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Strong quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan (Reuters)
Freida Pinto plays object of desire in "Stranger" (Reuters)
Hamilton impressed by early Indian GP features (Reuters)
UK police pass spot-fixing file to prosecutors (Reuters)
Two killed in fresh clashes in Kashmir (Reuters)
Six men arrested in London during pope visit (Reuters)
Facebook, Rotten Tomatoes make users movie critics (Reuters)
July factory surge start of new cycle - adviser (Reuters)
Australia frets over C'wealth Games gear stranded at sea (Reuters)
Sri Lanka accidental blast kills 25 - military (Reuters)
Afghanistan hit by kidnappings on eve of vote (Reuters)
India firm to bundle solar projects for CO2 offsets (Reuters)
FACTBOX - U.N. scheme aims to bring clean energy to millions (Reuters)
Child death rate down globally, still a concern for India (Reuters)
India air traffic up 19.3 pct; Jet Airways leads (Reuters)
Indians least bothered about getting older - study (Reuters)
Recent weekly inflation data confusing - adviser (Reuters)
Economic growth key to U.N. poverty goals - IMF (Reuters)
Pawar: excessive rains won't hit farm output (Reuters)

Strong quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:45 PM PDT

Reuters - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit Afghanistan's remote northeast late on Friday, meteorologists and witnesses said, rattling homes in the Afghan capital and large areas of neighbouring Pakistan.

Freida Pinto plays object of desire in "Stranger" (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Reuters - When it comes to acting roles, Freida Pinto has yet to meet her tall, dark stranger.

Hamilton impressed by early Indian GP features (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Reuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was impressed by some of the features of the track for next year's Indian Grand Prix but would rather wait to drive there first before giving his verdict.

UK police pass spot-fixing file to prosecutors (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:25 AM PDT

Reuters - British police have sent to prosecutors their initial findings in an investigation into allegations of spot-fixing by Pakistani cricketers during a test match against England last month, the police said on Friday.

Two killed in fresh clashes in Kashmir (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Troops shot dead two people in fresh clashes with stone-throwing demonstrators in Kashmir on Friday as the army appealed to separatists to withdraw plans to protest outside army garrisons next week.

Six men arrested in London during pope visit (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:11 AM PDT

Reuters - Anti-terrorism police, on high alert during a visit by Pope Benedict to the British capital, arrested six men on Friday on suspicion of preparing an attack.

Facebook, Rotten Tomatoes make users movie critics (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Reuters - Attention Facebook users: you can now be your own movie critic.

July factory surge start of new cycle - adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:15 AM PDT

Reuters - A surge in manufacturing output growth in July is the beginning of a new growth cycle, a top adviser said on Friday, after much stronger than expected industrial data surprised analysts and investors.

Australia frets over C'wealth Games gear stranded at sea (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Australia has expressed concerns to India about a container of equipment for the Delhi Commonwealth Games that is waiting to be unloaded at Mumbai, local media reported on Friday.

Sri Lanka accidental blast kills 25 - military (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:15 AM PDT

Reuters - Three trucks carrying explosives blew up inside a police compound in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday, killing at least 25 people in what the military called an accident.

Afghanistan hit by kidnappings on eve of vote (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Reuters - A rash of election-related kidnappings hit Afghanistan on Friday despite tightened security on the eve of a parliamentary poll the Taliban has vowed to disrupt.

India firm to bundle solar projects for CO2 offsets (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 02:05 AM PDT

Reuters - An Indian carbon firm has launched a programme to link up developers of costly small-scale solar power projects to help them earn U.N. carbon credits and boost investment returns.

FACTBOX - U.N. scheme aims to bring clean energy to millions (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:24 AM PDT

Reuters - A U.N. scheme designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions and transform the livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries is picking up speed, with dozens of projects being developed or evaluated.

Child death rate down globally, still a concern for India (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:14 PM PDT

Reuters - The number of children who die before reaching their fifth birthday has fallen by a third since 1990, the United Nations said on Friday, but the decline is still way off a globally agreed target to be met by 2015.

India air traffic up 19.3 pct; Jet Airways leads (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 03:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Passengers carried by domestic carriers rose 19.3 percent to 33.9 million passengers in Jan-Aug with Jet Airways recording the highest market share among domestic carriers, government data showed.

Indians least bothered about getting older - study (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:34 PM PDT

Reuters - "Young-at-heart" pensioners around the world are living life to the full without considering how they might be cared for when they become ill or infirm in the future, according to a new study.

Recent weekly inflation data confusing - adviser (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 04:54 AM PDT

Reuters - Inflation figures over the past three weeks have been "confusing," Kaushik Basu, chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, said on Friday.

Economic growth key to U.N. poverty goals - IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:20 PM PDT

Reuters - The global financial crisis derailed efforts to slash poverty and hunger worldwide by 2015, but boosting economic growth in poor countries can help restore momentum again, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.