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Kashmir seeks urgent reinforcements to stop violence (Reuters)
Injury rules Gambhir out of third test against Sri Lanka (Reuters)
FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters)
BP poised to deliver death blow to Gulf well (Reuters)
RIM says BlackBerry remains secure amid UAE spat (Reuters)
Opposition agrees to end parliament blockage (Reuters)
Sri Lanka sweat on Malinga for third test against India (Reuters)
SKS Microfinance IPO sees strong demand (Reuters)
Monsoon rises to normal in main crop areas - weather office (Reuters)
Lindsay Lohan released from U.S. jail into rehab (Reuters)
RIM says respects both customers, government needs (Reuters)
BlackBerry users in Gulf may have services cut off (Reuters)
Floods cut water supplies for 300,000 in China (Reuters)
Nine killed in anti-India protests in Kashmir (Reuters)

Kashmir seeks urgent reinforcements to stop violence (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah flew to the capital on Monday calling for urgent reinforcements to end the worst anti-government violence in two years in which more than 30 people have died.

Injury rules Gambhir out of third test against Sri Lanka (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:17 AM PDT

Reuters - India opener Gautam Gambhir was ruled out of the third and final test against Sri Lanka with a knee injury on Monday and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is a doubtful starter.

FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 07:39 AM PDT

Reuters - With last year's strong election victory India had appeared set to push swift economic reforms, but tackling stubbornly high inflation, a political hot potato, has largely distracted the Congress party-led government.

BP poised to deliver death blow to Gulf well (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:44 AM PDT

Reuters - BP Plc prepared on Monday to deliver the first of two blows it hopes will "kill" its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, 105 days since the start of a leak that led to the U.S. environmental disaster.

RIM says BlackBerry remains secure amid UAE spat (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Research In Motionpledged to satisfy the security needs both of customers and governments, a day after the United Arab Emirates threatened to cut off some BlackBerry services because authorities could not access encrypted messaging data.

Opposition agrees to end parliament blockage (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 01:16 AM PDT

Reuters - The opposition agreed on Monday to stop blocking parliament proceedings, party officials said, paving the way for the Congress party-led government to take up key economic reforms.

Sri Lanka sweat on Malinga for third test against India (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Sri Lanka are sweating on the fitness of Lasith Malinga as the fast bowler battles to recover from injury and illness ahead of the third and final test against India starting on Tuesday.

SKS Microfinance IPO sees strong demand (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 07:10 AM PDT

Reuters - The initial public offering of SKS Microfinance saw a strong response on its last day for bidding as investors bet on its business model of lending to poorer borrowers in Asia's third-largest economy.

Monsoon rises to normal in main crop areas - weather office (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 05:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Monsoon rains were about 3 percent above normal in July, the highest for the month since 2005, making a repeat of last year's crop failure and food-led inflation surge unlikely.

Lindsay Lohan released from U.S. jail into rehab (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 03:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Actress Lindsay Lohan was released from jail early Monday after serving 13 days of a 90-day sentence and taken straight into a rehabilitation program, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

RIM says respects both customers, government needs (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Research In Motion promised it would not compromise security in its BlackBerry smartphone, but also said it will respect government requirements amid concern about a United Arab Emirates threat to cut off services to some customers.

BlackBerry users in Gulf may have services cut off (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Reuters - More than a million BlackBerry users may have key services in Saudi Arabia and the UAE cut off after authorities stepped up demands on smartphone maker Research In Motion for access to encrypted messages sent over the device.

Floods cut water supplies for 300,000 in China (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 03:02 AM PDT

Reuters - Flooding caused by unusually heavy rain near the North Korean border has cut water supplies to more than 300,000 people in northeastern China, state media said on Monday.