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Page last updated at 09:57 GMT, Thursday, 17 September 2009 10:57 UK

Indonesian police at site of raid in Solo, Java, Indonesia - 17 September 2009
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Indonesia's most-wanted Islamist militant, Noordin Mohamed Top, has died in a raid in central Java, says the national police chief.
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Venezuela announces a $16bn deal with China for oil exploration in the Orinoco river, after a similar agreement with Russia.

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