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Indonesia poised for growth after Yudhoyono 'landslide' (AFP)

AFP - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised stronger economic growth Thursday, a day after apparently being re-elected in a landslide on the back of pledges to fight graft and poverty.

Indian bootleg liquor death toll rises to 86: report (AFP)

AFP - The death toll from a case of mass poisoning involving home-brewed alcohol at a party in the western Indian state of Gujarat jumped to 86 on Thursday, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.

Indian police say toxic home brew has killed 86 (AP)

AP - At least 86 people, mostly poor workers living in slums, have died over the past few days after drinking tainted home-brewed liquor in western India, an official said Thursday.

H2-WHOA! Australian town bans bottled water sales (AP)

AP - Residents of a rural Australian town hoping to protect the earth and their wallets have voted to ban the sale of bottled water, the first community in the country ? and possibly the world ? to take such a drastic step in the growing backlash against the industry.

Massive bomb blast in central Afghanistan kills 25 (AP)

AP - A massive bomb blast in central Afghanistan killed 25 people including 13 primary school students Thursday, destroying shops and scattering pieces of the vehicle that carried the explosives over a huge area. Another bombing in the south killed two American troops.