Friday, November 19, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


World's cardinals meet for unprecedented sex abuse talks

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:33 AM PST

Cardinals from around the world met Friday for unprecedented talks on paedophile priests, as activists called for the Church to end "symbolic gestures" and release files on the abuses.

11 feared killed as Air Force chopper crashes in Arunachal Pradesh

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:16 AM PST

A Commission of Inquiry has been ordered.

Al-Qaida ask France to negotiate with Osama

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:01 AM PST

Top commander of al-Qaida's north African wing, holding five French hostages, has demanded that negotiations for their release must be directly held with the terror networks' supreme leader Osama Bin Laden.

Briton killed baby girl who interrupted his video game

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 11:51 PM PST

A man playing video games was so enraged by the crying of a 15-month-old girl who was seeking his attention that he hit her hard, rupturing her internal organs and leading to her death.

Vedanta seals $6bn financing for Cairn India deal

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 11:43 PM PST

India-focused mining group Vedanta Resources Plc agreed a $6 billion financing deal with a consortium of banks to help fund its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in the Indian unit of Cairn Energy.

Nepali peacekeepers not responsible for cholera in Haiti: UN

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 11:00 PM PST

The UN has rejected the charge that Nepali peacekeepers in Haiti brought cholera to the Caribbean nation which claimed more than 1,100 lives.

Man throws children into well following quarrel with wife

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:25 PM PST

A man killed his daughter and son aged five and three, by throwing them into a well, near here, following a quarrel with his wife, police said on Friday.

NATO to back gradual withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PST

NATO will back plans to pull most of the 150,000 foreign troops out of Afghanistan within four years at a summit starting on Friday, although Afghan forces may not be ready to defend the country by then.

Barack Obama touts success of auto bailout after GM IPO

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 03:45 PM PST

President Barack Obama told US taxpayers on Thursday that they will get their money back for saving General Motors, taking credit for an unpopular bailout the White House sees as a clear symbol of success.

Cuban leader Fidel Castro hints he may resign as party chief

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:47 PM PST

Cuban leader Fidel Castro has suggested he may resign as Communist Party chief, his last leadership post, as he praised his brother Raul's management of the country.

Three killed in Florida flight crash during military drill

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 01:58 PM PST

Three people killed when a civilian aircraft taking part in a military drill in Florida crashed, a military official said on Thursday.

Astronomers find first planet from another galaxy

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PST

European astronomers say they have discovered the first planet that comes from a galaxy outside the Milky Way, according to research released Thursday in the United States.

Russia treaty is national security imperative: Barack Obama

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 11:52 AM PST

President Barack Obama ramped up his push on Thursday for the Senate to pass a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, calling it a national security imperative that the pact be ratified this year.

Namibia finds suspect object ahead of German flight

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:49 AM PST

Namibian police found a suspect package at Windhoek airport in routine security checks for a German tourist flight to Munich, Namibian and German authorities said on Thursday.

India to pay extra $15.8 million to Bhopal gas victims

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:59 AM PST

India will pay an extra Rs 713 million ($15.8 million) in compensation to the victims of the world's worst industrial accident that killed thousands in 1984, the government said in a statement late on Thursday.
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