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Asia

• US, SKorea to hold further naval drills
• Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
• Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran
• Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam
• 95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport
• French 'Spiderman' in Sydney court over climb

Europe

• Animal rights group claims mass Greek mink release
• Iran stoning lawyer reunited with family
• UN to release Congo 'genocide' report in October
• Recovering bubbly in Baltic Sea, divers find beer
• Paris mosque slams burger chain's Muslim outreach
• Slovaks observe day of mourning after mass killing

West Asia

• Hamas among intractable issues in Mideast talks
• Book says Nazi hunter Wiesenthal worked for Mossad
• Group promotes Egypt's spy chief for president
• US forces still in fight at end of combat mission
• Hamas leader rejects talks with Israel
• HRW urges Bahrain investigate torture claims

AustraliaPacific

• Honorary IIT doctorate for Ratan Tata
• Vohra appoints three advisors
• 'Economy will grow at 8 per cent this fiscal'
• TN police arrest two, claim serial murders solved
• Delhi student beaten by teacher for using RTI
• Patna court orders university staff to end strike

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