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Afghanistan: the kidnapping business

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More and more nationals, rather than westerners, are being targetted by hostage-takers in Afghanistan. Several wineries have been shut and arrests made in China as the country is rocked by another consumer scandal. Delhi and Mumbai host the first Anish Kapoor exhibition in India... it's been hailed as one of the world renowned artist's "most ambitious" projects.

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