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• Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters)
• India should follow map to account convertibility - RBI (Reuters)
• Flood-hit Indians face the threat of harsh Himalayan winter (Reuters)
• Police question suspended Pakistan trio (Reuters)
• Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. (Reuters)
• New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India (Reuters)
• Sunil Mittal's son joins Bharti Airtel, fuels succession talk (Reuters)
• Vuvuzelas set for blast off at Commonwealth Games (Reuters)
• Progress seen on "Green Fund" for climate deal (Reuters)
• Food and fuel inflation accelerates (Reuters)
• Dangers of flying change around the globe - study (Reuters)
• ICC vow to root out cheats, preserve integrity (Reuters)
• Pakistan trio face possible life bans (Reuters)
• Rat bite ruins Sanjeev Rajput's Commonwealth bid (Reuters)
• New website to track climate aid, key to UN talks (Reuters)
• IMF to give Pakistan $450 mln in flood aid (Reuters)
• Taliban claim responsibility for Pakistan attacks (Reuters)
• No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire - U.S. government (Reuters)
• Israel, Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)

Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT Reuters - Britain's European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year.

India should follow map to account convertibility - RBI (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - India should move toward capital account convertibility on a calibrated basis according to domestic and global factors, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Duvvuri Subbarao said on Friday.

Flood-hit Indians face the threat of harsh Himalayan winter (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:24 AM PDT Reuters - Thousands of flood-displaced people in India's Himalayan region will have to spend the harsh winter season without homes, mainly due to a scarcity of labour and difficulties in getting construction supplies to the remote area, said aid workers.

Police question suspended Pakistan trio (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were questioned by the London Metropolitan police on Friday following their indefinite suspension from all cricket.

Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:19 AM PDT Reuters - The grit and grime of rural India, its people and problems are all finding their way into the glamorous world of mainstream Bollywood films.

Sunil Mittal's son joins Bharti Airtel, fuels succession talk (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:20 AM PDT Reuters - Bharti Airtel, India's No.1 mobile operator, appointed the son of its billionaire founder-chairman as a manager, raising speculation he was being groomed for a top position in the $27 billion company.

Vuvuzelas set for blast off at Commonwealth Games (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:15 PM PDT Reuters - Loved and loathed in equal measure, the drone of the vuvuzela will resonate in India for the first time at the Commonwealth Games in October.

Progress seen on "Green Fund" for climate deal (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:47 PM PDT Reuters - Almost 50 nations made progress on Friday towards a "Green Fund" to help poor countries fight global warming but hosts Mexico and Switzerland said a full U.N. climate treaty was out of reach for 2010.

Food and fuel inflation accelerates (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:14 AM PDT Reuters - India's food and fuel inflation accelerated in the third week of August, maintaining pressure on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tighten monetary policy.

Dangers of flying change around the globe - study (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:19 PM PDT Reuters - Flying in the developing world is 13 times more dangerous than flying in the United States or other first world countries, according to a new study.

ICC vow to root out cheats, preserve integrity (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:43 AM PDT Reuters - Cricket's governing body vowed on Friday to do whatever necessary to root out cheats and preserve the integrity of the game after suspending three Pakistan players over match-fixing allegations.

Pakistan trio face possible life bans (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:16 PM PDT Reuters - Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif face possible life bans after they were charged on Thursday under the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption code.

Rat bite ruins Sanjeev Rajput's Commonwealth bid (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:21 AM PDT Reuters - Shooter Sanjeev Rajput is blaming the sharp teeth of a rodent for robbing him of his shot at glory on home soil at next month's Commonwealth Games.

New website to track climate aid, key to UN talks (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:48 AM PDT Reuters - A website launched on Friday will help track whether rich countries are keeping a pledge to come up with $30 billion in climate aid for the poor, seen by the U.N. as a "golden key" to progress in talks on global warming.

IMF to give Pakistan $450 mln in flood aid (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:16 PM PDT Reuters - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid and disburse funds in September to help the country's economy cope with the devastation, the head of the IMF said on Thursday.

Taliban claim responsibility for Pakistan attacks (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:04 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan's Taliban on Friday took responsibility for triple bombings at a Shi'ite Muslim procession this week, challenging the civilian government further as it struggles with a flood crisis.

No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire - U.S. government (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 07:34 PM PDT Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

Israel, Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:16 PM PDT Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.

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