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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Tuesday, 11 August, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
Anger greets Suu Kyi conviction
World leaders express anger and disappointment at the conviction of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Hundreds of Taiwanese feared dead
Hundreds of people are feared to have died in southern Taiwan, after a landslide triggered by a typhoon.
Thailand rejects Bout extradition
A Thai court rejects a US request to extradite Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death".
TECHNOLOGY
Facebook in challenge to Google
Facebook turns up the heat on Google with an "11th hour" purchase of content-sharing service FriendFeed.
Ideas sought for open government
Ideas are being sought for ways to use the web to improve democracy or make government more transparent.
'Crisis satellite' returns images
The first pictures are returned from the latest UK satellite designed to image areas struck by natural disasters.
DON'T MISS
Panorama
How Oldham found a new approach to tackle binge drinking
TONIGHT, BBC ONE, 8.30pm

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