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• Jackson's father says "not ready" for funeral (Reuters)
• Bharti Airtel says not working on sweetening deal (Reuters)
• U.N.'s Ban to visit Myanmar to urge democratic reform (Reuters)
• Iran confirms Ahmadinejad poll victory (Reuters)
• Madoff gets 150 years for massive investment fraud (Reuters)
• Indo-Pak duo keen to form full-time partnership (Reuters)
• Apple CEO Steve Jobs returns to work (Reuters)
• Indian firms open $1.7 bln share offers, more seen (Reuters)
• Jackson autopsy leak denied, family seeks custody (Reuters)
• Actor Dilip Kumar hospitalised (Reuters)
• Ex-nun urges Indian Church reform in tell-all book (Reuters)
• Denmark finds 1st case of H1N1 resistance to Tamiflu (Reuters)
• India says fired at from Pakistan side, 1 killed (Reuters)
• Pakistani forces "clearing last Taliban from Swat" (Reuters)
• One killed as police, protesters clash in Kashmir (Reuters)
• ANALYSIS - In slowing India, demand grows for labour reform (Reuters)
• Partial poll recount in Iran, riot police deployed (Reuters)
• Nepal confirms first H1N1 flu cases (Reuters)
• Parched Jharkhand farmers plead to president for help (Reuters)
• Punjab, Haryana paddy sowing delayed by monsoon, power (Reuters)

Jackson's father says "not ready" for funeral (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:59 AM PDT Reuters - Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson said on Monday that his family had not yet made arrangements for the pop star's funeral, and that they were still awaiting results of a second autopsy.

Bharti Airtel says not working on sweetening deal (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:18 PM PDT Reuters - The Chairman of India's Bharti Airtel said on Monday the group was not working on sweetening the deal for Africa's biggest mobile operator MTN Group, but did not rule it out.

U.N.'s Ban to visit Myanmar to urge democratic reform (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 10:35 AM PDT Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Myanmar this week to urge its military leaders to press ahead with democratic reforms and free all political prisoners, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Monday.

Iran confirms Ahmadinejad poll victory (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:33 AM PDT Reuters - Iran's top legislative body confirmed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in a disputed election after a partial recount on Monday, official media reported.

Madoff gets 150 years for massive investment fraud (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:30 PM PDT Reuters - Bernard Madoff was sentenced on Monday to 150 years in prison -- the maximum penalty the judge could give him for "extraordinarily evil" crimes in Wall Street's biggest and most brazen investment fraud.

Indo-Pak duo keen to form full-time partnership (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:58 PM PDT Reuters - Prakash Amritraj and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi are hoping a rankings boost will allow them to form a full-time partnership after they bowed out of Wimbledon on Monday.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs returns to work (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:29 AM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs is back at work following a near 6-month medical leave, though he will work at least initially from home for a few days a week, the company said on Monday.

Indian firms open $1.7 bln share offers, more seen (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 08:20 AM PDT Reuters - Indian companies launched share sales worth $1.7 billion on Monday and bankers said more would follow this week, with investor confidence revived by a stock market.

Jackson autopsy leak denied, family seeks custody (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 10:47 AM PDT Reuters - The Los Angeles coroner's office on Monday dismissed as inaccurate a British newspaper report that said Michael Jackson was emaciated and almost bald when he died suddenly last week.

Actor Dilip Kumar hospitalised (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with malaria, doctors said on Monday.

Ex-nun urges Indian Church reform in tell-all book (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:26 AM PDT Reuters - A Roman Catholic nun who left her convent in India after 33 years of service has penned an unflattering picture of life within the cloistered walls in a book that may further embarrass the Church.

Denmark finds 1st case of H1N1 resistance to Tamiflu (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officials and the manufacturer said on Monday.

India says fired at from Pakistan side, 1 killed (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:50 AM PDT Reuters - An Indian soldier was killed in cross-border firing in Kashmir, an Indian security official said on Monday, though Pakistan denied any violation of a six-year-old ceasefire in the disputed region.

Pakistani forces "clearing last Taliban from Swat" (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistani soldiers are clearing the last pockets of Taliban in the Swat valley, the military said on Monday, while security forces stepped up their assault on the Taliban headquarters in South Waziristan.

One killed as police, protesters clash in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 07:00 AM PDT Reuters - One person was killed and 15 injured on Monday when police in Kashmir fired bullets and teargas shells to disperse thousands protesting against alleged police harassment of a Muslim woman, officials and witnesses said.

ANALYSIS - In slowing India, demand grows for labour reform (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:55 AM PDT Reuters - Archaic labour laws that impose myriad restrictions on manufacturers have hamstrung India's ambition to be a low-cost centre to rival China and now threaten to spark greater tensions as layoffs bite in a slowing economy.

Partial poll recount in Iran, riot police deployed (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - Iran held a partial recount on Monday of its disputed election won by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but one defeated reformist candidate said annulment of the poll was "the only way to regain the people's trust".

Nepal confirms first H1N1 flu cases (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 07:23 AM PDT Reuters - Nepal confirmed on Monday its first cases of H1N1 flu virus, in three members of a family who had returned from the United States, the Himalayan nation's health ministry said.

Parched Jharkhand farmers plead to president for help (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:12 AM PDT Reuters - About 2,000 drought-affected farmers in Jharkhand have pleaded to the president for help, saying that if they can't lead a respectable life they should be allowed to die in a respectable way.

Punjab, Haryana paddy sowing delayed by monsoon, power (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:46 AM PDT Reuters - Slow progress of monsoon and power shortage is delaying paddy sowing in Punjab and Haryana, officials and farmers said.

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