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Vietnamese prime minister arrives in Beijing on tour of China

Nguyen Tan Dung Beijing  - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung continued his first tour of China Tuesday, arriving in Beijing for several days of summits and signing ceremonies.

During his stay, Dung is scheduled to meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. The two are to sign documents about cooperative projects between the two countries, according to Nguyen Vinh Quang, Vietnam's minister to China.

Dung is also set to participate in the seventh summit of the Asia- Europe Meeting (ASEM), scheduled for October 24-25.

Five Russian troops killed in ambush in Dagestan

Russia FlagMMoscow  - Five Russian soldiers were killed and six injured in an ambush in the Cacausus republic of Dagestan on Tuesday, Russian news agencies reported.

A three-vehicle column of Interior Ministry troops was attacked about 40 kilometres from the republic's capital of Makhachkala, agencies quoted an unnamed law-enforcement official as saying.

The attacks come after one of the most serious assaults on government troops by insurgents over the weekend in the neighbouing republic of Ingushetia.

Tunisian suspected of cartoonist murder plot allowed to stay

DenmarkCopenhagen  - A Tunisian national held on suspicion of planning to murder a Danish newspaper cartoonist will not be deported. However, his movements will be restricted, news reports said Tuesday.

The Danish Refugee Appeals Board ruled that the man risked possible mistreatment or other degrading punishment if sent back to Tunisia.

The man was one of two Tunisians arrested in February after the Danish security and intelligence service PET said it had uncovered a plot to murder cartoonist Kurt Westergaard.

British police arrest five suspected terrorists

Libyan youth want Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam to return to politics

LibyaTripoli  - Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi had by Tuesday not responded to the previous day's call for his return to politics.

Around 5,000 young Libyans took part in a pro-Gaddafi demonstration in central Tripoli on Monday. The youth organization members, wore orange t-shirts and shouted: "We need you to build the future of Libya."

They also urged Moamer Gaddafi to ensure his 36-year-old son became politically active again.

Bulgarian archaeologists unearth millenia-old 1.5-metre golden chain

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