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• U.N. chief Ban calls for calm, restraint in Kashmir (Reuters)
• India battles to save scandal-hit Commonwealth Games (Reuters)
• More than 3 million affected by Indian floods (Reuters)
• India, U.S. finalising $5.8 bln Boeing aircraft deal (Reuters)
• Roof portion collapses at Commonwealth Games stadium complex (Reuters)
• Admiral stirs questions on Israel's "nuclear" subs (Reuters)
• Flood refugees threaten Pakistan's political stability (Reuters)
• Book Talk: Former financier writes of love in the new India (Reuters)
• FACTBOX - Commonwealth teams' reaction to setbacks (Reuters)
• Farm output rise to ease food inflation: Ahluwalia (Reuters)
• Kenya's Jepkosgei, Kibet out of Games (Reuters)
• Atom body should address China-Pakistan deal -- U.S. (Reuters)
• FACTBOX - Commonwealth Games pullouts (Reuters)
• FACTBOX - U.N. draft plan to protect animals, plants by 2020 (Reuters)
• Wales give Delhi Games organisers deadline over safety concerns (Reuters)
• Delhi police dismiss security "sting" report (Reuters)
• Titanic sunk by steering mistake, author says (Reuters)
• Old, pressed flowers give climate clues: study (Reuters)

U.N. chief Ban calls for calm, restraint in Kashmir (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:22 AM PDT Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for restraint in disputed Kashmir, which is facing its biggest independence uprising in over 20 years, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

India battles to save scandal-hit Commonwealth Games (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:43 AM PDT Reuters - India scrambled against the clock to save the Commonwealth Games after big ticket athletes quit the showcase event and nations threatened to stay home unless authorities cleaned venues "unfit for human habitation".

More than 3 million affected by Indian floods (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:15 AM PDT Reuters - More than 3 million people in northern India have been affected by floods that have washed away homes, swept through holy sites and damaged crops as the authorities step up efforts to contain the damage.

India, U.S. finalising $5.8 bln Boeing aircraft deal (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:35 AM PDT Reuters - India is aiming to finalise a $5.8 billion defence agreement with the United States before the November visit of President Barack Obama in a deal that would mark the biggest India-U.S. defence deal ever.

Roof portion collapses at Commonwealth Games stadium complex (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:39 AM PDT Reuters - A portion of false ceiling in the Commonwealth Games weightlifting venue in Delhi caved in on Wednesday, a day after 27 workers were injured when a footbridge collapsed near the same sports complex.

Admiral stirs questions on Israel's "nuclear" subs (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:26 AM PDT Reuters - An apparently innocuous note from an official history of Israeli submarines has offered a glimpse into the murky depths of the country's nuclear secrecy.

Flood refugees threaten Pakistan's political stability (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:03 AM PDT Reuters - Millions of people forced to flee their homes by Pakistan's worst ever floods may emerge as the most explosive issue for a feeble government in the wake of a disaster that will strain the economy for years to come.

Book Talk: Former financier writes of love in the new India (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:43 AM PDT Reuters - Former investment banker Anish Trivedi portrays a changing India in his debut novel where coffee and croissants are on the breakfast menu and youngsters earn more than their fathers ever did.

FACTBOX - Commonwealth teams' reaction to setbacks (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:07 AM PDT Reuters - Leading Commonwealth countries explain their positions following the latest setbacks in preparations for next month's Games in India.

Farm output rise to ease food inflation: Ahluwalia (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:07 AM PDT Reuters - India's food inflation will ease on higher farm output, and headline inflation should also decelerate to around 6 percent by December under a revised data series, the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission said.

Kenya's Jepkosgei, Kibet out of Games (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:02 AM PDT Reuters - Kenya's defending Commonwealth Games 800 metres champion Janeth Jepkosgei and 2007 world marathon champion Luke Kibet have pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in India because of injury, officials said on Wednesday.

Atom body should address China-Pakistan deal -- U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:15 AM PDT Reuters - A senior U.S. official suggested on Wednesday the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) should address Chinese plans to build two new reactors in Pakistan, one of the few countries outside a global anti-nuclear weapons pact.

FACTBOX - Commonwealth Games pullouts (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 06:46 AM PDT Reuters - The Delhi Commonwealth Games have been hit by a series of pullouts by high-profile athletes, taking much of the shine off next month's multi-sport gathering which is already besieged by a raft of other problems.

FACTBOX - U.N. draft plan to protect animals, plants by 2020 (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:12 AM PDT Reuters - A U.N. summit on Wednesday will consider new 2020 targets for combating the increasing extinction of animals and plants caused by threats such as pollution, climate change and forest clearance.

Wales give Delhi Games organisers deadline over safety concerns (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 05:22 AM PDT Reuters - Wales have given Delhi organisers until later on Wednesday to guarantee that the Commonwealth Games venues and athletes' village are safe for the country's 200 athletes.

Delhi police dismiss security "sting" report (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:39 AM PDT Reuters - An investigative news report on Australian television showing vendors selling explosives and a man breezing through security checks at the Commonwealth Games' main stadium has been dismissed by the Delhi police as bogus.

Titanic sunk by steering mistake, author says (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:53 AM PDT Reuters - The Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912 because of a basic steering error, and only sank as fast as it did because an official persuaded the captain to continue sailing, an author said in an interview published on Wednesday.

Old, pressed flowers give climate clues: study (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:00 AM PDT Reuters - Flowers picked up to 150 years ago in Victorian England show that old collections of pressed plants around the world can help the study of climate change, scientists said on Wednesday.

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