| Pakistan rescuers pull 160 bodies from quake rubble (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:04 AM CDT  Reuters - Pakistani rescuers have pulled 160 bodies from the rubble of hundreds of mud-walled homes in Baluchistan province after a powerful earthquake hit the area on Wednesday, a district government official said.
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| Indian cos may cut jobs by 25 pct soon - trade body (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:40 AM CDT  Reuters - Indian firms are likely to lay off a quarter of their employees in the next 10 days, as part of steps to contain costs in the face of shrinking margins amidst the economic turmoil, an industry body said on Wednesday.
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| Top Indian policymakers brainstorm on economy (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:56 AM CDT  Reuters - Top Indian policymakers including the finance minister and the central bank governor met on Wednesday and discussed several issues including New Delhi's position at the forthcoming G20 meeting, officials said.
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| Tendulkar falls for 68 after India fight back (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:23 AM CDT  Reuters - Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson removed Sachin Tendulkar for 68 to leave India on 158 for three at tea on the first day of the third test on Wednesday.
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| Floods kill six in northeast, thousands homeless (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:19 AM CDT  Reuters - Floods and landslides caused by three days of incessant rain killed six people and left thousands homeless in India's remote northeast, one of the country's most flood-prone regions, officials said on Wednesday.
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| U.S. Fed to cut rates, others line up to follow (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 04:01 AM CDT  Reuters - The United States is expected to cut interest rates on Wednesday, a measure Japan, the European Central Bank and Britain are forecast to follow by the end of next week to bolster economies facing recession.
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| After trousers, Malaysia Muslim body targets yoga (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 03:01 AM CDT  Reuters - Not content with banning women from wearing trousers, Malaysia's top Islamic council now wants a ban on yoga, according to a report on state news agency Bernama.
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| Maldives ruler falls to opposition (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:50 AM CDT  Reuters - The Maldives' 30-year incumbent president on Wednesday conceded a historic election to a former political activist he repeatedly threw in jail during years of crusading for democracy on the tropical Indian Ocean archipelago.
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| Tamil Tiger planes bomb power station and army camp (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT  Reuters - The Tamil Tigers' air wing set a power station ablaze in the Sri Lankan capital and hit an army base on Tuesday in separate air raids, the military said.
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| Nepal says off-season climbs rise after fee cut (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:22 AM CDT  Reuters - The number of climbing expeditions to Himalayan mountains, including Mount Everest, has risen since Nepal reduced off season climbing fees three months ago, officials said on Wednesday.
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| Vatican invokes Gandhi in plea to end Orissa violence (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 10:01 AM CDT  Reuters - The Vatican invoked the memory of Mahatma Gandhi in an appeal on Tuesday for an end to religious violence in Orissa after anti-Christian riots killed at least 35 people.
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| India says Pakistan violating truce, 5 militants dead (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 10:23 AM CDT Reuters - The Indian army killed five suspected militants intruding into Kashmir and accused the Pakistani army of a fresh violation of a five-year-old ceasefire in the disputed Himalayan region. |
| Google to pay $125 mln in online books settlement (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 01:03 PM CDT  Reuters - Google Inc has reached a legal settlement with authors and major publishers that paves the way for readers to search through millions of copyrighted books online, browse passages and purchase copies.
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| Pakistan quake kills more than 100, toll seen higher (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 01:45 AM CDT  Reuters - More than 100 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan on Wednesday bringing down hundreds of mud-walled houses, and the death toll was expected to rise, government officials said.
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| India shares up 2 pct but volatile on outflow nerves (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:06 AM CDT  Reuters - Indian shares rose 2 percent in see-saw trade on Wednesday, helped by gains in other Asian stocks but volatile on continuing anxiety about the outlook for a global recession and a foreign fund sell-off.
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| Stepping out from Vista, Windows 7 aims to simplify (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:17 AM CDT  Reuters - Microsoft Corp is betting its next Windows operating system will be faster and easier to use and avoid the missteps from the introduction of Windows Vista, which alienated many users of the software that powers 90 percent of the world's PCs.
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| Pakistani quake kills at least 80, toll seen higher (Reuters) Posted: 29 Oct 2008 12:33 AM CDT  Reuters - At least 80 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck southwest Pakistan on Wednesday bringing down hundreds of mud-walled houses and the toll was expected to rise, a district official said.
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| Thirty killed in earthquake in SW Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 10:10 PM CDT Reuters - Thirty people were killed and about 40 injured when a strong earthquake struck southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, government and hospital officials said. |
| Spinner Krejza in line for Australia test debut in Delhi (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 06:14 AM CDT  Reuters - Off spinner Jason Krejza is in line to make his debut in the third test against India on Wednesday as Australia are expected to shuffle their bowling attack after a crushing second test defeat in Mohali.
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