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address power shortages in the country.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8103503.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8103503.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:12:13 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45932000/jpg/_45932996_007471407-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Air raid 'kills nine' in Pakistan</title><description>At least nine people are killed in a suspected US airstrike on militant targets in Pakistan's tribal region of South Waziristan, officials say.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8106686.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8106686.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:55:16 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45940000/jpg/_45940798_dronebody.jpg"/></item><item><title>Jolie and Pitt donate to Pakistan</title><description>Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt donate a million dollars to help displaced Pakistanis, the UN says.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8108543.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8108543.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:52:40 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45454000/jpg/_45454949_pitt_ap66i.jpg"/></item><item><title>US 'to improve' Afghan training</title><description>A US report on airstrikes in Afghanistan calls for better training for US forces to reduce civilian casualties, officials say.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8106464.stm</link><guid 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being given the freedom of their Kent base town.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/8107081.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8107081.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:15:38 GMT</pubDate><category>Kent</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45942000/jpg/_45942438_media_still.jpg"/></item><item><title>Look to the future - Punjab trains tech-savvy police</title><description>Police in the Indian state of Punjab receive a 21st Century computerised makeover.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8105905.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8105905.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:42:48 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45938000/jpg/_45938836_pappt-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Afridi steers Pakistan into final</title><description>Shahid Afridi puts in a superb display to help Pakistan beat favourites South Africa and reach the World Twenty20 final.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/8104338.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8104338.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:51:08 GMT</pubDate><category>Cricket</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45945000/jpg/_45945006_afridi_pa_bowling466i.jpg"/></item><item><title>Coach Buchanan sacked by IPL team</title><description>Prospective England coach John Buchanan has been sacked by Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/8106674.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8106674.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:36:53 GMT</pubDate><category>Cricket</category><media:thumbnail 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displaced</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8101592.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8101592.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:52:39 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category></item><item><title>Housing hope</title><description>Mumbai drives to build more affordable housing</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8100661.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8100661.stm</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:47:58 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45925000/jpg/_45925905_indiaconstruction(3).jpg"/></item><item><title>India bans mobiles without 'code'</title><description>India's Bharti Airtel resumes talks with South Africa's MTN aimed at forming the world's third largest mobile phone firm.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8106762.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8106762.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:01:49 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40957000/jpg/_40957334_indiaphone66.jpg"/></item><item><title>New call for S Lanka rights probe</title><description>The Sri Lankan government faces renewed criticism over human rights, with two groups doubting its will to enforce the law.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8107325.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8107325.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:46:44 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45902000/jpg/_45902644_-3.jpg"/></item><item><title>Indian inflation turns negative</title><description>Inflation in India has turned negative for the first time in more than 30 years, official figures show.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8106534.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8106534.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:23:58 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44539000/jpg/_44539303_melons_afp66i.jpg"/></item><item><title>Karachi suffers major power cut</title><description>Engineers in the Pakistani city of Karachi are working to restore power supplies after a blackout affects millions.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8107565.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8107565.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:37:19 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category></item><item><title>Stowaway on UK army bus</title><description>An illegal immigrant is found inside Sandhurst military academy after stowing away on an Army coach travelling from Germany.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8106302.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8106302.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:27:32 GMT</pubDate><category>UK</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45940000/jpg/_45940110_sandhurst226b.jpg"/></item><item><title>'Cricket attacker' held in Lahore</title><description>Police in Pakistan arrest one of seven men suspected of attacking Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore in March, officials say.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8105588.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8105588.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:04:49 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45938000/jpg/_45938574_007508324-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Tamil protest ends after 73 days</title><description>Protests which saw thousands of people demonstrate over the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka end after 73 days in London.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8105879.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8105879.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:19:03 GMT</pubDate><category>London</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45792000/jpg/_45792820_tamil2.jpg"/></item><item><title>EU gives $100m in aid to Pakistan</title><description>The EU gives $100m to help those displaced by fighting in Pakistan in return for greater efforts against "terrorism".</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8104502.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8104502.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:18:56 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45936000/jpg/_45936653_007507120-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Danish troops die in Afghanistan</title><description>Three Danish soldiers are killed by a roadside bomb in the Afghan province of Helmand, military reports say.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8105554.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8105554.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:45:04 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45938000/gif/_45938216_afghanistan_map6649.gif"/></item><item><title>Al-Jazeera Afghan staff set free</title><description>Two journalists for Arabic TV network al-Jazeera are freed two three days 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hopes that a recovery may be in sight. </description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8097086.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8097086.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:25:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45839000/jpg/_45839304_007237120-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Satyam shares rise after profit</title><description>Shares in Satyam, the fraud-hit Indian IT firm, rise for a third consecutive day after figures show it remains in profit.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8094859.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8094859.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:46:13 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45366000/jpg/_45366106_satyam_66pic.jpg"/></item><item><title>Electric dreams in Kabul</title><description>Arrival of electricity transforms life in Kabul</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8097865.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8097865.stm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:53:58 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category></item><item><title>In pictures: Pakistan's displaced</title><description>the BBC's M Ilyas Khan has just returned from north-west Pakistan where he visited refugee camps housing those displaced by fighting in the Swat valley.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8095947.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8095947.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:29:24 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category></item><item><title>Securing Pakistan's weapons</title><description>Mark Urban on US efforts to secure Pakistan's weapons</description><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/newsnight/markurban/2009/06/pakistans_loose_nukes.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/markurban/2009/06/pakistans_loose_nukes.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:37:38 GMT</pubDate><category>Special Reports</category></item><item><title>In pictures: Child workers</title><description>A new UN report released on World Day Against Child Labour warns that the problem is getting worse amid the worldwide economic downturn.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8096944.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8096944.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:39:26 GMT</pubDate><category>South Asia</category></item><item><title>Kiss and Patel</title><description>The singles club in which all members share a surname |
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