US bans Indian beedis after CBS expose
While the United States is set to pare down the Entities list sanctioning Indian firms, there's one company that has just been added to the taboo list.

Police break up anti-ASEAN protest in Manila
Philippine riot police used water cannon to break up a rally by Left-wing demonstrators on Wednesday after a security breach at the venue of an upcoming Southeast Asian summit.

UK on high terrorist alert, VIPs told to be cautious
Britain has been put on its highest state of terrorist alert since before the Omagh bomb last year because of a ``credible and real threat'' posed by dissident Republicans.

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