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Thursday, July 02, 2009
16:04 Mecca time, 13:04 GMT
 
Asia-Pacific
N Korea fires series of missiles
Short-range missiles launched from east coast, according to South Korean news agency.
US extends North Korea sanctions
South Korea fears nuclear arms race
North Korea issues military threat
Obama says N Korea 'grave threat'
N Korea defiant after new sanctions
Talks on troubled industrial complex come amid reports of imminent missile launch.
Report shows growing gap between Aborigines and non-indigenous Australians.
N Korea food aid at 'critical' low
UN chief urges Japan climate action
China postpones web filter plan
Q&A: China's Green Dam web filter
Hong Kong march pushes for rights
Fiji unveils democracy 'road map'