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• Usain Bolt reigns supreme after 200m world mark (Reuters)
• Weak monsoon rains causing drought - attache (Reuters)
• Lockerbie bomber sent home to Libya to die (Reuters)
• India says to buy 70 pct defence equipment locally (Reuters)
• Cabinet approves $18.7 mln infra projects (Reuters)
• Submarines stop search for Air France black boxes (Reuters)
• Book row signals change in BJP's politics (Reuters)
• Syria brush aside Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in Nehru Cup soccer (Reuters)
• Rains bring some relief to India; reservoir gap up (Reuters)
• Afghans turn out to vote despite sporadic violence (Reuters)
• Lost people really do walk in circles - study (Reuters)
• India to inspect North Korean ship in bigger port (Reuters)
• Monsoon 2 pct below normal in Aug 19 week (Reuters)
• WPI falls, food prices surge on poor monsoon (Reuters)
• Protests over 'fake' killing roil Manipur (Reuters)
• Bharti, MTN again extend M&A talks;keep mkts guessing (Reuters)
• Adani Power shares make disappointing debut (Reuters)

Usain Bolt reigns supreme after 200m world mark (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:05 PM PDT Reuters - Jamaica's Usain Bolt shattered his own 200 metres world record on Thursday to win gold at the world championships in a breathtaking 19.19 seconds and secure his place as the greatest sprinter ever seen.

Weak monsoon rains causing drought - attache (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:27 PM PDT Reuters - Following are selected highlights from a report issued by a U.S. Department of Agriculture attache in New Delhi:

Lockerbie bomber sent home to Libya to die (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 11:14 AM PDT Reuters - A former Libyan agent jailed for life for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people flew home on Thursday after Scottish authorities released him on compassionate grounds because he is dying of cancer.

India says to buy 70 pct defence equipment locally (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:42 AM PDT Reuters - India plans to get 70 percent of its defence requirement from local manufacturers, its junior defence minister said on Thursday, opening up a potential $45 billion defence market for local firms over the next five years.

Cabinet approves $18.7 mln infra projects (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 07:39 AM PDT Reuters - India on Thursday approved port and mine projects worth 9.1 billion rupees ($18.7 million), a minister said, as the country aims to speed up infrastructure development to lift economic growth.

Submarines stop search for Air France black boxes (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 10:33 AM PDT Reuters - French submarines have halted their search for the flight recorders of an Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic on June 1, killing all 228 people aboard, investigators said on Thursday.

Book row signals change in BJP's politics (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:21 AM PDT Reuters - A row over a controversial new book has underlined that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be leaning toward a more radical agenda to reinvent itself after a heavy election defeat in May.

Syria brush aside Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in Nehru Cup soccer (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 08:52 AM PDT Reuters - Favourites Syria made a bright start, securing a 2-0 win over Kyrgyzstan in a league game of the five-nation Nehru Cup soccer tournament on Thursday.

Rains bring some relief to India; reservoir gap up (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - Monsoon rain in the past week increased to the highest in a month but the main soybean area saw weak rainfall and reservoirs fill up at a much slower rate than normal, putting at risk power supply and winter irrigation.

Afghans turn out to vote despite sporadic violence (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - Millions of Afghans went to the polls on Thursday, defying Taliban threats of violence and sporadic attacks to choose a president in the midst of a worsening war.

Lost people really do walk in circles - study (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 09:44 AM PDT Reuters - Ever got lost and felt you were going round in circles? You probably were, with a German study finding people do cover the same ground over and over when they don't have reliable direction cues.

India to inspect North Korean ship in bigger port (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:44 AM PDT Reuters - A North Korean ship inspected by India in the Andaman islands on suspicion of carrying nuclear cargo was escorted to a bigger port under heavy security for further investigations, officials said on Thursday.

Monsoon 2 pct below normal in Aug 19 week (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 07:39 AM PDT Reuters - India's monsoon rains were 2 percent below normal in the week to Aug. 19, the best weekly rainfall in a month, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday.

WPI falls, food prices surge on poor monsoon (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 02:12 AM PDT Reuters - India's wholesale price index fell in the year to Aug. 8 for the tenth week in a row, but drought-like conditions continued to push up food prices and broader inflation is expected by economists to rise sharply in coming months.

Protests over 'fake' killing roil Manipur (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 07:39 AM PDT Reuters - Angry residents burnt tyres and blocked roads in restive Manipur on Thursday in continuing clashes over the death of a local youth.

Bharti, MTN again extend M&A talks;keep mkts guessing (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 03:11 AM PDT Reuters - India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group once again extended exclusive talks aimed at creating the world's third-largest mobile firm, frustrating investors and raising concerns the deal structure was too complex to succeed.

Adani Power shares make disappointing debut (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 02:28 AM PDT Reuters - Shares in Adani Power bounced around the issue price of 100 rupees after a shaky opening for India's first large IPO in 18 months, a performance that may prompt other listing hopefuls to lower their valuation expectations.

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