Blackouts dim prospects for south India's "next Bangalore"

Blackouts dim prospects for south India's "next Bangalore"

Blackouts dim prospects for south India's "next Bangalore"

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PDT

COIMBATORE, India (Reuters) - Crippling power cuts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are shutting factories and threatening an industrial debt crisis that is wrecking its second-largest city's plan to become the country's next business Mecca.

China Considers Population Policy Shift

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:24 PM PDT

China plans to strip power from the agency that oversees its one-child policy, in a move observers said could mean the eventual phaseout of the much criticized population-control effort.

Several bodies turn up in Aleppo river

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:39 PM PDT

At least 20 bodies were pulled out of Syria's River Quwaiq, most with their hands tied and gunshot wounds to the head.

Karzai chides U.S. during Hagel’s Afghanistan visit

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:06 PM PDT

KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the United States in strikingly acerbic terms Sunday, implying that the American military was stoking violence in collusion with the Taliban to justify a prolonged presence here and charging that foreign troops were harassing Afghan university students.

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Political Memo: In Search of Debt Deal, Obama Walks a Narrow Path

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:42 PM PDT

As President Obama seeks to find a solution that will satisfy the ideological and political tests of both parties, he faces complaints from Democrats who say he mishandled his last attempt at a "grand bargain."

Boy Killed as Philippines Probes 'Abuse'

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:39 PM PDT

A boy was killed and two Malaysian security-force members were injured during the latest fighting to beat back a Filipino clan pursuing a centuries-old land claim in Malaysia's Sabah state, police said Sunday.

Nigerian Militants Say 7 Hostages Dead

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:15 PM PDT

A newly emerged militant sect in Nigeria said it killed seven foreign hostages, a claim the Greek and Italian foreign ministries confimed Sunday, as a violent campaign targeting Europeans across North and West Africa escalates.

Twenty bodies turn up in Aleppo's "river of martyrs"

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:26 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian opposition campaigners said at least 20 bodies of young men shot by security forces were found on Sunday in a small waterway running through the contested city of Aleppo.

Creative Learning Pays Off for Web Start-Ups

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:51 PM PDT

CreativeLive and other online companies are finding people are willing to pay for learning that enhances their careers.

Outrage as Brazil cyclist loses arm

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

A road collision in Brazil causes outrage after police say a motorist drove off with a cyclist's severed arm attached to his vehicle.

Armenian opposition chief on hunger strike over lost election

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT

YEREVAN (Reuters) - Former Armenian presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian began a hunger strike on Sunday calling on President Serzh Sarksyan to resign, accusing him of rigging his re-election last month.

China Calls for Global Hacking Rules

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:35 AM PDT

Remarks by Yang Jiechi, the foreign minister, were China's highest level response yet to intensifying accusations that the Chinese military may be engaging in cyber espionage.

VIDEO: China scraps railways ministry

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT

China has dissolved its powerful railways ministry in a raft of measures aimed at boosting government efficiency and tackling corruption.

Libyan congress temporarily suspends sessions over security

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:51 AM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's General National Congress has temporarily suspended its sessions due to security concerns after a violent protest that left its members barricaded in a meeting room for several hours and a gun attack on its leader's car.

Italy center-left bickers after election disappointment

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's center-left Democratic Party (PD), which threw away a 10 point lead in opinion polls ahead of last month's election, showed growing internal division this weekend as it struggles to find support to form a coalition government.

British-born secret love Swedish princess dies

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:28 AM PDT

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The British-born Swedish princess whose secret 33-year romance with her royal husband became Sweden's best-known love story, died on Sunday at the age of 97, the court said.

WWII secret agent's ashes scattered

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:42 AM PDT

The ashes of Australia's most decorated World War II servicewoman, saboteur and spy Nancy Wake, are scattered at a ceremony in central France.

Man Utd 2-2 Chelsea

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:16 PM PDT

Chelsea come back from two goals down to draw with Manchester United and set up an FA Cup quarter-final replay.

Suu Kyi's Party Picks Leadership Team

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:41 PM PDT

Aung San Suu Kyi's party announced a senior team dominated by long-serving members to lead it into Myanmar's 2015 elections, while she appealed for an end to infighting.

China to Shake Up Foreign-Policy Leadership

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:13 AM PDT

China is expected to promote Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to become its new chief diplomat this week, part of a major shake-up of its foreign-policy leadership.

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