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• G8 pledges $20 bln in farm aid to poor nations (Reuters)
• Jackson's dad suspects "foul play" in death (Reuters)
• Kashmir rape murder probe points to police: official (Reuters)
• China raises Xinjiang death toll to 184 (Reuters)
• PM worries over slow Pakistan probe into Mumbai (Reuters)
• Death knell tolls for G8, new body seen forming (Reuters)
• Sensex posts biggest weekly fall in 8 mths (Reuters)
• Buchanan book ignites row in India (Reuters)
• Govt plans reforms to cut deficit - min (Reuters)
• Indian monsoon among risks from rapid climate change (Reuters)
• Infosys beats Q1 fcast, flags tough environment (Reuters)
• ANALYSIS - New government, old politics in Bangladesh (Reuters)
• India factory output shows domestic econ resilience (Reuters)
• Closed-door Suu Kyi trial resumes in Myanmar (Reuters)
• U.N. says supports return of Pakistan's displaced (Reuters)
• India looking to build 12,000 km of roads this yr (Reuters)
• Poor rains in north India a serious problem - govt (Reuters)
• L.A. coroner seeks Jackson medical files - report (Reuters)

G8 pledges $20 bln in farm aid to poor nations (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:20 AM PDT Reuters - G8 leaders pledged $20 billion in aid on Friday to help poor nations feed themselves, surpassing expectations of a summit that made little ground on climate change and may spell the end of the G8 itself.

Jackson's dad suspects "foul play" in death (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - Michael Jackson's father said on Friday he suspected "foul play" in the death of his pop star son, as lawyers disclosed talks aimed at settling guardianship of the singer's two children with his ex-wife.

Kashmir rape murder probe points to police: official (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 09:44 AM PDT Reuters - A judicial probe of the alleged rape and murder of two Kashmiri women, which triggered massive protests across the disputed Himalayan region, points to the involvement of Indian police, an official said on Friday.

China raises Xinjiang death toll to 184 (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - China has raised the death toll from ethnic rioting in the far western region of Xinjiang to 184, the state Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.

PM worries over slow Pakistan probe into Mumbai (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 06:29 AM PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed his concern at Pakistan's lack of progress in investigating those behind the Mumbai attacks in a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, an Indian official said on Friday.

Death knell tolls for G8, new body seen forming (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 07:02 AM PDT Reuters - World leaders signalled the demise of the Group of Eight wealthy nation club on Friday, saying only a forum that included the major developing economies could legitimately take important global decisions.

Sensex posts biggest weekly fall in 8 mths (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 06:09 AM PDT Reuters - Indian shares fell 1.8 percent on Friday and posted their biggest weekly fall in more than eight months as concern about the economy kept investors jittery, but Infosys bucked the trend and rallied on strong quarterly result.

Buchanan book ignites row in India (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 02:04 AM PDT Reuters - Former Australia coach John Buchanan has come under fire in India over comments about the country's players, while he maintains that excerpts from his new book that led to the criticism have been taken out of context.

Govt plans reforms to cut deficit - min (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 04:40 AM PDT Reuters - India will start reforms including that for subsidies, taxes and stake sales of state-run firms to bring the fiscal deficit under control, a junior finance minister told lawmakers on Friday.

Indian monsoon among risks from rapid climate change (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 03:03 AM PDT Reuters - Rising seas, a rapid weakening of the Indian monsoon and spiralling costs of adapting to a warmer, drier world are just some of the looming risks from rapid climate change, a report for the Australian government says.

Infosys beats Q1 fcast, flags tough environment (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 04:11 AM PDT Reuters - Infosys Technologies Ltd marginally raised its full year forecasts after beating estimates with a 17 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by currency gains but warned of a challenging global environment.

ANALYSIS - New government, old politics in Bangladesh (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 04:53 AM PDT Reuters - Differences between Bangladesh's major political parties have widened and relations between their top leaders have hit a low after six months of a new government, despite early promises of friendlier times.

India factory output shows domestic econ resilience (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 03:15 AM PDT Reuters - India's industrial output grew for a second successive month in May as strong domestic demand offset faltering exports, which analysts said added weight to a view the central bank would not cut rates further.

Closed-door Suu Kyi trial resumes in Myanmar (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 05:09 AM PDT Reuters - The widely condemned trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi resumed on Friday, a week after the country's military rulers ignored a plea from the United Nations chief to drop security charges against her.

U.N. says supports return of Pakistan's displaced (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 02:29 AM PDT Reuters - The United Nations stands ready to help with the return of people displaced by fighting between Pakistani security forces and militants, despite concerns over whether the conditions are right, a top U.N. official said.

India looking to build 12,000 km of roads this yr (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jul 2009 01:10 AM PDT Reuters - India expects to build 12,000 kilometres of roads this year, with a preference to use a toll model for new roads as far as possible, the road transport minister said on Friday.

Poor rains in north India a serious problem - govt (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jul 2009 11:52 PM PDT Reuters - Poor monsoon rains in the northern parts of India are a "serious problem" but the government is ready with plans to deal with the weak rainfall, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar told the parliament on Friday.

L.A. coroner seeks Jackson medical files - report (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jul 2009 09:21 PM PDT Reuters - The Los Angeles County coroner's office has issued subpoenas for medical files from several doctors who treated Michael Jackson, whose sudden death two weeks ago remains shrouded in mystery, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.

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