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WASHINGTON - It may now be possible for elderly people to live independently, as scientists have developed a new system that automatically detects any problems senior citizens might be facing and informs a trusted person.

LONDON - Days before a hearing in the court to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden, a confidential police report detailing sexual assault allegations against him has been leaked online.

RAWALPINDI - An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan hearing the Salmaan Taseer assassination case has expressed its concern over the continuous absence of the public prosecutor from the trial of Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the self-confessed assassin of the late Punjab Governor.

TOKYO - A Japanese governor has said that his country should develop nuclear weapons to safeguard itself from countries like China and North Korea.

LONDON - Hundreds of suspected war criminals are living in Britain, despite recommendations by a UK Border Agency unit that action be taken against them.