime minister is predicting that economic growth will fall by 2.5 percentage points because of this summer's devastating floods.


Stills: Lafangey Parindey

Stills: <i>Lafangey Parindey</i>


Stills: <i>Lafangey Parindey</i>

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4th ODI: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

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4th ODI: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
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Meet the new <I>Mallika</I> of Bollywood

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Meet the new <I>Mallika</I> of Bollywood
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Your Photos: Rain brings Delhi to standstill

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Your Photos: Rain brings Delhi to standstill
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Miss India's National costume criticised

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Miss India's National costume criticised
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Miss Universe in bare dare controversy

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Aamir visits Rancho school in Leh

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Aamir visits Rancho school in Leh
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Manmohan Singh, the leader other leaders love: <i>Newsweek</i>

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Deepika-Neil promote <i>Lafangey Parindey</i>

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Lafangeys at NDTV

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Nasdaq rises 3 percent as rally accelerates (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:19 AM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks extended broad gains on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) up 3 percent led by gains in large-cap technology companies.


Manufacturing grows but private jobs tumble (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:04 AM PDT

A man looks over employment opportunities at a jobs center in San Francisco, California, in this February 4, 2010 file photo.REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - The manufacturing sector grew faster than expected in August, chalking up a 13th straight month of expansion, helping to calm fears that economic growth was stagnating.


Regulators say bank reforms help avoid crises (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:02 AM PDT

Reuters - New powers from the financial reform law will help avoid a repeat of 2008's frenzied sale of Wachovia and the wreckage that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday.

Burger King mulls sale: source (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:06 AM PDT

A meal is pictured at a Burger King at a restaurant in Annandale, VA, August 24, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Burger King Holdings Inc has been considering a possible sale and has held talks with potential buyers, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, lifting its shares 18.5 percent.


Fuld says government denied Lehman while helping Wall St (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:09 AM PDT

Richard Fuld, former chairman and chief executive officer of Lehman, listens while testifying at the House Financial Services Committee hearing on Reuters - U.S. regulators did not grant Lehman Brothers the same assistance as its competitors, knocking out the possibility of an orderly unwind of the firm and aggravating the global crisis, former Lehman Chief Executive Dick Fuld said on Wednesday.


Goldman swims downstream for PetroAlgae IPO (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Reuters - No client is too small for Goldman Sachs Group Inc these days, even a company with no revenue that's owned by a hedge fund specializing in penny stocks.

Instant View: Private sector sheds 10,000 jobs in August (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:33 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. private employers unexpectedly cut 10,000 jobs in August compared to a revised gain of 37,000 in July, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

Summary Box: Brown-Forman net income falls (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:47 AM PDT

AP - THE QUARTER: Liquor company Brown-Forman Corp. posted a 8 percent drop in first-quarter net income, missing analyst estimates as sales edged up 1 percent on international strength but costs rose.

Spain halves deficit with painful austerity cuts (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:05 AM PDT

AP - Spain's deficit is down sharply thanks to an unpopular cocktail of tax hikes and austerity cuts — good news for a government fighting to ward off fears it might need a bailout like the one that saved Greece from bankruptcy.

Mortgage applications rise 2.7 pct on low rates (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:41 AM PDT

AP - Mortgage applications rose 2.7 percent last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payments.

Regulators defend actions on Lehman, Wachovia (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:02 AM PDT

AP - Federal bank regulators are defending their actions leading up to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the purchase of Wachovia at the height of the financial crisis.

Shoe, hat seller Genesco posts wider 2Q loss (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:13 AM PDT

AP - Genesco Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter loss widened, as the retailer absorbed charges tied to asset impairments, acquisition expenses and flood-related losses in its headquarters city. But its revenue rose, beating Wall Street estimates.

Banks to allow local groups to buy foreclosures (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:14 AM PDT

AP - Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private investors.

Oil market heads higher on China data (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:33 AM PDT

A customer uses a credit card to pay for fuel at a Chevron gas station in San Rafael, California in August 2010. World oil prices were rising, rebounding from sharp losses earlier this week, as traders absorbed upbeat Chinese manufacturing data ahead of the weekly snapshot of US energy inventories.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - World oil prices rose on Wednesday, rebounding from sharp losses earlier this week, as traders absorbed upbeat Chinese manufacturing data ahead of the weekly snapshot of US energy inventories.


Ahead of the Bell: Construction Spending (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:06 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, August, 31, 2010 a worker climbs a steel grid while working on a construction site in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - Construction spending likely declined in July, reflecting renewed problems in housing since the expiration of government tax credits.


GM's US sales plunge nearly 25% (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:40 AM PDT

A sale is advertised at a General Motors car dealership in Ferndale, Michigan in August 2010. General Motors has reported a nearly 25% slump in US sales in August compared to the same month a year earlier.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)AFP - General Motors reported Wednesday a nearly 25 percent slump in US sales in August compared to the same month a year earlier.


Mistakes Millennials Make at Work (BusinessWeek)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:08 AM PDT

BusinessWeek - My previous post here highlighted the smart practices that the digital-native Millennials are bringing to the workplace. Here I want to talk about a couple not-so-smart ones.