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North Korea fires two more missiles (20 May 06:59 pm)

May 20 - North Korea launches two short-range missiles off its east coast into the sea, describing the actions as legitimate military drills. Lindsey Parietti reports.

Pakistan's MQM denounces Imran Khan in Karachi protest (20 May 06:48 pm)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Supporters of an influential Pakistani political party took to the streets of Karachi on Monday to protest against cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan, who has accused it

Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 bln, won't screw it up (20 May 06:42 pm)

REUTERS - Yahoo Inc said it is acquiring blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, a bold bet by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to revitalize the struggling Internet pioneer by co-opting a Web

Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash (20 May 06:04 pm)

REUTERS - Yahoo Inc said it is acquiring blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, a bold bet by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to revitalize the struggling Internet pioneer by co-opting a Web

Iraq bomb blasts leave more than 30 dead (20 May 04:45 pm)

May 20 - More than 30 people are killed in a series of bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the mainly Shi\'ite southern oil hub of Basra. Sunita Rappai reports.

Don't wear socks, hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis (20 May 04:19 pm)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures.

China offers India a "handshake across the Himalayas" (20 May 04:12 pm)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and China will study new ways to ease tensions along their ill-defined border, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday in his first foreign trip since taking office,

Pervez Musharraf granted bail (20 May 04:03 pm)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house arrest on charges of failing to provide adequate security

Egyptian police protest at Gaza border (20 May 03:18 pm)

May 20 - Egyptian soldiers and police stage a protest at a Gaza border crossing in solidarity with colleagues kidnapped in Sinai. Sarah Sheffer reports.

India mulls spot-fixing law after arrests (20 May 02:43 pm)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is mulling a law to deal with the issue of spot-fixing in sport following last week\'s arrest of cricketers and bookmakers, government officials said on Monday.

China, India agree on roadmap to balance trade ties: premier (20 May 01:43 pm)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - China and India have agreed on a roadmap to reach a \"dynamic balance\" in bilateral trade between the two nations, China\'s Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday, following Indian

Trader turned baker: Tom Molnar’s life after the city (20 May 01:00 pm)

May 20 - Tom Molnar, co-founder of Gail’s bakery, shares how his working life has changed after he left the City.

Chinese premier seeks trust in India, border issue irks (20 May 12:50 pm)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is seeking to build trust with India on his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just a few weeks after a military standoff between the

Pakistan holds news conference to say can't end power blackouts (20 May 12:20 pm)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40

Fall in commodity prices to aid market rally: Helios Capital (20 May 11:44 am)

May 20 - Samir Arora, fund manager at Helios Capital tells ET NOW, declining gold and oil prices will aid the rally in Indian markets. The government is making efforts to reduce fiscal imbalances and

Reuters Today: Japan Has Little Interest in Stopping Yen Fall (20 May 11:30 am)

May 20 - The yen edges up against the dollar on comments from Japan’s economics minister, but RBC’s Adam Cole says policymakers would show little concern if the dollar rose to 105 or even 110

No case for S&P ratings downgrade: Mayaram (20 May 10:56 am)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - There is no case for downgrading India\'s sovereign credit rating, Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram told the news channel ET Now on Monday, after Standard & Poor\'s

Imran Khan's party wins revote in Karachi, protests expected (20 May 10:02 am)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Cricket hero Imran Khan\'s Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a

India gripes over border, trade woes on Li's trip (20 May 09:09 am)

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting Chinese President Li Keqiang on Sunday a recent military standoff in the Himalayas could affect relations between the two countries as

Yahoo's board approves $1.1 bln Tumblr acquisition - WSJ (20 May 08:43 am)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc\'s board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the

EXCLUSIVE - Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts (20 May 08:32 am)

GAZIPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A Bangladesh factory where Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Inditex SA inspectors spotted cracks in the wall this month is still making Wrangler shirts for the world\'s largest

Pakistan army will be watching Sharif's cosying up to India (20 May 08:28 am)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan\'s all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs. Now he\'s back as prime minister-elect, with the army watching

Cannes - where celebrity sells and celebrities sell (20 May 08:23 am)

CANNES (Reuters) - Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over

Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought (20 May 08:19 am)

OSLO (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday.

Shooting death of gay man rocks New York's cradle of gay rights (20 May 08:16 am)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Greenwich Village, the birthplace of the U.S. gay rights movement, remained in shock on Sunday over the shooting death of a gay man by a gunman who police said uttered anti-gay