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MUMBAI (AFP) - The storming of a Jewish cultural and religious centre in Mumbai by Islamist gunmen one year ago left six people dead and a deep scar in the psyche of the Jewish outreach movement that ran the site. Full Story »
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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Police are seeking the help of their British counterparts and Interpol to confirm if a convicted Malaysian child killer was deported here secretly, a top police official said Monday. Full Story »
SYDNEY - A U.S. Navy serviceman was found not guilty Monday of sexually assaulting a prostitute at a brothel while on shore leave in Australia's biggest city. Full Story »
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Eight women set out Monday from their base camp on Antarctica to ski to the South Pole in a trek to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth grouping of 53 former British colonies. Full Story »
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YIWU, China (AFP) - Smoke from hookah pipes and the aroma of lamb skewers on the grill mix in the chilly autumn air as men talk loudly in Arabic over pulsating music beneath the neon glow of restaurant signs. Full Story »
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TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to open talks Monday on a high-profile state visit to the United States where he encouraged President Barack Obama to fight Islamic extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Full Story »
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TOKYO (AFP) - Japan is considering buying around 40 F-35 fighter jets as the future mainstay of the nation's air force, it was reported Monday. Full Story »
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HEGANG, China - Grieving miners' families demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China. Full Story »
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SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea on Monday ignored an offer by the North to resume cross border tours, suspended since a housewife was shot dead by soldiers last year, because it did not come through official channels. Full Story »
BEIJING - A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a veteran dissident convicted of spying to three years in prison. Full Story »
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 other people drowned. Full Story »
CANBERRA, Australia - Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum seekers were separated at an island immigration detention center after a riot left 37 injured, an official said Monday. Full Story »
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KHAR, Pakistan - Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants Sunday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said. Full Story »
NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant. Full Story »
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KABUL - A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards traveling on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Sunday. Full Story »
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GAUHATI, India - Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said. Full Story »
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MUMBAI, India - The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors. Full Story »
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