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	Saturday, 24 October, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Asian leaders eye EU-style bloc Asian leaders meeting in Thailand are discussing plans to "lead the world" by forming an EU-style community.
	Strong quake hits off Indonesia A magnitude 7.0 quake strikes off the coast of Indonesia, with a tsunami alert issued and then withdrawn.
	N Korea human rights 'abysmal' A UN envoy criticises the rights situation in North Korea as "abysmal", saying a third of the population was going hungry.

TECHNOLOGY
	Universal phone charger approved A new charger that will work with all handsets has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union.
	Europe backs down on piracy plans The European Parliament has dropped an amendment that required member states to get court orders before cutting people off from the net.
	Pirate Bay back in the courtroom Filesharing website The Pirate Bay has been ordered to remove all links to the copyright material of a Netherlands-based group.

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	Friday, 23 October, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	N Korea human rights 'abysmal' A UN envoy criticises the rights situation in North Korea as "abysmal", saying a third of the population was going hungry.
	Asian leaders launch rights group Asian leaders at a regional summit in Thailand officially launch a new human rights watchdog that critics say is toothless.
	Thai king makes public appearance Thailand's King Bhumibol makes his first public appearance since being admitted to hospital more than a month ago.

TECHNOLOGY
	Universal phone charger approved A new charger that will work with all handsets has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union.
	Europe backs down on piracy plans The European Parliament has dropped an amendment that required member states to get court orders before cutting people off from the net.
	Pirate Bay back in the courtroom Filesharing website The Pirate Bay has been ordered to remove all links to the copyright material of a Netherlands-based group.

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	Thursday, 22 October, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	China economic growth accelerates China says it is on track to hit its growth target of 8% this year, after the economy grew 8.9% year-on-year in the third quarter.
	Security effort for Asian summit A security crackdown is in place in the Thai resort of Cha-am as regional leaders get ready for a weekend of talks.
	Russian circus bear kills manager An ice-skating bear with a touring Russian circus kills a circus manager and seriously injures a trainer in Kyrgyzstan.

TECHNOLOGY
	Nokia suing Apple over the iPhone Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, says it is suing Apple for infringing its patents with the iPhone.
	Microsoft bets on Windows success More than 500 people queue outside a computer store in central London to be the first to get their hands on Windows 7 at midnight.
	Real-time search rivalry hots up All public Twitter message streams will soon be searchable via the Microsoft and Google search sites.

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	Wednesday, 21 October, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Many 'missing' after China riots Dozens of ethnic Uighurs have disappeared in the wake of the riots in China's Xinjiang region, a human rights group says.
	DNA prompts Japan murder retrial A Japanese man who spent 17 years in jail for murder pleads not guilty at retrial held after new DNA evidence emerged.
	Kyrgyz insider chosen as premier Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appoints a close ally as his new prime minister, after the previous premier resigns.

TECHNOLOGY
	Microsoft bets on Windows success Microsoft is hoping its new operating system will please customers more than its predecessor Vista.
	Government opens data to public A new website will make reams of government data freely available for the first time.
	M&S website voted user-friendly Marks and Spencers and WHSmith are the most useable of high street brands, according to a new report.

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	Tuesday, 20 October, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	US top court to hear Uighur case The US Supreme Court is to consider whether Chinese Muslim Uighurs held at Guantanamo can be released into the US.
	Kazakh activist appeal rejected A court in Kazakhstan rejects an appeal by a prominent human rights activist who was jailed in September for manslaughter.
	Taiwan warns of China 'threat' Taiwan says China's military strength is far more than it needs for self-defence, and is a threat to the Asia-Pacific region.

TECHNOLOGY
	Big names support net neutrality Google, Ebay and Skype are among the big names to pledge support for a proposal to treat all internet traffic equally.
	BBC Trust turns down iPlayer plan A BBC plan to share the use of its iPlayer technology with other broadcasters is rejected by the BBC Trust.
	Apple profits up on iPhone sales Apple shrugs off the recession with profits surging on demand for iPhones and both laptop and desktop computers.