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23 January 2011 Last updated at 22:34 ET

Afghan parliament deal 'in doubt'Winning candidates after receiving their certificates at the Election Commission in Kabul on 30 November 2010

A deal to open Afghanistan's lower house of parliament on Wednesday appears to be in doubt, threatening to cause a constitutional crisis.

Turkish author and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk at the Jaipur Literature Festival, India, 21 January 2011Writers pull out of Sri Lanka event

Prize-winning novelists Orhan Pamuk and Kiran Desai pull out of the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka, with organisers blaming Indian visa restrictions.

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