Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Two charged for Andhra techie murder in US

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:43 PM PST

US authorities on Monday said Stiner surrendered and took investigators to the Conroe area, where he told them that he would recover the mask he used in the violent 'blitz' robbery, so-called for its lightning-fast execution.


Bomb at Rome embassy linked to anarchist attacks

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 08:18 PM PST

Italian police were on Tuesday investigating whether an attempted parcel bombing at the Greek embassy in Rome might have been carried out by an anarchist group that targeted two embassies last week.


China's top blogger shuts down magazine

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 08:13 PM PST

Han Han, a novelist and race car driver, has amassed millions of regular readers with his sly online critiques of China's social problems


Obama spends rainy day at bowling alley

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 07:07 PM PST

President Barack Obama passed the time on a cloudy, drizzly Hawaiian day with a family trip to a bowling alley and then shot some hoops with friends.


US defence chief adds South Korea to China, Japan trip

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:14 PM PST

US defence secretary Robert Gates will make a brief stop in Seoul when he travels next month to China and Japan, the Pentagon has said.


Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton are 'most admired': US poll

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 03:40 PM PST

For the third straight year, President Barack Obama ranks as the man most admired by Americans, according to an annual USA Today-Gallup poll.


14 killed in fresh clashes after Christmas attacks in Nigeria

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:29 PM PST

At least 14 people were killed and several others wounded on Monday in fresh clashes that broke out in Nigeria's central region after multiple blasts that claimed 32 lives in the deeply divided city of Jos, officials said.


Benjamin Netanyahu says interim deal possible if talks fail

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST

An interim Israeli-Palestinian peace deal could be an outcome if the parties fail to reach agreement on major core issues in peace talks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.


MQM pulls its two ministers out of PPP-led govt in Pakistan

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:57 AM PST

Pakistan's ruling coalition suffered its second major setback this month as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, the second largest party in the alliance, on Monday night announced it was pulling its two ministers out of the federal cabinet.


Russia finds oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty in second trial

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 10:39 AM PST

A Moscow court on Monday found jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty in his second fraud trial, a judgement seen as a pivotal moment in Russia's post-Soviet history that upset rights campaigners.


Tail end of US blizzard sows travel chaos

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 09:50 AM PST

The tail end of a powerful blizzard across the US northeast snarled plans for millions of holiday travelers Monday, forcing New York airport closures and crippling road and rail traffic.


US stocks slide on Chinese rate hike

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST

Markets in snow-battered New York opened down Monday as China's decision to further hike interest rates soured the festive mood.


Indian among nine Asians charged over bomb plot in UK

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 07:02 AM PST

A man of Indian descent is among nine persons of South Asian origin who have been charged with plotting terror attacks in Britain in the run up to Christmas, a week after they were arrested in a series of raids across England and Wales.


Bomb defused at Greek embassy, package found at Finnish embassy in Rome

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 06:41 AM PST

A suspect package has been found at Finland's embassy to the Vatican on Monday, ANSA news agency reported, shortly after a parcel bomb sent to the Greek embassy in Rome was intercepted and defused.


Pakistan Navy test-fires several surface-to-air missiles

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:45 AM PST

The Pakistan Navy today successfully test-fired several surface-to-air missiles to assess its air defence capabilities, officials said.


2G scam: Decision at appropriate time on PM's PAC offer, says Joshi

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:24 AM PST

PAC chairman Murli Manohar Joshi said the 22-member panel was examining every aspect of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer to appear before it in connection with the 2G scam.


Bomb scare in Dehra Dun-bound Shatabdi Express train

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 05:03 AM PST

Bomb disposal squads today searched the Dehradun-bound Shatabdi Express following rumours that a bomb was planted in the train.


Ponting fined 40% of his match fee by ICC after on-field incident

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:34 AM PST

Ricky Ponting was fined 40 percent of his match fee by the ICC after arguing with umpires over an unsuccessful video review during the 4th Ashes Test.


Air India seeks Rs 20 billion from government for FY 2012

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:32 AM PST

State-run carrier Air India has sought an additional Rs 20 billion from the government for FY 2012, aviation minister Praful Patel said on Monday.


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