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India gears up for first Formula One Grand Prix
India is preparing to host its first ever Formula One Grand Prix race, amid...NATO: 30 insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan (AP)
AP - Insurgents attacked a convoy of Afghan and international troops on Friday in eastern Afghanistan, starting a firefight that left about 30 of the attacking militants dead, NATO said.Bali to host young entrepreneur contest
Bali will host a workshop and contest for 250 young ASEAN entrepreneurs from Nov. 11 to 14. By the end of the...2,000 Pakistanis rally against US drones
Around 2,000 Pakistanis demonstrated outside the country's parliament Friday to demand an end to US drone strikes, claiming they kill more innocent civilians than Taliban and Al-Qaeda leaders. Cricket hero turned politician Imran Khan led the Islamabad rally, attended mostly by members of his Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, which is gearing up to contest its first general election. A few dozen tribesmen from Waziristan, where most of the drone strikes are concentrated, also attended the peaceful demonstration. Some young people in the crowd set fire to a wooden model of a drone, dancing around and shouting "No more drone attacks", "No to drones, no to USA", carrying big signs...House passes social insurance provider bill
After many deadlocked sitting sessions, the House of Representatives finally passed the social security provider...Rules change gives royal girls equal shot at crown
PERTH, Australia (AP) — The British monarch's first-born child, whether a girl or a boy, will ascend the throne under new succession rules approved Friday by Commonwealth nations, reversing centuries of tradition. Commonwealth national leaders also agreed at a summit in the western Australian city of Perth to lift a ban on monarchs marrying Roman Catholics, British Prime Minister David Cameron said. Britain or any of the 15 former British colonies for which Queen Elizabeth II is monarch could have vetoed the changes to current rules that ensure that a male heir takes the throne ahead of older sisters. Attitudes have changed fundamentally over the centuries and some of the outdated...Report says security improved in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - Security has improved in Afghanistan but the insurgency's safe havens in Pakistan and the Kabul government's limitations pose significant risks to a "durable, stable Afghanistan," according to a Pentagon progress report released Friday.Boy pulled uninjured from Turkey’s quake wreckage (AP)
AP - A 13-year-old boy was pulled from a collapsed building without injury on Friday, five days after Turkey's powerful earthquake struck, and state-run TV said he survived by drinking rain water that seeped through cracks in the wreckage around him.Police break up rare protest by farmers in Burma
Police in Burma have broken up a rare protest by about 60...Beijing censors tighten restrictions on dissenting bloggers
The Chinese government has stepped up its efforts to crush online dissent by bringing in tougher controls of social media and instant messaging tools in the clearest sign yet that services such as Weibo, which are similar to the banned Twitter, are angering authorities. The crackdown took place amid national soul-searching after the death last week of a toddler, Yue Yue, who was struck by a truck and lay bleeding in the road witnessed by passers-by who failed to go to her assistance. Weibo helped to turn the incident into a national debate, just as a high-speed train crash in July turned...Indonesia
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