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At least 31 people are injured in clashes between guards and rioting inmates at a prison in the Sri Lankan capital, hospital officials say.
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Ponting reaches 13,000 Test runs
Ricky Ponting becomes only the third batsman to score 13,000 Test runs as Australia reach 335-3 on the first day of the final Test against India.
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An array of Chinese activists are now detained or facing charges over things they have written - but why are they seen as so dangerous? asks the BBC's Damian Grammaticas.
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