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• Special court convicts 31 people in 2002 Godhra case (Reuters)
• Manmohan bows to opposition pressure on JPC (Reuters)
• New Zealand rescuers sift rubble, quake toll reaches 75 (Reuters)
• World Cup final tickets to be sold via ballot (Reuters)
• Apple iPad launch due on March 2 - source (Reuters)
• World Cup final venue finally wins fire chief's approval (Reuters)
• India looks to ban lavish weddings to feed poor - report (Reuters)
• Website a window into John F. Kennedy's Oval Office (Reuters)
• Africa mercenaries used in Libya crackdown - ambassador (Reuters)
• India's billionaire "heroes" get humbled (Reuters)
• Apple's iPad2 launch delayed to June - broker note (Reuters)
• Furious Ponting smashes TV after being run out (Reuters)
• Christchurch quake unlikely to impact World Cup schedule (Reuters)
• Indian man has 39 wives, nearly 100 children (Reuters)
• Australia need quick fix to spinning troubles (Reuters)
• Dutch test for England's tweaked batting order (Reuters)

Special court convicts 31 people in 2002 Godhra case (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 06:13 AM PST Reuters - A special court on Tuesday convicted 31 people of setting on fire a train with Hindu devotees in Godhra in 2002 which had set off some of the country's worst religious riots since independence.

Manmohan bows to opposition pressure on JPC (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:06 AM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave in on Tuesday to opposition demands for a parliamentary probe into a multi-billion dollar scandal over sales of telecoms licenses for kickbacks, a setback for his embattled government and a victory for the opposition.

New Zealand rescuers sift rubble, quake toll reaches 75 (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:54 PM PST Reuters - New Zealand rescuers sifted through rubble in search of quake survivors on Wednesday, guided by sounds of crying and tapping, as the death toll in Christchurch climbed to 75, with many dozens still feared trapped inside collapsed buildings.

World Cup final tickets to be sold via ballot (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:41 AM PST Reuters - Tickets for the Cricket World Cup final will be sold via a ballot after the official website crashed under the pressure of huge traffic.

Apple iPad launch due on March 2 - source (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 03:42 PM PST Reuters - Apple Inc is expected to launch its new iPad on March 2, contrary to speculation of a delay of the latest version of the popular tablet computer.

World Cup final venue finally wins fire chief's approval (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST Reuters - Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, venue for the final but criticised last week by the city's top fire chief for not meeting safety standards, finally got clearance to host Cricket World Cup matches on Tuesday.

India looks to ban lavish weddings to feed poor - report (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:13 AM PST Reuters - India is considering adopting a policy from its impoverished and war-torn neighbour Afghanistan to help tackle a domestic food crisis: rein in lavish wedding parties of the rich.

Website a window into John F. Kennedy's Oval Office (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:22 AM PST Reuters - Any history buff with a computer and Internet connection now has a chance to walk in John F. Kennedy's shoes -- or at least sit, virtually, at the 35th U.S. President's Oval Office desk.

Africa mercenaries used in Libya crackdown - ambassador (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:44 PM PST Reuters - African mercenaries are being used by Libya to crush protests, prompting some army troops to switch sides to the opposition, Libya's ambassador to India, who resigned in the wake of the crackdown, said on Tuesday.

India's billionaire "heroes" get humbled (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:44 PM PST Reuters - One of the most telling images from the frenzied media coverage of India's corruption scandals in recent months was billionaire telecoms tycoon Anil Ambani emerging from the CBI headquarters after questioning.

Apple's iPad2 launch delayed to June - broker note (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:46 AM PST Reuters - The launch of Apple Inc's iPad2 tablet will be delayed to June from April as maker Hon Hai faces production bottlenecks due to the device's new design, Taiwanese brokerage Yuanta Securities said in a note.

Furious Ponting smashes TV after being run out (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:44 PM PST Reuters - A furious Ricky Ponting took out his frustration at being run out in Australia's opening World Cup match by smashing a television set with his bat in the team's dressing room.

Christchurch quake unlikely to impact World Cup schedule (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:35 AM PST Reuters - The devastating earthquake in Christchurch is unlikely to force a change in New Zealand's World Cup schedule, an ICC spokesman said on Tuesday.

Indian man has 39 wives, nearly 100 children (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:53 PM PST Reuters - The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren -- and wouldn't mind having more.

Australia need quick fix to spinning troubles (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 09:56 PM PST Reuters - Australia's pace attack may win them many a battle but the World Cup champions still seem to be grappling with finding a solution to their perennial problem of handling quality spin on sub-continent wickets.

Dutch test for England's tweaked batting order (Reuters) Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:50 PM PST Reuters - Armed with a rejigged batting order, England will have a score to settle with the Netherlands in Tuesday's World Cup Group B match in Nagpur.

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