BJP advertisements yanked off Pakistani websitesISLAMABAD - Advertisements prominently featuring Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and promising a ’strong leader, decisive government’ were quickly yanked off prominent Pakistani news websites Saturday as the results of India’s general elections came in, pointing to the return of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition. CBI chasing ghosts in Aarushi-Hemraj murders?NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is far from cracking the Noida murders of teenager Aarushi Talwar and her domestic help Hemraj, with insiders admitting there is still ‘no clinching evidence’ against the three people it accused of the sensational crimes a year ago. Italy plans to send spider and crab robots to Moon by 2012WASHINGTON - A team of private racketeers from Italy is planning to send robots to the Moon by the year 2012, which would resemble skittering spiders or crabs that could deploy as a swarm of mobile cameras and sensors on both legs and wheels. Wall Street sees moderate buying as investors hunt for beaten-down shares after week’s slideNEW YORK — Investors cautiously returned to Wall Street Thursday, lured by better-than-expected earnings at several big retailers. Wal-Mart posts flat profit for 1st quarter as discounter feels impact of stronger dollarLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — With plenty going wrong in the global economy, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is seeing indications that it will hang onto customers it has picked up during the recession. European stocks edge up, Asia falls after poor US retail sales dataLONDON — European stock markets barely rose Thursday after big losses the day before on disappointing U.S. retail figures, while Asia succumbed to a heavy bout of selling. Eastern Corn Belt farmers delay planting in wet spring as concerns over crop size, prices riseCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In an average year, southwestern Illinois farmer Richard Borgsmiller would have his 300-acre corn crop in the ground. This isn’t an average year. Banned charity helping Pakistani refugees from Swat fightingMARDAN, Pakistan — A banned charity with alleged links to the Mumbai terror attacks is helping people fleeing the fighting between the Pakistani military and the Taliban, group members said Thursday, raising questions about the government’s pledge to crack down on the organization. Treasurys rise as investors pull out of stocks after unexpected drop in retail salesNEW YORK — Unexpected weakness at the nation’s retailers fanned concerns about the health of the economy and boosted demand for the safety of government debt Wednesday. Pilots’ low pay, long commutes called ‘recipe for an accident’ in probe of Buffalo air crashWASHINGTON — The co-pilot in an airline crash that killed 50 people in upstate New York was paid a salary so low that she lived with her parents near Seattle and commuted across the country to her job, a combination of long travel and little money that a safety official called a “recipe for an accident.” 68 percent voting in Tamil Nadu amid violence, 79 in PuducherryCHENNAI/PUDUCHERRY - Around 68 percent voters exercised their franchise in 39 constituencies of Tamil Nadu Wednesday amid sporadic violence in which one person was killed, while in neighbouring union territory of Puducherry the turnout was 79 percent. US retirement fund fast running out of cashWASHINGTON - The US government pension and health insurance programmes will soon run out of resources as the baby-boom generation prepares for retirement and the ongoing recession hits tax receipts, officials warned Tuesday. Polling starts in Himachal PradeshSHIMLA - All the four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh went to the polls amid tight security Wednesday in the fifth and final phase of general elections. Brazil floods diminish, but 267,000 still homeless; Death toll reduced to 39SAO PAULO — Thousands of Brazilians returned home Tuesday following devastating floods but water kept on rising in some places and civil defense officials used helicopters, trucks and boats to deliver aid to victims in isolated communities. Report: Al-Qaida militant who once gave false confessions of Iraq link dies in Libya prisonCAIRO — A senior al-Qaida militant who was held by the U.S. in secret prisons and once gave information about links between al-Qaida and Iraq that was later deemed false has reportedly died in a prison in Libya, according to a Libyan newspaper and an Islamic activist in London. European countries using more antivirals against swine flu than US, Mexico, WHO saysGENEVA — Europe’s heavy use of antiviral medication against swine flu does not appear to be creating drug resistance but countries should follow the lead of Mexico and the United States and target the medicine to patients most at risk, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Wall Street fluctuates after sell-off; investors look for next catalyst for 2-month rallyNEW YORK — Wall Street is back on the defensive. After pause in two-month rally, Wall Street set for higher openingNEW YORK — Wall Street is set for a higher open Tuesday, looking to bounce back and extend its recent two-month rally. Stock futures were moderately higher. Sri Lankan health official says 49 patients, bystanders killed in war zone hospital shellingCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A mortar shell slammed into a crowd of wounded civilians waiting for treatment at the only medical facility left in Sri Lanka’s war zone Tuesday, killing 49 people in the third day of intense shelling in the area, health officials said. Playboy magazine weighs moves to stem losses; fewer issues, higher prices on the tableNEW YORK — Executives at Playboy’s parent company are considering cutting the magazine’s frequency, reducing circulation or raising prices in order to save the money-losing publication. Macy’s Inc. expected to show 1st-qtr loss as it struggles with weak demand for clothingNEW YORK — Macy’s Inc. reports earnings for the first quarter on Wednesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the department store chain during the period. US military says US soldier opens fire on fellow American troops, killing 5 at Baghdad baseBAGHDAD — A U.S. soldier opened fire on fellow troops Monday, killing five before being taken into custody, the U.S. command said. US journalist freed by Iran after 5 months in jail, reunites with parentsTEHRAN, Iran — An American journalist jailed for five months in Iran was freed Monday and reunited with her parents after an appeals court suspended her eight-year prison sentence on charges of spying for the U.S. China says new bank lending in April at $87 billion, down sharply from MarchSHANGHAI — Chinese banks issued new loans worth 591.8 billion yuan ($87 billion) in April, less than a third of the previous month’s total, the central bank said Monday, as lenders slowed the flow of credit aimed at stimulating the economy. Arrested Fiji journalists releasedWELLINGTON - Two Fijian journalists were released Monday after being detained for two days for infringing media censorship imposed by the Pacific island country’s military rulers, a media report said. French tennis star Richard Gasquet confirms positive test for cocaine, professes innocencePARIS — French tennis player Richard Gasquet confirmed that he tested positive for cocaine at the Sony Ericsson Open in March, but maintained his innocence. Last Symbionese Liberation Army inmate released from California prisonSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The last captured member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the radical 1970s-era group notorious for bank robberies, killings and the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, was released from prison Sunday, a corrections official said. Mortars and machine-gun fire level homes, mosque in Somali capital; 35 people killed in 2 daysMOGADISHU, Somalia — Mortars and machine-gun fire rocked the Somali capital on Sunday, leveling homes and a mosque in renewed violence that has killed at least 35 people over the weekend as pro-government Islamist fighters clash with gunmen who want to topple the Western-backed government, officials said. Report: Syria criticizes renewal of US sanctions, urges US to abandoned ‘foolish polices’DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria rejected the Obama administration’s decision to renew economic and diplomatic sanctions against Damascus and urged Washington to abandon “foolish polices,” a state-run newspaper reported Sunday. Georgia’s embattled president agrees to holds talk with opposition forcesTBILISI, Georgia — The Georgian president agreed Sunday to demands for a meeting with opposition forces, raising the prospect of an end to demonstrations that have crippled the capital for more than a month. |
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