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• Police revolt topples Maldives leader
  The president of the Maldives resigns after a revolt by police officers, leaving the normally idyllic chain of islands in chaos.
• 15 dead in Pakistan factory collapse
  The death toll rose to 15 as rescue workers continued to look for victims Tuesday inside a factory that collapsed in Pakistan.
• Philippines mobilizes military in quake
  The death toll climbed to 48 on Tuesday from a strong earthquake that rocked the Visayas region of the Philippines, state media reported.
• Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan released
  A group of Chinese construction workers abducted in Sudan were expected to be released within 48 hours, almost two weeks after they were taken hostage in a remote area of Sudan's volatile South Kordofan state, Sudanese media reported Tuesday.
• IMF warns China on eurozone fallout
  Economic growth in China could drop by half this year in the event of a sharp recession in Europe, the IMF predicted on Monday in a report that underscored the importance of global trade to the world's second largest economy.