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Sri Lanka set up dream finale for Muralitharan (Reuters)
Clarke appointed Australia skipper (Reuters)
India and Pakistan pad up for cricket showdown (Reuters)
Le Carre, Roth, Mistry: Booker Intl prize nominees (Reuters)
Indian investigators to visit Pakistan in Mumbai probe (Reuters)
CBI to charge Raja, others in 2G spectrum case (Reuters)
FACTBOX - Major disputes between India and Pakistan (Reuters)
Gaddafi forces push rebels back beyond Bin Jawad (Reuters)
Rajaratnam manager testifies he gave his boss tips (Reuters)
George Clooney called as witness in Berlusconi sex trial (Reuters)
Muralitharan gets wicket with final ball in Sri Lanka (Reuters)
Under a security wrap, Mohali becomes city of detours (Reuters)
Never mind the politics, cricket match with India grips Pakistan (Reuters)
India may lift wheat export ban in April, May (Reuters)
Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant (Reuters)
Key clashes in India v Pakistan semi-final (Reuters)
CBI make more arrests in telecoms graft case (Reuters)
Rajaratnam brother removed Galleon records - filings (Reuters)
Asia braces for its date with demographic destiny (Reuters)

Sri Lanka set up dream finale for Muralitharan (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Sri Lanka repulsed a spirited New Zealand challenge in Colombo on Tuesday to win their World Cup semi-final and present Muttiah Muralitharan with the opportunity to finish his career with a flourish.

Clarke appointed Australia skipper (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Batsman Michael Clarke was appointed Australia's 43rd test cricket captain on Wednesday, a day after Ricky Ponting's resigned the post.

India and Pakistan pad up for cricket showdown (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Reuters - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will mix with Bollywood stars and thousands of fans as the two rivals square off in a World Cup cricket semi-final on Wednesday in the wake of high profile peace talks between the two nations.

Le Carre, Roth, Mistry: Booker Intl prize nominees (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:23 PM PDT

Reuters - John Le Carre, Philip Roth, Rohinton Mistry and Philip Pullman are among the 13 authors shortlisted for the biennial Man Booker International Prize which will be awarded on May 18 in Sydney.

Indian investigators to visit Pakistan in Mumbai probe (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan has agreed to allow a visit by Indian investigators as part of their probe into the 2008 Mumbai militant attacks in a significant confidence building measure between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

CBI to charge Raja, others in 2G spectrum case (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Reuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file charges against former telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja and other government and corporate officials this week, a government lawyer said on Tuesday, in the multi-billion dollar telecoms corruption case that has shaken government and business.

FACTBOX - Major disputes between India and Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's and India's home secretaries wrapped up two days of talks on Tuesday, the first thaw in a relationship that was put on ice following the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people.

Gaddafi forces push rebels back beyond Bin Jawad (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked rebel fighters with a hail of machinegun and rocket fire on Tuesday, prompting a panicked, chaotic retreat beyond the town of Bin Jawad.

Rajaratnam manager testifies he gave his boss tips (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Reuters - A former portfolio manager at Raj Rajaratnam's Galleon Group described pressure at the hedge fund to get "an edge" in trading and said he gave inside tips from a Morgan Stanley investment banker to his boss.

George Clooney called as witness in Berlusconi sex trial (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has called Hollywood star George Clooney among his defense witnesses when he goes on trial next month accused of sleeping with an under-aged prostitute, court documents said.

Muralitharan gets wicket with final ball in Sri Lanka (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 06:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took a wicket with his final ball on home soil on Tuesday as his team took control of the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

Under a security wrap, Mohali becomes city of detours (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Reuters - The tiny north Indian city of Mohali has suddenly become a city of detours with thousands of fans streaming in from all over India and neighbouring Pakistan for Wednesday's World Cup semi-final between the arch-rivals.

Never mind the politics, cricket match with India grips Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Reuters - Many of his countrymen are more interested in the game than in politics, but when Pakistan's prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani flies into India on Wednesday to watch a cricket match between the two nations, he could also boost the fragile peace process.

India may lift wheat export ban in April, May (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Reuters - India could decide as early as next month to lift a four-year-old ban on wheat exports, but analysts said the government, struggling to bring down prices, may lack the political will for such a move.

Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:46 AM PDT

Reuters - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as pressure mounted on the prime minister to widen an evacuation zone around the plant.

Key clashes in India v Pakistan semi-final (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Key clashes in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan (* denotes Pakistan players).

CBI make more arrests in telecoms graft case (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:10 AM PDT

Reuters - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested on Tuesday two more executives in the multi-billion dollar telecoms corruption case as they prepared to make the first formal charges in a scandal that has embroiled the government and business magnates.

Rajaratnam brother removed Galleon records - filings (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Reuters - A former Galleon Group trader contends he saw a brother of accused hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam remove notebooks from their office on the day of Rajaratnam's October 2009 arrest, according to trial documents.