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• India launches "world's cheapest" tablet computer (Reuters)
• In India, Karzai reaches out to "brother" Pakistan (Reuters)
• England's Cook does not expect another India cakewalk (Reuters)
• Plot to kill Afghan president foiled - agency (Reuters)
• France lauds Indian "hero" killed by Paris thief (Reuters)
• Services PMI shrinks first time in over 2 yrs (Reuters)
• Pakistan appears more isolated after India-Afghan pact (Reuters)
• Turkey promises sanctions on Syria, despite UN vote (Reuters)
• New Apple iPhone fails to wow investors, fans (Reuters)
• Libyan forces plan "final" attack on Gaddafi hometown (Reuters)
• State Bank of India expects up to $2 bln in govt funds in FY12 (Reuters)
• FACTBOX - India's involvement in old ally Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Fund tycoon Rajaratnam fights for less prison time (Reuters)
• Speeding universe work wins Nobel (Reuters)
• Apple iPhone voice raises pitch in war vs Google (Reuters)

India launches "world's cheapest" tablet computer (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:10 AM PDT Reuters - India launched what it dubbed the world's cheapest tablet computer on Wednesday, to be sold to students at the subsidised price of $35 and later in shops for about $60.

In India, Karzai reaches out to "brother" Pakistan (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 04:44 AM PDT Reuters - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai reached out to "twin brother" Pakistan on Wednesday in an effort to reassure an increasingly isolated neighbour that a deal to boost economic and security cooperation with rival India will not harm ties.

England's Cook does not expect another India cakewalk (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:54 AM PDT Reuters - Alastair Cook saw India cave in without resistance when the teams last met but the England captain on Wednesday said beating Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side in a limited overs series on their patch will be an altogether different proposition.

Plot to kill Afghan president foiled - agency (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 08:41 AM PDT Reuters - Afghanistan's intelligence agency said on Wednesday it had thwarted a plot to assassinate President Hamid Karzai after arresting a bodyguard and five people with links to the Haqqani network and al Qaeda.

France lauds Indian "hero" killed by Paris thief (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:12 AM PDT Reuters - The story of an Indian immigrant who died on the Paris underground -- shoved onto an electric rail -- after trying to defend a French woman from a thief has prompted an outpouring of support in France, where he is being hailed as a hero.

Services PMI shrinks first time in over 2 yrs (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:15 PM PDT Reuters - India's service sector has contracted for the first time in more than two years as new business all but dried up and expectations weakened amid concern over a flagging world economy, a survey showed on Wednesday.

Pakistan appears more isolated after India-Afghan pact (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - Pakistan, its ties with powerful ally the United States heavily strained, is looking increasingly isolated after rival India signed a wide-ranging agreement with neighbouring Afghanistan.

Turkey promises sanctions on Syria, despite UN vote (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:49 AM PDT Reuters - Turkey said on Wednesday it would impose sanctions on Syria despite the blocking of any U.N. measures against President Bashar al-Assad for his violent crackdown on dissent.

New Apple iPhone fails to wow investors, fans (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:12 PM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc's newest iPhone left Wall Street and fans wishing for more than a souped-up version of last year's device, at a time when rival smartphone makers are nipping at its heels.

Libyan forces plan "final" attack on Gaddafi hometown (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:51 PM PDT Reuters - Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown and one of his former lieutenants says he believes the deposed leader is ready to fight to the end.

State Bank of India expects up to $2 bln in govt funds in FY12 (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 01:36 AM PDT Reuters - State Bank Of India hopes to receive an injection of up to $2 billion from the government this fiscal year, its chairman said on Wedneday, a day after Moody's downgraded its standalone rating due to rising bad loans and a thinning capital cushion.

FACTBOX - India's involvement in old ally Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2011 02:19 AM PDT Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has signed a wide-ranging agreement with India to deepen ties between the two countries, including to assist in the training of Afghan security forces, a deal that may irk Pakistan as tension escalates in the region.

Fund tycoon Rajaratnam fights for less prison time (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:10 PM PDT Reuters - Convicted hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam is fighting to the last minute to convince the judge who will decide his fate next week to imprison him for far less than the 19-1/2 to 24-1/2 years demanded by prosecutors.

Speeding universe work wins Nobel (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:38 PM PDT Reuters - The "astounding" discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for three astronomers whose observations of exploding stars transformed our view of the world, and of how it may end.

Apple iPhone voice raises pitch in war vs Google (Reuters) Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:12 PM PDT Reuters - Apple Inc beefed up its new iPhone with faster chips and better cameras, seeking to set its handset apart from the rising tide of Google Android smartphones.

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