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| BBC News - Asia |
The latest stories from the Asia section of the BBC News web site.
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- Maldives leader rejects poll call
New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik rejects calls by his predecessor for snap elections as a way of resolving a political stand-off.
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- Koreans abducted in Egypt's Sinai
Three South Korean tourists and their Egyptian guide have been kidnapped by armed Bedouin tribesmen in the Sinai peninsula, officials have said.
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- China dissident jailed over poem
A court in eastern China has sentenced dissident writer Zhu Yufu to seven years in jail for inciting subversion, rights groups say.
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- Burmese monk Gambira 'taken away'
Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 protests, is taken away by the authorities, eyewitnesses tell BBC Burmese.
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- Malaysia detains Saudi for tweet
Malaysian police detain a Saudi journalist who left his country after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet.
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- 'Cruel' Sydney abattoir shut down
An abattoir in the Australian city of Sydney, has been closed down after a video showing animal cruelty surfaces, local media report.
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- Court rejects Pakistan PM appeal
Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the Supreme Court next week after it dismisses his appeal against contempt charges.
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