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New houses, better food for South Asia flood victims (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:05 AM CDT Reuters - Authorities in eastern India battling devastating floods said they would rebuild homes of flood victims and feed them with better food in camps, following frequent protests across South Asia by homeless villagers.

Fear of losing drove U.S. ground raid in Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:38 AM CDT Reuters - A U.S. decision to mount a ground strike inside Pakistan last week reflected fears that Islamic militants are winning the war against U.S.-led forces and followed political pressures in a U.S. election year.

Orissa tribal lands, a factory of Hindu foot soldiers (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 12:44 AM CDT Reuters - Deep inside the thickly forested hills of Orissa, where ancient tribes live in huts of grass-and-mud cut off from modernity, a stealth electoral weapon is at work for Hindu nationalists.

Mobile phone condom ring-tone sings safe sex (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:59 PM CDT Reuters - A mobile phone ring-tone that sings "condom, condom, condom" has attracted over 270,000 downloads since its launch last month, helping to spread the message of safe sex in India, according to organisers.

Kashmiri militants chop nose of "Indian informer" (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:53 AM CDT Reuters - Suspected Muslim guerrillas sliced off the nose of a villager in Kashmir, thinking that he was an informer of Indian security forces, police said on Friday.

India July industry output flags underlying strength (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 02:57 AM CDT Reuters - India's annual industrial output rose more than expected in July, driven by capital goods production, which analysts said signalled continuing investment and underlying economic strength in the face of higher interest rates.

Australia's Symonds dropped for India tour (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 12:07 AM CDT Reuters - All-rounder Andrew Symonds has been dropped from Australia's cricket squad for their tour of India and replaced by Queensland team mate Shane Watson.

India starts negotiating global nuclear deals (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 06:01 AM CDT Reuters - India said on Thursday it was negotiating agreements to buy nuclear technology and facilities from countries such as France and Russia, days after winning a waiver on a ban that had stopped it from accessing the global atomic market.

Australia cricket squad for tour of India (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:51 PM CDT Reuters - Australia named the following cricket squad on Friday for the tour of India:

Raj Thackeray accepts Bachchan apology, calls off stir (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:26 PM CDT Reuters - A boycott threat against actor Amitabh Bachchan and his family by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was called off by its chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday, a day after Bachchan apologised for a remark that had irked the regional party.

S.Asia flood camps overflow, victims struggle (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 12:36 PM CDT Reuters - Thousands of villagers in South Asia complained of fever and diarrhoea on Thursday as flood waters started receding, exposing victims to threats of water-borne diseases, officials and aid agencies said.

Asia poverty level down, child health poor - U.N. report (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:32 AM CDT Reuters - Asia is making progress in reducing extreme poverty but faces an uphill battle to improve child nutrition and lower child mortality rates, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Pakistan kills 100 as tension with U.S. grows (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 01:29 PM CDT Reuters - Pakistani forces killed up to 100 al Qaeda-linked militants in fierce clashes near the Afghan border on Thursday, a security official said, as tensions grew with the United States over how to tackle militancy.

Karzai backs U.S. on Pakistan, NATO holds back (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 12:48 PM CDT Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai backed a proposed U.S. strategy on Thursday to hit al Qaeda and Taliban militants in neighbouring Pakistan, but NATO said it would not join any cross-border U.S. raids.

India sets new biofuel target, risks food price row (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 08:07 AM CDT Reuters - India on Thursday set an ambitious 20 percent target for biofuels use within a decade, threatening to revive the food-versus-fuel debate just as global food prices stabilise to the relief of poor consumers and governments.

Nepal says to deport illegal Tibetans back to Tibet (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 01:09 PM CDT Reuters - Nepal's Maoist-led government will deport Tibetan exiles living illegally in the country, an official said on Thursday, a move likely aimed at stopping regular protests against its influential neighbour China.

Inflation eases again, RBI to stay firm (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:02 AM CDT Reuters - Indian inflation eased for the third week running at the end of August and a top policy adviser said it may have peaked, but analysts said pressures remained and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) could still tighten policy again.

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