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Page last updated at 07:42 GMT, Monday, 7 December 2009

Sniffer dog finds firearms - photo 6 December
Manila pursues 3,000 clan rebels
Philippine forces say they are pursuing at least 3,000 armed clansmen in a province now under martial law.
In pictures: Martial law
Massacre risks Arroyo legacy
Massacre 'beyond words'

Bottled water (file pic) Emergency water for Queensland
Emergency water supplies are delivered to Australia's Queensland state, with reservoirs feared to be running dry.

Stephen Bosworth in Seoul - 7 December 2009 US envoy on North Korea mission
US envoy Stephen Bosworth stops in Seoul on his way to North Korea to try to resume nuclear disarmament talks.

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