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Hang Seng gained 0.24 percent while Shanghai index was up 0.49 percent. KOSPI rose 0.29 percent.

Natural gas explosion a line of inquiry, plane crash ruled out.

EU and Japan found to be dumping steel tubes on China.

American Suzuki Motor Corp, with $346 mn in debt, to file for bankruptcy.

Nikkei rises 0.24 percent while KOSPI gains 0.35 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices fell 0.17 and 0.15 percent respectively.

Forecasters say hurricane which has already claimed 21 lives could merge with northeastern arctic storm on approach to US east coast.

US Congressional Committee says Huawei and ZTE should be barred from contracts in the country.

Abu Hamza, who faces terrorism charges in the US, loses extradition battle he has been fighting since 2004 as high court throws out his final appeal.

Sales of new cars in US rose to a four year high in September.

Armed terrorists exploited unrest over anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims to launch attack that killed US ambassador Chris Stevens.

US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee holds hearing on security concerns posed by Chinese Telecom giants Huawei and ZTE.

Huawei dubs charges against it as "allegations based on allegations".

Police officer photographed carrying a secret document that reveals arrest plan.

Julian Assange is expected to speak to the media from a balcony, or lean out of a window to avoid arrest.

Major world powers including the US, China and Russia seek more time to consider issues and a possible UN vote at the end of 2012.

International donors urge effective implementation of developmental projects with the aid as they worry financial mismanagement and corruption could undermine the purpose of the aid.

The missile test was part of the Great Prophet 7 exercise, a three-day military drill to test the precision and efficiency of Iran's warheads and missile systems.

The U.S. middle market companies is seen growing this year albeit at a slower pace of 7%. This was the result of a survey conducted on the U.S. middle market industry by the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) in a project collaboration with the Ohio National State University's Fischer College of Business.

Underwear bomber in the foiled al-Qaida plot to blow up a US-bound plane was a double agent, working for the CIA and Saudi intelligence agency.

North Korea's top military official claimed that the country has modern weapons to defeat the US in a single blow.

Commander Ali Fadavi says Iranian experts have reverse-engineered stealth jet and have 'full understanding' of it.

Anti-poverty expert Jim Yong Kim focuses on job creation in developing countries.

An 18-hour fight between the militants and the Afghan security forces in Kabul ended early Monday after 36 insurgents were killed in the attacks along with eight policemen and three civilians

Five people lost their lives when a series of tornadoes ripped apart the US Midwest states of Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas.

Britain had higher proportion of unemployed black men during economic downturn over last three recessions.

North Korea may not launch its so called weather satellite on Thursday due to poor weather conditions.

The suspect, Eric Justin Toth has replaced Osama bin Laden in FBI's most wanted list, 11 months after the world's most wanted terrorist was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Boy's step father was arrested on charges of narcotics possession.

Pyongyang prepares alleged weather satellite launch but US and South Korea claim rocket is ballistic missile.

US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said test would be blatant violation of international obligations under Security Council resolutions.