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An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck southern China near the Indian border today, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic smog hung over the city for a third day and air quality worsened by the hour.

A multi-storey building collapsed in the south Indian city of Bengaluru, killing at least five people and injuring several, officials said.

The US has put more pressure on Pakistan to help it with the war in Afghanistan, suggesting it could downgrade Islamabad's status as a major non-NATO ally.

Indian police have arrested four people on suspicion of leaking an unaired episode of HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones", police in the city of Mumbai said.

India hanged a Kashmiri man on Saturday for an attack on the country's parliament in 2001, sparking clashes in Kashmir between protesters and police who wielded batons and fired teargas. Dozens of people were injured.

Britain will stop giving financial aid to India by 2015, the government says, marking a shift in ties between the one-time imperial power and its fast-growing former colony.

Shane Watson made a triumphant return by captaining Australia to an emphatic 87-run victory over India on Sunday and ensuring the hosts a place in the final of the one-day international Tri-series.

India made heavy weather of a modest run chase before securing a four-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the second match of the triangular series at Perth on Wednesday.

Australia took India's last four wickets this morning to crush the tourists by 298 runs in the fourth test and record a 4-0 series sweep.

India, even if you won't hear them say it, have never had a better chance of clinching their first test series triumph in Australia than over the next month against a host nation in the turmoil of transition.

West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard blasted 10 sixes but his power-packed maiden century was not enough to avert a 34-run defeat against India in the fifth and final one-dayer in Chennai.

Steve Finn led England's pace attack to set up a six-wicket victory against India in the lone Twenty20 international at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Saturday.

Ravindra Jadeja and his spin colleagues bowled India to a 95-run victory over England in the fifth and final one-day international to complete a series sweep overnight.

India pulled off a thrilling five-wicket victory over England with four balls to spare in the third one-day international to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.