Robin Cook

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance and fiction seem like an unlikely mix, but a number of Indian and Pakistani novelists are finding their stints as finance professionals may have helped ward off writer's block.

NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Finance and fiction seem like an unlikely mix, but a number of Indian and Pakistani novelists are finding their stints as finance professionals may have helped ward off writer's block.

A British official was among at least three people wounded in a rocket attack on a diplomatic car in Sanaa on Wednesday, less than six months after a bomber targeted Britain's ambassador.

A British embassy employee was among at least three people wounded in a rocket attack on a diplomatic car in Sanaa on Wednesday, just months after a bomber targeted Britain's ambassador here.

A British official was among at least three people wounded in a rocket attack on a diplomatic car in Sanaa on Wednesday, less than six months after a bomber targeted Britain's ambassador.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Robin Cook, credited as the inventor of the medical thriller, was a doctor who never set out to be a writer but he just wanted to find a way to explain medical issues to people in an entertaining, understandable way.

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Robin Cook, credited as the inventor of the medical thriller, was a doctor who never set out to be a writer but he just wanted to find a way to explain medical issues to people in an entertaining, understandable way.

Spicy, steaming hot, scooped up in naan bread and washed down with a cold beer, there are few dishes more favoured by the nation than the curry for a takeaway or a late-night meal after the pubs shut.

Spicy, steaming hot, scooped up in naan bread and washed down with a cold beer, there are few dishes more favoured by the British than the curry for a takeaway or a late-night meal after the pubs shut.

British foreign policy under the coalition government will aim to "inspire others with our values of political freedom and economic liberalism", Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday.

British foreign policy under the coalition government will aim to "inspire others with our values of political freedom and economic liberalism", Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday.

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"Intervention" (Putnam, 387 pages, $25.95), by Robin Cook: Ever productive Robin Cook is out with his 29th novel in some 30 years. Is it his usual one, exploring a hot medical topic? Not quite. In "Intervention," the author attempts to combine two genres ? medical and religious thrillers. Unfortunately, the result is less than stellar.

Review: Robin Cook's latest thriller, combining medical and religious issues, is no nail-biter. "Intervention" (Putnam, 387 pages, $25.95), by Robin Cook: Ever productive Robin Cook is out with his 29th novel in some 30 years. Is it his usual one, exploring a hot medical topic? Not quite. In "Intervention," the author attempts to combine two genres ? medical and religious thrillers. Unfortunately, the result is less than stellar.

Scotland may be popularly known for its bagpipes, whisky, haggis and kilts, but now it is trying to protect a less obviously Scottish treasure: chicken tikka masala.

Scotland is known around the world for bagpipes, Scotch whisky, haggis and tartan kilts. But now it is trying to protect a less obviously Scottish treasure: chicken tikka masala.

Scotland is known around the world for bagpipes, Scotch whisky, haggis and tartan kilts. But now it is trying to protect a less obviously Scottish treasure: chicken tikka masala.

Britain's troop presence in Iraq formally concluded Friday, ending six years of controversial military involvement in the country that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Britain's troop presence in Iraq formally concluded Friday, ending six years of controversial military involvement in the country that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

British Dossier on Iraq Intelligence Released Following Freedom of Information Request. An early version of a British dossier of prewar intelligence on Iraq did not include a key claim about weapons of mass destruction that became vital to Tony Blair's case for war, the newly published document showed Monday.