Ewan McGregor in a Spitfire

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• Ewan McGregor in a Spitfire
• Iranian and Syrian presidents meet in Damascus
• New death sparks fresh protests in Indian Kashmir (AFP)
• Obama envisions no major changes in Afghan strategy
• Kicking The Habit
• U.S. woes are not our fault, Chinese economists say (Reuters)
• Rockets and attacks strike as Afghan poll opens (Reuters)
• (title unknown)
• UN seeks $2bn in Pakistan flood aid
• Miner on The Move
• Pope faces biggest protest yet (AFP)
• New Zealanders powerless as storm buffets nation (AFP)
• Security, rain dampen China protests against Japan
• Quake shakes north Afghanistan, no damage reported (AP)
• Golden Cow
• Waiting Mouths
• U.S.: Nuclear scientist tried to pass info to Venezuela
• Karachi erupts over politician killing
• Endangered Asian 'unicorn' captured, first sighting in decade
• Shot journalists may not have been intended targets

Ewan McGregor in a Spitfire Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:46 PM PDT Actor Ewan McGregor takes to the skies in an Spitfire jet as part of the BBC's Battle of Britain season.

Iranian and Syrian presidents meet in Damascus Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:43 PM PDT DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday, two days after Assad held talks with a U.S. envoy about the prospects of renewing peace negotiations with Israel.

New death sparks fresh protests in Indian Kashmir (AFP) Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:07 PM PDT AFP - Thousands of residents of Indian Kashmir poured on to the streets Saturday after the death of another protester in a wave of anti-India unrest that has gripped the region for three months.

Obama envisions no major changes in Afghan strategy Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:37 PM PDT Despite discouraging news from Afghanistan and growing doubts in Congress and among the American public, the Obama administration has concluded that its war strategy is sound and that a December review, once seen as a pivotal moment, is unlikely to yield any major changes. Barack Obama - United States - Afghanistan - President - Asia

Kicking The Habit Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:20 PM PDT Y.C. Deveshwar is determined to give ITC a life beyond tobacco. He will need that to secure the company's future--and his own.

U.S. woes are not our fault, Chinese economists say (Reuters) Posted: 17 Sep 2010 09:11 PM PDT Reuters - China is not to blame for U.S. economic woes, Chinese economic researchers said in state media reports on Saturday, hitting back at U.S. complaints about unfair trade and China's currency policy.

Rockets and attacks strike as Afghan poll opens (Reuters) Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:44 PM PDT Reuters - Afghanistan's parliamentary election were marred by attacks before voting began Saturday in a poll the Taliban vowed to disrupt and that will be a crucial test for the credibility of the government and security forces.

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UN seeks $2bn in Pakistan flood aid Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:22 PM PDT Appeal for victims of Pakistan's catastrophic floods sets record as biggest natural disaster appeal in UN history.

Miner on The Move Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:40 PM PDT Thailand's Banpu digs for coal and generates power. And no one else in Asia is better at it.

Pope faces biggest protest yet (AFP) Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:03 PM PDT AFP - Pope Benedict XVI faced Saturday the first major protests of his visit to Britain as police kept six street cleaners in custody for questioning over a suspected "terrorist" plot linked to his trip.

New Zealanders powerless as storm buffets nation (AFP) Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:19 PM PDT AFP - A storm the size of Australia whipped New Zealand Saturday leaving tens of thousands of people without power and sending a stadium roof crashing down.

Security, rain dampen China protests against Japan Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:43 PM PDT BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - About a hundred Chinese protesters on Saturday demanded Japan free a Chinese boat captain, but tight security and rain deterred a bigger show of anger over an issue that has ratcheted up territorial tensions between the Asian powers.

Quake shakes north Afghanistan, no damage reported (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:27 PM PDT AP - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has rattled the Hindu Kush region in northern Afghanistan, but no major damage or injuries were reported.

Golden Cow Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:00 PM PDT First China Mengniu Dairy was a triumph of branding. Then it had to improve the product.

Waiting Mouths Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:00 PM PDT Surveys suggest Chinese consumers' confidence in their milk has continued to sag since 2008--but they are buying it again.

U.S.: Nuclear scientist tried to pass info to Venezuela Posted: 17 Sep 2010 04:52 PM PDT A former Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear scientist and his wife were indicted Friday on charges of trying to provide nuclear secrets to Venezuela, but U.S. officials stressed the Venezuelan government knew nothing about the plans.

Karachi erupts over politician killing Posted: 17 Sep 2010 07:41 AM PDT Violence erupted in the Pakistani sea port city of Karachi on Friday, a day after a prominent politician was killed in England, police said.

Endangered Asian 'unicorn' captured, first sighting in decade Posted: 17 Sep 2010 08:51 AM PDT Scientists have confirmed the first sighting in more than a decade of one of the world's rarest animals - the saola, sometimes called the Asian "unicorn."

Shot journalists may not have been intended targets Posted: 17 Sep 2010 06:22 PM PDT The Chihuahua attorney general's office said Friday it is investigating whether the car in which two photojournalists were shot Thursday in northern Mexico belonged to a human-rights activist who may have been the intended target.

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