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Reuters - About 45 nations met on Thursday to seek ways to raise billions of dollars in aid to help the poor combat climate change as the United Nations warned them of a long haul to slow global warming.
Reuters - The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif on Thursday under its anti-corruption code.
Reuters - Four wrestlers were axed from the Indian squad on Thursday for failing dope tests barely a month before the Commonwealth Games begin there.
Reuters - The Pakistan spot-fixing scandal has once again shone the spotlight on illegal betting in the sub-continent and reopened the debate on the legalisation of gambling in India.
Reuters - Pakistan withdrew test captain Salman Butt and their two opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif from their one-day team on Thursday after intense pressure from the world and English governing bodies.
Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday and agreed to meet every two weeks to try to forge a deal within a year to end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.
Reuters - Wipro Ltd has appointed billionaire founder-chairman Azim Premji's oldest son, who is widely seen as heir apparent, as chief strategy officer in a move that could touch off more restructuring at the company.
Reuters - Opening batsman Phillip Hughes has returned from a dislocated shoulder while wicketkeeper Brad Haddin remains unavailable for Australia after selectors confirmed their test squad for two matches in India next month.
Reuters - The key monsoon rains were 16 percent above normal in the past week, compared with 29 percent above normal in the previous week, the weather office said on Thursday.
Reuters - Andy Murray sent an ominous warning to his U.S. Open rivals when he breezed through his first match at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday before home hope Andy Roddick made an undignified exit in the last match of the day.
Reuters - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.
Reuters - With a diplomatic push from U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli and the Palestinian leaders will start direct peace talks on Thursday shadowed by skepticism on all sides and fresh violence in the volatile West Bank.
Reuters - India added Google and Skype to its electronic security crackdown on Wednesday and began accessing some of the traffic carried on its initial target, Research In Motion's BlackBerry.
Reuters - Apple Inc unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its Web-to-TV device on Wednesday, stepping up a battle with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp for control of the digital living room.
Reuters - Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will be replaced for the team's remaining matches in Britain after allegations of fixing.
Reuters - Ferrari said it is recalling more than 1,240 of its 458 Italia supercars to replace an adhesive prone to melting after five reports of fire accidents.
Reuters - Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will meet their country's High Commissioner later on Thursday to discuss corruption allegations levelled against the team.
Reuters - General Electric and Westinghouse Electric, owned by Japan's Toshiba Corp, could spend a combined $10 billion to build two nuclear reactors in India, the Financial Express reported on Thursday.
Reuters - Australia named the following 15-man squad for a two-test series against India in October.