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Last updated on Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Storm Hermine slams into far northeastern Mexico (Reuters)
Yahoo News Top Stories, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Reuters - Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into northeastern Mexico near the Texas border on Monday, dumping heavy rain on a region still recovering from Hurricane Alex's visit in June.
Police arrest man who scaled San Francisco tower (AP)
Yahoo News Top Stories, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
AP - San Francisco police have arrested a man who scaled the exterior of a 58-story downtown skyscraper and unfurled an American flag at the top.
Homage paid to IPKF martyrs in Sri Lanka
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
High Court upholds death sentence for woman's murder
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Fee issue: State-TDP talks fail
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Flights cancelled due to bandh call
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Proceedings against Kanan Devan stayed
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Strike to hit banks; autos to stay off road
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Teachers, students protest against extortion
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Two Indias, two Bengals: Rahul
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
No need for NIA probe in assault case: G.K. Pillai
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Three killed in north Kashmir violence
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Indian warship foils Somali pirate attack
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Chidambaram's remarks: probe ordered
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
I was tricked and blackmailed, says Yasir Hameed
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Unseeded Cibulkova knocks out Kuznetsova
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Indian Navy neutralises pirate boat in Gulf of Aden
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Kashmir, Ayodhya, Naxals top Manmohan's political challenges
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Additional security to be provided to Jayalalithaa
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Death sentence for 2 stayed in Akshardham case
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Six-phase polls in Bihar
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Naxals release policemen
The Hindu - Front Page, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
Non-stick pan 'cholesterol link'
BBC News-health, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Scientists are concerned that exposure to chemicals used in non-stick frying pans could raise cholesterol levels in children after finding a link.
UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind'
BBC News-health, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.
Cancer treatment
BBC News-health, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Experts warn that radiotherapy is wrongly perceived as 'second best'
A stable hiring scenario in Aug: Job Index
The Financial Express, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
There was increased demand for Professionals in Banking and Engineering.
NSE to start trading over mobile phones
The Financial Express, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
At present, only about 10-15 big brokers have the infrastructure for mobile trading.
Mark Hurd in talks to join Oracle: Report
The Financial Express, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Mark Hurd resigned as chief executive of technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) last month.
Air India's Apr-July rev up 26 per cent
The Financial Express, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Air India carried 7.08 lakh passengers on its domestic network.
Dalal Street to see range-bound trading
The Financial Express, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Stock market is expected to remain in a narrow range this week.
B-schools venture into green pasture
The Financial Express, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Top engineering institutes and business schools are going green with a vengeance.
Marks & Spencer drops Gurgaon factory
The Financial Express, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
M&S said it had stopped placing order with Viva Global in Gurgaon for commercial reasons.
India to miss export target: Assocham
The Financial Express, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Assocham has said that India may miss the USD 200 billion export target.
JPMorgan shares tumble on widening 3Q losses
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Ford exec says company can weather downturn
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
ING bank reports 25 percent fall in 2Q earnings
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Best Buy becomes first independent iPhone retailer
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
India's economy expected to grow 7.7 pct this year
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
China raises tax on big cars to cut pollution
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Deere's 3Q profit rises 7 percent
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
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Novolipetsk buys US steel company
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Chrysler to invest .8B in Detroit factory
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Macy's posts 2Q profit decline
AP General, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Bipolar 'not linked to violence'
BBC News-health, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.
Labour MPs call for hacking probe
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.
MoD names two killed UK soldiers
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Two British soldiers who died in Afghanistan and in a UK hospital on the same day are named by the Ministry of Defence.
Children hurt in school bus crash
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police.
Student migration 'unsustainable'
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
France faces pension plan strike
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
France faces serious disruptions in a general strike over a planned pension age reform on Tuesday, when parliament is also expected to debate a ban of full face veils and a new security bill.
Obama unveils bn building plan
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
President Barack Obama is announcing a new bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the US economy.
Tube workers begin 24-hour strike
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.
Man dies in Philippines stabbing
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines.
Lebanon PM: Wrong to accuse Syria in Hariri death (AP)
Yahoo News World, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
AP - Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister made a startling reversal Monday and said it was a mistake to accuse Syria of the massive 2005 truck bombing that killed his father, claiming the charge was politically motivated.
Voting plans 'will restore faith'
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
MPs begin debating plans for a referendum on changing the way MPs are elected.
Saatchi gallery deal hits setback
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
Shock over pipe bomb at school
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim.
Barclays bank to create 600 jobs
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.
Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.
The Bettencourt Scandal Puts Sarkozy in Growing Peril (Time.com)
Yahoo News World, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Time.com - As the scandal surrounding the L'OrÉal billions further entwines Eric Woerth, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's support for his labor minister could cost him the next election
Afghanistan: Run on Kabul Bank Shakes a Fragile Economy (Time.com)
Yahoo News World, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Time.com - The government insists there is no reason for anxiety but the depositors outside Afghanistan's largest bank are implacable. They want their money back
Striker Kuyt suffers injury blow
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk
End UK rebate - EU budget chief
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
SA public sector strike suspended
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.
NI school evacuated in bomb alert
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
A primary school is closed in Antrim after an explosive device is found by an eight-year-old pupil and carried into a classroom.
Japan convicts Greenpeace's 'Tokyo Two' for whaling investigation (The Christian Science Monitor)
Yahoo News World, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The Christian Science Monitor - A Greenpeace effort to expose what it sees as widespread corruption in Japan's government-subsidized whaling industry ended on Monday with two of its activists convicted of theft and trespassing.
Rooney 'happy to play' says Capello
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life.
Travolta extortion case dismissed
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.
Capello insists Rooney will play
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
Blair cancels London book signing
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
American Pie star gets probation
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation.
Suicide attack on Pakistan police
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.
Live text - US Open day eight
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki are in action at the US Open following Svetlana Kuznetsova's shock exit as Roger Federer plays later.
Five jailed over postal vote scam
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Five men, including two ex-councillors, are jailed over a failed postal vote scam in Bradford during the 2005 general election.
'Disgust' over killer's sentence
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter.
Hall works tipped to fetch £1.5m
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London.
Pietersen fined for Twitter rant
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.
Gang 'advertised city brothels'
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.
French FM pledges Ashtiani support
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.
CCTV released in appeal over MI6 death
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams have released the most recent CCTV footage of the victim.
UK mobile firms to merge networks
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.
Forsyth quits dance results show
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.
New police appeal over MI6 death
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.
Quacking profit: Expenses MP sells duck island
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity.
Shady world of Indian illegal bookies
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.
Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb'
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.
Spain dismisses Eta 'ceasefire'
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
Bookie cuts Weller Mercury odds
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize are slashed after a bookmaker takes an "unprecedented" rush of bets backing him.
Unswung hero
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
What does this man tell us about the real 1960s?
Rare colour footage of the Blitz
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show.
NZ quake 'damaged 100,000 homes'
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says.
Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
How insect brains could be used to fight MRSA
BBC News-health, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.
Insect brains to fight MRSA
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.
Junior medics 'leaving training'
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show.
Demand for Equitable Life payout
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.
Century man
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old?
Family on film
BBC News, Mon, 06 Sep 2010
Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere