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Army helps in India as South Asia reels under floods (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 03:26 AM CDT

Reuters - The Indian army and navy stepped up efforts on Monday to rescue hundreds of thousands of people marooned by floods, while rising river levels also rang alarm bells in neighbouring Bangladesh.

Churches burn as violence spreads in Orissa (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 02:02 AM CDT

Reuters - Hindu mobs have burnt at least four more churches in Orissa, officials said on Monday, as religious violence appeared to spread.

Indian rate-hike cycle in last lap, say economists (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 02:15 AM CDT

Reuters - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to raise interest rates by another 25-50 basis points for the remainder of 2008 as it grapples with inflationary pressures, before softening rates early next year, economists said.

Deora says no cut in fuel prices despite lower crude (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 03:37 AM CDT

Reuters - India has no plans to cut retail fuel prices, Oil Minister Murli Deora told reporters on Monday, despite a sharp fall in crude oil prices in recent weeks.

China state paper lashes India-U.S. nuclear deal (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 12:05 AM CDT

Reuters - China's top newspaper called a nuclear agreement between India and the United States a "major blow" to non-proliferation, raising pressure as the deal faces opposition in an international atomic cartel.

Dalai Lama leaves hospital with a smile, wave (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 12:38 AM CDT

Reuters - The Dalai Lama left hospital in Mumbai on Monday morning after being treated for abdominal pain, smiling and waving to waiting photographers.

China, India slowdown fuels tougher race for carmakers (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 01:11 AM CDT

Reuters - A sudden slowdown in car sales in China and India is threatening to shrink the global auto market this year, promising tougher times for an industry leaning on the two most populous countries to pick up the slack in the West.

Cars check in, but never leave Delhi car park (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 12:15 AM CDT

Reuters - Every day, cars check in to a decrepit parking lot in Delhi. But many never leave.

U.S. revision on India nuclear trade deficient - diplomats (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 12:00 AM CDT

Reuters - A revised U.S. proposal for lifting a global ban on nuclear trade with India does not go far enough to defuse fears the move could shred non-proliferation standards, diplomats said on Sunday.

Hurricane Gustav nears Louisiana coast (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 02:34 AM CDT

Reuters - Hurricane Gustav hurtled toward collision with the Louisiana coast on Monday, bringing pounding rain, surging wind and the most direct threat to New Orleans since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Djokovic survives thriller, Federer motors (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 01:14 AM CDT

Reuters - Novak Djokovic illuminated New York's midnight hour with an electrifying performance on Sunday, surviving a 234-minute battle to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open.

Russia's Putin saves TV crew from Siberian tiger (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 09:46 PM CDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was feted by Russian media on Sunday for saving a television crew from an attack by a Siberian tiger in the wilds of the Far East.

Three million displaced in Bihar floods (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 05:28 AM CDT

Reuters - Authorities struggling to provide aid after devastating floods in Bihar said on Sunday they needed more boats and rescuers to help hundreds of thousands of people still marooned in remote villages.