'Low-intensity' blasts hit western Indian city: police

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• 'Low-intensity' blasts hit western Indian city: police
• China divers claim fourth straight gold
• Rim grabs third weightlifting gold for North Korea
• Philippine floods worsen as death toll hits 14
• Thailand mulls curfew in unrest hotspots: minister
• Li stuns Ding in stormy table tennis final
• Stocks largely up ahead of Fed meeting
• Microfinance offers lifeline to Myanmar rural poor
• S. Korean teen grabs rare women's shooting gold
• Business welcomes India's new finance minister
• N. Korea flood deaths up to 119 amid calls for aid
• Eight kicked out as badminton scandal rocks Games
• India's NDTV sues Nielsen over ratings data
• India restores power, minister promises action
• Bus brings Olympics to Indian boxing hub
• Report: Afghan militants have mafia-like financing
• Myanmar troops 'opened fire on Rohingya Muslims'
• Dead whale found in Australian ocean pool
• Seven Afghans executed, 4 NATO troops die: officials
• Torrential rains batter Taiwan ahead of typhoon
• Eight disqualified over Olympic badminton fixing - source
• 'Dead' Bangladesh man returns home after 23 years
• India allows investments from Pakistan
• Oil hovers above $88 as hopes fade for Fed easing
• Power restored in India, but outage cause unclear

'Low-intensity' blasts hit western Indian city: police Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:43 AM PDT Four low-intensity bomb blasts shook the western Indian city of Pune on Wednesday, police said, injuring at last one person in the same city where a major restaurant bombing in 2010 killed 17 people.

China divers claim fourth straight gold Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:14 AM PDT China's Qin Kai and Luo Yutong won the men's 3m synchronised springboard gold medal on Wednesday to make it four Chinese victories from four diving events at the London Olympics.

Rim grabs third weightlifting gold for North Korea Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:34 AM PDT North Korea's Rim Jong-Sim relied on her superior clean and jerk to win the women's -69kg class on Wednesday, the reclusive nation's third gold of the Olympic weightlifting competition.

Philippine floods worsen as death toll hits 14 Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:16 AM PDT Waves swept over seawalls and flooded shanty towns in the Philippine capital on Wednesday as the death toll from four days of storms that have battered large swathes of the country rose to 14.

Thailand mulls curfew in unrest hotspots: minister Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT Thailand is considering imposing curfews in parts of its Muslim-dominated deep south in an attempt to quell an eight-year-old insurgency, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday.

Li stuns Ding in stormy table tennis final Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT Li Xiaoxia stunned Ding Ning to win women's table tennis gold in a stormy, all-Chinese women's singles final which ended with the world number one in tears on Wednesday.

Stocks largely up ahead of Fed meeting Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:43 AM PDT Stocks recovered their poise Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's latest policy statement and an announcement from the European Central Bank as to how it plans to combat Europe's debt crisis.

Microfinance offers lifeline to Myanmar rural poor Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:05 AM PDT While foreign investors with big plans pour into Myanmar after decades of military rule, microfinanciers are looking to fund the dreams of farmers in the grindingly poor countryside.

S. Korean teen grabs rare women's shooting gold Posted: 01 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT Crack shot Kim Jang-Mi won South Korea's first women's shooting gold for 20 years in the 25m pistol on Wednesday as the Asian nation drew level with China and the United States on two golds each.

Business welcomes India's new finance minister Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:52 AM PDT India's business groups on Wednesday welcomed the return of pro-market politician P. Chidambaram as finance minister, saying he was a good choice to handle the tough job of reviving the economy.

N. Korea flood deaths up to 119 amid calls for aid Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT Severe storms in North Korea have pushed the death toll from bad weather this month up to at least 119, state media reported Wednesday, as an aid group said those affected urgently needed help.

Eight kicked out as badminton scandal rocks Games Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:26 AM PDT Eight badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics on Wednesday after a scandal over "throwing" matches as British Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins powered his way to cycling gold.

India's NDTV sues Nielsen over ratings data Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:26 AM PDT India's oldest private TV network, NDTV, said Wednesday it had sued viewer ratings agency TAM India and its global parents, Nielsen and Kantar, for over $1.3 billion for allegedly manipulating data.

India restores power, minister promises action Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:23 AM PDT India restored its power supplies on Wednesday after two days of massive outages that blacked out half the country, but fears remained that the grid could collapse again under the strain of over-demand.

Bus brings Olympics to Indian boxing hub Posted: 01 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT Ranbeer Singh breaks into a proud smile the moment an image of India's Olympic boxing medal hopeful Vijender Singh pops up on the computer screen before him.

Report: Afghan militants have mafia-like financing Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:08 AM PDT A report by a U.S.-based think tank says one of the deadliest militant groups in Afghanistan, the Haqqani network, has developed a sophisticated, "mafia"-style system to finance its operations.

Myanmar troops 'opened fire on Rohingya Muslims' Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:58 AM PDT Myanmar security forces opened fire on Rohingya Muslims, committed rape and stood by as rival mobs attacked each other during a recent wave of sectarian violence, a rights watchdog said Wednesday.

Dead whale found in Australian ocean pool Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:58 AM PDT A dead humpback whale washed up in a Sydney ocean pool Wednesday, surprising morning swimmers and causing a major headache for authorities who must now remove it.

Seven Afghans executed, 4 NATO troops die: officials Posted: 01 Aug 2012 08:46 AM PDT Insurgents Wednesday executed seven Afghans near Kabul for working with Westerners, Afghan officials said, while four NATO troops and an interpreter were killed in bomb attacks.

Torrential rains batter Taiwan ahead of typhoon Posted: 01 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT Torrential rains from an approaching typhoon battered eastern Taiwan on Wednesday after killing at least 14 people and displacing 154,000 in the Philippines.

Eight disqualified over Olympic badminton fixing - source Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:26 AM PDT Eight players involved in a fixing scandal at the Olympic badminton tournament have been disqualified, a senior source with knowledge of the case told AFP on Wednesday.

'Dead' Bangladesh man returns home after 23 years Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:37 AM PDT A Bangladeshi man who went missing 23 years ago has returned to his ancestral village and shocked his family who had long given him up for dead.

India allows investments from Pakistan Posted: 01 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT India on Wednesday overturned its ban on foreign investment from Pakistan in a move designed to build goodwill amid a renewed push for a peace settlement between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

Oil hovers above $88 as hopes fade for Fed easing Posted: 01 Aug 2012 05:17 AM PDT Oil hovered above $88 a barrel Wednesday as hopes dimmed the Federal Reserve will announce a further loosening of monetary policy to boost the flagging U.S. economy and China's manufacturing stayed weak.

Power restored in India, but outage cause unclear Posted: 01 Aug 2012 04:49 AM PDT Factories and workshops across India were up and running Wednesday after major electrical grid collapses caused the world's two worst power blackouts.

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