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• Rahul Gandhi breaks silence on Hazare's anti-graft protests (Reuters)
• England rest Pietersen for India one-day series (Reuters)
• At least 18 die in car bomb attack on Nigeria UN HQ (Reuters)
• June-qtr growth seen slowing to 7.6 pct y/y (Reuters)
• Supreme Court extends mining ban in Karnataka - lawyer (Reuters)
• Rebels to govern from Tripoli as Gaddafi hunt goes on (Reuters)
• Govt-Hazare deadlock looks set to end soon (Reuters)
• Messi wins inaugural best player in Europe award (Reuters)
• U.S. Merriam-Webster dictionary adds "tweet," "bromance" (Reuters)
• Syrian forces kill 8, protesters hail Libya (Reuters)
• Japan PM to resign, successor race wide open (Reuters)
• Supreme Court extends mining ban in Karnataka - TV (Reuters)
• India coach Fletcher faces dilemma, says Wessels (Reuters)
• Button suspects Vettel could crack (Reuters)
• Obesity to worsen, weigh heavily on healthcare costs (Reuters)
• "Soul-searching" chef Ferran Adria looks to Asia (Reuters)
• ANALYSIS - Where does Jobs stand among America's iconic CEOs? (Reuters)
• Deal seems close to end Anna Hazare's fast (Reuters)

Rahul Gandhi breaks silence on Hazare's anti-graft protests (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 06:07 AM PDT Reuters - Rahul Gandhi broke his silence on the face-off between the government and a hunger-striking anti-corruption campaigner on Friday, praising the activist in a speech aimed at flexing his muscle as the emerging leader of the ruling Congress party.

England rest Pietersen for India one-day series (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 08:21 AM PDT Reuters - England batsman Kevin Pietersen will be rested from the squad for next month's one-day series against India, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on its website (click www.ecb.co.uk) on Friday.

At least 18 die in car bomb attack on Nigeria UN HQ (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:52 AM PDT Reuters - A car bomb ripped through the United Nations' headquarters in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday, killing at least 18 people, in an attack reminiscent of a June blast claimed by a local radical Islamist group.

June-qtr growth seen slowing to 7.6 pct y/y (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 08:21 AM PDT Reuters - India's economy probably grew an annual 7.6 percent in the quarter through June, slowing from the previous quarter's 7.8 percent growth, the median forecast from a poll of 28 economists showed.

Supreme Court extends mining ban in Karnataka - lawyer (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 06:22 AM PDT Reuters - The Supreme Court extended a ban on mining to two more districts of Karnataka on Friday, a lawyer said, a move likely to hamper output from the country's second-biggest iron ore exporting region.

Rebels to govern from Tripoli as Gaddafi hunt goes on (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:55 PM PDT Reuters - Libyan rebels announced a move to govern the country from Tripoli as they battled pockets of loyalists in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi, who taunted them from his hiding place.

Govt-Hazare deadlock looks set to end soon (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:42 PM PDT Reuters - Parliament prepared on Friday to debate the anti-corruption proposals of social activist Anna Hazare in a move to end an 11-day hunger strike that has united millions of Indians against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government.

Messi wins inaugural best player in Europe award (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT Reuters - Lionel Messi won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award on Thursday, finishing ahead of Barcelona team mate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.

U.S. Merriam-Webster dictionary adds "tweet," "bromance" (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:43 PM PDT Reuters - Crowdsourcing tweeters bonding in bromance and tracking cougars earned an official place in the English lexicon on Thursday when Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 150 words to its 2011 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

Syrian forces kill 8, protesters hail Libya (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:29 AM PDT Reuters - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed eight people across Syria overnight, activists said on Friday, in a sustained campaign to crush street protests against his rule buoyed by the demise of Muammar Gaddafi's power in Libya.

Japan PM to resign, successor race wide open (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:52 AM PDT Reuters - The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years was in turmoil on Friday after a scandal-tainted party powerbroker looked likely to refuse to back the most popular candidate just days before a vote.

Supreme Court extends mining ban in Karnataka - TV (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:41 AM PDT Reuters - The Supreme Court extended a ban on mining to two more districts of Karnataka on Friday, two TV stations said, a move likely to hamper output from the country's second biggest producer of the steel-making commodity.

India coach Fletcher faces dilemma, says Wessels (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:23 AM PDT Reuters - India coach Duncan Fletcher faces a dilemma after player power and a lack of discipline helped account for India's 4-0 series loss to England, according to former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels.

Button suspects Vettel could crack (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:26 AM PDT Reuters - Fighting talk from Red Bull's Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel is music to Jenson Button's ears.

Obesity to worsen, weigh heavily on healthcare costs (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 11:56 PM PDT Reuters - Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world's leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts warned on Friday.

"Soul-searching" chef Ferran Adria looks to Asia (Reuters) Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:36 AM PDT Reuters - Ground-breaking chef Ferran Adria is on a quest to find the soul of Asian cooking, which could perhaps provide key hints for future gastronomic inventions from the man who brought the world culinary foam.

ANALYSIS - Where does Jobs stand among America's iconic CEOs? (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:57 PM PDT Reuters - The question is not whether Steve Jobs is an iconic CEO, but where Apple Inc's co-founder ranks in the pantheon of business leaders who have carved out a place in history.

Deal seems close to end Anna Hazare's fast (Reuters) Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:05 PM PDT Reuters - Anna Hazare edged closer Thursday to a deal to end his 10-day public fast after Prime Minister Manmohan's Singh government agreed to discuss his anti-graft proposals.

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