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ANALYSIS - Karzai seen winning Afghan poll, but at what price? (Reuters)
Lin masters the badminton worlds with three-in-a-row (Reuters)
BCCI recall Dravid for Champions Trophy, tri-series (Reuters)
Exiled Afghan general Dostum returns as vote looms (Reuters)
Signs of Taliban rift hearten Pakistan, U.S. (Reuters)
Zimbabwe's Coventry equals record one-day score (Reuters)
Strong quake off Indonesia's Sumatra, no tsunami alert (Reuters)
Webb meets junta, leaves Myanmar with American (Reuters)
Extortion raises Bangladesh food prices - minister (Reuters)
Afghan woman candidate packs gun, wears trousers (Reuters)
BCCI name squad for Champions Trophy, tri-series (Reuters)

ANALYSIS - Karzai seen winning Afghan poll, but at what price? (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 04:08 AM PDT

Reuters - There is no doubt who the strongmen are backing in Afghanistan's presidential election on Thursday.

Lin masters the badminton worlds with three-in-a-row (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 08:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Olympic champion Lin Dan spurred China to a dominant display at the world badminton championships on Sunday when he completed a record hat-trick of titles.

BCCI recall Dravid for Champions Trophy, tri-series (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:36 AM PDT

Reuters - India recalled Rahul Dravid to the squad on Sunday for next month's tri-series in Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy in South Africa.

Exiled Afghan general Dostum returns as vote looms (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 11:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Exiled Uzbek leader General Abdul Rashid Dostum, whose supporters could swing this week's presidential election, returned to Afghanistan on Sunday after being given a government all-clear.

Signs of Taliban rift hearten Pakistan, U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. and Pakistani officials meeting on Sunday said they were heartened by signs of a rift between Pakistani Taliban factions after the apparent death of militant leader Baitullah Mehsud.

Zimbabwe's Coventry equals record one-day score (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 09:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry smashed 194 not out against Bangladesh on Sunday to equal the record individual score in a one-day international.

Strong quake off Indonesia's Sumatra, no tsunami alert (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 04:44 AM PDT

Reuters - A strong earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Sunday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the country's meteorological agency said.

Webb meets junta, leaves Myanmar with American (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:06 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. senator Jim Webb said on Sunday he had asked Myanmar to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and let her take part in politics during talks that secured the release of an American jailed for visiting her.

Extortion raises Bangladesh food prices - minister (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 06:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Bangladesh's Food and Disaster Management Minister Abdur Razzaque on Sunday blamed soaring food and other commodity prices on widespread extortion by crime gangs in the transport sector.

Afghan woman candidate packs gun, wears trousers (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2009 06:25 AM PDT

Reuters - Like many a village elder campaigning for a seat on a provincial council in rural Afghanistan, Okmina begins each day donning a black turban, strapping on a pistol and heading out to talk to neighbours.