From Newswire

• Indian embassy blast kills 17 in Afghan capital
• Grim omens as U.S. envoy pursues Mideast relaunch
• Pacific quakes stir panic but tsunamis tiny
• Italy's Berlusconi vows to stay, tension worrying
• Germany's Mueller wins Nobel literature prize
• Typhoon Melor buffets Japan, disrupts industry
• Turkey eyes talks by Azeri, Armenian leaders
• Japan new PM seeks to build trust with Beijing, Seoul
• North Korea not near restoring nuclear plant: South
• World must invest $83 billion/year to be fed in 2050: FAO