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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Saturday, 12 September, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
US ready for N Korea direct talks
The US says it is prepared to hold direct talks with North Korea to encourage the state to resume stalled nuclear discussions.
Chinese syringe attackers jailed
A court in China's Xinjiang region passes the first sentences on defendants over a series of hypodermic needle attacks.
Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life
Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on corruption charges.
TECHNOLOGY
Facebook strips down to Lite site
Facebook launches a new Lite version of the site, first outlined in August, for users with poor internet connections.
UK firm Spinvox 'put up for sale'
UK voice-to-text firm Spinvox has been "put up for sale", according to one of its investors, Invesco Perpetual.
PM apology after Turing petition
Gordon Brown says he is sorry for the "appalling" way World War II code-breaker Alan Turing was treated for being gay.
DON'T MISS
More or Less
Tim Harford on beautiful people's children, why Google says statisticians rule, and the mathematical secrets of the Beatles
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