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• Chicago man knew of Mumbai attack beforehand - U.S. (Reuters)
• LyondellBasell plans $2.8 billion rights issue (Reuters)
• Galleon's Rajaratnam asks U.S. judge to reduce bail (Reuters)
• INTERVIEW - Tsunami-hit communities ready for future - Clinton (Reuters)
• Abu Dhabi throws Dubai a lifeline, terms uncertain (Reuters)
• Rising inflation adds to case for tightening (Reuters)
• Protest widens against creation of Telangana (Reuters)
• White House: Obama helping climate talks from home (Reuters)
• Q+A - Plans for Telangana state spark protests (Reuters)
• Reliance Comm selling FLAG, U.S. units - sources (Reuters)
• FACTBOX - Corporate sponsors' reaction to Tiger sex scandal (Reuters)
• Spain jails 11 for attempted Barcelona metro attacks (Reuters)
• Merkel wants more from U.S., China, India on climate (Reuters)
• Tiger's troubles seen swiping sports sponsorship market (Reuters)
• African protest hits U.N. climate talks in last week (Reuters)
• Nike chairman stands by Tiger Woods - publication (Reuters)
• Pirates seize Indian dhow off Somalia - group (Reuters)
• Stuart Broad puts England career before IPL (Reuters)
• NBA launches Web, mobile sites for fans in India (Reuters)
• Sri Lanka fined for slow over rate in Twenty20 tie (Reuters)

Chicago man knew of Mumbai attack beforehand - U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:35 PM PST Reuters - A Pakistani-born Chicago businessman charged with helping plan an attack on a Danish newspaper knew about the assault on Mumbai in advance and discussed other potential targets in India, prosecutors said on Monday.

LyondellBasell plans $2.8 billion rights issue (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 11:11 AM PST Reuters - Bankrupt petrochemicals company LyondellBasell has filed an amended reorganisation plan with a U.S. court proposing a $2.8 billion rights issue as it awaits a possible bid from Reliance Industries.

Galleon's Rajaratnam asks U.S. judge to reduce bail (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:02 AM PST Reuters - Lawyers for Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon hedge-fund founder accused in a coast-to-coast insider trading probe, asked a New York judge on Monday to reduce his bail, taking aim at the government's reliance on a cooperating witness.

INTERVIEW - Tsunami-hit communities ready for future - Clinton (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 05:13 PM PST Reuters - Communities devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami have "built back better" and lessons were learned for future disaster recovery, said Bill Clinton, who served as U.N. special envoy for tsunami rebuilding.

Abu Dhabi throws Dubai a lifeline, terms uncertain (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 11:54 AM PST Reuters - Abu Dhabi threw its flashy but debt-laden neighbour Dubai a $10 billion lifeline to head off a bond default, cheering Gulf and global markets on Monday but raising questions about the undisclosed terms.

Rising inflation adds to case for tightening (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:58 AM PST Reuters - India's wholesale prices rose faster than expected in November, and analysts said inflation worries could prompt the central bank to tighten banks' reserve requirements in coming weeks and raise rates early next year.

Protest widens against creation of Telangana (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:07 AM PST Reuters - Thousands marched in ports and towns of southern Andhra Pradesh to protest plans to carve out a new state, as a backlash grew against demands for statehood in a challenge for the Congress party-led government.

White House: Obama helping climate talks from home (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:22 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is working this week from Washington to help advance U.N. climate change talks in Copenhagen ahead of his visit there on Friday, the White House said on Monday.

Q+A - Plans for Telangana state spark protests (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 02:32 AM PST Reuters - Violent protests have rocked Andhra Pradesh, of which the cyber city of Hyderabad is the capital, as supporters and opponents of a plan to divide the state battle it out in the streets.

Reliance Comm selling FLAG, U.S. units - sources (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:27 AM PST Reuters - India's Reliance Communications is looking to sell its undersea fiber optic network and U.S. network businesses, hoping to raise around $3 billion in cash, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

FACTBOX - Corporate sponsors' reaction to Tiger sex scandal (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:20 PM PST Reuters - World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods, engulfed in a sex scandal, has been dumped by one big corporate sponsor, while some have been supportive and others are reevaluating their relationships with the top product pitchman.

Spain jails 11 for attempted Barcelona metro attacks (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:38 PM PST Reuters - Spain's high court has jailed 11 men to up to 14-and-a-half years for attempted suicide bombings on Barcelona's metro in 2008, the court said on Monday.

Merkel wants more from U.S., China, India on climate (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:25 AM PST Reuters - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was glad the United States, China and India have made constructive offers to fight climate change but added they need to be improved to clinch a deal in Copenhagen this week.

Tiger's troubles seen swiping sports sponsorship market (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:43 PM PST Reuters - Tiger Woods has just made life a whole lot tougher for athletes looking to score big deals to pitch a company's products or services.

African protest hits U.N. climate talks in last week (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:19 AM PST Reuters - A protest by African nations accusing the rich of doing too little to cut greenhouse gas emissions slowed U.N. climate talks on Monday just four days before world leaders are due to forge a deal in Copenhagen.

Nike chairman stands by Tiger Woods - publication (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:32 AM PST Reuters - Nike Inc Chairman and co-founder Phil Knight said the scandal surrounding Tiger Woods is "part of the game" in signing endorsement deals with athletes and did not back away from the athletic shoe and clothing maker's relationship with the golfer.

Pirates seize Indian dhow off Somalia - group (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 09:16 AM PST Reuters - Pirates have seized an Indian dhow off the coast of Somalia in the third such incident in a week, a regional maritime official said on Monday.

Stuart Broad puts England career before IPL (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:32 AM PST Reuters - England all-rounder Stuart Broad will turn down offers to play in next year's lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in order to be in peak form for the 2010 Ashes in Australia, he said on Monday.

NBA launches Web, mobile sites for fans in India (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:27 AM PST Reuters - The National Basketball Association on Monday announced the launch of its first-ever online and mobile sites designed for fans in India.

Sri Lanka fined for slow over rate in Twenty20 tie (Reuters) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:22 AM PST Reuters - Sri Lanka have been fined for a slow over rate in Saturday's six-wicket Twenty20 defeat against India in Mohali, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

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