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Page last updated at 08:32 GMT, Friday, 9 October 2009 09:32 UK

Flooding in Baguio City, Philippines (08 Oct 2009)
New Philippine floods kill dozens
At least 100 people are killed in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain in the northern Philippines, say local officials.
UN appeal over floods
Profile: The Philippines

Young child next to poster of Aung San Suu Kyi, during protest over her extended detention Burma's Suu Kyi in diplomat talks
Burma's ruling generals allow democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to meet Western diplomats for talks in Rangoon.

Police expect the blast-damage at the Marriott hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 17/7/09 Jakarta bomb suspects shot dead
Police kill two suspected Indonesian militants thought to have played a role in the July bombings in Jakarta, reports say.

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