Nine killed, 45 injured in bomb attack in India

At least nine people, four of them female foreigners, were killed when a powerful bomb exploded in a terrorist attack on a restaurant popular with tourists in the western Indian city of Pune on Saturday evening, police said.

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Beijing embraces lunar New Year

After overnight firework spree:

This is the fifth year that the Municipal Government lifted its bans to allow holiday celebrations with firecrackers at designated time and venues as a result of public appeal to be more observant of traditional holiday customs.

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African Leaders warn of dangers in Sudan

Heads of State and leaders of the African Union met in Addis Ababa to discuss the possibility of a potential secession between the north and the south in Sudan, a country affected by a serious crisis.

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