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    Thackeray Controlled Mumbai For Decades

    Bal Thackeray, a controversial Indian politician who held sway in Mumbai over 40 years and deepened sectarianism in the city, has died.


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    Rahul Gandhi Takes A Lead Role, Finally

    Momentum is building for Rahul Gandhi to lead the ruling Congress party into elections in 2014. Late Thursday, Congress leaders nominated Mr. Gandhi to head the party’s election coordination panel for the polls.

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    Coal India Eyes Forests

    The chairman of the world's largest coal producer, the state-run Coal India Ltd., has a solution in mind to solve the country’s coal shortage: mine forest areas in a big way.

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    Spread Bets on Casinos in Asia

    Casino gamblers in Asia have seen their options expand fast in recent years. But there are still fewer than 100 casinos in the region, versus more than 900 in the U.S. Where will the next phase of expansion take place?

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    The Front Row: Bollywood’s Magic Number

    How important are revenues as a measure of success for films? This is the question Anupama Chopra asked film directors Rajkumar Hirani, Rohit Shetty, Anurag Basu and Kabir Khan and to actress Vidya Balan.

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    Photos of the Week: Nov. 11-17

    In this week's pictures, a motorcycle rider falls at a racetrack in Spain, children look through a hole in the roof of their house in the Gaza Strip, paramilitary police officers take part in a training exercise in China, and more.

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    Asia in Pictures

    Indian children played during Children's Day, Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the Great Hall of the People, South Korean volunteers made 140 tons of kimchi, and more.

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    India in Pictures

    Security officials outside Bal Thackeray's residence in Mumbai, a rickshaw puller in Allahabad, a protest against China's revamped administration in Himachal Pradesh, and more.

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    Hong Kong's Scary Air

    The Hong Kong government's audit commission found that the city has consistently failed to reach its air-quality goals since 1987, when they were first adopted.

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    Total Eclipse of the Sun

    Northern Australia plunged into total darkness for about two minutes as the moon's shadow completely covered the sun.