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We'll look at those issues in depth but first our global survey of headlines.
First up, in Asia,
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is set to attend the inauguration of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today in New Delhi.
Also, Prime Minister Sharif has ordered the release of 151 detained Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture on the eve of his visit to India.
Plus Afghanistan's election commission has fired near 5500 of its staff over alleged fraud in the first round of the country's presidential elections last month.
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In Oceania,
In Australia, up to 800 protesters have marched in south-west Sydney calling on the Federal Government to keep Section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act
Staying in the country, a service has been held in Sydney to commemorate 50 years since Australian troops departed for the Indonesia Confrontation in Malaya.
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Moving on to Africa,
In Somalia, AL-Shabab militants have attacked the parliament in the capital Mogadishu killing 10.
And Malawi's High Court has rejected a decision by President Joyce Banda to annul this week's general election after claims of fraud and rigging.
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And in the Middle East,
Yemen's security forces have killed a senior al-Qaeda leader wanted for attacks on local and foreign targets in the capital Sanaa.
The government in the Iraqi autonomous region of Kurdistan has announced it has made its first sale of crude oil despite strong opposition from Baghdad.
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Looking to Latin America,
Official results from Colombia's presidential election show the incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos will face his main rival, Oscar Zuluaga, in a run-off next month.
In Mexico, the leader of the Zapatista rebels in the state of Chiapas is said to be quitting the group.
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And in Europe,
In Belgium, security has been stepped up at Jewish sites across the nation after a gunman killed at least three people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels.
Lithuania's incumbent leader Dalia Grybauskaite looks to have secured victory in the presidential race after second round run-off.
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And finally in North America,
US police have confirmed the man who killed at least sex people in a rampage in Santa Barbara, California, during the weekend was the 22-year-old son of a British film director
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Also in the US, three people have been killed and a fourth wounded in a shooting at an oceanfront hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
(Ben) That's the global headlines Survey. Now back to the top stories of the day. Zeng Liang starts us off.
