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• ANALYSIS - Scrutiny on global nuclear industry intensifies (Reuters)
• Bank of America names Mukesh Ambani to its board (Reuters)
• Japan scrambles to avert nuclear disaster, global fears mount (Reuters)
• Just 14 percent of world's billionaires eligible (Reuters)
• Michelle Obama to write book about White House garden (Reuters)
• Rajaratnam lawyer: information public, not secret (Reuters)
• A. Raja's aide Sadiq Batcha found dead (Reuters)
• Pakistan frees CIA man after 'blood money' paid (Reuters)
• Govt says not satisfied with RIM's Messenger solution (Reuters)
• Cairn head says sees Vedanta deal done by April 15 (Reuters)
• Bahrain forces launch crackdown on protesters (Reuters)
• Australia romp to seven-wicket win over Canada (Reuters)
• US joins France, UK in urging swift UN Libya action (Reuters)
• Asia business sentiment up in Q1, focus on Japan (Reuters)
• Warren Buffett to visit India next week for insurance launch (Reuters)
• Exiled Tibetans face vote, and risky new world (Reuters)
• Australian pacemen restrict Canada to 211 all out (Reuters)
• Witness recalls Rajaratnam beach trip before arrest (Reuters)
• L&T Info says special flight to bring back Japan staff (Reuters)
• Cairn Energy head: wants clarity from India on Vedanta deal (Reuters)

ANALYSIS - Scrutiny on global nuclear industry intensifies (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:05 PM PDT Reuters - The crisis in Japan means higher costs, canceled projects and laser-like regulatory scrutiny for the global nuclear industry, signaling the likely end to its decade-long growth spurt.

Bank of America names Mukesh Ambani to its board (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PDT Reuters - Bank of America Corp named its first non-American board member on Wednesday, appointing Mukesh Ambani, as a director of the largest U.S. bank by assets.

Japan scrambles to avert nuclear disaster, global fears mount (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:40 PM PDT Reuters - Operators of a quake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan said they would try again on Thursday to use military helicopters to douse overheating reactors, as U.S. officials warned of a rising risk of a catastrophic radiation leak from spent fuel rods.

Just 14 percent of world's billionaires eligible (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:15 PM PDT Reuters - There are a record number of billionaires around the world in 2011, but just 14 percent are eligible, Forbes said on Wednesday.

Michelle Obama to write book about White House garden (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will write a book about the kitchen garden she started at the White House and her efforts to promote healthy eating, the Crown publishing group said on Wednesday.

Rajaratnam lawyer: information public, not secret (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PDT Reuters - Accused hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam did not get secrets about Advanced Micro Devices Inc and eBay Inc from a former high-placed friend because the information was already public, his lawyer argued at trial on Wednesday.

A. Raja's aide Sadiq Batcha found dead (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - A close associate of former telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja, accused in a multi-billion dollar spectrum scandal, was found dead on Wednesday.

Pakistan frees CIA man after 'blood money' paid (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - A CIA contractor was acquitted of two murder charges and released by a Pakistani court on Wednesday after a deal to pay "blood money" to the victims' families, Pakistani and U.S. officials said.

Govt says not satisfied with RIM's Messenger solution (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:45 AM PDT Reuters - Indian security agencies are not satisfied with a plan offered by Research In Motion for them to have access to data on its BlackBerry Messenger services, junior Telecoms Minister Sachin Pilot told parliament on Wednesday.

Cairn head says sees Vedanta deal done by April 15 (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:47 AM PDT Reuters - Cairn Energy said on Wednesday it was hopeful of concluding a long-delayed deal to sell its Indian assets to Vedanta Resources by April 15.

Bahrain forces launch crackdown on protesters (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:08 AM PDT Reuters - Bahraini forces backed by helicopters launched a crackdown on protesters on Wednesday, imposing a curfew and clearing hundreds from a camp that had become the symbol of an uprising by the Shi'ite Muslim majority.

Australia romp to seven-wicket win over Canada (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:59 AM PDT Reuters - Australia's pace battery will have much, much tougher tests ahead if they are to claim a fourth World Cup running but on the evidence of Wednesday's win over Canada they are peaking at just the right time.

US joins France, UK in urging swift UN Libya action (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:40 AM PDT Reuters - The United States, France and Britain on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to take swift action on a proposed no-fly zone over Libya, as Washington suggested it might have decided to back the plan.

Asia business sentiment up in Q1, focus on Japan (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:19 AM PDT Reuters - Business sentiment at Asia's top companies rose in the first quarter to its highest level in eight quarters, with global economic uncertainty seen as the biggest risk to the positive outlook, a Reuters survey showed.

Warren Buffett to visit India next week for insurance launch (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2011 10:39 PM PDT Reuters - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will travel to India next week to launch his firm's insurance selling portal and will meet policyholders at an event in New Delhi, according to information on the company's website.

Exiled Tibetans face vote, and risky new world (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2011 11:16 PM PDT Reuters - It may be a low-key campaign for 83,000 votes dotted around the globe, but an election of exiled Tibetans may ring in momentous changes for one of the world's regional hot spots.

Australian pacemen restrict Canada to 211 all out (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - Canada could not capitalise on opener Hiral Patel's whirlwind half-century as the Australian pace bowlers restricted them to 211 all out in their World Cup Group A match on Wednesday.

Witness recalls Rajaratnam beach trip before arrest (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:19 AM PDT Reuters - Days before Raj Rajaratnam and his friend Anil Kumar were arrested, they sat in deck chairs on a Miami beach.

L&T Info says special flight to bring back Japan staff (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:45 AM PDT Reuters - India's software services firm L&T Infotech Ltd, a unit of engineering major Larsen & Toubro, said on Wednesday it would bring back all 185 expatriate staff and their families from Japan.

Cairn Energy head: wants clarity from India on Vedanta deal (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:22 AM PDT Reuters - Cairn Energy wants clarity from the Indian government on deadline for approval of its planned stake sale in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources, Cairn Energy's chief executive said on Wednesday.

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