WORLD
* China never discussed with any country a plan to dump U.S. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said
* A court in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev banned supporters of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych"s supporters from holding rallies at the central square, the venue of Orange Revolution in 2004, before and after the runoff vote slated for Sunday
* China confirmed its decision to impose sanctions against U.S. suppliers of arms to Taiwan
* Hamas announced it was freezing discussions on prisoner swaps with Israel
* The District Court in Krakow has issued a warrant for the arrest of a man suspected of stealing the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign at the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland, the court"s press service said
* India has plans to introduce into its armed forces the new BrahMos missile, the head of the BrahMos Aerospace company, Sivathanu Pillai said
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