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A senior PLA general has said that India should stop provoking China, striking a controversial note hours before defence minister, AK Antony was to land in Beijing

A senior PLA general has said that India should stop provoking China, striking a controversial note hours before defence minister, AK Antony was to land in Beijing; Anwar al-Awlaki, the Islamic cleric killed in a drone strike in Yemen, used to frequent prostitutes in DC posing as a computer engineer from India before he fled the US; the Pakistan Film Censor Board has banned the exhibition of Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor starrer Raanjhanaa because of its alleged "controversial theme;" and the head of Egypt's Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, was sworn in as interim president on Thursday, a day after the army ousted Mohamed Morsi. These were some of the most read stories on the site. Read more:

Rude welcome for Antony, Chinese general warns India
India should stop provoking China and end stirring up trouble in the region to maintain peace along the long and disputed border, a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) general said on Thursday, striking a controversial note hours before defence minister, AK Antony was to land in Beijing.

Qaeda man posed as Indian techie to meet prostitutes: FBI
Anwar al-Awlaki, the Islamic cleric killed in a drone strike in Yemen, used to frequent prostitutes in DC posing as a computer engineer from India before he fled the US in 2002.

Pak film censor Board bans Raanjhanaa
The Pakistan Film Censor Board has banned the exhibition of Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor starrer Raanjhanaa because of its alleged "controversial theme". The Central Board of Film Censors in Pakistan banned the film shortly before its scheduled release, Chief Executive Officer of IMGC Global Entertainment Amjad Rasheed, the importer of the film said.

Adli Mansour sworn in as Egypt's interim president
The head of Egypt's Constitutional Court, Adli Mansour, was sworn in as interim president on Thursday, a day after the army ousted Mohamed Morsi as head of state.