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• Samsung's mobile chief says has options to settle war with Apple
  The firms are trying resolve patent lawsuits over smartphones and tablets. -Reuters
• Football: Hoping Xavi will be able to play it again
  He is the Spanish national team's most celebrated player. -AFP
• NBA: Thunder silence Lakers to take 3-1 series lead
  Late three-pointer by Kevin Durant capped a dramatic fightback by the Oklahoma City Thunder. -Reuters
• Italian police interrogate two in school bombing
  The bombing killed a 16-year-old girl Saturday and gravely injured five more teens. -AFP
• Afghanistan pullout to dominate NATO summit
  The United States is expected to foot half the bill while hoping the international community will stump up the rest. -AFP
• Man seeks to trade dogs for BMW
  The two dogs are Tibetan mastiffs, each weighing 80 and 92 kilograms respectively. -China Daily/ANN
• Sri Lanka president orders ex-army chief freed
  The move is seen as bowing to US-led international pressure. -AFP
• Fast food notion under attack
  The Beijing chapter of the Slow Food movement was recently launched over the weekend. -China Daily/ANN
• Chinese company apologises for modified picture
  A poorly edited image of several official has garnered the universal disgust of Chinese netizens. -China Daily/ANN
• Malaysia's Marina wins public speaking competition in London
  The 18-year-old school girl defeated 53 other international participants in a grand finale held in London. -The Star/ANN
• Ma admits to failures as thousands take to streets
  Taiwanese president re-elect Ma Ying-jeou has said that he will take full responsibility for his failures. -China Post/ANN
• 8 injured in pre-dawn fire in Jurong
  The fire at Block 337B, which was reported at about 4.30am, was confined to the living room of a 15th floor unit. -AsiaOne
• Ferrari accident: Cabby's family receives $170,000 in donations
  His family has been facing financial difficulties, and the public and fellow cabbies have offered overwhelming support. -AsiaOne
• "Pink Panther" thief faces trial over Tokyo heist
  Radovan Jelusic is a Montegrin thief with a paramilitary service record. -AFP
• Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near Bologna, Italy
  Initial reports indicated some damage. -Reuters
• NATO protesters planned Obama HQ attack
  The three self-proclaimed "anarchists" were reportedly plotting to attack President Obama's campaign headquarters. -AFP
• Greece tourism hit by euro crisis
  The Germans are not afraid of Greek backlash from austerity measures imposed on them by Chancellor Merkel. -AFP
• Hong Kong artists cry foul over copyright bill
  Artists say that it will stifle free speech and criminalise satire in the famously free city. -AFP
• Low hits PAP with multi-pronged offensive
  Low Thia Khiang launched a multi-pronged offensive against PAP at WP's first rally for the Hougang by-election. Check out who his targets were. -RazorTV
• Football: Best moment of my career, says banned Terry
  The Chelsea captain was suspended for the final match after being sent off in the semi-final leg in Barcelona. -Reuters
• NBA: Spurs dash Clippers' hopes to take 3-0 series lead
  The Spurs roared back to defeat the Clippers 96-86 on Saturday. -Reuters
• She thought police chase was gang fight
  Plainclothes officers subdued several criminals in a noisy affair that drew curious residents. -TNP
• Tens of thousands attend 20th Vienna Life Ball
  Last year's edition raised S$3.1 million for the fight against AIDS. -AFP
• Suicide blast hits Syria as G8 calls for end to violence
  Among the dead were a woman and her two children gunned down in the north. -AFP
• G8 leaders express "deep concerns" over N. Korea
  The Hermit Kingdom has already conducted two nuclear test and has further plans for a third. -AFP