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29 December 2012
Publication Date : 29-12-2012
The South Korean military retrieves debris from North Korea’s long-range rocket, raising hopes for securing clues to the communist state’s missile capabilities, The Korea Herald writes. Without fanfare, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signs two historic bills into laws, including the controversial reproductive health bill, Philippine Daily Inquirer reports. The government has decided to unblock video-sharing website YouTube in Pakistan, the Dawn quotes an official. Sixty-five percent of voters approve the Cabinet of recently elected Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the results of a Yomiuri Shimbun opinion poll show. The Indian student who was gang raped in New Delhi earlier this month has died at Mt Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, The Straits Times reports.