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11 August 2014 Last updated at 05:31 ET

Australia boy 'holds severed head'This picture released by the Australia Prime Minister Office on 5 August 2014 shows Prime Minister Tony Abbott (centre) speaks at a joint press conference with foreign minister Julie Bishop and Attorney General George Brandis (right) in Canberra

Australia's PM condemns an image showing a boy, reportedly the son of an Australian ex-terror convict, holding the severed head of a Syrian.


Paramilitary policemen stand guard during a ceremony to award those who the authorities say participated in "the crackdown of violence and terrorists activities" in Hotan, Xinjiang 3 August 2014Xinjiang man held over 'rumours'

Chinese authorities detain a man accused of spreading online rumours about recent violence in Xinjiang that Beijing says left 96 people dead.

Wendy and David Farnell, with surrogate daughter (blurred)Gammy's parents 'wanted to take him'

An Australian couple deny abandoning a baby born with Down's syndrome to a surrogate in Thailand and say they will fight to get him back.

Media round-ups

Soutik Biswas, Delhi correspondent Article written by Soutik Biswas Soutik Biswas Delhi correspondent

Sachin Tendulkar - India's missing MP

The world's top cricketer-turned-MP hardly attends the parliament, figures show.

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Special Reports

A woman riding a scooter waits for a traffic signal along a street in Mumbai February 5, 2014.Special report: India Direct

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  • An Ethnic Chinese priest stands in front of statue made of paper of Chinese deity "Da Shi Ye" or Guardian God of Ghosts set of fire by devotees during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on 10 August, 2014In pictures

    Chinese communities mark the Hungry Ghost Festival

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