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Tibetans back Dalai Lama on China Tibetan exiles meeting in India back the Dalai Lama's policy of seeking autonomy, rather than full independence, from China. Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit US President George W Bush meets China's Hu Jintao, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit dominated by the financial crisis. Grenade hurts Thai protesters A grenade blast wounds eight protesters in Thailand, amid rising tension between the government and demonstrators. Arroyo husband falls ill on plane The husband of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is taken ill on a plane, forcing a diversion to Japan. Burma comic jailed for 45 years Popular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments. Japan carmakers slash production Leading Japanese auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota cut production and staff as they try to respond to falling sales. 'Holocaust denier' free from jail An Australian "Holocaust denier" is freed from jail after Germany abandons efforts to have him extradited from the UK. Man found guilty of Sydney murder A British-born man is found guilty in an Australian court of throwing his lover to her death at a notorious suicide spot in Sydney. China names 19,000 May quake dead Chinese authorities name more than 19,000 people killed in a big quake in May, but deny reports they were all students. Malaysia outlaws 'corrupting' yoga for Muslims Malaysia's top Islamic body has banned Muslims from practising yoga, saying it contains corrupting elements of Hinduism.
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