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Gunmen may have survived Mumbai attack
Reuters
Several attackers may have survived the three-day siege of Mumbai that killed 171 people last week, analysts said on Thursday.
Chinese man beaten over land dispute, dies
Reuters | 08:14PM
China has detained two government officials after an old man died following a severe beating given as pay-back for travelling to Beijing to air grievances about alleged corruption in his home village.
Kiwi on stricken Antarctic cruise ship
08:08PM
One New Zealander is among the passengers on board a stricken Argentinean cruise ship that is leaking and adrift in Antarctic waters, Australian authorities say.
'Shooting scare' at New Delhi airport
Reuters
Operations appear to be normal at New Delhi's international airport, despite media reports of a shootout there.
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Counting bodies on Congo's front line
By FINBARR O'REILLY - Reuters
A Congolese refugee in a tattered baseball cap, worn clothes and blue flip-flops begged me for a cigarette at Kibati, a camp for 65,000 people displaced by fighting in eastern Congo.
Aust Bill of rights, a new debate on an old idea
Obama to uphold US Taiwan policy
Reuters
US President-elect Barack Obama will uphold Washington's stance on Taiwan, meaning strong informal ties with the island China claims as its own despite formal relations with Beijing, a US official has said.
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Obama names Richardson as Commerce Secretary
President-elect Barack Obama, who takes over from President George W Bush on January 20, has named rival-turned-supporter Bill Richardson as his secretary of commerce.
Counting bodies on Congo's front line
A Congolese refugee in a tattered baseball cap, worn clothes and blue flip-flops begged me for a cigarette at Kibati, a camp for 65,000 people displaced by fighting in eastern Congo.
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