Indian army chief visits China
The head of the Indian army, General N C Vij, is beginning a week-long visit to China. It is a decade since the last such visit, and both sides are stressing its importance. Talks are aimed at boosting mutual trust and military co-operation.
Observers see the military talks as a sign of gradually warming ties between Asia's two biggest nuclear powers.
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Imam is jailed for 10 years
A former Muslim cleric has been jailed for 10 years for raping and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in a mosque where he was teaching. Manzoor Hussain, 42, of Bristol, England was convicted of one offence of rape and four of indecent assault.
The offences took place at a mosque in the city between July 1996 and March the following year.
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