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	Sunday, 27 September, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Australia how-to jihadist jailed A Muslim man who authored a book on how to make bombs and bring down planes is jailed in Australia for 12 years.
	Taiwan stops Uighur activist trip Taiwan says it will not allow exiled Chinese Uighur Muslim activist Rebiya Kadeer to visit the island as she had planned.
	Nigerian anger over China deaths Nigerian MPs demand an audit of Chinese residents after a row over the cremation of dead Nigerian prisoners in China.

TECHNOLOGY
	Twitter confirms major cash boost Social networking website Twitter confirms it has closed a "significant round of funding" from five investment firms.
	European Mars rover's 'eye test' Europe's planned rover mission ExoMars is given an "eye-test" b y its engineers at a quarry in the south of England.
	Judge delays Google books hearing A judge postpones a settlement hearing between Google and US authors and publishers after a raft of objections.

DON'T MISS

Question Time Question Time returns for a new series and celebrates 30 years of topical debate. Panellists include Harriet Harman. THURSDAY, 10.35pm, BBC ONE and then online

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

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Suu Kyi 'welcomes US engagement' Detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes US plans to engage with the military junta
	HIV vaccine 'reduces infection' An experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut infection rates, in a major trial in Thailand, researchers say.
	N Koreans in 'Denmark asylum bid' Nine North Koreans enter Denmark's embassy in Vietnam's capital Hanoi to claim political asylum, reports say.

TECHNOLOGY
	Nintendo drops Wii console price Games giant Nintendo follows similar moves by Sony and Microsoft and slashes the price of its games console.
	Bus CCTV could predict assaults CCTV security systems could soon spot an assault on a bus before it happens, according to a major research project.
	Vodafone unites social networks Vodafone launches a suite of net services for mobile and PCs, aimed at grabbing a slice of the expanding mobile data market.

DON'T MISS

Question Time Question Time returns for a new series and celebrates 30 years of topical debate. Panellists include Harriet Harman. THURSDAY, 10.35pm, BBC ONE and then online