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	Thursday, 01 October, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Indonesia quake deaths pass 1,000 At least 1,100 people have died in the earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the UN says.
	Communist China marks 60th year China celebrates six decades of Communist Party rule with a show of military might and a spectacular fireworks display.
	Pacific tsunami rescue stepped up A major relief operation gathers pace after a Pacific tsunami killed at least 149 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.

TECHNOLOGY
	Court order served over Twitter The High Court gives permission for an injunction to be served via social-networking site Twitter.
	UK broadband 'not fit' for future A global study of broadband puts the UK 25th out of 66 countries in terms of the quality and reach of its broadband networks.
	Spotify offers PC music downloads The music streaming service Spotify has announced that it will allow users to download music to their computers.

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

	Wednesday, 30 September, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi

ASIA-PACIFIC
	Dozens dead in Indonesian quake At least 75 people die and thousands are trapped under rubble after an earthquake hits Sumatra, officials say.
	Chinese told to watch party on TV Ordinary Chinese people are being urged to watch Thursday's spectacular marking 60 years of communist rule on TV at home, rather than the streets of Beijing.
	Deadly tsunami strikes in Pacific A tsunami caused by a powerful earthquake in the Pacific kills more than 100 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.

TECHNOLOGY
	US relaxes grip on the internet The US loosens its control over how the internet is run after an agreement with net regulator Icann.
	'Time telescope' could boost web A simple method of magnifying light pulses in time could pack significantly more information into the data packets of the internet.
	Google invites users to join Wave Google is unleashing its communication tool which it hopes will reinvent e-mail and instant messaging.