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Three Indian swimmers test positive (Reuters)

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New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is illuminated as construction officials test the lighting as part of preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiReuters - Three Indian swimmers, including two from the country's Commonwealth Games squad, were provisionally suspended on Sunday for failing dope tests.




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FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters)

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A vendor arranges vegetables at a market in Lucknow May 6, 2010. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar/FilesReuters - With last year's strong election victory India had appeared set to push swift economic reforms, but tackling stubbornly high inflation, a political hot potato, has largely distracted the Congress party-led government.




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G20 members agree economic recovery to continue (Reuters)

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Workers walk past containers at Tianjin Port in northern China May 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee/FilesReuters - G20 delegates agreed on Saturday global economic recovery would endure although the speed of expansion may slow, a South Korean official said.




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Mideast talks to resume in Egyptian Red Sea resort (Reuters)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks on at the State Department in Washington September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians will take place in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sept. 14-15, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.




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India test-fires Brahmos cruise missile (Reuters)

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India's Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles are seen during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi January 23, 2009. India on Sunday test-fired an advanced version of a supersonic cruise missile, officials said, as part of the country's drive to boost its defence system. REUTERS/B Mathur/FilesReuters - India on Sunday test-fired an advanced version of a supersonic cruise missile, officials said, as part of the country's drive to boost its defence system. The Brahmos, which can travel at up to 2.8 times the speed of sound and has a range of 290 km (180 miles), was tested at a test range in Orissa.




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England win first T20 match since World Cup triumph (Reuters)

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Pakistan's Kamran Akmal (R) leaves the field after being dismissed as the England players celebrate the first Twenty20 international cricket match at the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, September 5, 2010. REUTERS/Philip BrownReuters - World Twenty20 champions England celebrated their first international since winning the World Cup in Barbados this year with a five-wicket win over controversy-hit Pakistan on Sunday.




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New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India (Reuters)

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A girl plays on a swing in the village Hansdehar, in Haryana, July 1, 2006. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/FilesReuters - The grit and grime of rural India, its people and problems are all finding their way into the glamorous world of mainstream Bollywood films.




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ICC to appoint independent commissioner for spot-fixing (Reuters)

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The International Cricket Council's President Sharad Pawar as he arrives for a news conference in Singapore July 1, 2010. The International Cricket Council (ICC) will appoint an independent commissioner to determine the fate of the three Pakistani players fighting spot-fixing charges. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/FilesReuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will appoint an independent commissioner to determine the fate of the three Pakistani players fighting spot-fixing charges.




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England v Pakistan series to go ahead - team manager (Reuters)

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Pakistan squad members and Manager Yawar Saeed (R) board the team bus at their hotel in Taunton in south west England August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - The first Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan was set to go ahead as planned on Sunday despite the latest allegations in the fixing controversy, Pakistan manager Yawar Saeed said.




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Tomizawa dies after Moto2 crash (Reuters)

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Suter Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa of Japan celebrates after taking pole position in the qualifying practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, southern Spain, May 1, 2010. Tomizawa has died after suffering a shocking crash during the San Marino Grand Prix, Italy's Mediaset television said on Sunday. REUTERS/Anton Meres/FilesReuters - Japanese Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa has died after suffering a shocking crash during the Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix.




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