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Jackson's dad suspects "foul play" in death

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:18:31 +0530

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's father said on Friday he suspected "foul play" in the death of his pop star son, as lawyers disclosed talks aimed at settling guardianship of the singer's two children with his ex-wife.

China raises Xinjiang death toll to 184

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:55:04 +0530

URUMQI, China (Reuters) - China has raised the death toll from ethnic rioting in its far west to 184 and detailed for the first time the ethnicity of those killed, while tension lingered over the city at the centre of the strife.

Kashmir rape murder probe points to police: official

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:05:19 +0530

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - A judicial probe of the alleged rape and murder of two Kashmiri women, which triggered massive protests across the disputed Himalayan region, points to the involvement of Indian police, an official said on Friday.

PM worries over slow Pakistan probe into Mumbai

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:50:36 +0530

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed his concern at Pakistan's lack of progress in investigating those behind the Mumbai attacks in a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, an Indian official said on Friday.

G8 pledges $20 bln in farm aid to poor nations

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:39:32 +0530

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - G8 leaders pledged $20 billion in aid on Friday to help poor nations feed themselves, surpassing expectations of a summit that made little ground on climate change and may spell the end of the G8 itself.

Death knell tolls for G8, new body seen forming

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:19:57 +0530

L'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - World leaders signalled the demise of the Group of Eight wealthy nation club on Friday, saying only a forum that included the major developing economies could legitimately take important global decisions.

Sensex posts biggest weekly fall in 8 mths

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:29:35 +0530

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares fell 1.8 percent on Friday and posted their biggest weekly fall in more than eight months as concern about the economy kept investors jittery, but Infosys bucked the trend and rallied on strong quarterly result.

Buchanan book ignites row in India

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:26:43 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Former Australia coach John Buchanan has come under fire in India over comments about the country's players, while he maintains that excerpts from his new book that led to the criticism have been taken out of context.

Govt plans reforms to cut deficit - min

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:43 +0530

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will start reforms including that for subsidies, taxes and stake sales of state-run firms to bring the fiscal deficit under control, a junior finance minister told lawmakers on Friday.

Indian monsoon among risks from rapid climate change

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:24:45 +0530

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Rising seas, a rapid weakening of the Indian monsoon and spiralling costs of adapting to a warmer, drier world are just some of the looming risks from rapid climate change, a report for the Australian government says.