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Image copyrightSUPPLIEDImage caption Lynette Dawson, a mother of two, was last seen in 1982

On paper it was an old story, told many times over the years.

In the early 1980s, Sydney housewife and mother-of-two Lynette Dawson suddenly disappeared. Over the next 30 years, police searched fruitlessly for her.

But now,

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North Korea's Kim Jong-un takes train to ChinaNorth Korea's Kim Jong-un takes train to China
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Beijing school attacker injures 20 childrenBeijing school attacker injures 20 children
Image copyrightiStockImage caption The attack took place in a school in Beijing (not pictured)

Twenty primary school students in Beijing have been injured in an attack at their school by a hammer-wielding man, say officials in China.

The attack took place at around 11:00 local time (03:00 GMT) said Beijing's

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Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi woman pleads for asylumRahaf al-Qunun: Saudi woman pleads for asylum
Image copyrightEPA/THAI IMMIGRATION BUREAU Image caption Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, pictured at Bangkok airport, says she "wants to be free" away from Saudi Arabia

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family at the weekend has reiterated her plea for asylum in Canada, the United States, Australia or the UK.

Raha

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Japanese magazine apologises over university 'sex listing'Japanese magazine apologises over university 'sex listing'
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The article named some universities where it said female students were "easily available"

A Japanese men's magazine has had to issue an apology after publishing a list ranking universities on how easy it is to convince female students to have sex at drinking parties.

The

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CBI: India's top court reinstates police agency chiefCBI: India's top court reinstates police agency chief
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Alok Verma (r) and his deputy Rakesh Asthana accused each other of corruption

India's top court has reinstated a federal investigation agency chief who was suspended after he and his deputy both accused each other of corruption.

The Supreme Court said there was no

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