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Beijing - Police investigators have presented prosecutors with a subversion case against China's most prominent dissident, lawyers for the activist, Liu Xiaobo, said on Wednesday. The move makes it more likely that Mr. Liu will be sent to prison, despite widespread international protests since he was detained without charge a year ago, human rights defenders predicted. Full Story »

New Delhi - The arrest of the leader of a violent secessionist group in Assam has raised hopes of talks – and eventual peace – for the restive northeastern state. Full Story »

Rome - Amanda Knox diplomatically tip-toed around the furore in the US over her 26-year-prison sentence for murdering her British flatmate, saying Tuesday that she felt she had received a fair trial but that she hoped the guilty verdict would be overturned on appeal. Full Story »

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Beijing - The Japanese government announced a new $81 billion stimulus package Tuesday, in a bid to keep the world's second-largest economy on track for recovery. Full Story »

Lahore, Pakistan - A fresh wave of terror attacks that has killed more than 100 people across Pakistan in the past few days is fueling conspiracy theories that the United States and India are behind the violence, and officials are stoking the popular perception. Full Story »

A series of four bombings hit Baghdad in quick succession on Tuesday, killing at least 103 people and wounding more than 190. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, Iraqi government officials speculate that the attacks were aimed to rattle public trust in the government ahead of general elections in February. Just two days ago, the Iraqi parliament passed a key law that will facilitate elections. Full Story »

Baghdad, Iraq - A series of coordinated car bombings Tuesday killed more than 75 people and wounded more than 500, bringing Iraq's capital to a standstill in the latest attack aimed at undermining the government ahead of a key election in March. Full Story »

Seoul, South Korea - A top United States envoy arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday to try to convince North Korea to return to six-party talks on its nuclear program. Full Story »

Lahore, Pakistan - A day of carnage in Pakistan was capped by twin blasts that ripped through a crowded marketplace in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday evening, killing more than 40 and injuring more than 100, according to the provincial law minister. Full Story »