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A fan shows up in a Michael Jackson t-shirt at a cinema hall showing documentary

Jackson film crosses $100 million internationally

Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

The Michael Jackson concert film "This Is It" has crossed the $100 million mark at international box offices as it enters its second weekend in theaters, the studio behind the movie said on Friday.

  • U.S. Army first responders use a table as a stretcher to transport a wounded soldier to an awaiting ambulance at Fort Hood, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Sgt. Jason Krawczyk-US Army III Corps/Handout
    Motive probed for U.S. Army shooting rampage Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    Investigators searched on Friday for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which an Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.

  • Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor attends a launch of his upcoming movie "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" in Mumbai October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Manav Manglani/Files
    Just A Minute With: Ranbir Kapoor Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    If Ranbir Kapoor is bearing the weight of expectations as a member of Bollywood's first family, he's not showing it.

  • Dr Reddy's files for marketing Lipitor generic Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    Dr Reddy's Laboratories has filed for marketing a generic version of Pfizer's cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor in the U.S., the company said on Saturday.

  • Designer Rahul Mishra brings chic to Gandhi fabric Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    His innovative reversible and seamless designs have won applause from India's fashionistas but what's unique about designer Rahul Mishra's garments is the fabric -- all handmade by village weavers.

  • Orissa to inspect iron ore mines for violations Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    The Orissa government will inspect several iron ore mines, a government official said, in a crackdown on firms involved in illegal mining or violating environment rules.

  • video grab from an undated footage from the Internet shows Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a video that CNN said on July 14, 2007 was intercepted before it was to appear on radical Islamist Web sites. A videotape of Osama bin Laden released on Friday is the Pashto-language version of a tape first released several months ago. REUTERS/REUTERS TV
    Bin Laden videotape not new, monitoring site says Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    A videotape of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released on Friday is the Pashto-language version of a tape released several months ago, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.

  • A video grab from an undated footage from the Internet shows Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a video that CNN said on July 14, 2007 was intercepted before it was to appear on radical Islamist Web sites. Al Qaeda released a new videotape from its leader Osama bin Laden. REUTERS/REUTERS TV
    Al Qaeda releases new bin Laden videotape - site Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    Al Qaeda released a new videotape from its leader Osama bin Laden on Friday, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.

  • Laid-off Orlando engineer kills one, wounds five Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    ORLANDO, Fla.(Reuters) - An ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, police said.

  • CORRECTED - Two killed, 6 injured in Orlando shooting - media Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    (Corrects name of newspaper)
    Two people were killed and six injured by a gunman who opened fire in a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, local media reported.

  • Ford Taurus in one-week production halt Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    A labor dispute at an auto parts supplier in India has forced Ford Motor Co to shut production of its new Taurus full-size sedan one week due to a transmission component shortage, a spokesman said on Friday.

  • One killed, 5 injured in Orlando shooting - police Reuters - Sat, Nov 7


    A gunman opened fire inside a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, the mayor and the local police chief said.

  • NEWSMAKER - Megha shows Mittal family steel in fashion coup Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    By snapping up insolvent German fashion house Escada, Megha Mittal, daughter-in-law of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, launched the type of corporate coup more associated with her famous namesake.

  • Bus crash kills 30 in Himachal Pradesh Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    At least 30 people were killed and 40 others were injured on Friday when a bus plunged into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh, police said.

  • A shopkeeper arranges sweet figs at a wholesale dried fruit market in the old quarters of Delhi October 29, 2009. The governments move to report wholesale price index (WPI) inflation data on a monthly instead of a weekly basis will remove a source of market volatility, the country's chief statistician said. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur/Files
    INTERVIEW - Monthly India WPI data to ease volatility Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    India's move to report wholesale price index (WPI) inflation data on a monthly instead of a weekly basis will remove a source of market volatility, the country's chief statistician said in an interview on Friday.

  • Schoolgirls ride a bicycle past police patrolling a road near Lalgarh, about 170 km west Kolkata, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Parth Sanyal
    Q+A - How big a threat are the Maoists in India? Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    After a resounding general election win in May, the Congress party-led government, no longer dependent on communist parties in its coalition, has decided to take on an estimated 22,000 Maoist rebels who hold sway over swathes of countryside.

  • FACTBOX - Trade barriers to the South Korean market Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    South Korea's parliament approved a trade deal with India on Friday and is moving closer to approving a sweeping pact with the European Union.

  • A man walks through the Corus steel factory in Ijmuiden in this April 4, 2006 file photo. Tata Steel Ltd, the world's No. 8 steelmaker by output, said on Friday steel sales at its Indian operations rose 38 percent in October from a year earlier to 462,000 tonnes. REUTERS/United Photos/Files
    Tata Steel ops Oct sales up 38 pct y/y Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    Tata Steel Ltd, the world's No. 8 steelmaker by output, said on Friday steel sales at its Indian operations rose 38 percent in October from a year earlier to 462,000 tonnes.

  • Andre Agassi of the U.S. looks on during an exhibition tennis match against compatriot Pete Sampras at Venetian Macao in Macau October 25, 2009. Andre Agassi pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/Files
    Agassi asks for compassion for drug use Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    Andre Agassi, mired in controversy after admitting to using crystal meth, pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States.

  • Govt may allow foreign carriers in airlines - paper Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    Government is set to consider a proposal to allow foreign airlines to own up to 49 percent equity in Indian carriers, the Indian Express reported on Friday.


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