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Chinese satellites have spotted the new object in the southern Indian Ocean that could be wreckage from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 carrying 239 people, and ships are on their way to investigate. (Reuters)

Breaking: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 update: Chinese satellite finds object in Indian Ocean, may be possible wreckage

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FILE - In this July 6, 2007 file photo, Hu Jia, right, and Zeng Jinyan, husband-and-wife activists, pose for a picture at their home in Beijing. Zeng said she visited Hu, who was jailed for sedition more than three years ago, in prison June 20, 2011. Jia was released Sunday, his wife said. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File) (AP)

Chinese dissident freed; more surveillance feared

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This undated image provided by Voice of America shows Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Friday Oct. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/voanews.com) (AP)

Liu Xiabo wins Nobel Peace Prize

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A limousine, that Japan's Kyodo News said is believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, drives through a street in Harbin, northeastern China, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Kim visited Harbin on Sunday while on a secretive trip reportedly aimed at drumming up support for a succession plan involving his youngest son, a news report said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA ** (AP)

Chinese state TV confirms visit by North Korea’s Kim

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