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Wednesday, 12 September, 2001, 09:35 GMT 10:35 UK
ASIA-PACIFIC  
Markets stabilise after US attacksThe round of market turmoil which saw shares plunge, and oil and gold prices surge, appears to be petering out in European trade. 
Asian alerts follow US attacksUS military bases throughout the region are on alert and a bomb scare empties Malaysia's Petronas towers in the wake of attacks on the US.
Australia appeals against ship rulingAustralia appeals against a court ruling ordering it to accept hundreds of mainly Afghan refugees.
China court orders Aids compensation
A Chinese hospital is ordered to pay over $1m to the family of a woman who died from Aids after being infected during a blood transfusion.
Okinawa suspect denies rape
A US airman accused of raping a Japanese woman in a car park in Okinawa pleads not guilty as his trial gets under way.
Asia acts on Japanese BSE
Taiwan joins Singapore and South Korea in banning imports of beef and beef products from Japan after the discovery of a suspected case of BSE.
Timor sentences 'a mockery'
UNHCR urges Indonesia to impose tougher sentences on six men convicted of taking part in the killing of three UN workers in West Timor.
Ho Chi Minh metro plan
The Vietnamese government has given the authorities in Ho Chi Minh City permission to draw up plans for a metro system.
Chinese premier sees Russian leader
The Chinese Prime Minister, Zhu Rongji, holds talks with Russian President Valdimir Putin in Moscow.
BUSINESS
Oil and gold prices jump
Oil prices rise over supply fears, while gold is bought as a safe option for investors facing stock market turmoil after the terrorist attacks in the US.
Global air travel shut down
Air travel worldwide is heavily disrupted and many flights are cancelled while travel firms brace themselves for a slump in tourism.
IMF restarts Indonesia loans
The International Monetary Fund resumes lending to Indonesia as part of a $5bn deal vital to the country's economic recovery. |
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 Asylum dilemmaAdd to the debate  Mao's hollow legacy  New king of tennis  Censored Tibet trip  Fiji nationalist's dream  BSE banS Korea, Singapore ban Japanese beef  IMF approvalIndonesia to receive vital loans  Under threatDanger facing the world's coral reefs  Fear remainsVolcano lake evacuees afraid to go home BSE spreads Japan finds Asia's first mad cow disease case Sex and drugs warning Malaysia's youth face an Aids crisis
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